Evening journal., 1891-04-10
MINERS GO OUT IN MAY.
The Strike Will Affect Five
Hundred Thousand People.
TIE EIGHT HOUR DAY REFUSED.

The Operators and Their Mems Repre-
scntatives Gould Not Agree and the
Conference Adjourned--Th Cookers win
Treat Personally with Their Employees.
PITTsnURG, April i0-The joint conven-
tion Of the coal operators and miners has
adjourned sine die. No agreement was
reached on the eight hour question. The
committee appointed on hours Of work re-
ported that they were unable to agree
President Ray said that the miners must
have eight hours, and for this sole purpose
had the miners representatives come to
the convention. Colonel Martin, Of Ohio,
said that under the circumstances the op-
orators could not concede the demand and
he then moved that the convention ad-
journ This motion was promptly second
ed and the convention adjourned sine die.
General Strike IN Nay.
This means that general strike Of the
miners will go into effect on May 4 The
coke workers will adopt new tactics to set
tie the great strike The leaders have
agreed to stand aside and allow the men
to act. With this end in view a conven-
tion Of the strikers was called by Peter
Wise for today, the object being the ap-
pointment Of a board OF Cancellation. The
board win consist Of men entirely from the
ranks, and will ask for conference with
the operators as representatives OF the en-
ployes and not as an organization.
They Want Peace.
Peter Wise master workman of the
Knights Of Labor, and Vice President
Penna, of the United Mine Workers, have
left for the east. Wise will stop at phila-
delphia, where he will appear before the
general executive board OF the knights of
Labor and try to induce Mr. Powderly to
come here. Penna will visit the head
quarters Of the American Federation of
Labor ia New York. In speaking Of to-
days convention, Peter Wise said. I'VE
want peace. II the men can make terms
with the operators, the officers and leaders
arc willing to step aside. The operators
have said that they are willing to meet tho
men, and we will give them an opportunity
TO do So
both WIN Fight Desperately.
The miners and operators Immediately
held separate meetings The operators
talked over the situation and agreed 10
fight on May /, and fight hard. They wiki
hoiu hnothef meeting soon.
AZ the miners meeting the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved That the miners Of the competitive
field demand an advance for pick mining
/ equivalent 70 an advance Of ton cents per tonin
/ the Hooking field on the basis of an eAght hosu
| day, and that no place resume operations until
i al have received the advance, or untfi advised
i y resume by the national executive toard
A meeting of the executive board OF the
| United Mine Workers Of America was
held last night. Il was decided to order
out the men at Coshocton, o., and in
Tioga, Pa, and fight the operators In
those places. The grievances are local.
The operators also held meeting lasf
night and decided 20 communicate with
the western operators to make preparations
for the fight next May.
Colonel w. p Rend said: 1T is with ex-
treme sorrow see the agreement shat
tered. There will undoubtedly be a strike
on May !. There will be 100000 persons
affected by il, and the biz industries Of the
country will be prostrated p