The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-21
5000 MINES TO SHUT DOWN.
THE GREAT CoAB STRIKE TO BE
BEGUN AT NOON Io-DAE

The Leaders Say That $4,000 Ne. Will
ouit Work At Once and That 100000
are Expected 60 Foiiow-Ths Kansas and
Colorado Mes May Not &c Dat, but the
Others Have Promised 60 no So.
CLEVELAND. April 2o.-speaking Of the big
coal strike ordered for tomorrow noon. a
prominent Massillon operator says: 1T will
be the greatest coal miners strike the world
ever saw. Il will not last later than next June
but It may be satisfactorily settled within two
weeks Probably 1900 coal mines In the
United States will be abandoned. and nearly a
quarter Of . million OF miners will be idle. OF
these mines 300 are In Ohio and 30 In the Mas
sillon district. Amajority Of the operators be-
leve the strikers to have the right Of the mat
ter. But there is q minority which has pre-
vented an smicable settlement. having the
power that minorities occasionally secure"
COLUMBUS. April 20.-President Mcbride Of
the United Mine Workers made the following
estimate Of the number OF miners that will go
out at noon tom orrow. and their distribution
among the States:
Penusylvania $4,000; Ohio. 10000: Iowa.
5000. West Virginia, 5000; Tennessee and
kentucky. 5000: Missouri 1900; Alabama,
5000; Colorado. 1000; Indian Territory
1000; total 1872 0o0 These figures include.
he explains. only those miners who have al
ready declared their intention to go out. He
feels sure that others will Join in the strike to-
morrow. and on or before May he is confident
that the movement will be joined by 10000
miners In the coke region Of Pennsylvania and
25.O00 miners In southern illinois, Missouri.
and Kansas. Eventually. he says. the anthra-
cite miners will Join in the strike numbering
125.000 men. Encouraging kilograms were
received from Organizers Tom Farr. in West
Virginia. and Cameron Miller, in Indiana this
ap nas seSTsa5s I1,s az
Headquarters for the present and conduct the
McALI1srER. I. T.. April 2o.-There is a prob
ability that another light will occur Mt the coal
mines at Krehs l. T.. when the Choctaw Coal
work. These nesroes are now on the way from
Texas. and the 5000 miners who went on
negroes shall not 20 to work. ~
sPEL Nc M. April 2o.-At mass meet,
morrow. About 800 ji men viii Be aiiected
MEMPHIS. April 2o.-Four thousand miners
Coal Creek. Jellico, Inman. and Tracy City
coal mpanies expect them to Join in the
strike. Both sides are firm.
next all the miners now at WORK In the Pome::
roy Bend will go out In the great strike 5So OF
sne to that ese RESILIENT Fisher
says all Of the miners in the district will
-TopETa. Kan. April 2O.-In tho opinion OF
turned from a Visit to the mining districts, few
I The aSSs s'f As
finds that the union is badly divided 10 Kan
ssnisstiSn 70 furnish AID during the strike In
Kansas last summer. The operators In tbs
ances from their men that theY would not
strike this summer. and that they we're well
w Rnr n:6 DrfiSS1 eS esptraS Col
Grade Will nee stsikp IN obedisnes g - zIzEksss
sne Mia ana the cSa 50 ehs
the tine and they are in no condition to MAIN
DIES MSINEs, Ia. April 2o;.The coal miners
leaders among them don't believe they viii
quilt work. The same report comes from other
ALTOONA, Pa. April 2o,-The Cambria county
miners.to the number OF u. 500. will probably be
Five hundred men In the Hastings region be be:
gin the strike to-day. and the remainder OF
the w the San the s:d E int
the past week. have been making nine hours
zach day, thus ma making better time than for a
rushed forward in all kinds OF ears available
Three months ago the price Of mining coal in
men were reduced i've cents a ton. Two
weeks ago another reduction OF nve cents was
ton net. The operators In this county did not
want to make the last reduction, but operators
men. shipped coal to the same markets. and
undersold the Cam Iia operators. and the lat
II The siItS SisuSinoas distret so@pPses
seyenty.n mine mines. mostly In NORTHERN Cam-
Sria ana along the PsnpIsyiyania RsiIr0ad be-
Yesterday, that II the miners could hold cut
the hard winter Just passed and small wages
the question Is whether they can do this or not
alton In Cambria county appears to be serious.
All the mines at Gallitzin and Bennington
idle. Reports from Gallitzin, are 70 the effect
that the men are determined to hold out, but
saS a Se %sE' Ss ss in
southfork. probably the most important cen;
IRE 9t the coal Industry n this county; TEil,
whether they win strike or keep at work.
At Lilly and Portage news comes that the
Hastings. Patton, and Carrolltown. These are
that the men will join the national strike.
Here in Johnstown the situation lie puzzle.
Tonight assertions are made that not single
pans will 20 to work on Monday. In Somerset
county strixs tak tb Is popalaE tglssr am
iistie mine owners have discharged ali who
threatened to strike and hlEed Pew men, ,
Creek mining district will quit work to-mor-
row.
TERRE HAUTE, April 2o.-The present con-
and operators does not expire until May i. and
as that Is only ten days away the strike in this
State will not fully begin until then.
Miners here and there will join the
strike tomorrow. but It will not become gen.
sraL The block coal miners OF Indiana at
their convention to-day at Brazil. by vote OF
134 against 7lS. decided not TO Join the strike
WILIIAMsPoRT. Pa. April 2o,-Two hundred
miners employed at the Red Run mines at
Ralston met there tonight and decided to
strike o-moroW.