The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-22
WON'T GO OUT IN KANSAS.

various parts of Kansas to-day show that
the coal miners in this state are not pay-
ing much attention to the strike order
issued by the United Mine Workers of
America. Only a small number of the
miners in this state belong to the associa-
tion and none of them are anxious
to quit work A great many have been
idle for months and are not in a position
to maintain a strike. The fact, too, that
they have but recently been engaged in
an unsuccessful strike, which made their
condition worse, rather than better, in
clines them to fight shy of another walk
out. Instead of acceding to their de-
mand, the mine owners imported over
1000 negroes from Alabama to take the
strikers places, and most of the colored
men are at work. The white miners who
are at work in the southern part of
the state have little faith in a strike
under the existing circumstances and are
not at all anxious to unite with the men
in other parts of the country who stand a
better show of winning. Furthermore,
the operators have an immense amount of
coal on hand and could shut down for
time without any serious detriment to
their business. They would cease opera
tions rather than listen to a demand for
higher scale.
IowA's MINERS woN'T GO OUT.
Des Moines, Ia, April 2l-The strike
ordered by the United MineiWorkers of
America, to begin to-day, has not ex-
tended to the Iowa miners, and it is not
believed the men in this section will Join
the movement, Comparatively few miners
belong to the order in this state, and the
command to strike, therefore, has
no effect on the large majority here In
any event, they are not in a position to
leave their employment Work has
been dull and many are deeply in debt
| and could not afford to quit at the present
time. A few organizers are endeavoring
to work up a sympathy strike, but they
met with little encouragement Nearly
all Of the mine owners employ
! sprinkling Of negroes, and while many
of the whites have local unions, they
realize that it would be folly to strike,
as it would be easy to get col
ored men to I'LL their places. Dispatches
from the center of the Iowa belt, say that
the miners in that section show no signs
of quitting. They are not financially able
to take part in the strike.
THE FIGHT IN ALABAMA.
Birmingham, April 2t.--At Corona,
! Walker county, this morning, 500 more
miners Joined those now on strike in this
district. A miners meeting is being held
| at Days Gap, which will probably result
in all the remaining miners in Walker
| county joining the strikers. The leaders
| of the strike are holding conference here
to-day with Birmingham merchants with
| a view TO settling the wage difference. No
result in reference to this has yet been
| reached.
The situation at Blue Creek remains
unchanged One hundred imported negro
! laborers are still at work under the pro-
| lection of deputy sherifs, and the opera
tors are making efforts to get more ne
| groes.
1900 OUT IN ALABAMA.
| Birmingham, Ala, April 21.--The
! strike situation grows more and more Sc
rious. The union miners of the Walker
| coal fields are out tonight, only machine
mon being at work There are now fully
| 1900 men out and more are said to be
| preparing to go out. Negroes are being
! placed in one or two of the mines.
5000 OUT IN THE JELLICo DISTRICT.
Washington, April 21.-A special from
Knoxville says: "Three thousand miners
! left the mines in the Jellico district, and
! 5000 refused to go out in the Coal Creek
| district, fearing starvation. The opera
| tors say they will win, and when the men
return to the mines they will be paid less
than when they went out"
COAL CREEK MINERS WON'T STRIKE.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 2l.-There are
1 1,500 to 1900 miners in the Coal Greek dis
trict, and the striking miners at Jellico
| are making strong efforts to get them. to
| join in the strike begun there at noon to-
! day, The Coal Creek miners in the Black
/ Diamond, Anderson county, uand other
! mines of the district met in body to-day
| and resolved that they would not Join in
! the proposed strike. There was no diff
| ference between them and their employers
and they are determined to resist all de-
mands made upon them by the strikers.
INDIANA MEN REFUSE TO STRIKE.
Brazil, Ind, April 21.-The block coal
miners Of this and neighboring sections
/ at an immense meeting, Notwithstanding
their officers urged them to strike to-day
! as per the order issued, refused to do so
! by a majority of 20. Their contract
with the opera tors expires May /, and
will be carried out.
SPLIT IN ILLINOIS.
Springfield. H., April 31.-Over 20, 00C
coal miners of this state joined in the
general strike to-day In the northern
fields the order was generally obeyed,
nearly 1000 men being out already and
several thousand more are expected to
take similar action tomorrow
At meetings called for the purpose, the
5000 miners employed in this, the central
district, went out at noon. In the South.
ern Illinois fields the order to quit work
/ WAS llOb OB6gtAA " bAiJ oPpiCNAdDAC GAbCub
hardly 1000 miners laying down their
| tools.
ALL AT WORK IN COLORADO.
Denver, Col, April 2l.-Colorados coal
mines are not interfered with much by
the general strike The order of the
national body, calling out the miners, was
not regarded in this state, and the men
continue at work as usual The miners
have worked on short time during the
winter, and believe that but little
is to be gained by striking at the present
| time.