Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-02
ui,chelI viii Meet Operators in
final Attempt to Arrive
At an Agreement.
Rl1uMINouS MEN sANcUINE.
IN Charleston W. Va, and Des
Moines, District Conventions in
Session Trying o'Agree.
>. ,he Anthracite Fields Order to Sns-
mend Work obcycd Almost 'oa
Mau--outIook Rather Dark.

Indianapolis, April Z.-Although n
,,,f million members of the United
Mine workers OF America did not re-
anne work today, awaiting the grant
,,g Of their wage demands by the coal
ouerators OF the country, there Is MOTH
,ng at the national headquarters Of
mo Union that would Indicate anything
unusual has happened. All Of the OIL
cIsls are out Of the city. and q corps
NJ clerks and stenographers Is In charge
OF the Offices.
President John Mitchell Is In New
york 10 meet the anthracite operators
fomorrow In final attempt to arrive at
an agreement In the anthracite region.
Wee President Lewis Is In ONO, dl-
recting the strike IN that state. and
sAcy,.Treas Wilson Is ut Clearhcld +.
pa attending the Joint conference OF
he Central Pennsylvania district.
samuel NJ. Sexton, editor OF the
Mine workers Journal. the official or
ran OF the union. Is the only official in
NE city, Reports are coming IN from
different states. but they are being for
vsrdea to President Mitchell or held
awaiting his return
The feeling at national miners head
quarters concerning the situation In the
utamInotls fields Is sanguine. In West
Virginia and Iowa. the district Joint
conventions between operators and
miners are IN session at Charleston
md Des Molnes, respectively, aud 1t
/, hoped al national headquarters that
ihe operators will meet the demand for
an advance. The Michigan miners and
operators will meet tomorrow at Sagi-
nav, the central PENNSYLVANIA meeting
VIII b. held tomorrow at cleariield. and
ne Kentucky at Louisville tomorrow
In the Central competitive district,
composed Of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania, the miners are
celebrating today the anniversary or
the eighi-hour day. The miners IN all
The districts have quit work, awaiting
the signing Of the scale demanded. 1t
Is anticipated that few operators In tho
Southwestern district, composed of Mis-
souri,. Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, indian
Territory and Oklahoma will grant the
scale for the present. and prolonged
strike may follow. In Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, the same question IL am
tielpated.
MfiiHklOU - 'llAVls ~ FFANf'lfA Va 'iN
the Indiana miners organlza ton, an
nounced today that all the operators
IN Indiana south Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. except two. and several
in the central part of the state, HAD
ssnihed their willingness to sign tbs
scale.
Chairman Kolsen OF the Indiana oper-
ators. said that not over two per cent
NJ he i,, al thn
scale, All the mines in Indiana are
closed today, except one or two very
snail wagon mines that supply local
trade There has been no trouble.
IN THE ANTHRACITE FIELDS.
Philadelphia, April 2.--Reports re-
celyed today from the anthracite coal
helds state that the order OF the miners
scale committee directing that mining
Be suspended until an agreement could
De reached with the operators, Is being
obeyed almost to the man. In all three
districts preparations were made by
ne operators for resumption of work
ms morning. Whistles We're blown at
me regular hour and everything was In
readiness for the men To go To work,
b'lt there was no response by the mlt.
es and the day took on a holiday
aspect
Firemen, engineers and pumpmen
VINO ate not affected by the suspension
order. reported as usual, but 1t was APP
parent that the scores of empty coal
ears which had been hurried to the
eoulerles would not be needed unless
an agreement was reached betweei.
resident Mitchell and the coal pres,.
cents In their conference to be held In
New York tomorrow.
mat great many miners believe
mere VIII be bitter struggle between
,ne workmen and their employers was
mehced by the departure yesterday
sna today OF scores OF miners from tho
senuylkiil region. A majority Of these
men are foreigners who will 20 10 thelI
nomes IN Europe and there await the
pueome OF the pending strike.
Al many Of the colleries In the Lu.
ssh-Wyoming district. the mules were
~heh rom the mines, thus Indicatina
way no effort would be made lmmedl.
o,Sy 10 resume mining.
triCts ''''"5 ''ou' cue oiS'
COMPLETE SHUTDOWN.
hansas City. April 2.--There was =
nIrIp ie'e shutdown today In the btu
was. us eoal iields included in the South.
,on'' ern Miners association In MIR.
,ss.,t mas, western Arkansas and th,
N.Y. A few mines operated b,
Sunlon men resumed az usual. NJ
''sorder was reported.
.,n almost every district the eanern
nv el was expressed both by operator,
~ nnlleFs that an AMIGA ble settlement
helf difficulties would SOM "a,
=, aud that the strike would n,
snoFt duration. Nevertheless th,
IN SAID they would remain out mn.
,bssa satisfactory scale IL signed. ant
hn,. way general movement 10 oe no.
R"H store all available coal IN,
,ssnas" Clty Southern. however nm,
rooi an order TO the effect thai n,
~ mined along It's line since Thurs
,, Ny as, Shall be confscated This r,i,
nsah the distribution OF a, 1eas, o.,
Shortage. " ''"''s where there Is
oBEfED STRIKE ORDER.
leading, Pa. Aprll 9-oe,c,ol ,,,o
ths az received In this city today IS /,
nnlner' .nat the Reading compan,
nan TVoeyed the strike order 10 f,
cniia-. .ne anthracite coal around m,
10 mssr vas cleared up today and sen
SALE COMMITTEE READY.
eo nes MOlnes, April 2-The ,o,n, 500,
sn.l,lee appointed by the miners ! n,
a'oIs " Tx basis of settlement q