The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-22
A Large Majority Obey the Order
OF the Recent Columbus
Convention.
They Put Aside Their Tools and
Quit Their Jobs For a
Time.
Can Tsii-nany Operators Favor
Concession.

PIrTsBURa. April 2l.-Ths great coal
strike as far as this district is concerned
appears 20 be a success. Al noon to-day
6OOO men in the river district and 6, 500 IN
the railroad district left ths mines. Dis
patches from the Clsarheld district report
that 10, 900 men there have struck and the
mines are generally closed. In the Phil
lipaburR region. east Of the mountains, all
The miners are idle. The suspension in the
ClOArheld region enforced idleneas on 400
: ainmen on the Buffalo. Rochester a Pitts
burg railroad. In She Connellaville region
the men are still at work, but the leaders
expect to have 1900 men out Monday. The
leaders say the men are largely In favor of
the strike and nearly thrss-fourths are eK-
pected TO lay down their tools.
The strike promises TO be the greatest in
the history OF this country and will involve
nearly $50. 600 men. and will stop work In
mines which produced upwards of 100, 900, =
600 tons Of coal last year. Those miners
received S5s. S09627 in wages In 1880.
Should the strike be effective TO the fullest
extent anticipated. its effect on she bus
insss Of the country would be incalsulable,
as the st:ike will enforce the suspension OF
many trades dependent on the coal indus
try and Ge ously affect operations in the
states affected.
IL is admitted By both sides that the sue
cess Of the strike depends on she outcome
Of the movement in the PittEburg district.
Many operators In this district declare that
It is i'm possible 10 pay the wages asked and
say they ars satisfied to permit the mines 20
remain idle. But this does NOT represent
the sentiment Of all operators, many of
whom acknowledge that the wages de-
mAndsd could be paid IL all keep faith aud
did not seek 10 take advantage.
COLUMBUS, o., April 2l.-Reporta to-day
al she national headquarters OF the Miners
union are 10 the efecS that In the coal fields
In Indiana, where the men havs a contract.
they Will work two daJB week antil May
l. when they will Join the suspension.
Maryland has Joined in the suspension.
On ths New aud KanAwha rivers there Ia
every indication of general suspension.
l, is an open secret that the operators of
this region are In sympathy With the
suspension. and hope the miners
will win. All miners Ia Sunday
creek valley are ouL about 1900.
sT. LOUIS, APRIL 2l.-Adviees from coal
mining districts In southern Illinois are
decidedly quiet. The men in the mines at
Collinsville, Nilewood, CAr.inville, Ainonk
are still at work. Al 81. John the miners
struck a. noon, bat only about 200 men are
concerned. From Bsllevilie 10 is learned
that the miners OF that vicinity will remain
at Wofk. Three thousand miners in Coal
City. Briceville. Garden. Carbon Hill. Clark
CITY anu Braidwood laid down their tools.
PHILADELPHIA April 2L-If all ths miners
in the Clesrneld district OF the bituminous
coal region strike thefs will be 1000 men
ont IN that territory; addsd to these are
900 n the Philipsburg district, 1900 In
the Indiana district. 6,00O in the Jefferson
ffafrf 90 urI In .saf.. A.
COLUMBUS April 21.-Pfesident Mcbride,
of tue United Mine workers, when askea
tonight what he thought OF the progress
OF the strike. said: "hy hopes OF success
are sanguine. / believe 1900 miners
struck to-day. and that bs May l that
number will be increased TO 10000"
PITTsBURo. Kan. ArTil 2l.-Ths antioi-
IaIed strike az II o'clock to-day did not
materihlizs IN this district. The call for
delegate convention in district Ia, to be
held 10 Missouri. will not be represented
By single delegate from the mines here.
IEAvENwoRTH. Kan. April 2l.-The
miners Of the section did not 90 ont on a
- ike TO-DAY. They declared they have
had enough Of sympathetic strikes. being
out of voik thr,e months last year on that
ascount and gaining nothing.
BIRMSGuAM Ala. April 31.-A CorunA.
Walker county. 800 miners joined those
now on strike in this diatTict. A meeting
will be held and probably all the remaining
miners in Walker county will join the
strikers
SPRING VALLEY. ILL.,, April 21.-Ths min
ers Of spring Valley, LnS ,lle. OglesbV.
Peru, SeatonViile. LadI and Loneyville are
now on a atlks. Tn Sc places employ
nearly 1000 miners
PoNERoY Ohio April 2l.-The miners in
twenty-five mines OF this district laid down
their tools to-day. Five operators signihsl
their Willingness TO pay the pric5 demanded.
CHIcAoo April 2L-Speoiai dispatches
from 100 points In Illinois show that the
miners. with few exceptions. obeysd the
order from Columbus TO strike
STRxAToR. Ill. April 2l.-lhe miners Of
this city and vscin.tY this afternoon unan-
imous decided to obey the instructions Of
abe Columbus convention.
wAsHsoros, Ind, Apfli 2l-Au coal
mines IN this district stopped work at noon
and the mines are deserted. All quiet
CHEYEsSK, MVo.. April 2l.-No news has
Teen received here indicating \ strike on
the gATt OF the Wyoming coal miners.