Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-02
MITCHELL IN NEW YORK
To Meet the Anthracite Operators To-
morrow in a Final Attempt TO
Arrive at an Agreement
LEWIS HAS GONE TO OHIO
To Direct the Strike In the
Buckeye State.
BI1UMINOUS MINERS ARE SANGUlNE
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Annotated Press Dispatches by Special Wires
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April although
half "a million members of the United Mine
Workers of America ceased work today,
awaiting the granting of their wage de-
mands. there is nothing at the national
headauarters Of the union here, TO indi-
cate that anything unusual has happened.
An the officials are out OF the city and
,orps of clerks and stenographers is in
charge of the offices. President John
Mitchell is in New York, to meet the an
tbracite operators tomorrow in final
attempt 10 arrive at an agreement n the
anthracite region. Nice-President Lewis
is i'm Ohio. directing the strike IN that
State. Secretary treasurer Wilson Us at
rlearfeld. Pa attending the joint confer
ence of the Central Pennsylvania district
The feeling at the national headquar-
tiers concerning the situation i'm the BIZ
luminous fields is sanguine. II Is known
that in the Western Pennsylvania district
+. T. Robbins, president of the Pittsburg
Coal Coz will at once sign the scale not
only for the companys mines, but for his
own as we'll 1t is expected that the in
dependent operators who Will meet to-
morrow, will agree TO sign the scale 20
protect their markets. In West Virginia
and Iowa the district Joint conventions
between the operators and miners are in
session at Charleston and Des Noines. and
L is hoped at the national headquarters
bat the operators will meet the demand
ior an advance The Michigan miners
and operators will meet tomorrow at
Saginaw The Central Pennsylvania
meeting will be held az Cleartield tomor-
row and the kentucky meeting at Louis
vile tomorrow. In the Central Com
potitive district Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania. the miners
are celebrating today the anniversary OF
the eght-hour day. The miners in all the
districts have qmt work awaiting the
signing of the scale demanded. il is
anticipated that few operators I'M the
Southwestern district composed OF Mis-
soun Kansas, Arkansas. Texas Indian
Territory and oklahoma will grant the
scale for the present and prolonged
strike may follow I'm Ohio Indiana and
Illinois the same condition is anticipated.
Wellington O'Connor, president of the
Indiana miners organization, announced
today that, with two exceptions, all the
operators i'm Indiana south of the Balti-
more d Chic Railroad and several in the
central part OF the State have signitied
their willingness TO sign the scale.
President Mitchell will arrive in New
York st $50 clock this afternoon He
will hold a meeting with his anthracite
scale committeeman at the Ashland House
tonight. Tomorrow, backed by the sub
scale committee, he will meet the operator
The conference with the operators has been
set for 10 a. m. President Mitchell would
not say last night what he thought the
prospects were but he evidently expects
quick action, as he said that hc would he
back ma indianapolis a week from today,
TO attend "A meeting of the national lexecu-
tive board. At this meeting the board
viii take UP the matter OF levying an
assessment ON the men whose operators
sign contracts and who arc thus put TO
work. The board could not levy the
assessment at It's meeting Saturday he
cause II could not ascertain what per
ccntage would be idle for a considerable
length of time.
Kansas City. Mo, April 2.-There was
complete shutdown today I'm the bi-
luminous coal fields included in the South
western Miners Association. i'm Missouri
Kansas, Western Arkansas. and the Ter
rtones. few mines operated bv nom
union men resumed.
No signs OF disorder were reported. the
men generally remaining quietly at their
homes.
Pomeroy, o., April 2.-There will be mo
miners strike in the Pomerov Bend dis
trict.
The operators will pay the price de.
manded AMI will sign the scale this week.