Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-26

Colchester, ILL.,, April 21.-There is no
indication of a miners strike here and
none will take place.
Rock Island, ILL.,, April 21.-At the
Coal Valley Mining COmpany's mines
the men are still at work and no
trouble is looked for. A report from
Mercer county is to the effect that
the men in the Gilcheyst mines quit
this morning.
Danville, Ill, April 21.-Miners al
the Paramount shafts went out today
The Miners Consolidated Coal com
pany will have a meeting tomorrow to
decide the matter of going out.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 21.-Two thousand
miners employed in this county and at
Pennington, Cuba, st. David, Bryant,
Dumferline, Middlegrove and other
places in the Peoria distric1. composed
of the three counties of Peoria, Fulton
and Tazewell, joined the strike today.
At many cities miners refused to go
out.
MuTphysbOro, H., April PA
meeting of 300 miners this evening
ordered a general strike in this county.
Twelve hundred men will obey the
order.
Canton, ILL.,, April 21.-The miners
at Dumferline, Bryant, st. David and
Norris went out today.
Spring Valley, ILL.,, April 21.-The
miners of Spring Valley, La Sale
Ogelysby, Peru, Seatonville, Iced and
Loreyville quit today. The places
employ nearly 1000 miners and every
man is out.
Duquoin, ILL.,, April 21.-The miners
are out at Muddy Valley, st. Johns
and Duquoin. No prospects of settle
ment.
Streator. ILL.,, April 21.-At a mass
afternoon it was unanimously decided
to obey the instructions Of the Colum-
bus convention.
DesMoines, Iowa, April 21.-The
miners of this section are not infiu-
enced by the strikers in other places.
All mines are in operation.
Leavenworth, Kas., April u 1.-The
miners of this section did not 60 out
on a strike today.
Pittsburg, Kas., April 21.-The
anticipated strike today did not occur
in this district.
Baltimore, Md, April 21.-Interviews
with presidents, managers and opera
tors of leading coal mining companies
indicate that there will be no general
strike among the Maryland miners.
Macon. Mo-, April 21-The Bevier
miners all suspended work today.
The men working at Ardmore, I. T.,
decided not to go out.
Cincinnati, O., April 21-In the Bel
laire district there are 5000 miners,
but not more than half struck today.
Operators in this district are with the
men so long as they will insist on the
scale for Pennsylvania operators. The
same conditions exist in Herking Val
ley, but the men all went out there.
In Jonathan Creek valley a thousand
men went out in the CoShertOn district
all the men went out. Miners and
operators are cooperating to compel
Pennsylvania and West Virginia to
pay the scale. Men generally are out
in Kentucky.
Huntington, Pa, April 21.-Con-
trary to expectations the miners in
Huntin gton and Broadtop region to-
day did not strike.
WellsbOro, Pa, April 21.-Two
thousand coal miners at ArnOt, An
trim, Morris Run and Fall Brook, in
Tioga county, obeyed the order of the
United Mine Workers association and
went out on a strike today.
Clearfeld, Pa, April 21.-Through-
out this section all mines shut down
today. In the HOutzdale district, to
which at least 5000 men belong, every
man is out.
Phillipsburg, Pa, April 81 Ten
thousand miners and laborers are idle
in this district. This does not i'll
clude several thousand miners in the
Dubois and PunXsutawney Districts
who are also out.
Gallitzin, Pa, April 21.-In the
sixth bituminous district of Pennsyl-
vania fully 5000 men are on a strike
Bellefont, Pa, April 21.-Miners
in the Snow Shoe and Karthans dis
trict, numbering over 1,SOO went on
a strike at noon.
Tacoma, Wash, April PA spec
ial to the News from Franklin says
the coal miners of Washington have
decided not to strike.
Charleston, w. Va, April p. The
best information obtained from many
coal operators indicates that few if
any of the Kanawha miners will go
out. Men in other fields quit today,
however.
Cheyenne, Wyo., April SO far
as can be learned not a single miner
went out in Wyoming.