New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-01
COLLIERIES STILL CLOSED.
NO BREAK or IMPORTANCE IN THE
RANKS OF THE STRIKERS
PRESIDENT MBRlDEs SECOND OFFICIAL bull
LETIN IssrED-ovEH 10000 MEN IDLE
REPORTS FROM THE BITUMINOrs

COAL FIELDS.
Columbus Ohio. April 3O-The second official
bulletin was issued this evening by President Nc
Bride, Of the United Miners who are striking for
20 cents a ton for mining. The following are the
principal points:
"The suspension OF mining has entered upon its
second week. and under more favorable circum-
stances than when frs; started. The army OF idle
mine workers now engaged in the fight number
over one hundred and sixty thousand. II is now
conceded that there not over twenty-fOur thou
sand miners at work in the entire bituminous coal
fields Of the country. and from nearly every local
and general market the cry for coal is heard. This
is good news to US, and indicates that the end viii
soon come.
From a careful estimate made by predict
that II you stand shoulder to shoulder you now
ii VIII not be long until there will not b. coal
enough left in the general market to boil tea
kettle with. and "A complete victory VIII be yours.
ALREADY operators are Offering to pay the price
asked. and in instances more than has been
demanded. to get men to resume work, but the men
true TO the orders issued by the National Con-
vcntion, and refuse to work at any price until a
general settlement has been made
The latest figures given 10y the Government show
that there wee $1,000 mine workers employed in
and around the anthracite and bituminous mines
of TINS country. and The coal Trade journal
OUO tons of anthracite and ll0H~p tons OF bituni-
nous coal produced The great number OF emplo! !es,
lars and cents ana contrlbutory service 10 our
country 5 Industries but tend to show The maeni-
tude and importance Of coal industry, and vnen
We consider the hardship ana the danger connected
with thc nhcoioi tahe occupation oI Coi n,'i' ,
country's industria life ana domestic happiness
depends il is not asking too much from the own
crs operators OF mines. nor from the consumers
of coal. when demand living wages. bread ana
clothing for miners and their wives and children
sine our last report there have been no dcser-
uons from our ranks, ana the only cnanse ls mas
been in our favor. and this by the reason OF more
Joining ranks
a 'Pt,snurg reporter to The CINCINNATI En-
qurer and 'Clcveland Leader almost daily reports
mat the strike il a failure bcclus- 21oDo or aoeD
miners at Pocihontas. Va. refuse g. suspend work.
j, is hnown mat the t'nitri states census report
gives the to'al number OF miners ana mine nun. en- en-
poyes IN Virginia as only l."'. ana III No. w. m NJ
gina. 9ej2 total ~ u5g. and oGt ~ ms mum mum,
Der there 49," West Nirsinia miners out ie'V-
ing 1.D7 AZ work in the Two states; -
Wheeling. Va, ApriI al the miners n th@ th@
lriter @ r'sg sgd % an ndrn ' m11Ponc in in BODY to this
civ whcrc with o.her miners. they held a big
Imyi"n, P'nn'. ATfii si-Thc striking miners are
expected 80 return To the Washington Hun worhs.
la..u 30 Wor. saturday was. IL is sti. hrutally
Kicked 10y several deputies a"t Kept ih " D. DON @ ''
rants for the arrest 90 h., a,saait, The s'r.k.Is
bad hE Suii.y oi dFhHm'- 't'. ~ l,,' '3 49, s,
.n , ID" .,'it,e r,'f : to.al ar:a,i I,pitlcs on
picket duty near tLc works rcIor, hiiy guns r.
cri..l ~ th, osborne works yesterday
I.ay.r Fails penn. Arril 3i-Al tn' coal miners
ou,r.ny.'l AL tnr mine. ~ G,orle klrkham. ". +.
Ci4,t6n ,ieore. l.ou-m stl Richard Monnuori
j9n,d tac mia -s strike hy refusing o. g. 60 work
ih,, morning r., men Employed at CLAYTON min"
took the places of th~ striker. several months as
Al fbr Tli0ut-ln Run cJL works ihn striker sat
urlay night. drove the miners out ana ai' ''mpi' !
to burn the ;pp!c. They were driven away. ant
twenty-five deputies placed On guard An attempt
VIII be- made 30 The mine.
Ccntralia. H.. April 3o.-The mon In all the mines
s'rioue trouble j. looked for. The fruit growers Of
fnis section also fear th"r, Will not De sgmcicni
Cu. 10 riin the fruE trains. ine operators y Tie
Zig -Four" mn's have Issued a circular npiiyihs
20 iher employees that II any men march th''e
the mines VIII Doc closed until quiet g. restore
Terre Hautc. Ind. April 30 A. ~" hcadquhttcr
Of the state Association of Indiana operators ~
is denied that the operators ~ ihs stat" nay
any conference Wlfg OPERATORS oi any 'ih"i stare
nnsin 10 a ssffl,msnf of thc wages lu controversy.
nor IS any cont. r'ac. l niIrr. TN" Indiana opera
Tors q. 4 that they ir % position - await DO
,...opncnis. AMI 'haf WhtfrN"r may D." th" bn fis
of ~. rnal settlement th'f aye -o located ihtf
naturally they viii o.. the h"nrnciari's. fr'@llrnt
Dlnl.sriy - ~ United Nine Nofkrrs j. I'D "ni
if,4u county to-day organizrg thc unoiFnni@'d
,nau who have gone out 90 strike. II U.s. siIi 10y
nGir,le of the miners |fat" ORGANIZATION thai th'f
ha,, al lol 2ll names o. their hst ~ m"fnhcrship
since the strike went irio eject on Aprll -