The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-25
KANSANS WILL NOT
GOAL MINERS sYMPATHIZE BUT
REFUSE TO STRIKE.

Meeting Held at Pittsbuvg, Kan, Behint
1 Closed Doors. From Which an Eastern
+ Emissary of the striking Miners Is Ex
Make Demands of Their Own-The Kan
sas Steam Thresher. aud What 1t has te
/ do With the Case-The Strike In ths
East.
Pittsburg, Kan. July 24-Kansas Goa
miners in convention here, today, by a
decided majority, decided not 20 strike in
sympa thy with their eastern brethren
At the same time they adopted resolu-
| mons endorsing the eastern strike.
A call for the meeting was issued two
days ago by the district organizer OF
Kansas and Missouri About thirty dele
gates were present. The session was Sc
cret, newspaper men being barred by res
| olution. Among the delegates seeking
admission was j. B. McGregor. As GER
dentials he presented a dispatch from
! William D. Ryan, secretary OF the state
association, United Mine Workers OF lii
nois. The validity of the dispatch was
questioned and McGregor was refused
| admission. Some Of the delegates alleged
that McGregor had come with the ex-
press purpose Of agitating a strike, his
statements to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
Besides taking the above action. the
meeting decided to demand the enforce
ment Of the semi-monthiy pay. proper
and final adjustment of the quality and
prize Of powder and the placing Of a
check weighman at all the mines in
the district.
THE STEAM THRESHER.
Topeka, Kan, July 24.-C. ]. DEVON.
who mines practically all of the coal
used by the Santa Fe Railway company.
said today in regard TO the increased
work in the Kansas mines:
The reason why we are able TO give
our miners more work than usual is the
fact that Kansas is full Of steam thresh-
ers and all of them are al work. Coal
mined in Kansas is used in Kansas and
is not going east.
THE PITTSBURG MEETING.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 24-f the plans
as outlined do not fail, the majority of
the coal opera tors Of the Pittsburg dis
trict will get together in the court house
in this city next Thursday at IL o'clock.
The call was sent out today and enough
sigma lures were attached TO II TO make
the meeting a very interesting one.
Among the names were W. P. De Armitt
of the Pitts3urg and Cleveland Gas Coal
company; Francis l.. Robbins, NJ. A.
Hanna q COW. J. Zebe. Eclipse Coal
company, George Isle g. Sons, d. NJ.
Andrus, Imperial Coal company; Bower
Hill Coal Mining company, Moon Run
Coal company, Blythe Coal company.
Slope Mine Coal company, Federal Coal
company, F. NJ. Powers, J. F. Hosack,
Ella Coal company. j. a. O'Neill, Jos.
Walton & Co., and the E. S. Essen Coal
company
These are the heaviest producers in
the district, The meeting will be the
first held since early in 1896. when the
uniformity question was before them in
all its vigor. II General Little of the
arbitration board can have his way moth
ing Of the past will be referred to.
Neither will the present strike be dis
cussed. The point at issue will be the
fitness Of the old agreement to cover the
situation as it now exists.
All the operators who have signified
their willingness 10 be present at the
meeting are in favor of the ce-establish-
ment o uniformity and their signatures
will go a long way towards getting the
90 per cent needed.
General Little intimated today that
the conflict Of the men had been elimin-
ated. Owing to his position he said it
would not be practical at the present
time to go into details.
Ii is very probable that the commission
ers from other states will be in Pittsburg
Tuesday. They will bring with them
other signatures, and it is expected that
whatever action will be taken will at
least be binding on those that attend the
preliminary meeting.
AS near as can be learned the object
OF the first meeting is TO determine what
grievances the various operators have
Committees will he appointed, some TO
solicit signatures and others TO work on
the various features Of the contract
The foundation for al this work has
been laid and when the work is once
started il will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
The miners officials. although very
busy, say they will do all in their power
20 bring abou, a uniformity agreement.
They insist. however. that they do not
want the public TO be under the impress
sion that they are losing sight Of The
Importance of the strike. The call says
such action as may be deemed advisable
in respect to uniformity agreement will
be considered
This time the call continues. A" Is
particularly p-opi;ious for such action. as
public attention all over the country is
aroused and directed TO this matter"
\ meeting OF the coal exchange will be
held the same day 10 consider the uni
fornity agreement.
The strikers contemplate move on
me New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company next week. A march by 1000 or
more strikers is one Of the plans discuss
ed by the distric; officials to get De
Armit's men ou;.
THE FIRST LAWBREAKER.
Fairmont. w. Va. July 24-Before
leaving this morning President Rs-ch-
ford received several te,agTa-ns from The
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