The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-05

are idle today. The suspension is
caused by the abandonment of the
Spring Greek mines employing 200.
Twelve trains were taken off the
Iowa Central to save coal. Pres
dent White of the miners arrived
from the east today and looks for
an early settlement i'll Iowa.
New York, April 3.--The. eve of the
second meeting of the committee rep
%lesenting the anthracite mine workers
and their employees finds the situation
so far as the hard coal fields are con-
cerned unchanged from that disclosed
in the communications that have
passed between the ]contending forces
and which have been made public.
Neither miners nor operators last night
could venture a prediction as to the
outcome. Both sides are hopeful, how
ever, and there is a feeling among
those vitality interested in the struggle
that some way out of the present diff
Guilty will be found.
President Mitchell arrived here last
night from indianapolis and estab-
lished headquarters at the Ashland
house. He was accompanied by his
secretary and Thomas Haggerty, of
the central Pennsylvania districts of
the miners union, who is a of
the international executive board. 9th
ers who arrived last night We're Presi-
dents Nichols, Fahey and Dettrey and
Secretaries Dempsey, Gallagher and
AItti NiSlii, III " lily iitil cNllC lSSloll. .
Operators Are Indignant.
The conciliatory spirit shown in the
first meeting of the two committees is
not expected to obtain in today's con-
ference. The operators are indignant
over the action of the miners union
in forcing a suspension of operations,
and from information gathered it Is
not unlikely that the miners will be told
that their action was extraordinary"
as President Baer has already told Mr..
Mitchell by telegram. The district
leaders of the mine workers, in de-
Tending their course say the action
Z of the ShamOkin scale committee was
justified; that no agreement or o n
tract between the operators and the
men existed after midnight Saturday.
The presidents of the anthracite coal
carrying roads devoted considerable at
tention to the action of retail coal deal
ers IN New York, Philadelphia and 9TH
er cities in raising the price of domes-
tic sizes of coal to the consumer They
IA received reports that man retail
ers have advanced prices anywhere
from IS cents to 81 a ton. The opera
tors some days g warned the dealers
that if they continue the practice their
supply of coal will be cut off and fuel
will be given to only those dealers who
rigidly maintain the regular prices. The
practices of advancing prices, however,
ave become so Widespread that the OPP
orators deemed it necessary to issue a
statement to the public showing their
position.
Indianapolis, April 2.-Although half
Il million members of the United Mine
Workers of America have ceased work
today awaiting the granting of their
wage demands by the coal operators,
there is nothing at the national head
quarters of the union that would in
dictate ANYTHING unusual has h1 nNanpfj
Nearly all officials are out Of the city
and a corps of clerks and stenographers
is in charge OF the offices. President
John Mitchell is in New York to meet
the anthracite operators tomorrow;
President Lewis is in Ohio directing the
strike in that state; Secretary-Treas-
urer w. b. Wilson is at Clearfield, Pa.
attending the joint conference of the
Central Pennsylvania district. Samue,
n. Sexton. editor of the Mine Workers
Journal is the only official in the city
The feeling at headquarters concern
ing the situation in the bituminous
fields is sanguine.
1t is known that in the western
Pennsylvania district +. L. Robbins
president Of the Pittsburg Coal com.
pany, will at once sign the scale no
only Tor his company's mines, but 70
his own as well. 1t is expected tn,
independent operators, who will NEE
tomorrow. will agree to sign the seal
W pEClSCL llSlE lldIhelS.
In West Virginia and Iowa joint con
Ventions betWeen the operators AM
miners are in session at Charleston AM
Des Moines, and it is nopeu at nationa
headquarters that the operators viii
meet the demand for the advance
Michigan miners and operators will
meet tomorrow at Saginaw; the centra
Pennsylvania meeting will be held to
morrow at Clearfield. and the Kentuck,
meeting at Louisville tomorrow.
Before leaving for New York las
night President Mitchell said:
Anthracite miners will stay out un
til we have an understanding with tn,
operators. Tomorrow the eight-hou
day will be celebrated. Strike condi
lions will prevail Tuesday over prac
vania, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Mich
gan. Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, In
dian Territory, Texas and in the an
thracite fields.
The mines in West Virginia will b
operated a few days, pending the re
suit of the district joint conference il
Charleston.
"F. L. Robbins and the western Penn
sylvania and Independents will readop
the 1903 scale Monday by signing
contract. Western Kentucky operator
= nave signed. Iowa operators have &C
.epted the terms and many Independent
operators of ndian and Illinois hav
notified our district officers they ar
.eady to sign. The advance has bee
posted in the Irwin field in wester
Pennsylvania and the big Berwind
White ompany in central Pennsyl
rania has posted the advance. FIT
per cent. of the tonnage is ready t
sign up
Mitchell will arrive in New York thi
evening. His conference with the op
.rators has been set for tomorro'
nor1ii1:g.
Philadelphia, April Reports re