The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
CONFERENCES BUT
 NO BIG MEETINGS
MINERS AND OPERATIVES TAKING
 THINGS QUIET AND AS YET MEL
 THEIR SIDE TAKES INITIATIVE ..lRoN PRICES HAVE NO EFFECT.

The situation between the miners and operators continues to be one of masteriy inactivity on both sides. It also contin- ues to be controversy conducted with the greatest good nature.
 The operators say that they are hold ing no meetings. and while the miners are not holding any conventions, just at present, they are holding plenty of small conferences, and delegates and commit tees from the various camps are in con stant touch with the men at headquar- ters."
 The officers of the United Mine Work CTS of America seem to have little inter est in the news from Chicago to the ef- feet that the furnace men have reduced the price of No. 8 foundry iron to siSO0 as they say that they cannot see that it can have any effect on the wage scale controversy,
 No new reports are made Of any oper- ators signing the miners scale contract and as one of the officers at the miners headquarters said yesterday, Fall is quiet on the Potomac" a
 
 about a mile without clothing and unac- companied Some of his friends met him and insisted on taking him to his home. which was nearby.
 MT. Jones Suffered Horribly.
 MT. Jones was so badly burned that by simply shaking his hands the skin parted at the wrist and dropped off like pair of gloves. Arrangements had been made to bring him to Birmingham to the hospital, but he was so feeble 1t was felt that he would expire on the way. The Warner Smiley ambulance reached the city with the body shortly before midnight. MT. Jones was a married man.
 No visitors were allowed to enter the grounds surrounding the mills after the accident yesterday. as it was considered extremely dangerous. The force of the explosion scattered a great deal of pow der in the grass about the mill, and it was feared that further explosions might occur at any minute. At o'clock last night the coining mill building was still burning.
 As soon as news of the explosion reach ed the city yesterday afternoon, Super intendent Rian, General Manager A. Green, whose office is in the Woodward building Dr. Robertson, of Birmingham, Dr. Collins. of North Birmingham, and two ambulances from the undertaking establishment of the Smiley com pany left for the mills.
 Bodies Brought to Town.
 The bodies of Norris, Cook and Schultz were brought to the city at once and many friends called to see if they could assist in Identifying the bodies. They were all so badly charred that recognition was difficult One of them was also badly mangled
 General Manager Green said last night that he was unable to make an estimate on the loss, but he said that the biggest loss to the company would be the shut ting down of the mills until the coining mill could be built and new machinery in- stalled.
 MT. schultze was probably better known in Birmingham than any of the men who were killed. He was in the city a great deal and was a young man who made friends readily. He was mar ried about a year ago and his wife is now visiting friends in Arkansas She was notified of MT. Schultz's death last night.
 No definite arrangements have yet been made about the funerals.