Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

RADIO, from which State contradictory
reports have been received. A few
days ago word was received from
Northern Colorado that the miners in
that State would join the strike. There
are about 1900 miners there. Since
that time no definite information has
been received.
The strike, so far as Ohio and Penn
sylvania are concerned, according to
a dispatch sent out from the national
headquarters in Columbus, is a COM
plete success. The results in Illinois
also have been much more encouraging
than was anticipated. President Nc
Brides first estimate OF the number of
men who would suspend work in that
State was $1,000 out of total of 80, 900,
but his late figures show that there
are fully 24,000 men out. In the
northern section OF Illinois he estimates
that there are 5000 miners out at
Spring Valley, LaSalle, Oglesby, Perm,
Streator, Braceville, Braidwooi, Coal
City, Diamond. Gardner, Carbon Hill.
At the Danville and Grape Creek
mines there are also 800 men out.
President Mcbride has received ad-
ditional information from State Presi-
dent j. A. Crawford of the Illinois
national executive board, that fully
1900 men in the Springfield district
have quit work. At Du Iuoin and st.
John there are also 1,0J0 idle men.
Situation In Southern Illinois.
The advices from the Southern Illi-
nois mining region. the Columbus dis
patch says, are rather meager. p. HI.
Penna, National Vice President of the
Tnst tnd s.
of the largest mining centers in that
section of the State, and the latest in
formation from him was to the effect
that large majority OF the men
there had voted to strike. 1t now
seems that Illinois and West Vir-
ginia will be the battle-ground in the
competitive district President Nc
Bride estimates that in West Virginia
out OF about 5000 miners 1900 have
suspended work. William Fahy, q
member of the National Executive
Board, and Edmund Thomas are at
work in that State and will address q
large number of meetings this week
A dispatch was received from the
miners at Moundsville, w. Va, stating
that the miners bad been offered the
70-cent rate demanded, and asking
whether they should accept it and re-
turn to work. President Mcbride
wired them not to accept under any
conditions until further advised. He
says that this will be one of the great
est things to be overcome in the pres
ent strike, as no doubt in many places
offers will be made to pay the prices
demanded, and the miners will be in
clined to accept
All Ont In Ohio.
In Ohio there has not been a single
report of refusal on the part of the
miners to join the movement. Presi-
dent Mcbride says that so far as he
can determine, there is only one place
in Pennsylvania outside OF the anthra-
cite and coke regions where the min
ers have not quit work, and that is at
Tuttle Creek, where about 800 men
are employed. The press dispatches
indicate that in Western Pennsylvania
5000 river miners and 5000 railroad
miners are idle. President Mcbride
says that this includes only the Pitts
burg district proper, and that large
number of miners on the dividing line
have struck, among whom are the
Scott-Haven miners and those at Irwin
Station. There are really about IL, 900
railroad miners in Western Pennsyl-
Nduld auu dDOub S,OUO TlN6T mlueTS, dll
of whom, it is claimed, are idle.
In the Laurel and New Pittsburg re-
gions, Oh the Kentucky Central Rail
road in Kentucky, President Mcbride
claims 1000 miners have suspended
work, and in the Jellico and New
comb districts in Tennessee about the
same number. In the latter State this
represents about all OF the free miners.
The men there have to contend against
the employment Of about 1000 con-
victs In the mines, who, OF course,
cannot be brought into the movement.
Strike Extends to Iowa.
Press dispatches from Iowa indicate
that none of the miners there have
struck, bat President Mcbride has q
telegram from julius Froh stating that
all the southern part OF the State Is
out. There are about 5000 miners In
the section indicated. In Alabama,
President Mcbride says there are
about 5000 miners idle, having quit
work two weeks ago. There, rs in
Tennessee, they have to contend
against the employment OF convicts In
the mines.
Mr.. Wilson, member OF the Ma
tional Executive Board, is In Mary
land, and has wired President Nc
Bride that he addressed one of the
largest meetings ever held in the State
at Frostburg, and that the men there