Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-05-02
Reports From Various Sections
as to the Probable Outcome
of May Day.
In some Of the Traces a Fight
Will be Made for the Eight
Hour Day.
The Ohio Miners.

COLUMBUS. o., April 3O.-The de-
termination OF the executive board Of
the United mine workers and the
presidents Of the state organizations
at their meeting in this city at the
first Of the week to defer a strike In
the interest of the eight hour labor day
does not seem to have definitely set
tied the question even among the
Miners Of OHIO. The executive board
also made . proposition to the Ohio
operators they would continue at the
old rate for mining and accept nine
hours for the coming year, beginning
tomorrow. A meeting Of the opera
tors was called for Columbus yester-
day and they are still in session and
refusing to accept the proposition OF
the miners unless they can have some
assurance that the agreement will not
embarress them to such extent 1hat
competing field like Illirois aud Penn.
sylvanis will beat them in the market.
The Ohio miners also vonvened this
morning and q committee was ap-
pointed for conference with the oper-
atois. They do not expect to con-
clude the business before tomorrow.
The operators have made a proposition
that they will pay the present prices,
seventy cents for Hooking valley.
with other districts on the usual
graded scale for the rtata, il the min
ers will conc6 de in regard to the nine
hour day and leave that open so as to
give the operators an opportunity to
meet competitors. Ohio miners vary
in their days work from three
to four hours, according to the district.
There are no reports indicating q
strike and the leaders confidently ex-
psct q compromise before the conven-
tions adjourn in this city. Some Of the
miner delegates to the state conven-
tion, representing the strong districts
are disappointed over the action OF the
board Of United Miners in pOstponing
the strike for an eight hour day.
There is q much stronger sentiment
in that direction than has deem re-
ported, but the national officers expect
their course will be / dorsed. There
is nothing. however. to indicate that
the miners in any fields of the state
will go out tomorrow aud no other
line Of trade has made preparations in
that direction. having been led to
believe the miners would thake the
initiative.
TROUBLE EXPECTED AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. April 3O.-Ifthe develop
ments In the labor situation can be
said TO be the forerunner Of what is to
happen tomorrow, one CT the most
serious strikes in the history of st.
Louis IL iminent. The number Of
men who will go out will be fully
5000. The carpenters council has
received notice from the headquarters
Of the brotherhood Of carpenters and
joiners, at Philadelphia, warning the
members to stay away from East ST.
Louis on and after May lst, as the
prospect of trouble is very imminent.
The men 1t seems have been prepAr-
ing for trouble on the east side of the
river as well ss in st. Louis proper.
Their strength in East st Louis is
estimated at 700, which includes the
workmen in several of the surrounding
towns aud villages. The matter has
been kept very quiet, but II is under
stood in labor circles in this city
that the bosses will tomorrow
morning be presented with demand
that eight hours constitute a days
work at the old pay for ten hours,
The first defiuite information given
out in regard to the affair was this
morning, from which time strenuous
efforts have failed to receive either a
corroboration or denial that the May
day strike will Occurr. st. Louis
carpenters have received warning not
to cross the Mississippi river in search
of work, which makes il evident that
trouble is anticipated. At the Gen.
trail Trades and Labor Union head>
quarters this morning a list OF prob
able strikers was made out by SEQ.
Nc Mshon, IS a close estimate OF the
number Of men who will strike
tomorrow This list is as follows:
Carpenters, 2,lOO; marble cutters, 800;
timers, $50; inside wire men, l25;