Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

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W. Il. PEARCE,
| Secretary Treasurer.
r. l.. DAVIS,
j. II. KENNEDY,
JAMES NJ. CARSON,
HENRY NJ. STEPHENSON,
PArRICN DuLAN,
w. f. FARMS,
FRED DILHER,
Members executive board, U, NJ. W,
OF A.
1liE PRESENT SITUATION.
PITTsDURG, fa., Aug. 2O-Pie.i.
usLt De ArmItl slated this afternoon
that there was no truth in the story oil
concentration. He said:
| "We are not goiug to shut down our
Oak Hill or Sanity Creek mines, tut
o. the contrary, propose to 0p II all
our mineB in full, II II takos every dol.
lar Of our capital. We have plans for
toe future, but | will not say what
they are.
The proposition to amalgamate the
working forces OF Plum Greek was
laughe At by the strikers. they say
there are not enough msa in the pit to
make inir showing in the way OF out.
put.
One hundred and seventy five meo
marched ir m Camp Isolation to
Unity tOiayand were stopped at Plum
Creek by the deputies. The iujunc.
lion was read to Them, but they c1n-
tinued TO Center, two miles pest the
dead line" They then marched to
New Texas ami united with the
farmers from that section, who were
.uHkiDg II demonstration IN Sympathy
with the strikers. The strikers were
tnl nd h.I
people were present at meeting
which WAS addressed ny Mo. Jones Ol
Chicago, Captain Mckay ana others.
Deputy Samuel Young l,grsphed
for the sheriff TO come to the scene,
Wholesale arrests Were ex pected to
follow the arrival OF the sheriff, aud as
both sid,s ute wrought to the nighust
pitch, there is no telling whHtthe RS.
suit may be.
There was trouble at the strlkers'
camp near the Bunola mine during the
morning AID number OF strikers
were arrestoI iOr violating the iDJunc-
lion.
Arrests were also made at Camp
Victory, near Cannonsburg, Pa, u
constable appearing III camp with
warrants for twelve men, but he could
only tind two OF them. The others
had snticl pated arrest aud left Lhs
camp before the officer arrived.
OPERATORS REPLY.
Pitts BURG. Aug. 90. The coal oper.
aturs III lner meeting tonight, after
waiting In vain for an answer from
Pres dent Rstchiord to their telegram,
askiug for conference here to afbi.
trate the strike question, issued
statement to the public shortly alter
midnight. The statement was given
after u day OF waiting, and was preoip.
itsteI by the following RESOLUTION
passed totsi:
"ResOlvsd, That committee be au.
tn iiged, In case the miuers' leader
agree to confer, and no satisfactory
bssiB can be agreed upon, to propose
that the matter In dispute between the |
miners aud operators OF the Pitisburg |
district De submitted to arDIlratiou, |
pr vlded the min ~ are put 10 work al |
OLce, pending the decision OF said |
board Of arbitration"
Tho oper1torG' statement says: "The |
opeTAtpr 10 have exbauated every effort |
I make amicsole settlement, but the
miners refuse either to meet In con. |
fertncs or 10 arbi,rste. The position
t,ken by Mr.. Ratchford occasions
great surprise to the operators. He liz
sists in bringing in all competitive
when ha kugws the operaIOrs o
otner etateB under no circumsta noee
will attend jOiat @ nfereuoe,
I'm making this demand, Mr.. |
Ratcnford 10 seeking to delay q settle.
ment, in hope that he may bring to
aid oil toe labor organizations OF |
the country, and assumes that his In
tiGence wiii frighten the politicians
into insistiDR upon settlement OF the |
strike without regard 10 the merits OF |
tho case.
"He has always insisted that the
Pittsburg district ia the key to the
20 him an ulive branch from which Is |
susI u ded the key he sought.
"At. Katchf0Td IL using the Pitts.
burg miners rs ca'spsw 10 snatch
political chestputs eft the idle coal
mines In this district. He knows very
W oil that delay III settlement VIII de.
prive Piltsburg miners Of work, which
win be done during the winter by
miners OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois anu
Ohio regions.
"Mr. II itchiord must arrange q con-
'eIence at once for settlement or
FILTRATION for the troubles In the
Pi,tsburg coal district, or he must
,tsDd accused OF Inconsistency ami
"P1blic opinion will certainly hold
lin Responsible for the destItution
= h CHI must inevitably prevail Ia the
iistticl uuring the cOmlug winter'