The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-06
IN SOFT COAL FIELDS.
All Mines in PittsburE District Will
 Soon he in Operation.


 Pittsburg. April 5.-Gradually the controversial situation in the sofe coal mining fields is assuming a normal as- pect, especially in the Pittsburg dis trict. Forty-three of the mines of the Pittsburg Coal Company were report ed in operation today and with the ad- jOurning of the district convention here today. it is expected that it will be but few days more when all mines in this district will be in operation.
 The independent operators of this district who on Tuesday night formed an organization to carry on their fight against the granting of the scale will hold another meeting tonight, and 1t is expected that in view of the increase of mines in operation. the independents will decide 10 sign the scale. Seven of the independent companies which refused to join the action of the oth- CTS Tuesday night. signed the scale today. They are Pittsburg and South western Coal Company. Bulger Block Coal Company, Werner Fuel Com pany. Pittsburg and Eastern Coal and Coke Company, Clarke Coal and Coke Company. Youghiogheny Gas, Coal and Coke Company. Colonial Gas. Coal and Coke Company. operating at Toms Run.
 The district convention, which has been in tumultous session for several weeks. adjourned today and the sit nation in the mining fields was dis cusSed at great length. It was stated by one delegate that there would be no peace until the delegates returned to their homes and explained the sit uatiOn to tae miners. With this In view. a hasty adjournment was taken. It is now expected that as soon as the delegates arrive at their respective mines and make these explanations, that all the miners will return to work.
 It was reported by one of the dele gates that the following mines had signed the scale and resumed work to- day. Beaumont. Chamouni. Vigilant and Eclipse of the Pittsburg Coal Company. and the Vesta and Globe Mines ok the Jones and Laughlin Company. Over a4 900 miners are at work in the fore going mines
 Secretary-treasurer Dodds also an Eounced today that the following ad- ditional companies had signed: Thomas Run Railroad Coal Company, Pittsburg and Erie Coal Company. Wilson Coal Company. Up to the present time twen- ty-two coal compaines in this district have signed the scale. The conven- tion did not adjourn however, before taking a vote to expel Patrick Dolan and Criah Bellingham from the organi- zation. Dolan was present and de- clined to yield up the office. claiming he was reelected last January and was legally entitled 10 the presidency un- til March q 1907.
 President Feehan retired with the otf@r officers to consult their attorneys preparatory to taking legal proceed ings to remove Dolan and Bellingham from the headquarters of the organiza- tiOn. IL was said later by Feehan that no decision will be reached for several days as to what steps to take to gain possession of the district headquarters, books and moneys now in the posses sion of DOlan and Bellingham.
 Elsewhere about the bituminous field the situation remains unchanged. At Roscoe, Pa. $500 miners returned to work, while Irwin, Somerset and Johns town still remain threatening storm centres. At Somerset. where 5000 miners are out. dispatches tonight re- port everything quiet There was small clash between the union and ncn-union men today at one of the mines in n'which several miners wehe injured by thrown stones