The advocate., 1897-09-22
MINERS RETURN TO WORK
Troubles in the Pittsburg Region Ended,
but Anthracite Miners Still Out,

Pittsburg, Pa, September 16.-Hun-
dreds of miners were present at the
western Pennsylvania conference yes
terday and all were rejoicing at the
compromise and eager to return to work.
Patrick DOlan, District President re-
ceived reports that 5000 strikers had al
ready returned to work and that many
more were preparing to do so. For this
reason, and also because he was dissat-
isfled with the Columbus agreement,
which, he held, Disseminated against
this section, he introduced resolution
to allow the strikers to resume at once
and made a speech denOuncing the ten
days clause as an outrage. After con-
siderable debate the resolution to re-
sumo at once at 65 cents per ton was
adopted by vote of 100 to 4.
Other resolutions adopted create a
scale committee for the year; require
mines to close down on October 1 where
the company refuses to weigh coal be-
fore screening; determine to continue
camps at the mines Of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and assess
wOrkmen 5 per cent. of their wages for
the expense, and heartily indOrse the
uniformity agreement.
This morning between 10000 and 49,
coal miners in this district returned to
work. All Of the other $4,000 men in the
district, except those at the New York
and Cleveland mines, will be at work
by Saturday 1t is estimated that the
strike, which lasted sixty-fve working
days, cost the people of the Pittsburg
district from $5,000,0OO to $7OOO,0OO. OF
this amount the miners lost about ST.,
250,000 in wages. The strike against
the DeArmitts will continue indefinitely.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINES REOPEN.
st. Louis, Mo-. September 16.-Seven-
teen mines in the Sixth Illinois district
resumed work to-day, and it is probable
that all the small operators in the dis
trict will come into line before the end
of the week. The DuQuoin men will
return to work tomorrow morning.
The representatives of the strikers
were met by seventeen Of the indepen-
dent operators The men submitted
proposition for a scale of 81 cents ton,
top weight, mine run. After long con-
sultatiOn it was accepted late in the
afternoon. The big Consolidated and
Madison companies ignored the call for
the conference and now have a three
Cornered fight on their hands, for the
Independent operators and the miners
agreed to make common warfare upon
the two big companies The small op-
orators will employ as many as possible
of the strikers formerly employed by
the Madison and Consolidated compa-
MES. 1t is probable that double shifts
will be worked. The Consolidated and
Madison companies will not be able to
get men to dig coal for them until they
sign the scale.
UNSETTLED IN THE ANTHRACITE MINES.
Hazleton, Pa, September 1.-two
hundred and forty foreign-bOrn women
of the McAdOo and Audenreid district,
armed with clubs, rolling pins, pOkers
and any weapons they could find in
vaded the washeries, which had hith-
ertO been working, and forced 800 men to
quit work AS the men were husbands,
sons or brothers of the women, in most
instances, they made no resistance, al
though this is the first successful move
ment TO get them out. In every other
part OF the region quiet prevailed. The
strike may now said to be general, as