The record-union., 1897-07-18
Strikers Will Have to Stop Shipments Of
Coal in Order to Win.
Matters Assuming a Serious Phase
in West Virginia-Indicati
Strongly in Favor Of the Miners
Going Out Tomorrow, Which
Will Likely Result in a Coal
Famine.

ing officials have come to the realization
of the gravity of the coal miners
strike situation, as far as the ship
ments of coal from the district east
of Pittsburg and the Clearfield and
Columbia coal districts are concerned.
They have come to a realization of
the fact that the coal from these CEN
ters is playing havoc with the cutting
off of supply for the Pittsburg trade,
thus initiating against the success of
the strike.
An important meeting of the EXecu-
tive Board and the district officials was
held this afternoon. Cameron Miller,
the National Organizer, was present,
and the situation was discussed in de-
tall 1t is now proposed to send or
ganiZers into the districts, and, if pos
sible, to induce the men to come out
in sympathy. 1t is not expected to
bring every mine in these sections out.
Mines that furnish coal for the sea-
board will not be moleSted. 1t is pro-
posed to hold a number of mass meet
ings during the next week.
An important message from West
Virginia was received at miners head
quarters to-day. 1t came from prom
inent State official, and stated that the
situation has taken a change, with the
indications strongly in favor of the
miners coming out. The miners Off
Gals believe that the West Virginia
miners will be out Monday morning.
One prominent operator was heard to
say that if the West Virginia men came
out there would be great danger of a
coal famine.
The ranks of the miners are still hold
ing firm, with no sign of a break at
any point. A very large number of
meetings will be held to-morrow to give
encouragement to the men.
Arbitration Commissioner Schmidt,
who is the only one of the Commission
in the city, tonight received a tele-
gram from Commissioner of Labor Bar
ton OF West Virginia, announcing that
the situation in that State was en-
tirely changed, and that he expected
the miners to strike.
SITUATION GRAVE.
PARAMOUNT CIV. Va.), July 1.-THE
failure of Eugene Debs to reach here
at noon caused much disappointment
among the miners, but may have pre-
vented trouble, as it is said the oper-
ators intended to have him arrested
A1N " III POolllNCly OG mere IO-nlgnI,
the miners say, and address a netting
at which Ratchford and Sovereign will
also be present.
lis afternoons meeting was ad-
dressed by w. D. Mahon of Detroit.
President of the National Association
OF Street Railway Employees
A secret meeting has been arranged
at the Willow Tree mines tomorrow
motion will be made not to go to
work on Monday and it is expected TO
carry.
Thirteen organizers are said to have
got into the Mongolia mines under the
guise of applying for work Three car
loads of men came in this morning and
much excitement prevails
There is greater feeling of unrest in
Fairmount at present than at any time
since the strike was declared and the
operators admit that the situation is
grave.
MORE RECRUITS.
ELKHORN CIV. Va), July Ito
night every miner in this field ioined
the strike, The number will reach
5000 Agitators left this evening for
Flat Top field
ANoI ~ MAN ItIS1ON IDFlD
MOWEAQUA Gll), July 17.-This
city was visited by an immense throng
Of miners from the Pana district last
night, who persuaded all the men in
the shaft here to cease work. AS a
result, when the whistle sounded to-
day, not man responded
OPERATORS OPINIONS.
CLEVELAND (O), July 17.-While
local operators have agreed to. or
will agree to sign the true uniformity
scale, they have little or no faith that
the efforts of the arbitrators will be
successful.
In Cleveland there are nine Pittsbure
district operators. They are M. A.
Hanna & Co, the Morgan, Moore &,
Baine Company Myron Coal Company.
New York and Cleveland Coal Com
pany, Osborn, Sager & Co., Picands
Mather & Co, j. E. Ellsworth the
Rhodes & Beider Coal Company. Nor
ris Coal Company, and j. H. Somers e,
Co
Thomas Young, manager 1or M
Hanna & Co., acting on the suggestion
of Senator Hanna, who has been i'm
portuned to use his good offices hv
mentioned operators this morning to
sound them on the true uniformity
proposition.
He found them all perfectly willing to
agree to it, because most of them. like
himself, gave their consent with the
conviction the arbitration Will come to
naught. They claim that De Armitt
will kick over the traces The local
operators are a unit in the belief that
the West Virginia miners will go out In
a day or two,
ARBITRATORS AT WORK.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-General
John Little Of Ohio, President of the
Board of Arbitration of five States. and
w. P. De Armitt, President of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany, arrived in this city this morning
for the purpose of securing if possible
the signatures Of the coal operators
here to the true uniformity agree
ment" in coal mining methods
Whether their mission was successful
or not could not be ascertained as all