Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-15
MINERS Co TO WORK.
Five Thousand Railway Miners
To Be Swinging Their Picks
by This Evening.
MANY RIVER DIGGERs JOIN THEM.

Great Activity Along the Wheeling Division
some Strikers Who Believe in Obeying
the Ten-Day Clause-No Peace in West
Virginia Until the Whole State Is Union
ized-Nothing Happens at Hazleton-sit-
uation In Other Strike Responsibilities
Federation of Labor in Session.
PttsburS. Sept. 15.-A large number
Of mines in this district started yester-
day and still larger number were in
working order this morning. At least
5000 of the rail miners will be at work
by this evening, and quite a number of
river diggers will also resume. Presi-
dent Patrick Dolan yesterday met the
men Of the Wheeling division at Finley
vile. He made speech to 1000 Of them
and gave his views Of the ten-day clause.
As result they unanimously agreed to
start TO work today. With the exception
OF the Anderson mine all of them will
be busy while the convention is being
held in Pittsburg today. The exception
is on account Of improvements neces-
sary before the men can work. But at
the Anderson mine the men will be
handling picks again as soon as they
can get in. The Pittsburg and Chicago
Gas Coal company. which owns the
mines at Gastonville, Snowden ard the
first pool, has had men at work below
the rate. They have been told that they
VIII now get the same rate as paid in
the other mines of the division ard will
also start to work at once This makes
uniformity all alorg the Wheeling d.
vision.
Want All the Men They Can Get,
Everything is in an uproar there. The
operators are telegraphing for cars and
they want men-all the men they can
get at 60 cents. Little has yet been done
! in the Panhandle district in coal mining
The miners are waiting until after the
| convention TO be held today. Although
the majority seem to be in favor of
ignoring the ten-day clause Of the Co.
lumhus convention all are not. There is
| likely to be lively fight over the
breaking of the ten-day clause when
the matter comes up before the conven-
ton. Jacob Aufholder. one of the lead
ers Of the miners in the Mcdonald field,
told Dolan that he and his men thought
the pledge ought to be kept. There are
likely TO be some of the delegates at the
meeting today who will be of the same
| opinion as Aufholder.
Fight Is to Go on in West Virginia.
| From Farmont, w. Va, comes the
following: Thomas w. Carney thus
sums up the mining situation in this
state: We are going to fight the battle
until every operator in West Virginia
recognizes union labor. Carney is now
in charge Of the Fairmont district. Rea
having been removed. Chris Evans, ex-
secretary of the American Federation OF
Labor, joins him here tomorrow morn
| irg and other agitators will be here the
| last of the week. The strike will be pro-
lcnged until the operators Of this state
sign the scale. Carney says the prom
ises made the miners of West Virginia
that after Pennsylvania and Ohio got
fair rates they would receive attention
is to be fulfilled"
| Indiana Men Meet Tomorrow,
Terre Haute, Ind, Sept 15.-Presiden
Knight, Of the United Mine Workers fol
Indiana. has returned from Columbu
and called state convention for tonor
row. 1t is expected that there will be {
meeting of Indiana bituminous operator
In this city the same day, and an effor
VIII be made to arrange joint confer
eEce with view to effecting a settle
ment at Sc cents to run until December
when. according to the Columbus settle
ment, there will be an interstate join
conference to fix. the scale for the calen
DIR year Of 1898. The operators of south
eIn Indiana are understood to be willin:
to enter into such a contract, but Their
is some doubt about the operators O
northern Indiana.
In the Prairie and Buckeye States.
Cleveland. Sept. 15-The coal miner
II: the Massillon district held a delegat
rlass-meating yesterday and decided t
accept the new rate fer mining at tn
expiration of the ten days limit. Part
OF the compromise agreement were re
jccted. however and n committee wa
appointed to confer with the operator:
II the demands of the men are nc
granted in ten days the strike will b
| continued.
Springfield, Ills, Sept. ia specis
from Tallula to The State Register say
tie miners will go to work there toda
at Al ce;.ts per ton. an increase OF 6 cen,