Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-22
THOMPSON, BELDEN &Co.

ton. AS to opening the mines with new
men. | should say there is little, probability
of that. One or two operators may attempt
1t, but there is no reason for it. The
operators are not worrying; they have the
situation in hand"
All the railroads from the coal fields run
ming into Cleveland continue to haul a large
amount OF fuel. Considerable of it goes
straight on up the lakes, but a large amount
of 1t is consigned here for distribution, The
situation is daily becoming easier, and 1t
would not be surprising if prices took a
tumble in the course of a few days. Con-
sumers are experiencing no trouble at all
in securing all the coal they want.
The Cleveland Rolling mill shut down at
noon today for want of fuel, the company
refusing to pay the advanced price.
SPRINGFIELD, H., July 21.-The en-
ployers and employees of the Springfield Iron
company operating the old Worth shaft of
the Springfield Coal Mining company. the
Springfield Cooperative company and the
Black Diamond Coal company filed a petit
ton today with Edward w. Ridgely of the
state board Of arbitration to arbitrate their
differences in regard to wages and the full
hilment OF the contract existing between
employers and employees. The board of
arbitration meets Friday. BY that time
several other mines in the district will have
MED petitions. Meetings are being held at
an the mines In regard to filing petitions for
Arbitration, Coal Is very scarce here.
CONCENTRATING ON WATSON.
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, July 21.-Two DAVIS
nave passed without any important develop
ments. This afternoon Mr.. Debs spoke at
Worthihston. Tonight a meetlug at Wat
son promises to be well attended. Three
hundred men from Mononagh will march
down in n body.
Organizer Mahon said today that an effort
would be made to bring the labor organiza-
tions of the whole country to the assistance
OF the miners strike. No plan has yet been
formed, but Mahon figures it will require nit
tie effort to get the trainmen to refuse IN
work on trains carrying coal into competi-
tive districts. He said this organization was
Intelligent and well trained. and with this
assistance the fight can be won without the
AID OF West Virginia men. He said an effort
would be made tomorrow to get more Or
ganizers in here. He says the men can be
gotten out If there is a sufficient number Of
organizers in the field.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 2l.-This morn
Ing opened with the coal strike situation nor
materially changed in West Virginia. The
"aisoa mines, with 1000 men, hold the key
TO the Falrmont region. for Monongahela will
not be kept closed unless Watson's men quit
work. Dehs' failure to do anything with the
Watson men at Riyersyille last night was
disheartening, but the organizers have re-
gained their nerve, and early this morning
a general conference was held to devise new
plans The Kanawha valley miners COM
mlttee is today presenting their demand
Tor an advance OF 1S cents a son, to last
throughout the year, This may cause a
strike where sympathy was impotent. On
the Norfolk a Western the organizers find
little encouragement, and there is no better
outlook for the strike. The strike in the
state, as a whole, Is regarded as lost, unless
the local issues can be made to figure suni-
ciently to interest where sympathy is lack
Ing. WIN
This afternoon the Aurora and O'Donne,l
miners organized a union with eighty mem.
pers. Two men of Monongah presented The
strikers with a flag, which was carried on
the march to Hutchinson this afternoon
dren. were in the ranks. $50
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July 2l.-AI the i'd,
miners of the Sloss Iron and Steel company
and all. except those at Blue Creek, EN-.
ployed by the sloss Ceal and Iron Ratlwa,