The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-07-07

PITTsBURG. Pa, July 6.-The strike or
oer OF the national executive board Of the
United Mine Workers Of America was
obeyed by from 10000 to $1,000 Of the q ,00l
miners in the Pittsburg district today The
great struggle Is now on in "a nest, and
the developments Of the .lext few days will
determine sile success or failure Of the fight
for uniform mining rate.
Pittsburg Is the pivotal point in the five
states engaged in the contest, and the sue
cess of the local officials in ;heir efforts to
secure q general suspension in this district
Will have an important bearing on the out
come of the movement. VIII lie it is est-
mated that at least twO-thirds of the min
ers have laid down their picks enough men
are still at work. however, to seriously i'm
pair their chance unless they can be ulti-
mately be brought out. This Presideat
Doian confidently claims can be lone. The
operators, on the other hand, arr in no wise
disconcerted and assert that the strike
cannot succeed. The first break in ths
operators ranks was made this afternoon
by j. w. Steen, of the o. 1. c. Mines at
RosSvllle The d1ggers refused to work
and the mine was closed down, but a notice
was posted that after today the 69c rate
would be paid. 1t is not likely that the Of
Hclals Will allow the men to work until q
majority of the operators have agreed to
the miners demands.
According to estimates of the miners
officials, 62 railroad mines are idle and 26
die sui Ill operation. Iney reported that
in number of cases they had heard no
news from certain mines and take 1t for
granted in many cases that they are in
operation. The miners officials say the
operators will claim a mine to be in opera
ton as long as there are but two men at
work. The operators claim that the Pan
Handle mines, operated by NJ. A. Hanna,
where the ironclad agreement is in force,
worked usual today. The miners on the
other hand maintain that the entire Mill
1t.N,. ,.so
mines are loca .et- is out a strike The
operators themselves admit that there
were not the usual n6mber of men at work
in the Snowden and Gastenville mines, ope-
rated by the Pittsburg and Chicago COM
pany, where the irOnclad Is also in force.
A list of the mines idle along the rivers
could not be obtained here tonight and
reports concerning the river situation are
conflicting The operators assert that the
river mines are nearly all runnig, while
the miners officials claim they are all idle.
Specials from Monongahela City says that
5000 out of the 5000 miners are out on
strike.
w. p. Dearmitt, president of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
was emphatic in his statements that the
strike would be a failure
AT the miners headquarters President
Dolan was apparently in the best of humor.
He had received reports from nearly every
part of the district and seemed pleased at
movement before the end of the week."
said he "and l am perfectly satisfied with
the progress made Yet there some
mines that 1 hope would be idle that
We're mining today"
In West Virginia the miners have been
slow in responding to the strike order. A
dispatch tonight says that a general strike
in the state is not probable The men are
not organized and they are inclined to re-
gard the strike elsewhere favorable to
their chances for securing plpntV of
at good prices while it is pending. Great
pressure is being brought to bear upon
them by the United Mine Work.
ers officials to join the strike,
but so far without success. The
impression between both operators and
miners in this state is that West Virginia
will be able to supply the demand for
coal in the event Of a prolonged strike,
and that the operators will be justified to
offer the miners inducements to remain at
work they did in 1894 Chief Mine In
spector Paul says he does not look for
much response to the order