The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-05

Situation Bodes Disaster for the Work
 men-Should the Pittsburs Miners Re-
 frain from Joining in the Movement Dis-
 uster to the Cause of the Miners Seems
 Certain-Serious Trouble Apprehended.
 Pittsburg, July 1.-The coal miners strike will be on tomorrow. The suc- cess of the struggle for higher wages in five states depends on the miners in Pittsburg district. If they fail to re- frain from working the movement will be failure.
 Fully 100 mines were represented at the miners convention on Saturday by seventy-five delegates. This is larger attendance than at any convention since the great strike of '94. Many more miners came out, but having no credentials they could not gain admit tance to the convention. A resolution was adopted requesting Governor Hast ings to sign the weighing and coal commission bills passed by the legisla- ture and now before him.
 One of the significant points about the convention Saturday was the fact that no representatives were present from the mines where iron clad contracts and signed agreements exist. These mines include the first pool of E. l.. Robbins & Co.,. Borland mine of the Pan Handle Coal company, Snowden and Baskerville mines of the Pittsburg and Chicago Coal company, and the Oak Hill and Plum Creek mines of the 1 New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company These employ almost 5000 men, and the indications are that if the men at one of the mines refuse to quit all the diggers at the others will act accordingly.
 | A strong effort Is being made to get the cooperation of the river miners in i, the coming fight. If they work they can put quite figure in supplying coal, and the fuel for local points can all be supplied by water routes.
 1 The operators are making an effort to conciliate the miners. Not an oper- ator can be found who will not say that the miners are entitled to what they demand, 69 cents a ton. No effort will be made to operate the mines unless 1t should be the river mines, hence no trouble is feared.
 Great apprehension is felt as to what course the vast number of foreigners 1 will take in the strike. They do not conform to the customs of the Ameri- can speaking miner. and the latter has very little influence over him. | The officials of the United Mine 1 Workers of the Pittsburg district held meeting to-day and heard reports l from various parts of the district. each of these indicated that the men would quit work The question of securing sustenance for the vast army of idle men is the most serious question con- | fronting the officials.
 1 The organization has no money in it's ! treasury and the miners have not saved anything.
 The exodus from the fourth pool tc West Virginia has begun. The West | Virginia operators are hiring miners as fast as they apply for work. Those who wish immunity from trouble seek safety by flight into West Virginia where the miners will work unmo- tested
 Scores of small mines in Mercer Lawrence, Cambriana and other coun. ties which have been practically idle resume operations In full to supply coa to factories and shops in their districts Taking the Cannelton coal field ir Beaver county into consideration, the Thompson's run in Lawrence county and numerous mines in Mercer county there will be no shut down of indus tries in those counties. During the strike of 1894 all these mines closed down.