The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-22
PICKS LAID DOWN.
BIock-CoaI Miners All
Quit Work.
THEY WENT OUT IN PEACE
Upon the Biggest Strike in
American History.
1T IS A FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE.
Not so Much for Wages as a Desire
to Sustain Their Labor
Organization.
1T IS A FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE.

PITTsBURG, April 21.-The great coal
strike, as lar as this district is concerned,
appears to be success. At noon to-day
GOO men in the river district aud 6500 in
the railroad district left the mines. The
strike promises to be the greatest in the
history of the country. 1t Will involve
nearly 15O. 900 men and will Stop work in
mines that produced upward OF 10O,OOO,OOC
tons oficoal last year. These mines received
S53 sos, ,627 in wages in 1890. Should the
strike be effective to The extent antici-
paIed the injury to the business OF the
country will be incalcuable. as the strike
will enforce the suspension of many
trades dependent on the coal industry. II
is admitted by both sides that success OF
the strike depends on the outcome of the
movement in the PittsbuTg district. Many
operators in this district declare it impOs-
sible 10 pay the wages asked, and say they
are satisfied to permit the mines to remain
Idle. But this does not represent the
sentiment of all the operators, many OF
whom acknowledge that the wages de-
anded cCuid be paid if all Kept faith and
would not seek an advantage.
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-H all the
miuers ID The Clearfeld district Of the
bituminous coal region strike there Will
be 10000 men out in tnat territory. And
added to these there will be 5000 in Phillips
burg district, 1900 in Indiana district, 5000
in Jefferson district, 5000 in Mountain dis
trict.
a prominent operator said to-dsy: ''The
strikes are not against reduction of
-, Ialr fnr ha
purpose of keeping the officers of the
Miners National Organization in office.
Things have been quiet so long that the
working miners are kicking against pay
ing big salaries. The general officers are
doing nothing. AS far as we are con-
cerned we have been practically main
talning charity organizations for some
time. It would have paid US to close the
mines six months ago. When it was found
necessary to reduce wages in order to keep
the men at work We accepted the situation
quietly and did not offer objection"
PHILLIPsBURG. Pa. April 21.-Ten
thousand miners and laborers are Idle in
this immediate vicinity. Operators rely
On the strike being Of short duration be-
cause of the Impoverished condition of
the men. They claim they have supply
of coal on the market sufficient TO last un-
I'll The miners are ready to resume work.
ALTOONA, Pa, April 21.-F'iVe hundred
men in Blair County stopped work yester-
day. Six thousand miners quit at noon
to-day. In Cambria County small opera
tors admit the price of mining is too low,
but say they were forced by the larger
companies to scale it down to meet the
prices of coal.
WELLsBoRo, Pa. April 21.-Two thou
sand coalmineTs at Arnot. Antrim. Morris
Run and Fall Brook, in the coal country.
obeyed the order OF the United Mine
Workers Association and went out on
strike to-day. The outlook here is very
distressing. as many of the strikers are in
hard circumstances.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, April 21.-Through-
out this section all the mines that have
been working shut down to-day at noon.
In the Houtsdale District, to which at
least 5000 belong. every man is out. At
Osceola, PhiiIipsburg. Pesle, Morrisdale,
Munsons, Grass Flat and all places in the
Beach Greek region. the men went out at
noon. 1t was the same at all points along
ths Upper Beach Greek. At Du BOis the
men have been out since the first of the
week. At Patton, Spengler, BarDesboro,
Hastings, Mitchells, Dysart, D0ugherty
and other towns in the northern part of
Cambria County, the men are all out. Up
to this hour not word has been received
OF undue excitement.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, April 21.-Two
hundred miners at the Red Star mine,
Ralston, refused to work today.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa. April 21.-The BIZ
luminous coal-miners in the Snowsh0e and
Karthans districts went on strike al
noon.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Contrary to
expectation The miners in the Huntington
aud Broad Top region to-day did not
strikt. 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.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 21.-The
best information obtained from many coal
operators indicates that few, if any, of
the KaDawa miners will go out. Uuiied
Mine-workers have little or no organza-
ton there. Montgomery may strike, but
il is improbable. On Newriver, Echo,
Central and Fire Creek the miners went
ont at noon. The miners have called a
meeting for Monday.
GALLATIN, ApriI 21.-The sixth blum
mons district Of Pennsylvania comprises
ABOUT thirty mines along the PeDnsyl-
Vanla Railroad, and VITA the possible ex-
eeDtlon of Conamaugh. Johnstown and
WatsalI, work In all the mines has stopped
and fully 5000 men are on strike.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, April 21. = Repre-
seatatives from Du Bols and all the region
about shows a complete suspension in the
Clearfeld district Tonight. About 1000
men are employed in these mines. The
men at HelYetia are out with the Others.
GOOD FEELING PREVAILS.