Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-24 | Page 8 | Peace Rumors in the Coal Regions Section

PEACE RUMORS IH THE COAL one thousand strikers headed by a brass band parade the streets of blairsville pa in a effort to close the mines Wilkes barre pa slay 24 peace rumors arc again in the air around patrikc headquarter a today president mitchella movements did not erac the slightest indication that he was considering any proposition from the other side or that he was looking for anything that could lead to a settlement reports from the entire coal field showed that every locality was quiet president will leave late alm afternoon for a trip to chicago to see his family alle pa may 24 the striking coal miners have established a camp at this place and active efforts will be mado to close down the mines A brass band from carnegie and nearly 1000 strikers arc here and it is said they will remain until the agreement M signed by the operators president dolan says the men will depend entirely on moral buas ion pally parades will be a feature of the camp II azelton may 24 president defly of this district today notified the owners of the dusky diamond colliery at beaver brook and matthias schwabe operator of a small mine at south which furnishes coal for domestic use to close down until after the strike the former id still at work and no report has been received from south agents of the bituminous fields of west virginia are here trying to secure miners the union officials have notified alie strikers not to go south as they insist there is danger of me early inauguration of a strike in the section where miners are wanted the at the crystal ridge colliery of pardee co have been suspended and bosses put in cuarte of the pumps