The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-12
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The new features in the situation to-
day were the arrival of the Ohio and
Indiana state boards OF arbitration
the meeting tonight of the United La
Dor league, of Western Pennsylvania.
and the report that movement was
on foot to import new men to- take
the places of the strikers at the Pitts
burg and Chicago company's mines.
At the United Labor league meeting,
sixty-three out of seventy-two labor
organizations were represented Res
olutionS were unanimously adopted
pledging financial aid and moral sup
port to the miners and calling upon
all the trades unions in Western Penn
sylvania to aid and assist in every
possible manner in furthering the in
terests of the strikers w. FL. Car
ney vice president of the amalgamated
association, and Rev. Winston Green.
the colored preacher-mfner, were ap-
pointed organizers and ordered to ba-
gin work at once. Six more organizers
will be appointed this week Messrs.
Carney and Green will hold a meeting
at Fayette City tomorrow night and on
Tuesday will have charge of meeting
of miners and their wives at CASTOR
vile. 1t is proposed to interest the
women, as well as the men, in this
movement.
The league also decided to send out
a circular to all trades unions request
ing an immediate assessment for the
benefit of the miners. Previous to ad-
journment, a telegram was received
from President Simon Burns, who is
in Washington, pledging the financial
and moral support of the Window
Glass Workers association.
Judge Selwyn N. Owen. of Columbus;
James Bishop, of Columbus, and Hon.
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the Ohio state board of arbitration.
and L. F. Mccormack and d. Frank
Schmidt of Indianapolis, members of
the Indiana labor commission, arrived
in the city this evening. The members
of the Illinois board of arbitration
and the statistical bureau of Pennsyl-
Vania are expected here tomorrow.
The boards will meet in joint confer
ence, and, after hearing both sides,
will endeavor to secure an amicable
settlement of the differences between
the miners and operators.
The strikers at the mines of the
Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal COM
pany were greatly excited today over
a report that Owen Grouse was in that
region and that an attempt would be
made to resume work with imported
men. Secretary Warner, of the United
Mine Workers, said that, if this was
done, there would likely be trouble.
and he feared there would be a lynch
ing. The only news from the West
Virginia field received here was that
the .BeechWood mines, twelve miles
south of Morgantown, had started up
full and were advertising for 100 more
men.
MASSILLON, O., July 1.-THE mass
meeting of miners held at sDillonyale.
for the purpose of inducing the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie miners there to Join
the union, failed. The men refused to
join. They will not, however, resume
work because of fear of the union
men, it is said. Several prominent Of
ficers Of the union were present at the
meeting.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July Ito
morrow morning 1,60O miners who have
been working in the Springfield dis
trict will refuse to return to work. This
action was decided upon this after
noon at a delegate meeting held three
miles from the city, attended by over
100 delegates and 500 other mine work.
ers. Only three mines in the district
were not represented. those represent
ed being the Citizens Coal company,
Central shaft, Sangamon 70. 2, Starnes
No. 1, Clear Lake Cooperative Old
North shaft, Truetters & Grey, Old