The herald., 1897-07-04
TIN PLATE WORKERS
JOYFUL OVER CONCESSIONS
GRANTED
Increased Demand for Coal Makes
the Miners Much More Hope
full Of Success

Fl1IS6Ot1CI, Fd-, july S.-IuQuStr1al
circles were much excited today over the
development in the situation among sew
eral important trades. On the verge Of
the declaration Of the coal miners Of
the Pittsburg district to take the lead
in the general suspension Of the coal
mining industry. came the concession to
the Tinplate Mems association of the
Amalagmated; association of Steel
Workers. The mining officials here say
that idleness will prevail in the major
ity Of all the rail and river mines in the
Pittsburg district. The struggle for
higher wages will be of short duration,
and that by reason Of the great demand
for coal for the lake trade at this sea-
son of the year. they will be granted an
advance before the operators lose large
contracts for the future delivery of coal.
The miners of this district claim that
the estimate fixes the number of men
who will go on strike in Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois at 100000 They hope to increase
this number as the strike sentiment
grows. The tinplate workers are jubi-
manufacturers. 1t is estimated that 5000
skilled workmen will resume Tuesday
morning. The tinplate manufacturers
in the Pittsburg district have orders
enough to keep their plants running for
six months.
The coal miners Of the Pittsburg DIS
trict in delegate convention here today
decided unanimously to comply with the
order of the national executive board
to strike, and all of the union miners in
the district will lay down their tools to
morrow and enter upon struggle for
better wages. which promises to be one
Of the longest contested fights ever
known In the labor world. The delegates
to the convention left for their homes
full Of strike sentiment, each man prom
ising a complete suspension Of work in
the mines he represented.
The miners of this district have COM
pleted arrangements for a series Of mass
meetings to be held throughout the en-
tire district and 1t is believed that the
effect Of these meetings will be to bring
oupt every digger In the district, those
who are under ironclad agreements as
we'll as others.
Twenty-one thousand miners in this
district are concerned in the result. The
number concerned in other states is as
follows: Indiana, 10000; Ohio, $4,000;
West Virginia. $1,000; Illinois, 1000.
A STRIKE WELCOMED
ST. LOUIS, July 3.-The st. Louis
coal market was never in a more deplor-
able condition and some Of the operators
welcome strike as 1t Is means of lead
ing up to the adjustment of prices and
placing the market on better basis.
The st. Louis market draws most of its
bituminous coal from the central and
southern Illinois districts and despite
the announcement that the strike will
go into effect tomorrow the operators do
not think their fields will be affected for
two weeks and perhaps three.
ALREADY OUT
PHILLIPSBURG, Pa, July 3.-The
strike called by the United Mine workers
will not affect the miners in the central
Pennsylvania coal regions, in some por-
tions Of which several hundred miners
have been on strike against 121k per
cent reduction for a month, notably in
Cambria county.
NOT QUITE READY
ALTOONA, Pa, July 3.-Up to the
present time the miners of the Cambria
and Clearfield regions have made no
declaration regarding the strike order
ed by the executive board Of Union Mine
Workers. If the miners in this region
should strike it would be merely SYM
pathetic strike.