Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
THE MINERS LOSE.
West Virginia Walkout a Failure From
Mems Standpoint.

Mems Standpoint.
Charlestown, w. Va, Sept. 6.LThe
coal miners strike in the Kanawah
and New River fields, involving $4,000
miners, which has been in existence
since June Z, is practically ended.
Each local union is instructed to go
back to work on the best terms posi-,
Bile without regard to the action of any
other local. Several of the largest OPP
orators in the New River field have
made terms with their men and will
resume work Monday. No concessions
have been granted and from the min
ers' standpoint the s,rike is complete
failure. There is great activity here
among the operators in getting ready
to start up. Eviction will stop now
and the old men will be given employ
ment where it is possible Most of the
strikers are happy that it is soon to be
over, as many went in under protest
at the beginning.
Be Over by September is.
New York, sept. 6.-"The miners
strike will be over by September 49,
This expression has been heard on
every side during the last week or two
and is heard with increasing frequen-
cy from day to day.
Politicians and financiers, brokers
and business men, coal operators and
railroad officers, all are passing the
word along. Rumor has crystallized
into conviction. Men hardly question
the accuracy of the prophecy. It's full
tfillment is accepted as virtually cer.-
tain.
The unanimous selection by the
prophets of September Is or there
abouts for the cessation Of hostilities
gives clue to the explanation. 1t is
altogether likely that the strike will
be over in two weeks. and the reason
| for this lies neither in politics nor
philanthropy, but in the eXigencies of
business. 1t is necessary that mining
should be resumed, in order that the
anthracite trade may not suffer ire
parable loss to the benefits of the BIZ
| luminous interests.
| Owners Realize Predicament.
BY common consent apparently, il
has been decided that the contracts
between wholesalers and consumers
NC SlShCu Ny SSPlCHDSl 10 VI
very soon thereafter for the reasons
stated.
Now the source of the cheerful
statements about the ending of the
strike becomes clear Unless it is set
tied in time to enable the big handlers
| of coal to contract with their custom
ers an immense trade will be diverted
permanently from the anthracite to the
bituminous fields.
The owners of the anthracite mines
realize this, and they have brought
great pressure to bear upon the operat-
/ ors including the mining railroads.
This is the explanation of the predic-
ton and evidence that it will be fulfill
ed The interests which control the
anthracite mines have got to settle the
strike in some way before the middle
of this month"; or suffer irreparable
damage through the loss of business
More Mines at Work.
Bramhall, WI Va. Sept. 6-About
Ii 900 more striking miners resumed
work today at 1.-The Norfolk and West
ern, making a total of about $500 tc
resume work since yesterday morning
/ All armed guards have been with
drawn from the Coal mine property
and hundreds of miners and families
are moving today from the little tents
on the mountain tops into the com
pany in the narrow valleys from
which they had been evicted since the
strike began. Many mines are today
running in full lind employing moro
men than before the strike. Business
/ in this region will be fully resumed b.
| Monday.