The herald., 1894-04-22
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE
Over a Hundred Thousand
Men 90 Out.
The Number Expected to Be
Augmented.
An Almost Total Suspension in the
Eastern States.
The Order to Strike Not Obeyed in the
West-The Men Confident of
Bringing the Operators
to Terms.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. O April 2l.-A summary
OF the coal miners strike tonight shows
that the officers OF the Coal Mine Work
ers' association did not go far amiss as
to the mum DER which would obey the
order and go out. From reports received
up to midnight, it is safe to say over
100000 miners are out, and the proba'
biIities are that those will be added to
during the next week, when those who
were luke warm today are advised OF the
general walkout. The miners of Illi-
nois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland,
West Virginia and part OF Indiana
struck to man, but those Of Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas and Colorado are still
holding back. The leaders of the strike
are very sanguine that victory will be
theirs, Notwithstanding the claim of the
operators that they have enough coal to
last until the men are starved to again
taking mp their picks and shovels.
President Mcbride OF the United Mine
Workers, when asked tonight what he
thought, said:
81 don't care to talk further than to
say that my hopes are Hanguine. We
will be ready to meet the operators with
reference to an adjustment of the differ
ences at any time. l believe that 1922
900 miners struck at noon today and
that by May thai number will be in
creased to 10000. In reference to the
$4,000 anthracite miners, cannot say
whether they will strike or not. They
say, however, that the question is being
agitated in the anthracite fields"
CINCINNATI, April 2l.-In the Bellaire
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 Pennsyl-
vania operators being forced to do the
same. The presidents in this district
are with the men 90 long as they will
insist on the ecale for PennsYlyania
| in the Hooking valley and Sunday
creek valley, but the men all went ou
there. In Jonathan creek valley, the
Coschocton district, Eastern Kentucky
district, Jellico district and at tbs
Carter, Lawrence, BOYD, Pike, Pulaski
and johnson mines the men are all out
ULEARFIELD, Pa, April 2l.-Through
out this section all the mines that have
been working shut down today at noon.
In the Houtsdale district, to which at
least 5000 belong, every man is out.
At Osceola, Phillipsburg, Peals, Morris
dale. Munsons, Grass Flat and all places
in the Beacon creek region, the men
went out at noon. 1t was the same at
all points along the Upper Beacon creek.
At Dubois the men have been out since
the first of the week. At Patton, 6pang-
ler, Bsrnesboro, Hastings, Mitchell, Dy-
sart, DOughsrty and other towns in the
northern part of Cambria county, the
men are still out. Up to this hour not
a word has been received of undue
excitement.
GALLATIN. Pa, April 2l.-The sixth
bituminous district of Pennsylvania
comprises about 80 mines along the
Pennsylvania railroad, and with the
possible exception OF Conamaugh,
Johnstown and Watsall, work in all
the mines has stopped and fully 5000
men are on strike.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, April 21.-Repre-
sentatives from Dubois and all the re-
gicn about shows a complete suspension
in the Clesrtield district tonight.
About 1000 men are employed in these
mines. The men at Helvetia are out
with the others.
PHILLIsBURa, Pa, April 21.-Ten
Thousand miners and laborers are idle
in this immediate vicinity. Operators
rely on the strike being of short dura-
tion because of the impoverished condi-
ton of the men. They claim they have
a supply OF coal on the market sufficient
to last until the miners are ready to re-
sume work.
WELLsBoRo, Pa, April 21.-Two
thousand coal miners at Arnold, Antrim,
Morris Run and Fall Brook, in the coal
country. obeyed the order OF the United
Mine Workers association and went out
on a strike today. The outlook is very
distressful, as many OF the strikers are
in hard circumstances.
HUNTINGDON, April 21.-Contrary to
expectation, the miners in the Hunting
don and Broad Top region today did not
strike. No trouble has arisen among
the miners in the East Broad Top region
in the Rock Hill district. Late advices
from Cumberland tonight state that the
miners will not strike.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa, April 2l.-The btu
minous coal miners in the Snowshoe
and Karthans districts went on q strike
at noon.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 21.-The
best information obtained from many
coal operators indicates that few, if any.
OF the Kanawha miners will go out. The
United Mine workers have little or no
organization there. Montgomery may
strike, out it ia improbable. On New
river, Echo, Central and Fire creek the
miners went cut at noon. The miners
have called meeting for Monday.
BALTIMORE, April 2l.-Interviews with
the president and managers of the lead
ing coal mines indicate there will be no
general strike among Maryland miners.
lERRE HAUrE. Ind, April 2l.-Secre-
tary Kennedy intimstes tonight that
practically all the 5000 bituminous
miners of Indiana joined the strike to-
day. Indiana miners of all classes num-
Der 5000.
CHICAGO, April 81 Special dispatches
to the Associated Press from over 100
points in Illinois show that the miners,
with few exceptions. obeyed the order