Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Reports of the Miners Action All Over
the StQte.

the state.
ALTOONA, Pa. April 21.-An the coal
mines in Blair county, which have been ac-
lively operated, are located at Bennington
and in the vicinity of Kattaning. They em-
ploy 500 men. Three months ago the rate of
wages was cut from as to 40 cents a ton,
and two weeks ago some of the operators
made another reduction to 35 cents. The
men all quit work yesterday, twenty-four
hours in advance Of the time fixed by the
Columbus meeting.
Cambria county has 600 miners, every one
of whom went out at noon today. The men
at Gallitzin. in that county, quit work yes
terday morning, and all those employed at
Frugality and 500 men at Hastings, quit at
noon. All the other miners at Hastings and
those at Patton Joined the strikers at noon
today. The miners at Ben's Creek, Lily's
Portage. Somnam. Southfork and Summer
Hill continued at work today until noon,
when they also went out
This includes the entire Cambria county
mining district. Some of the Cambria
county operators tried to induce the men
to continue at work by promising TO pay
from this date whatever the price may be
hereafter fixed should the strike be sue
cessful. but the men refused to accept such
| terms. The small operators admit that the
price Of mining is too low, but they say
tHey were IOrceQ Dy tne larger companies
| to scale ii down to meet prices Of coal No
one here feels competent to give an opinion
as to the outcome of the strike II is gen.
orally admitted, however. that the miners
will succeed If they can hold out a month
No disorder has yet been reported In this
district
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-If all the
miners in the district known as the Clear
field strike today there will be 200 men out
of work in that territory. Added to that
there are 500 in the Phillipsburg district
1000 in the Indiana district 5000 In the
JEFFERSON district and about 5000 in the
Mountain district.
A prominent operator said TODAY.
The strike Is not against a reduction in
wages. but simply and solely for the pur-
pose OF keeping the officers of the miners
natiorai organization in office. Things had
been quiet for so long a time that the work.
ing miners were kicking against paying big
salaries to general officers for doing moth
ing. As far as We are concerned, we have
been practically maintaining charity or
ganization for some time. 1t would have
paid US to have closed our mines six months
ago. When we found ii necessary to re-
duce wages in order to keep the men at
work they accepted the situation, and did
not offer objection"
The gentleman quoted Is a member Of a
firm employing several thousand miners
HUNTINGDON, Pa, April 21--Advices
from the Cumberland bituminous coal
regions state that all is quiet there this
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miners struck at neon today. as agreed,
and in this they were Joined by the Hunt
ingGon and Broadtop and the East Broad
top miners.
PHILLIPSBURG. Pa, April 21.-The big
strike may be said to have begun yesterday
when nearly all miners working along the
Beach creek suspended work, some of them
having not sufficient coal dug to keep fires
in boilers this morning. The men in this
district who will strike number at least
1900.
The Houtsdale and Osceola miners quit
promptly at II o'clock today. There was no
excitement. The men are determined, and
the operators say that they have sufficient
coal in the market to keep their customers
supplied for two or three weeks. No trouble
Is anticipated unless some of the operators
should undertake to start their mines, in
which event the scene in the coke region
Will be repeated here.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, April 2I.-There
is great uncertainty Throughout the entire
region today as to the probabilities of the
cokers joining the general strike Among
the operators the opinion is general that the
men will not go out. They say that cokers
are discouraged at the failure of the recent
strike and will not quit work soon again
The strike leaders, however, are confident
the men will come out again. and that they
will be successful this time because they
have the backing of the national board
Meetings are being held today to elect
delegates to the Scottdale convention, which
meets Monday, to decide the question.
Apparently "A Success.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April 21.-The great
ccal strike far as this district is con-
cerned, at least, appears to be a success.
At noon today the 5000 men in the river
district and the $500 in the railroad dis
trict laid down their picks, and after re-
ceiving their wages. quietly left the mines.
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