The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-08
INDUSTRIES
ARE HALTED
IdleneSS Spreads All Over The Coke Regions
Plants.
ROLLING mills Forced TO Close
The Widespread Shutting Down of
Coal Mines Is Telling - Alabama
Strikers Starving-Hundreds Beg
ging Bread in Birmingham's
Streets Strikers Threaten Illinois
Miners.
61HE coke region is almost smoke.
less today. At Meyer but ten
SCOTTDALE, Pa. NAV 7

SCOTTDALE, Pa, May Z.
G1HE coke region is almost smoke.
less today, At Meyer but ten
or twelve men ara Mt work and
u nothing is doing at the Paul and
Fort Hin plants.
Crowds of strikers are assembled at
the Meyer plant and their aim Ia to
hold the situation firm as they fear the
men would return to work il they
| should leave.
IL has been given ont that Sheriff
Wilhelm, Of Fayette county. will 90 to
Meyer and endeavor to disperse the
crowd there assembled; also to serve
notices OF iujuuctions upon Michael
Barrett, president Of the United Mine
workers, and other labor leaders who
are active in the field. restraining
them from tresp"ssing upon any prop
erty owned by the Raiusy Coke COM
pany
The strikers ars Ecting peaceably
and their leaders are impressng upon
them at every meeting to 90 quietly to
their homes and raise no disturbances
and keep away from saloons.
STRIKERS BEGGING BREAD.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May During
the present week united effort to
break the big strike will ba made by
tho mine operators OF this city by
bringing back and putting to work at
the reduced scale. refused by miners,
negroes who worked last summer In
kNnsas miues
Upwards Of hundred new negro
miners have bsen brought 10 Blue
Creek, and more will arrive today.
These negroes will work under heavy
guard Of deputy shcriTs
Among the striking miners great
amount Of suffering exists. and many
families are actually starving FOR want
OF sustenAncs. Appeals haVs been made
by tie executive council 10 all the
trades unions OF Alabama for help.
many VI the strikers begging for bread
Hundreds are being fod on the streets
here every day.
Several south Alabama towns Are in
darkness for want Of coal 10 operate
electric plants. two Of the Soss Iron
and Steel comp,ny's blast furnaces
have been blown out, and several more
are likely to ~ banked this week
WAGES At PULLMAN.
CHICAGO. May Unless the wage
scale OF last year ia restored the men
In the Pullman car shops may strike.
A m7Es meeting Of employees was
held in ksnslngton last night, at which
a committee was appointed 10 confer
with the officials OF the company 10.
day
Tho petition will not contain any
threat but tho sentiment Is almost
unanimous TO quit work in case the
! company refuses to raise wages
PANA. III. May There were more
coal miners at work today than ihero
has been since the trouble began. The
workers were met Saturday evening
by committees Of strikers aud told that
they would not be permitted 70 20 TO
work today But no effort was made
today to prevent them.
The strikers claim that 800 men
will be here tonight and prevent work
tomorrow
ROLLING MILLS SHUT DOWN.
KSoXvmLR, May The fret effect
Of the miners strike has been felt here.
The Knoxville rolling mills nave
posted h notice saying that they were
compelled to shut down, owing to their
inability 10 secure coal.
This one of ths largest iron mills in
the south. Probably other mauufao.
turing industries will be forced to shut
down.
THE COLUMBUS MEETING
COLUMBUS, May John Mcbride
today telegrsphed Calvin Morris, OF
Cleveland. who asked for information,
to provide for at least l, 600 operators.
miners and visitors at the Cleveland
meeting to settle the mining question
This will be the largest meeting Of the
kind ever held in this country.