Telegram-herald., 1891-05-03
ECHOES OF MAY DAY
Idle Miners IN Iowa, Illinois
aud Indiana
OPERATIVES SUSPENDED 10 CONFER
The nsa Declare That no strike 10 On
bas That They ~. Waiting the
kssait OF tina Goofsfsnee-
The strikes ia Detail.

srnSsFIxLn. NJ, May 2-ssate
President Goings. Of the Illinois Fed
Grated Miners union. returned from
Chicago and reports that the confer
ence with the coal operators in Chicago
was satisfactory 70 the miners lie said
an agreement was reached 10 hold
joint session Of the miners and OPP
orators OF the state some time next
week IL was agreed to suspend all
operations At the mines until after this
conference, bt.s the miners want il
understood that no strike has been
ordered and that none IL on
Other points in the Illinois coal fields
report a quiet condition Of affairs In
Saline county not a mine has stopped
operations Rock Island sdyiees say
that every mine in that county, "a
well as in Henry and Mercer counties,
h working, and the men are satisfied
with their condition In VerInillion
county there Is no trouble or indication
Of a strike. and in -. Clair county.
while the men took day of. there
was no strike. and operations will be
resumed.
SPEINs VALLEY. III. May a.-All the
mines in this district stopped work Fri
day. Neither miners nor operators
have proposed a basis OF settlement for
the coming year. The miners are un-
der the instructions OF their state Off
GERS and no demand will be made until
sanctioned by them.
SrBEAroE. H., May 2.-The coal op-
g - E..I.t taI
offering last years scale Of prices
Mining was suspended here Friday and
general meeting Of miners held, but
no definite action was taken The feel
ing Ii pacific.
D.ASvILLE. Ill, Nav 2-The large
coal mine operators at Grape Creek. in
GLIDING the Grape Creek Coal Company.
the Speliman Coal Company and Mike
Kelley. suspended work indefinitely
Friday, throwing a thousand men out
81 employment The operators claim
that on account Of overproduction it is
not profitable 70 work the mines.
JoLFEr. m. May a.-The coal oper.
ators in Wilmington and B.aidwood
districts have shut down The miners
demand the same wages as paid the
last six months-ninety- Ave cents per
ton. The operators want them To take
u reduction of seven and one-half cents
per ton and work ten hours a day.
IOWA MINERS ORDERED our.
OsKALoosA. Ia, May 2--The execu-
tive board of the state association OF
the miners held n meeting here Friday
and issued the following order:
ITO rHz MINERS or iowa Your executive
board has ordered you out for the establish
meat o. the eight hour work day. aadyou viii
remain out until further orders from said
board
This Is an independent action by the
Iowa union and will be followed in
part only. Many of the miners will re-
turn 70 work.
Miscreants set fire To- shaft No. OF
the Consolidated Coal Company's works
Friday morning and 100000 worth OF
property was destroyed The miners
in the employ of this company had re-
fused to join in the general strike OF
May I. Attempts were also made 70
burn other shafts.
OTrUNwk. la. May e.--The coal
miners strike il general Throughout,
southeastern Iowa, and covers the Des
Moines valley coal fields. At Keb the
miners made no demand At the great
Cleveland mines she men made a
formal demand for an eight-hour day.
and declared they would stay out
until IL was granted At Hiteman the
men are out. but "a they have made no
demands 10 Is confidently expected that
they will resume work Monday. A,
a.
operators that eight hours would
bc days work hereafter and quit
IN INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, MAY . 1.-Two
thousand miners in Clay county went
out Thursday night, and Friday LEGO OF
them held a meeting az Brazil sec
rotary Russell received n letter from
State President Comiskey asking
the men 60 return 70 work A
COMMITTEES of five was appointed
~ confer with the operators Lete in
the afternoon they reported that the
operators demanded that the men re-
turn 20 work at last years scale
and that they sign an individual
agreement wasviag their rights IN
der The law requiring bi-
weekly paw day ard the weigh
mig Of zeal before screening This the
miners were unwilling - concesle. and
after adopting resolutions Condemns
tory ~ the operators terms an al.
fanrnnaen. was taken till Monday
when another conferences with the
operators viii BE held
There il no change IN the situation
IN Terre Hsntr BY the carpenters
strike for nine hours st thirty cents
FRIDAY tiae bosses offered twenty tive
cents. but the nen would rot accept
The briclsnssous and hedcarri~rs Also
went cut Friday tcr higher wages
These are the enly labcr troubles ~ inn
portsrce IN Indiana
Fer vsYxr. Ind. Nay s.-rhs
unicn painters and timers. sheut 40
men. struck Friday The painters lie
nssna eight hours and thirty~Hve cent.
per hoar. the timers niue hours and
t~entv.nirse cents per hour The eru
rioyers refuse ~ grant the advance.
ST. tsrfs cssvsSrxe= WV
ST Ierrz. Nav s-The carpenters
ord ioiners have euce mere seerssi :
victery against their employers. Tvs
years ago they fouxht for thirty-hvs
rsnts an hs,ur ard a eishe-horr ssy
snd wen Friday shsy ssssed ferry re,ss
On herr s-,d go i. The Sc Lewis sean'
gaaers. so sfrunx. hare wen thssr