The record-union., 1894-04-23
THE BIG MINERS STRIKE.
OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND
MEN QUIT WORK.
The Suspension in Western Pennsyl-
yania and Ohio About Complete
No Trouble Reported.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN


COLUMBUS (O.), April 22.-Chairman
Mcbride of the United Mine Workers
was busy to-day comparing press dis
patches and newspaper reports of the big
strike with information at hand. His re-
viSed estimate shows that more men have
struck in the competitive districts and
fewer in the outlying districts than anti
cipated, but the total number of men re-
mains about the same as given yester-
day, $4,000. In Illinois, he states, there
are $4,000 out of $4,000 idle; Indiana, 1000
out of about 5000, and in West Virginia
1000 out of 5000. Conventions are to be
held in Illinois and West Virginia Tues
day next. when efforts will be made to
bring all the men into line. President
Mcbride expects definite information by
letter from nearly every district to-mor-
row. There seems to be no doubt but
that the suspension in Western Penn
sylVania and Ohio is about complete. No
reports have been received of any dis
turbanceS, and none are expected, as a
friendly feeling seems to prevail.
THE GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE.
ST. PAUL, April 22.-Locally, there is
little change in the Great Northern strike
situation. Tomorrow the company Will
hea@z from its dissatitied employees, but
only in person, the union leaders not be-
ing recognized until the employees have
designated them as their representatives.
The train bearing the Deputy Marshals
that left here at 8 o'clock for the West
reached Fergus Falls at 1:30 A. NJ, and
left at $50 for GAINESVILLE, arriving there
at 9 A. NJ. The deputies mot no difficulty
| in getting out trains. By clearing up the
/ business at Barnesville the line is now
open from ST. Paul to Neche, n. ID.
| Twenty nine deputies remained there to
guard the company's interests. A big
train from the West passed through here
at 4:40 and another at 3 P. NJ. President
| Foster received a message from Hogan
tonight to send down a committee of
three with instructions that there would
be no concessions.
LITTLE DANGER OF A STRIKE ON THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
TACOMA (Wash.), April pa secret
Grievance Committee representing the
Great Northern strikers at Seattle visited
Tacoma yesterday and held a conference
with Joseph B. NJ. Johnson, Chairman of
the Federated Board of the Northern Pa
cific employees. While the object of the
conference was kept a secret by the COM
mittee and Mr.. Johnson, ii is generally
believed by officers of the Northern Pa
citic labor organizations that the purpose
was to endeavor TO get the Northern Pa
cific employees to order a strike on that
road. The employees of the Northern Pa
cific are now working under schedule
which gives them lower pay. and they
claim not as many rights as the one abro-
gated several months ago did.
When seen, Mr.. Johnson said that
there was not the slightest danger of a
strike by Northern Pacific employees.
I'VE have already settled our differences
with the officials of the Northern Pa
citic,n said he. Before we would order
strike, we should make every attempt
to arbitrate, and 1t would be months be-
fore the strike would be really ordered"
This morning matters seem to be as
suming different complexion. The Ia
coma branch of the American Railway
Union held an all night session discuss
ing the proposition made by the Seattle
committee yesterday. Some members
favor a strike, while others are against it.
The meeting was secret, ahd the subject
is considered of such Importance that all
members except actual employees Of the
Northern Pacific were excluded.