The Irish standard., 1894-04-28
MINERS ARE OUT.
Their Greet Strike Is Now Under
Good Headway.
The Leaders Claim That More Than las, 900
Colliers Have Laid Down Their
Tools In . Number of States
Latest Reports.
FROM MINERS HEADQUARTERS.

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! COLUMBUS, O., April 2a-Presiden,
John Mcbride, of the United Mine
: Workers, has watched the newspaper
. reports of the big coal miners strike
which began at noon Saturday, very
carefully and made comparisons with
) the information received by him. He
estimates the number on strike at 128,-
100, as follows:
Pennsylvania -. so0oo Iowa. ........ l.2Ql
Illinois. "a, 000 Missouri. ...... 1900
11a1sns s s i %ss, rsE4'terv
Tennessee. A,OOO
This estimate does not include Colo
RADIO, from which state contradictory
reports have been received. A few
days ago word " as received from north
state would join the strike. There are
about 5000 miners there. Since that
time no definite information has been
received.
Strike Complete Success.
The strike. so far as Ohio and Penn
syivania are concerned, seems to have
been a complete success The results
in Illinois also have been much more
encouraging than was anticipated.
The advices from the southern Illi-
nois mining region are rather meager up
to this time. P. Fl. Penna, national
vice president of the United Mine
Workers, is at Pana, one of the largest
mining centers in that section of the
state, and the latest information from
him was to the effect that majority of
the men there had voted to strike.
right In Illinois and West Virginia.
1t now seems that Illinois and West
Virginia will be the battle ground in
the competitive district. President
Mcbride estimates that in West
Virginia out of about 5000 miners
1000 have suspended work. William
Fahy, a mem Der of the national execu.
tive board. and Edmund Thomas are at
work in that state and will address a
large number of meetings this week A
dispatch was received from the miners
at Moundsville, w. Va, stating that
the miners had been offered the seven
ty-cent rate demanded, and asking
whether they should accept it and re-
turn to work. President Mcbride wired
them not to accept under any conditions
until further advised. He says that
this will be one of the greatest things
to be overcome in the present strike. as
no doubt in many places offers will be
made to pay the prices demanded and
the miners will be inclined to accept
All Out in Ohio.
In OHIO there has not been a. single
report of a refusal on the part of the
miners to join the movement. Presi-
dent Mcbride says that SO far as he can
determine there is only one place in
Pennsylvania outside of the anthracite
and coke regions where the miners
have not quit work and that is at
Tuttle Creek, where about 1900 men
IRE employed.
strike Extends to Iowa
Press dispatches from Iowa indicate
that none of the miners there have
struck, but President Mcbride has a
telegram from Julius Froh stating that
all the southern part of that state is
out. There are about 5000 miners in
the section indicated.
Cause of the Strike.
The miners are striking for the res
toration of the interstate wage agree
ment which was abandoned during the
summer, first voluntarily by small
number of miners in the Pittsburg dis
trict. and thus forced reduction in
every competitive district in the United
States.
Many operators in this district de-
clare that it is impossible to pay the
wages asked by the miners, and say
they are satisfied to permit the
mines to remain idle. But this does
not represent the sentiment OF all the
operators, many of whom acknowledge
that the wages demanded could be paid
If all would keep faith and not seek an
Railroads Affected.
The suspension of work by the miners
will seriously affect the business of
many railroads. and from one-half to
four fths of the train crews will be
laid off pending the settlement of
The strike. Among the roads most
likely to be thus affected are:
The Hooking Valley, Toledo and Ohio Cen
trail. Ohio Southern Columbus, Sandusky and
Hooking, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Cleveland
and Marietta, Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
Cleveland and Canton, Baltimore and Ohio
and nearly all the lines in Penn
,ylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and
>ther states where the strike prevails
Effect VIII He Serious.
Should the strike be effective to the
fullest extent anticipated, the effect
apon the country will be intellectually
INJURIOUS, as the strike will enforce the
of many trades dependent
1pon the coal industry, and may seri.
,usly affect the operation of the rail-
'oads of the country in the states
where the miners will 20 out.
Where the Strikers Are.
COLUMBUS, o.. April 24.-The great
miners strike ontinues to grow. Tele-
grams poured into the national head
quarters Of the United Mine Workers
n this city Monday indicating many
editions to the ranks of the strikers
md giving assurance that those already
'ut would stand by the order for gen.
raj suspension.
President McBride's estimate of the I
lumber of strikers in detail is as fol-