The Washington times., 1894-05-16
Strike News Rv Tciegranh.

RussELLvILIE, KY, May 15-Fifteen hundred
miners employed in the coal fields of Ohio and
Muhlenberg counties are idle to-day.
| BALTIMORE, May 10 beyond an increase in the
Consolidation Coal Companys force Of 100 men
| to-day the situation i'll the mining regions of
| Western Maryland is practically unchanged.
BARBouRvnLE, Ky, May l5-It is an assured
fact that the miners at Jellico and Mingo will
return to work this week, and when this start is
made it is only question of time when all the
| men in district No. 10 will go back
WATERFOWL, n Y, May ia strike occurred
among the hod-carrers and laborers on the new
Catholic Orphan Asylum, this city. to-day be-
cause one-third of their wages was deducted
from their pay to apply as a donation to the
project.
NckEEsPoRT, Pa, May 15-The strike in the
national tube works has reached as great pro-
portions as that which was declared in the same
manufacturing plant in 1888 The employees at
the national rolling mills, which are controlled
by the National Tube Works Company, have
joined hands with the strikers.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 15-The operators in the
Block coal fields do not propose to be governed
by the action of the Cleveland convention. Said
a prominent operator to-day: ''The block coal
operators are prepared to lock up their mines
for two years If necessary, and We really believe
such step will be necessary"
SCoTTDALE, Pa, May f5.-Large gains have
been made by the operators since Saturday in
the effort to break the strike. The Valley and
wood has a large increase of force. The United
No plant is the only plant not working that
does not have increased forces.
BALTIMORE, May 15-The strike situation in
the Cumberland region remains unchanged. No
attempt of any propositions have been made to
prevent miners who wish TO so to work from
doing a futile attempt was, however, made
at Eckhart mine this morning by the strikers,
but the presence of deputy sheriffs put quietus
on their movement
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-The coal situation in
Pennsylvania is absolutely unchanged. The
miners are awaiting the outcome Of the confer
ence between the operators and the representa-
tiyes of the United Nine Workers of America,
which began at Cleveland to-day. The operators
in this region are simply forced to submit to the
pleasure of the strikers, while their business is
being taken from them by their competitors in
Maryland and Virginia.
CHICAGO, May l5.-The executive committee Of
the Farmers National Congress has arranged the
programme for the annual convention of the
congress which Will be held at Parkersburg, w.
Va, in November next The congress is dele
congressional district in the country appointed
by the various Governors of the states and of
the presidents of state agricultural societies
and colleges.
TRENTON, n. J., May l5.-United States Senator
Smith came to Trenton to-day and met COM
mittee of the striking potters, which reiterated
to him their grievances against their employers,
whom they charged with having cut their wages
out of proportion to the proposed reduction on
pottery in the Wilson bill. The delegation in-
tended to go to Washington, but Senator Smith
came to Trenton for the mems convenience. He
will now seek conference with a committee OF
the manufacturers and do what he can to bring
about q compromise.