The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-25
MIXED IN OHIO.
But Half OF the Men In the BclIaire
District Out-Other Reports.

CINCINNATI, April 21.-In the Bell
aire district there are 5000 miners, but
not more than half Of them struck. The
operators agreed TO pay the price and
want their men TO insist on the Penn
sylvania operators being forced to do the
same. The operators in this district are
with the men so long as they will in
sist on the scale for Pennsylvania oper-
ators. The same conditions exist in the
Hooking valley and Sandy creek valley,
but the men all went out there. In JON
athan creek valley 1000 men went out.
The Baltimore & Ohio railway secured
1000 carloads of coal in advance. In
the Coshocton district all the men went
out. There were only 400 at work
there al the time. The miners and oper-
ators were cooperating to compel Penn
sylvania and West Virginia to pay the
scale. The men are generally out in
eastern Kentucky, where they have
been having trouble previous to the re-
cent order. In the Jellico district all
the 1000 men went out an hour in adj
vance o the time. leaving twenty-five
mines idle. The same conditions are re-
ported from the Carter Lawrence, Boyd,
Pike, Pulaski and johnson mines.
COLUMBUS, o., April 21.-President
Mcbride Of the United mine workers,
when asked tonight what he thought OF
the progress of the strike. said: "At
this time 1 do not care to talk further
than to say that the miners have struck
for better wages and propose to do all
in their power to win that object. My
hopes of success are most sanguine. The
miners have laid down no plans and
have no particular course to follow, but
expect to meet any fair proposition Of
settlement or emergency Of what char
acter may arise. We will be ready to
meet the operators to confer with refer
10 = saE
at any time / believe that 10000 min
ers struck at noon today and that by
May l that number viii be increased to
10000. In reference to the $4,000 an
thracite miners l cannot say whether
they will strike or not. They may. how
ever. as that question is being aSitated
In the anthracite fields.
POMEROY, April 21.-The miners of
the twenty-five mines of this district
lay down their tools today and joined
the general strike. Seven hundred of
the $40 employed in Pomeroy Bend had
signed an agreement last night To abide
by the terms Of the strike Five operators
have signified their willingness to pay
the price demanded.
CLEVELAND, April 21--Four thou
sand miners are out in the MaSsillon dis
trict today and work at all the mines is
practically suspended A large number
of these miners have been out since Feb.
10, when they struck against a proposed
reduction of wages.
YOUNGSTOWN, o.. April 21.-The
miners in this immediate locality have
given no notice of their intention TO
strike. Inquiry at the offices in this city
indicates they will not. Few mines were
working here. or expected to work. All
the men i'm the mines at Palmyra quit
at noon today.
JACKSON. o., April 21.-All the mi
ners of Jackson county shut down at IL
m. today and 1900 men have Joined
the great strike. The miners have
worked so little in the last year that
many of them have no surplus and must
suffer If the strike continues for any
length of time