Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-02
ANNIVERSARY Of
E|GHT.HOUR LAW
Nearly Every Mine in Pittsburg
District Closed in Honor
OF II.
MANY TO RESUME TOMORROW.
Order Generally Prevails, Idle Men In
Many Towns Discussing the
Strike.

Pittsbiug, April To-day being the
anniversary OF the granting OF the
eight-hour work day, almost every
mine In the Pitisburs district was
closed. Tomorrow, however, It is ex-
pected that the miners employed by the
Pittsburg Coal company and by several
other local operators. will return TO
work and that all the miners in district
No will be running before the close
Of the week
Many Of the others who have agreed
TO an advance of the wages OF SIS per
cent wanted the miners to resume work
immediately. Francis l.. Robbins, rep
resesnting the Pittsburg Coal company
and the scale committee of the United
Mine Workers appointed by the district
convention last Saturday, met today for
the purpose OF signing the agreement
for two years. The fadtional fight
which has been IN progress In the min
ers' organization for some time may
cause trouble.
Patrick Dolan questions the validity
OF such an agreement as he still claims
to be the president, but the opposition
said he had been deposed
1t Is regarded as highly probable that
the independents will grant the conces-
sion ~ the meeting to be held by them
tomorrow night.
As far az learned good order pre-
walls throughout the district Dis
patches from BridgviIle, Mcdonald,
Castle Shannon, Elizabeth aud other
mining towns along the Monongahela
river and on the line OF the Panhandle
railr9ad, report the streets filed with
the Idle men, quietly discussing the
strike. All expect to resume work to-
morrow,
In The Irwin field. the mines were In
operation as usual and no trouble was
aprehended. Although these mines are
In operation In the open shop" policy.
every operator In the district, It il
said, has signifed his Willingness to pay
the advanced rate.
This same conditions were reported az
the lines OF the New York and Cleve-
LAND .';ns Coal company, where seVeral
tho'fsand men are crnpioDett Nj wprc
at work today and were receiving the
5o5 per cent increase
The first operator TO sign the new
agreement was Lewis Findlay, the
mines at Golfers w Va, who signed
at the miners convention. Orders were
at once wired to Golfers To resume
work.
CELEBRATING IN ILLINOIS
Springfield his. April 2.--This being
a holiday among United Mine Workers,
because Of the annual celebration OF
the establishment of the eight hour
day, no coal mines are being operated.
President Perry. OF the United Miners
of Illinois, made the following state
meni today
~ have been busy all morning, ans
wering telephone calls from operators
all over the state. who are willing to
sign the scale of 1908 as demanded by
the miners. The prospect that large
of mines will be IN operation
tomorrow is satisfying.
Williamson county operators arn
among the sgners though they have
hitherto been among those who were
strongest in declaring that they would
not pay the advance"
OBSERVED IN KANSAS.
Pittsburg Kas April To-day in
this mining district was spent by the
miners in celebrating the passage OF
the eight-hour law, All mines are |
idle. The miners feel that an agree
ment will soon be reached but they |
will not go back until a settlement has |
been made.
WILL PAY PRICE
Pomeroy Ohio, April 2.--There will |
be no miners strike In the Pomeruy |
Bend district, The operators will pay |
the price demanded and will sign the |
scale this week.
CELEBRATING IN ARKANSAS.
Fort Smith, Ark. April 2.-Five |
thousand miners In this state and |
6 600 In the Territory are idle, accord. |
ing to a statement made today by |
Secy Branckney OF the southwestern |
miners association. Only engineers |
bremen and pump men went to work |
today. In the Varaious camps the |
miners today celebrated the eight |
hour day.
Several officers were here today TO |
confer with the miners with reference /
70 signing the 1903 scale. with the
.hree cent fiat advance provided for IN
he Perry resolution. which also per-
nits any company TO sign that scale
md resume work II IT will sign for all