The evening times., 1900-04-07
THE COAL MINE TROUBLES.
go sAg sslttsI 7TFy
Mass Meetings of EmpiO. .es and
business Men Held.

FROSTBURG, Nd, April About / .2G9
miners turned cut to a meeting in Frcst-
! burg to take action on the suspension Of
the miners of the Consolidated Coal Com
rany. The streets were crowded fCng be-
| fore the tcur tc meet PresiGerE Allen
| Barber, of the United Mine Workers. had
| charge Of the meeting, held in Meats Op-
era House. The following resolution was
adopted:
sympathize with the who were discharged
and laid off by the Consolidated Coal Company
and we hereby pledge them our support, even to
a complete suspension Of work at the proper time
and when are called on to do so by our Off
GERS.
This proceeding in the matter includes
all the mines in the region. The miners
claim Superintendent Randolph is the best
organizer they have ever seen, as he was
the cause of giving them 214 new MEM
bers.
The business men CT Frostburg held i
meeting in the annex OF Hotel Gladstone.
Much Interest was shown 10 bring about
a peaceable settlement of the present trou-
BILE. The following resolutions wero
adopted:
Whereas in obedience to a call OF what they
burg, whose business, trades. and professions are
dependent upon the principal industry OF the re-
.gion. have here assembled to lend their favor TO
any honorable policy whereby the current un-
happy relations between the coal mining employees
and employers OF tie Georges Greek coal region
may be abated TO the end that the suspension
Of labor threatened may be ayerted. With
this object in view and without any purpose
whatever to intervene between the parties at Is
sue. it is hereby
Resolved, That in the adoption Of this paper
we respectfully suggest TO the coal mining COM
panies that the request Of the miners for meet
ing seeming 10 not unreasonable. should be
granted, believing that conference Of that char
aeter may result in not only present but per-
manent good In further pursuance OF our pur-
pose il is
Resolved That a committee Of FIVE representa-
tive citizens not directly interested in our min
ing industry be appointed TO engroSs aud trans-
nit this paper to the several presidents OF the
coal companies, with the assurance emphasized
that we entertain the hope that they will do all
in their power to allay strike which threatens
paralysis Of trade. loss to companies, miners and
dependent business. and worse than all, contln-
uCd hostility Of cmploye 20 employer
JOHN CHAMBERS President;
J. b. ODER,
d. r. McMt LIEN.
DUNCAN T. SHAFFER.
C. %. TONLES. Secretary.
Committee on Re-0,utioGs.
Work In the mines around Frostburg
went on yesterday as usual. no suspen-
sions were reported in the Consolidation
mines. The miners persist in saying they
did not intend TO strike and that the pres
ent agitation would have passed oil quietly
had il not been for the Suspension of en-
p!oyes by the Consolidation Coal Company.
Hoffman miners are still out.
Lonaccning Local Union No. 14S United
Mine Workers. has passed resolutions:
THAT we use all the means in our power
to prevent any Of the members Of this 10
cal from soliciting or receiving work at
any Of the Consolidated works and il any
should receive work against the will of the
members Of this local the same be branded
as a traitor and unfit for association with
honorable men. We condemn the action Of
Superintendent Randolph as tyTannical,
unjust and unAmeriCan.'
The resolutions sympathize with the sus-
pended men "in the unjust treatment they
have received and pledge to stand by
them in their present condition. The res
clutiOEs have been printed and spread
broadcast