New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
THE MINERS STRIKE BEGUN.
WORK STOPPED IN MANY BRT TISH COLONIES.

EFFECT OF THE MOVE on oTHllH INDUSTRIES
BELGIANs SENDING COAL 10 NEWCASTLE.
London, March I2.-Ihe great coal miners strike
begun today, In accordance w Ia the plan OF Tie
Miners Federation, which IN its ma ufeso. few days
ago, declared that the holiday the men proposed U
take for the purpose Of clearing 1e markets OF inc
surface coal and for restricting TIA output IN oraer
to prevent the from using the low prices as an
excuse for lowering wages At . O'Clock this after
the men employed in the mknGs In Lancashire,
Cheshire and Yorkshire stopped work. and the ponies
were removed from the pits. The dliy men remaining
are the surface pumpens', ventiaior at
tendants, etc. whom tile Federation has not called
cut
In Durham, mining work has also completely
stopped Wooden barbados being built around
the mouths OF various pits IN Dur and none Of
the miners Will be allowed inside the Enclosure twenty
thousand miners In Nottingham stopped work at noon
oday. When they out of the pigs, they brought
their tools with them.
The cbal stocks in the Bristol disHrIrt are already
nearly exhausted The miners there have also stopped
work; and "a result the price of otn has game up
Is. a ton. Many manufacturers ucfuse TO pay
the price demanded and have closed their factories
In this respect the action of the uncrs is worknS
greatly 10 the harm of operatives euloycd In other
Industries. One Of the results OF the split that mas
occurred among the North Wales minns is that the
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Will work not more than five days a wenk.
Many of the large industrial establishments In
Leeds and Manchester and on the Tce-slde and Tyne
side and other places n the vicinity of the coleres
dampcd their fires when the operatives left their WORK
this afternoon. This that work gill not be re
suned Monday. the manufacturers rr1Ising TO pay
the extraordinary prices now demanded Or coal. Tho
weather to-day stormy, and the SNOW lies several
inches deep In the villages about the collrres.
Delegates from all the collleres in The County OF
Durham met in the town Of Durham this afternoon and
finally decided that they would submit to reduction
I'm their wages. The Durham and Northumberland
miners not members of the Miners liberation but
have organization Of their own-tle Nslonal Ohioh'
The action of the Durham miners pronis to cause
protIaced strike in that county, the mine-owne>
there declared that If the men stopped work at their
convenience. they would not be EN- plOyed again
except at a reduction of IL IL per cent, The main
question at issue in Durham Northun nerland was
whether the output should be reduced but whether
war; To The tjrst ofer Of a reduction, of 10 per
cent. the men replied with the threat &c strlkS.
They were almost unanimous In relectihg ts sngsesto
arbitration. and their action to-day sOT mat tntN
intend TO fight the masters with the onhT weapon at
their hsndS-a strike.
their families in their households has been obtained
from the mines the pumps there fun l'hing them
water famine will follow the cessation Of work me
and children procuring water from every
have plenty Of coal as the masters have lowed them
TO provide themselves with liberal supplies.
IT Is believed that mt the conference TO be held on
will be decided to limit the holiday TO W eek, and to
restrict the output during the summer.
. Belgian shippers are sending coal to the TYNE and
the Thames, but they refuse 10 give any reformation
TO the quantity they have shipped fhe Golfers
carrying these consenmens expected TO arrive on
Monday. The coal porters will attempt prevent
the discharge of these csrgocs and is feared tina.
this will lead to a renewal of the dock troubles.