The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-04
STILL 1T SPREADS.
The Coal Strike Grows More and
More Alarming.

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COLUMBUS. May 8. - President Nc
Bride Of the Miners Association and j. S.
Morton. coal operator, have gone to Pitts
burg to attend the conference between the
operators and officials of the Miners AS
ISOLATION. There is rumor of conference
tomorrow at Cleveland to which the Pitts
burg meeting is preliminary.
w. P. McDermott Of the New York and
Cleveland Gas and Coal Company saws
his works are in possession of the strikers,
and until they surrender he would not
talk of settlement. Unless be can be in
duced to join the conference a settlement
is hardly possible,
PITTsBURG. Pa, May 3.-President Nc
Bride and the secretary Of the National
Mine-workers' Union were in conference
to-day with the operators concerning the
demands of the miners. The result of
the confidence was call for a
meeting of operators and miners, to be
held at Cleveland. May 10. The call is
signed by President Mcbride for the
miners and for the operators by w. Fl.
Holcombe of Illinois, James Smith Talley
of Indiana, j. s. Norton of Ohio and l.. F.
Robbins of Pennsylvania. The question
of wages was not discussed.
ST. LOUIS. May 8. = The miners are
gradually closing all the shafts in Southern
Illinois, and In the ST. Louis district few
indeed are now running. The Consoli-
dated company, which has been operating
nearly fifty mines, has only six working
to-day. The Madison company has
stopped work. Except the output of a
few small mines scattered here and there,
ST. Louis is dependent for her supply upon
accumulated stocks. The latest addition
to the ranks of the ''quitters' was an
Edwardsville, H.. mine with 200 men. who
stopped work, induced by crusaders from
the striking districts. 1t is considered
probable that every mine In st. Louis ter
ritory will be closed within the next ten
days.
Seven hundred and fifty miners en-
ploy ed at Mount Olive lines and 500 more
at Stauntcn were persuaded BY the cru
saders to join the strikers to-day.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 3.-State Secre-
tary Guynan of the Illinois United Nine
workers has received a telegram from
State President Crawford at Staunton
saying the BellevIle, Glenburn and Mount
Olive mines. 5000 strong. are marching to
Staunton to ask the miners there to come
out.
PITTsBURG. Kans., May 3.-About two
thirds of the miners at the Weir Coal Com
pany shaft at Kirkwood went back to work
to-day. The Fleming mine of the Western
Coal and Mining Company's works are also
running at full blast. 1t is understood,
however. that the work Is only pending an
order for a general strike. which will prob
ably take place during the coming week.
A delegate convention has been called to
meet here next Sunday. when the plan of
action of the miners will be determined.
S. T. Ryan of the national executive COM
mittee wired headquarters that he had
Weir City. Fleming and Kirkwood in line
aud had the district in condition for gen.
eral strike.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, May 3-The miners
c0nventio at Abba to-day by vote of 65
to 55 ordered strike. 1t will take out 5000
men.
ASHLAND. Ky.. May 3-The blast fur
mace of the Northern Iron Works has been
compelled to shut down from lack of suf-
ficient coal supply. placing In idleness the
last department of the plant that en-
ployed 800 men.
II the miners at Mount Savage and other
points attempt to work to-day they will be
elected. Big Sandy miners are reported
ready to join the strike.
TACOMA, WASH, May 3.-Al work at
the extensive mines of the Northern Pa
cific Coal Company at Roslyn was sus-
pended indefinitely tonight by order of
General Manager Kangley and instruc-
tions have been given the paymaster to