The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-16
Il They Agree Over 100000 Miners
Will Be Out and the Coal Bus
mess Will Be ParalyZed.
The Anthracite Miners Vote to Re.
main Out--.About 100000 Men
Are Now on Strike.

New York, May 16-The retail coal DEAL
ers Of this city advanced the price Of
anthracite coal 81 ton to-day as re-
suit of the order for a continuation Of the
miners strike.
Hazleton, Pa, May 16.-The miners
m. The delegates voted to leave the ques-;
ton of calling out the engineers, fremen
and pump-runners to the district officers.
Hazleton, Pa, May 16.-The great an
ithracite coal strike, which was inaugu-
rated permanently last evening, is now in
full swing. There were no developments
previous to the reassem bling of the con-
vention in secret session shortly after 9
o'clock this morning.
From the gossip of the delegates it is
expected that the proposition to call out
the mine engineers, fremen and pump
runners. thus endangering the safety lof
the mines, will meet with as much oppo-
tsttion as did the motion to make the
strike permanent. Those who advocated
the continued suspension Of work are as
| a. rule, in favor Of calling cut these men.
They argue that the more the mine own
ers are inconyenienced and harassed the
sooner they will weaken and grant the
men some slight CONCESSIONS The more
conservative mine workers fear that to
call out the protectors Of the mines
would be boomerang. 1t is argued by
them that, the United Mine, Workers or
Eganization has all along followed the poll
| Icy OF assisting the companies in protect
ing their property. One delegateSsaid this
morning 81,
1sIf the convention decides to call out
the men and the companies sfailsto fill
their places, nearly every mineAin the re-
gion would fill with water, which would
mean tremendous loss to the owners. It
would take months to pump out this
water and IN many cases the flooding OF
the workings would ruin them beyond all
repair. Another danger would be the ac-
cumulation Of gases. After the strike is
over and the water had been. pumped out
the men would run a great risk in enter
ling the mines. -; 81 -
If thesconvention decides to call out the
engineers, fremen and pump runners, IL
is not certain that the order would be
! obeyed. The union officials say that most
of them belong to the union, but this is
denied by the flremen who insist that
/ their organization which is aseparate one
1 from the United Mine Workers is quite
/ strong numerically.
! The fremen's union has somewhat COM
! plicated the situation by proposing to the
UNFAIRLY If the latter will back them vi
!: in the demands that they may make upon
1 the operators. The miners officials have
refused to commit themselves on this pro.
1 position and it will likely be fought ou
i on the floor of the convention. Presiden
4 Mitchell stated most emphatically to da!
that the report that telegram from
Senator Hanna was received in. the con
vention before the vote was taken on the
strike question, was untrue. Mr.<Mitchel
i also brands as false the statement that BIZ
I had been visited by representative o
Senator Hanna with the proposition tina
! the miners accept five per cent increase
in wages. ss-I
/ Details of the Vote.
/ The vote yesterday on continuing the