Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
TREY Still HOLD out
Indiana's STRIKING Miners show No
esgu Of Yielding.
THE ViBlsH COLLIERIES ARE IDLE
rae opsrassss ere Uessr1tssA - ssasa
oss Asaisss the kaass-A Csn-
pssalss AppArsptiy O~t Of
tie Qasstfss.

resehing the interesting point when
both sidss are tskiax . second hold for
the tag of wax. The strike began mere
thss nontA ago. bat for two or three
weeks IL ives sss formally indorsed by
the national organization Of United
Miae workerA II IL the hrst strike in
many years In this state In which both
tho block coal and bituminous coal
miAers we're engaged
Ossgta ~ shs Ssrths.
Ths Indiana block coal Geld 10 entire
" sonnrsa - the limits Of Clay county.
which sdjokns this county on the east
known - bitaninesA which il mined
in Iadiana froa - miles north Of here
through the Wabash valley to VIM
eennss and On ssath 70 Evansville.
There 10 also large output TO the east
OF tho valley. bus not further than .
line running due seath from Indianspo-
liA ksasay ell this soal 10 ssld accord
ing To The Chicago msrket price.
Uali tsur ysass ego there had been
recognised di6crsass Of Is cents in
the prios fsr miainx the two kinda Of
coal. TIE block ccal miners receiving
the higher price. The difference in
selling price at retail of sle two kinda
was three times that s;nouut Three
yssss ego al she federation meeting
~ Coiumbcs, O.. miasrs and opcr-
ators Agreed upon scale Of wages
for sevcrsl states, eut the bituminous
opsfassrs OF isiiana wishdrew without
ra.ifyioy the sgrsancES Then fol-
lo~eh Che strike Of tho block
wages The S&uminous operators con-
tinusa saying shs old price and there
cnsusd . qaasrel In the Operators
S:ata asAociaNoa the block operators
dropping out The bituminous coal
took the place al the block in many in
stances during the long strike.
When the yoarly scale was 70 be
signed last May the block miners made
another effort to secure an increase of
wages, bu' failed The bituminous
men renewed their contract at 20 cents,
the block coal schedule being IS.
Miners never like to strike in the
spring or summer. So the miners
worked through the summer. contem-
plating . raise November in accord
snce with the old-time sliding scale
that dxed higher rate for the winter
six msnths of the contract year
UIoek Niners STRIKE for Raise.
The block men asked for IS ceuta
They were refused. They struck and
then appealed to the bitumiuous men
to Join them. The state officers of the
United Mine Workers ordered the men
out without frat asking for the Co
lumbus scale OF rs cents. They
admit that there was not any.
thing fair in doing this. but that the
exigencies of tho situation forced
them to do so. The block men had
said to the bituminous miners: IF you
dc not help us got IS cents and we are
cota pslled 70 work at 76 cents the
bituminous operators next spring will
insist on the old dis sinction Of At least
10 cents difference. by which the bi-
luminous miner would receive no more
than Is cents"
Thsusaads Of Idle aItnsrA
Thh vss the main cause Of The
atstkA About 1000 miners went out
Ao6uS 900 gre at work at the Colum.
taa sesss~ tie latter in the bituminous
mira Mere than a thousand have left
the stA'e. Eany going to Texas, but all
49, Isses to como back soon The strike
ts..g nsyeurated in such an in
fesaat a.spner no adequate pro-
si.,oa he'd Lecu made for bestowing
the Dement'S Of . relief fund, but the
national organization Is beginning to
send in money, small at first. with the
promise Of larger amounts. The oper.
ators s~s determined to 6ght 1t out
Ne stgs Of Giving Up.
II las bseD persistently reported IN
the specsal dispatches originating In
Brase dasiog the lsst week that the
block coal minen were gradually re-
tn,-Ase - ~ssk and that tho spinal
ce'ssss q the strike lad been
srsUVs1 - twain. As . matter
pf ~vtA the situation In the
bl.ek eesi segion, carefully canvassed.
aess not ec.y fail 70 warrant such
report Sss fully refutes It. II the les
soa tausAs by inquiry into the ques-
NsN-inquiry whose sole aim was 10
ascsvtain the facts-may be rcckoned
"a ~slish!e. these men arr frmer and
more confident to-day than when the
ed,ea osss vent forth declaring the con-
6iea 90
30 law Shall os Violated.
I'VE ssai! violsse no law" said
Samuel Aadersou. the veteran miner
OF KniahtsvillA I'VE profess 70 b
w-sbsdiug citiseus and 70 b.
lovsi 70 our state. In the pro-
ionysd struggle OF 1859 we main
taiasa peace, keeping within the
bounds Of decency and honor. and
il 70 probable we shall not do lcss this
tia II the operators saw as In
velved il turmoil aud riot they would
be IN svssy rsspsct well pleased. but
shsss ere fatal coatin gencies which we
shall ssrefully avoid Public sympa-
thy never drifted in the same channel
with ouslswry."
nat rev "Biaehssss.-
Within . strip OF eountu IS miles
lope and { miles vide. extending
fron Carbon. Perth and Lodi on the
south. and frea Harmony on the east
- Brasil e. shs vest are souprised all
the bieck eeal mines in Indiana
when shs inAustry 10 active s,soo
nssers are employed is this soan area
81 erouaA Mssy sf them have left
since the strike was began. bat
Of the great number remaining