Evening journal., 1897-07-08
HE STRIKE SPREADS
ANY More Miners Quit Work
In the Pittsburg District.
DIAN GETS ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
he worlSmen at M. A. Hannn's Mines
Join In the Labor Movement-op-
orators stin Claim That the
strike VIII BE Failure.

Strike VIII BE a Failure.
Pittsburg. July s.-sixty-two hours
#fter the Inauguration Of the coal |
s liners great strike a comparison Of
atements from both sides engaged in
be contest shows favorable results for
be diggers. There seems no question
bat the woflSmen have scored a decided
dvantage in this district. and 1t is be-
levec that as the Pittsburg district
oes so goes the country.
Conservative estimates place the num-
Der of miners now striking in this dis
rict from 10000 to $4,000 men, an in
|rease of about 5000 This leaves but
rom 1900 to 5000 men still working
The key to the entire situation from
present appearances lies in the success
pr defeat Of the strikers in securing the
cooperation of the men now working
Tor the New York and Cleveland Gas
Goal company. Without these men tSe
strike can hardly succeed, because they
+ <will be able in a measure to supply the
+ demand long enough to tide over the
present embarrassment.
Patrick Dolan president OF the Pitts
burg district miners, is confident that
before the present week closes he Will
have succeeded in getting all these men
to join the ranks of the strikers, and
when this result Is effected the battle
will be practically won.
The operators are just as confident OF
success as the miners are and have is
sued statement claiming a large ac-
cessiOn of men In different parts of the
district and heavier shipping list than
usual. One thing slightly in favor OF
F. the operators is the freeing of naviga-
. tion on the Monongahela river, which
went into effect yesterday. Ten million
bushels Of coal which have been stock
ed in the pools above here awaiting
this event will be brought to this har-
Dor at once and be available for the
present demand.
Miners Have an Advantage.
Notwithstanding the advantages
claimed for the operators, the consen-
sus of opinion appears to be in favor of
the miners, inasmuch as the operators
can hope only for temporary relief with
their present facilities and the miners
officials seem to be in a fair way to ef-
fectually cripple even these by con-
stantly adding to their number from the
ranks of those remaining at work.
The officials at the miners headquar'
ters are in high glee over the result
thus far accomplished.
From all reports ] have received,
said President Dolan, there are nc
more than 5000 miners now at work IL
the Plttsburg district. From reliable
Heutenants in the field reports received
say that more than SO per cent of thl
aggregate number of the men in tn
district have Joined in the movemen
for higher wages.
The best news received was that tn
men working under contract at tn
Panhandle mines of NJ. A. Hanna
Co. had quit work and also that Rob
bins first pool mines were idle and n
coal was loaded at the mines of tn
Pittsburg Gas Coal company at Snow
den and Gastonville. The strike is
greater success than the one of 1894. Al
the men in the Monongahela valley, tn
Panhandle. the main line Of the Balti
more and Ohio and out along tn
Wheeling division have quilt work. TIL
total number will approximate 1900
II we can get the men at the New Yor
and Cleveland Gas Coal company ou
we can settle this fight within a weel
and 1 believe we can do it,"
Leading operators in the district pre-
AtSs ~ ldhe lu tAAAAcAS uAlAtA Glll NAIM
the situation. They admit that III
miners have succeeded in getting moi
men TO strike than they expected, bJ
say they are not worrying over the out
look and that the strike will not last
week. None of them is pressed fC
coal and have offers from operator
whose miners have not ieined in II
movement to help them out. Ex-Senl
tor Camden Of West Virginia has pleni
of coal and is now trying to lease cal
to take 1t TO the market Pittsbul
operators whose mines are idle have r.
quests for their individual cars OF
operator has sent 100 cars to West vi
ginia. The strike has already beneft'
the West Virginia operators, and If
continues for a few weeks they will
enabled to dispose of a large quanti
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