Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-26
LATE REPORTS.
They Show That Nearly 10000
Coal Miners Are Out.
ALL ARE OUT At NiRCELIyE, NO.
The Mines Being Worked Round Nevada,
NO., and Eastern Kansas-A Few
small Mines Running In the
DaBvIIle, III District

COLUMBUS O., April 24-The latest
reports received by President Mcbride,
OF the United Mine Workers, show sus-
pension of work by 5000 men In Ala
bama, 5000 in Tennessc and Kentucky,
1000 in West Virginia, 5000 in Indiana,
20, 600 In Ohio $4,000 in Illinois, 1900
IN Iowa, 1000 in Indian Territory, 1900
In Missouri, 80, 600 in Pennsylvania, y, :
900 in Michigan; total, i25, 900.
Z. H. =. Penn, vice president, and
John Fahey, members Of the executive
board, and who are in Illinois, tele-
graph as follows: "Murphysboro-the
supposed key TO the situation-is out
solid; also Duquesne district Every
thing favorable; 1900 men"
Reports from New and kanawha riv-
ers indicate that many ARE out and an
early suspension all along the line.
The district convention will be held at
Charleston to-day
Wheeling and Moundsville have been
offered the old price demanded, but
have been notified not to work until a
general settlement has been made.
Southern Iowa is out, but a general
stoppage will not take place till after
the state miners convention. 70 be held
at Abba, May ..
Maryland miners hold a general mass
meeting next Thursday TO determine
whether to join in the suspension.
Every mine In the Indian territory has
suspended. The Indiana block miners
will join after May l. In West Virginia
daily meetings have been arranged
and says n message from Edmund
Thomas: "rhings are hopeful
ALL OUT AT MNRcELINE
MARCEfINE, Mo, April "a Two hun
dred and fifty miners are out here and
all work has stopped In the Marcelino
Coal Co. 3 mines The appeal signed
by President Mcbride, of the United
Mine Workers, was posted Saturday,
and the miners held meeting that
evening, when IL was decided to go out.
Late Sunday evening a report was cir
culated that two carloads OF negroes
were to arrive 10 take the places of the
striking miners and some excitement
was noticeable, but none have come in,
and no attempt was made yesterday tc
operate the mines
MORE MEY WALK oUT
SE LOUIS, April 24.-Advices received
yesterday from the coal mining district
of southern Illinois show that about
go men have been added to the lis'
of strikers The men in the Halliday
pits at st. Johns, Ill, about $50 II
number, and the men employed in the
mines along the Mobile S Ohio rail
road, 1000 or more, have decided tC
cast their lots with the United Mint
Workers association strike. Aside
| from these, there have been no addi
tioual strikes. In the iellevillc, Ill
/ and Rich Till, Ardmorc, Bevier, Flem
ing, Litchnald, Springfield and othe
! Missouri mines the miners are still u
/ work
IN TIE SEvADA DISTRICT
NEVADA, Mo. April ~ According
to reports received from points in tn
mining district in this section of Mis-
1 souri, and eastern Kansas all the mine
are being worked. There is stroni
demand being made upon Division Su
p,riutonlcnt Keller, OF the Mi,sour
Plc iic. tur coal cars, which strength
ems the lea that the miners in thi
section viii not strike. It is also uu
derstooi that majority Of the miner
in this territory arc not members OF tn
United Mine Workers association
which has inAugurated the prcsen
strike.
~ THE DNNvULE FlELp.
DANviILE, H., April - None {
the miners Of the Consolidated Coz
Co, Grape Creek or Kellyvillc went I
worl, Yesterday. These, together wit
the Fairmont men, constitute th
greater numOer of miners ia the Dan
willie field, A few of the smaller mine
are still running None of them hay
any grievance, excepting the kell,
vile miners, who have been paid haI
their wages in store checks. III
strike is for sympathy and they sa
they will not go To work, even II the
wages are raised. Three large lodg,
of the United Mine Workers were o
ganizc yesterday afternoon.