Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-01
Reports From Many Of the Indus
trial Centers Today.
THE MOST DEAFFECTION IN PIYTSBURG
May Day Observed in Europe for
the Most Part Quietly.
AN EXPLOSION IN PARIS.
THROUGHOUT THE LABOR FIELD.
Concert OF Action Lacking I'm the strtkss
Today.

Concert OF Action Lacking In the strtkss
Today.
New York. May The threatened strife for
eight hours q day. fixed for May 1. began in
earnest this morning 30 far as the house
smiths are concerned. and with them all Incl
dental trades are out. This morning IL was
stated that at least $500 men, representing
differ emit trades are on strike. One firm gave
in TO the men yesterday and seven other firms
signed the agreement this morning.
Throughout Pennsylvania
HUNTINGDON, May The proposed general
strike of the bituminous miners has been de-
clared of and the work will therefore continue
as usual
SUSBURY. May There Ia no talk or thought
Of a strike among any Of the railroad men
around this city.
In the shamokin and Mount Carmel coal
region there will be no strike.
PLYMOUTH, May The 900 miners and Ia
borers employed by the dozen anthracite col
lieries Of the Lehigh Wilkesbsrre Coal Company,
Delaware, Lackawana and Western and Dels-
ware and Hudson Company in and about this
place and at Avondale are all At work more or
less today.
Prrrsrox, May The various mines and
collieries Of the Pennsylvania Coal Company
are in operation today.
ASHLAND. MAY I.-fhe miners al all collieriss
in this district are working ss usual today.
HoNEsDALE. MAY The men employed ~
the coal docks OF the Delaware and Hudson o.
nal Company are working a usual today.
LUzERSE. May The seven mines here today
are in operation usual and no demonstrstaon
will be made.
SCRANTON, May The anthracite miners a
| the Lackawanns district in this immediate W
cinity are working a. usual and everything y
| quiet today.
NASrIooKE, May The collieries Of the sus-
quehanns Coal Company at this place and Glen
| Lyon are being worked today as usual:
| KINGSTON May The collieries Of the Kings
ton Coal Company and Delaware, Lacksvsnna
and Western Company are working some on
full time, others on half time.
| CARBoSDALE, May The collieries operated
by the Delaware and Hudson Company in this
city and vicinity are running today with the
usual force.
MOUNT CARMEL. Nav l.-Instead Of q strike
there general resumption OF work at the
| colieries in this district this morning. Since
| the disastrous Reading railroad strike no effort
has been made TO maintain the knights OF
Labor and Amalgamated Association In this
section, and il would be extremely difficult 30
bring the 20 900 miners of this valley 20 strtks
for any cause at the present time.
| WnKEsBARRE, May The day seems fair
| TO be a very quiet one in this section. Up TO
noon today no strike or lockout has occurred
| in this city or vicinity according 10 informs-
ton secured by the Associated Press represen-
| tative.
| PrTrsBuRa, May LIN all the figuring on the
probable number Of men participating In or
affected and likely to be thrown idle by che
strike there has been exaggeration. Az the
outside there not more than 900 men on
strike today.
TRMBLr, ONO, May All the miners Of
Lucas district No. are out today. They num-
Der about LOO men.
Lexington and Gore. both small mining
| towns in the same field. report their mon ~
work with no intention of going out at present
SHAWNEE May l.-yice President Nuesnt
this morning instructed the miners OF The dis
trict to stay out, as no settlement had been
reached.
JACKSONVILLE, Nav lover 500 miners ibis
morning notified the bank bosses that no one
excepting the bank bosses would be allowed
around the mines until the question Of vNsss
was settled.
NEw srInrsvunr. MAY MINERS are I'll -
work, but are hourly expecting deleesssoa
from the Hooking valley to compel star0y7lis
miners to strike, as was threatened
In Indiana
TERRr HAurr, IND, May Mot lees than
5000 miners in Indiana quit work last night be-
cause the wage scale for the year beginning 10
day had not been signed.
BRAZIL, ISp., May The miners strzks b
on today and !, 500 block coal miners md -
bituminous GOAL miners are in il.
In ninois.
BELLKvnLE, IL, May There win b no
miners strike in this coal district and there b
apparently no disposition among the minsn -
Join such a movement.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-Dispatches from
Duquain, III. say the most stubbornly ooo-
tested coal miners strike ever had in this d.
| trict was inaugurated this morning.
In West Virginia
WHEELING, w. Va, May THE miners en-
ployed in this vicinity, to the number OF Loo.
quit work this morning account a the
| operators failure to sign the scale.