Telegram-herald., 1890-04-17
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cHfcAoo, April Is-Tbs indications
are that Nay msst 0f ths soft oosl
miners 0f Illlaols. InGissa ana Pennsyl-
Yazla ~lll 80 cut ga = strlaes snd tA4t
after Ihzs date tEs supply Of soft e2al
wil be limited. II view of thls fast
m4ay of tAs railroads are putting IA
large Supplies ef soft coal, recent psr-
chase Of the Aseaisoa, Topeka Santa
Re accounting % s7s,03o Many OF the
zeal dealers in this city have within the
last thirty hours received orders that
they esA not Ill within a month
sPEIsaFIELD, III, April 10 re-
port which reached this city 70 the Of
feet that the soft-cozl miners OF the
State intended 10 inaugarass strike
the lst Of May dii not occasion any saF-
prise among the miners or operators
Ths operators DO not seem inclined TO
accept the proposed scale. ana the re-
sglt viii probably be the shut down OF
the mines In these regions.
STREATOH, Ill. April Ideal deal
ers say that unless the strike movement
is general throughout the States of llli-
nois, Indiana, Ohio ana Western Penn
sylyania there will be no trouble here,
as the miners Of this region viii not tol-
crate repetition Of last years struggle
when other sections pronted by their
idleness.
COLUMBUS. O.. April l6 AT the joint
convention of miners and operators
Tuesday there we're 15l miners dele
gates, representing between 40, and
80, 600 organized miners, Ohio having
s1 delegates. Illinois 10, Indiana 90,
Pennsylvania II, and West Virginia l.
There were about 75 coal operators,
principally from Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. The following committee on
scale of wages was appointed:
operators, Oscar Townsend and
}. 5. Morton Of Ohio, George Schlenden-
berg and John NJ. Risher, OF Pennsyl-
vania; miners, Thomas Batchford and
Edward Thomas. of Ohio, William
Barker and Abram Winders. of Penn
sylvania- Tho miners of Illinois and
Indiana thought that they should be
represented on the scale committee, as
they were interested in the question OF
wages. IL was decided that they could
have no more than an advisory connec-
tion.
AT the joint convention OF miners
and operators this morning the
scale committee reported they were
unable TO agree. A new COMMITTEES
was appointed with Watchorn and
Rea, OF the United Miners. and Jones,
the President OF the Ohio Association,
as members. The miners are asking an
increase of 20 per cent and a reduction
in the hours Of labor, but have practi-
cally abandoned the latter.
BRAZIL Ind, April 16.-The Indiana
coal operators state as their reason for
refusing to meet with the Miners Ma
tionsl Union at Columbus, o., to fix a
yearly scale, that Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania operators have com bined and have
determined the scale to the operators
disadvantage.
LABOR TROUBLES II CHICAGO.
CHICAGO April 16 The cloak makers'
strike has been settled The 200 men
have returned to work. T. Siegel & Bros.
agreeing TO pay the demand of fifteen
cents advance on the dollar. The firm
also recognized the union.
The embargo placed by the striking
carpenters on building operations in
Chicago continues effective. The OF
fetal veto Oh labor extends not only to
all of their own craft, but now embraces
nearly all trades employed in architect
ural work.
At the close of work Tuesday evening
the great majority Of the bcicklayers,
plasterers, lathers, painters and plumb
ers were laid off indefinitely. There
was no more work for them to do. All
lines OF work had reached the stop
ping place beyond which they could not
go without the assistance Of the csrpen-