The morning call., 1894-05-07
STRIKE THEIR CRY.
MilIers May Next Give
Trouble.
ORGANIZED BY SOVEREIGN.
May Soon Tie Up all the Big
Flourmills.
)RGANIZED BY SOVEREIGN.
MORE MINERS HAVE GONE OUT.
Many of the Mines In Colorado
Where Trouble Is Expected
Have Closed.

KANSAS CITY, May 6.--It is given out
here on good authority that the flour in
terests the country over may have to con-
mands which are to be presented TO the
mill-owners as soon as the organization
now being established among the millers
is on firm footing. 1t appears that while
General Master Workman Sovereign of
the Knights of Labor was in Minneapolis
,ostensibly lending moral assistance to
Grand Chief Debs in the Great n ortheTn
strike his real purpose was TO organize the
millerS within the ranks of the Knights of
Labor. He succeeded In forming an
assembly and $50 millers signed the char
ter of the assembly. A member of the
latter, who is now in the city, but who de-
slres his name withheld. states that organ
iZers are now or will soon be at work in
Duluth. Milwaukee, Rochester, New Y ork.
Buffalo and St.i Louis, and that while there
is no strike at present there is certainly a
prospect that demands will be formulated
and presented to the millers.
The local organZa tlons of which the
millers were members will be merged into
Knights Of Labor assemblies. The millers
here and at Topeka are not situated so as
to be brough: in at present. but they will
be as soon as possible, to effect an organi-
Zation.
BLossBURG, n. NJ, May 6.-Four hun
dred miners employed in the Santa Fe
Company's mine at this place have gone
out and will not resume work until the
strike 10 the East is settled. The commit
tee of miners which induced the men to
strike has gone to Los Cerrillos. which is
the only remaining colliery on the Santa
Fe system in operation.
TRINIDAD. Colo, May GAIL the mines
in this district are closed down with the
exception of Soprts. at which place about
$50 men are still at work. Trouble has
been anticipated at this mine, and about
80 deputies are on duty. General Manager
Keebler of the Fuel Company is here and
has announced that the company propose
to operate the SOpris and Berwin mines at
all hazards, but that if the Engie miners
did not return to work Monday that plant
would be closed down for the summer.
1t is said that the Gray Creek miners will
go to work Monday, although this has not
yet been definitely settled.
CLINTON, Mo, May 6.-The miners of
Deep Water. Brownington and North Star
to-day declined 10 meet Organizer Nc
Gregor of the United edMine-workers'U Union.
which indicates that refusal to strike will
be made. A Dass-meeting was held to-
day, and. alth ough no declaration was
adopted, 1t is understood the men will con-
tinue to work.
GAINESVILLE, Minn., May 6.-Deputy
United States Marshal Shortall arrested
seventeen ex-strikers last night. A Joint
bond of $4,000. signed by. thirly-four
property-holders of the city and county.
was promptly executed. The charges are
based on acts of violence committed during
the strike
PITTsBURG, Kans., May 6.-At a mass
mesting of the strip pit coal operators of
the district an organization was agreed
upon and the following significant resolu-
tion adopted:
Resolued That we are utterly opposed 10
strikes in any form, and that we will not stop
our work at the dictatlon Of any one.