The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-22
THE BIG COAL STRIKE
MANY Thousands Of Men Over Z
Wide Territory Out


Cgrrssn. Arra IA S1zDasy % sas
era miner ssrsks tonight sfscss that tas
oe41su Of shs Coal Nine wcsksrs'
Assoesstson dss nss 90 far asnsss
IN their calculations - 20 tbs
usxbeY 81 raen xhses ucua1 cesy It's
order 80 20 ozt Frerz reports rscesvsd
IN 70 Midnight j; IL sale 20 Say tnss cTsf
au.so saan~ss are cat and TIE
rroaatsissaes are that 81 fAoss wSo
n. not c.. will bs sd5ed daring
fAe ners reex xa~a these Who we're luxe
warm tetay are ADVISED os The genera
vaskeus TIE rnssers Ct Illinois PeaD-
syixxnia. 0hio, MARYLAND. West Esrxsaas
and . part ef In1iaoa struck 20
snxn. bat those Of IoxA, AEss1sga.
Esasas AMI Cosorato are ssiu hosdsag
hack The Leaders Of sae strike are very
esaxusns that vsctayy viii - snssrs. not
vsshs.araaag the claims Of tne opsersscrs
fhsa they hare enouxh coal 30 last rn;A
ehe warxnssn are starved 20 again take up
sAssr s,scx aad sasvess.
coIsnsrs. O.. April gi-Prssidens
EcBsses. Of the United lsEs
Workers Association, when ask@d
sSnIrtf What Re sAosghs. said Il
do not care TO talk further saaa 20 say
that nag hopes are sangulne. We vil De
yea1y 10 NEE. the operators With references
60 N infuasnens % tie differences 81 anr
time. t<iseTs TIA, IL. oo miners ssrEask
NJ noon io1sy and tha, By Nsy that
number viii be increased TO 1900 In
reference 10 the Il 90 satEracsts miners
esanoi sag whether they viii stsiks ~ nes
They szy. bo~sscr. ihas sha: question 10
t<ins agltste6 80 tae anthracite fields"
AsaIasp, Ky. April 1.-THE strike OF
the e nlted Nine Workers does ncs affect
tfse rasfses ia TIE Big raDAr valley, - no
reduction has heea raa&se IN thai section.
The miners Of the Ashland Coal and Iron
Gcmyany's mine snd those Of the Lsring-
ton and Carter Coanty Mining Company
af Mnnrte srd 4osnt Savage wia 70 out
Essxtssxss. Ala. APRIL Y.--At Corana,
Walker county. so sasn~rs joined those
Baw on strike ia this district A meet
ing viii he he'd .; Days Gap, which will
probably result in ali the remaining mines
In Walker county joining the ssrikers-
HUsrrssrox. Ia. April Gin the
CIearfel9 region the miners struck ~
neon g. agreed, and were joined by the
Huntington and Brosdton Enlnsra
sr Lorss April 2I.-Aavsces from the
coal mining districts Of Southern Illinois
are ieri dsaly quiet The men in the
mines 8, collinsrIile. Milexoot. cariin-
vile aud Minonk are still a. work. At
Deancin there has been . strike OF since
April 10 against Is per cent reduction In
wages No additions 90 the strikers ranks
are reported At 81. John the miners
struck at noon, but onlv about 90 men are
concerned. From Beileviiis IL Is learned
that the miners 81 that vicinity viii re-
main ct work.
PirTssuss. April 9i-Ths great coal
strike. ~ far - this district 10 concerned.
appears 70 be = success At noon today
600 men in the River dls.ric: and 8. 500 in
The railroad district left the mines- Dis
patches from The Elearteid d.s;rics repor,
that ID 90 men there struck and the M lines
are generally closed In the Philispsburg
region. east Of the mountains, ali mines
are Idle and the suspension in the Clear
field region has enforced i6lenes.
on eos uainmen on the Buffalo.
Rochester 8 Psfssbnrg railroad In
the Connellsvills region the men
are still at work. but the leaders expect 10
have 1900 men cut by Monday. The
leaders say tbs nsen are largely in favor O.
the strike. and nearly three-foarths are
expected 10 lay down their tools. The
strike promises 10 ae the creates; in the
history Of the eountry. IL wli involve
nearly $50 CO.. tnsa, and will stop work II,
mines that produced upward oil loo 90. 81
tons OF coal isst year. These ,ninsrs re-
ceavsa as. soa. ST In wages In Isao
kaoaid the strike be effective "a
the fullest extent anticipated. the
loss 10 the baslness Of the country
~onid be inealculahle. as tie strike All
enforce the suspension Of many trades de-
pendent Of the coal industry. I. is ST.
m.tted by both aides that the success Q:
the strike Gepeais on the onteous Of the
movement ia the Pittsbarg distr1cs. May
operators in this distrlca declare il srnFsos
sibls - rsv the wages asked for. and say
they sre satisfied 10 perm.t ths mines q
remain idie. Bat this does not Fepresen;
tae sentiment Of al the operators. many
Of whom Acknowledge that the wages De
handed could ee paid. u AL kept faith sad
did ncs seek advantages
fIrrsHrKa. Kan, APRIL 2l-rhe sntiel
rsted strike az Il o'clock today does nol
tnstefiailzs ia tAls district The cali Cor .
delegate convention ia District Ia. 10 b.
held In Missouri. viii not be Represented
By single delegate from the miaers here
The miners here. with fsw exceptions
have declared TIA, they al,i not stop.
CoIrSsUs. q. April "a --C3enera. rocs
feeling exists between OPERATORS and mia
sss ia the coal 0s.ds 81 Ohio. Al New
ktsastsville the mea are N a good wAy L
stand siege. The majority are owner. 81
their own homes. Several hundred rne-
on the coal roads csatestng hevs viii IL
taro~n oat 81 WORK Ii Is she ouiuton o
tire best miners la Strs.sssllle thar as -ooi
Sc she ceal stored = consamSd all the 4 Is
ftess gill par tie scale ana work will ,
resumed. The operators IA ohso stan,
ready 20 pay the scale provided Flstsbast
wia tai sute .6ae. Fghiie sympathy )
With the strikers. consumers being villa.
10 pay the extra price
iAcKsoS. u, Apsl si.-Au names il
Jackson shat down At IL - Ia. sad I 0s
rasn 5oiHcd the strike. The miners war ksd
So little in the last year thai Easay Of then
have no surplus aai mast satfs- IL a..
ssrsks e0ailnaes any length If TINA
MitLtAssFogf. Ia. Apgtl elise han,
dred miners al tae keistoas snine. Rails
ton, refused 80 wo-k today.
FuittnK1 FAgA. Apyii @f.--if all the min
ers IA ihe Ciessss.d GtssFict of the hitami
teens ecst region s.rik~. there viii .,
eAts men cat IN that territory. added :,
those Of 400 IN the rhsiltpsharg district
Ace IN iadlAna aistsies. 1900 IA Jsferso,
district, su"1 &c Mountain DISTRICT 4
rsoHsncns operator SAID teaav: Ia,
stTtke Is not against = red lctten ia wa.r.
but simply and solely for the rarpo.s O
keepiag the officers Of the ssirsrs' ,,stionA
organization in oftes, Thlnxs nave beer
quiet so lons iasI tie working miner, a,
Kicking against rAylas iae a. "a
.p{ms ~ s-@uakx8 eess