Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-26
MINERS NOW IDLE
THE STRIKE As LARGE As HAD
HEEN ANTICIPATED.
Over On eHundred and Thirty Thou
sand Men I'm Various Portions af
the Country Quit Miners
In Town Join tn the strike.

Ia owl JOIN VA She StrhAes
Pittsburg, Pc, April 23.-The great
coal strike which began Saturday, SO
far as this district is concerned, at least,
| appears to be a success. The 5000
men in the river district and the $500
in the railroad district ! id down their
picks and, receiving their wages, quietly
left the mines. Dispatches from the
Clearfield district report that the $4,000
nen there also struck. and that the
II il es are generally closed. The strike
premises to be the greatest iu the history
of the country. Ii will involve. il is an
ticipated, nearly 10000 men, and will
stop work in mihes that produced up
ward of 100,OO0,00 o ton of coal last
year in twelve states and territories.
These miners received 500, S09,62I in
wages in 1890, according to the eleventh
census of the United States. In that
year 139,SS6 produced 1880, los tons of
coal, valued at $69,350,6G9.
Des Moines, April %. The strike
ordered by the United Mine Workers of
America has not extended TO the Iowa
miners, and it is not believed that the
mel in this section will join the move
ment. Comparatively few miners be-
long to the order in this state, and the
commend TO strike, therefore, has no
effect en- the large majority here. In
any event, they are not in a position to
leave their employment. Work has been
dull and many are deeply in debt and
could not afford to quit at thu present
tine. A few organizers ere endeayoring
to work up a sy mpathy STRIKE, but they
meet with little encouragement. Nelrly
all of the mine owntrs employ a sprink-
lirg of negroes, and while many of the
whites have local unions they realize that
it world be folly 20 strike, as it would
be easy to get colored men to fill their
places. Dispatches from O~skaloosa, the
center of the Iowa coal belt, say that
the miners in that section show no signs
of quitting. They are not financially
able to take part in a strike.
Charleston, w. Va, April %. - The
best information obtained from many
coal operators indicates that few if any
of the Kanawha miners will go out.
United Mine workers have little or no
organization there. Montgomery may
strike, but it is improbable. On New
River, Central and Fire creek the miners
went out at noon Saturday. The Thur
mOnd miners called II meeting for to-day
to decide whether to strike. The Elkhorn
Coal company, controlling the north and
west fields, called a meeting. The OPP
orators informed them that they would
reduce the price they paid them for their
coal from IL to 10 cents per ton on May
!. The operators say that il that cut
is made, wages will have TO be reduced
CT shut down. There is little doubt that
| the miners there will all strike. If tho
kanawha miners work il means millions
for this section.
Topeka, Kan, April 23.-Advices from
| various parts of Kansas show that the
coal miners in this state are not pay
int; much attention to he strike order
issued by the United Mine Workers If
America. Only a small number Of The
5000 miners in tie state belong to the
association and more of them are anxious
&c quit work.
L~cavenworth, Kan, April 23-The min
ers of this section of Kansas did not 90
out en- a strike. They declare they have
had enough of sympathetic strikes, being
out of work three months last year on ac-
count of a strike of that kind and gain
ing nothing. The miners at Pittsburg,
Kan, also refuse to stop work.
Tacoma, Wash, April 23.-A dispatch
from Franklin says: The coal miners
in this state have decided not to strike.
They will not make the movement May
j that has been started throughout the
country.
Cheyenne, Wyo., April $50 far as
can be learned not o single mirer went
out in Wyoming. The principal coal
camps are Cambria, Inez, Genrock, Car
bon, Hanna, Rcc& Springs, Evanston and
alma.