Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
NR. M'BRYDE.
The President of the Mine Work
ers ON the Outlook
THEY WANT THEIR PAY RESTORED.
The NJ. &. 3 7. Trainmen Requested by In
dian Territory striking Miners Not
to Handle Scab CoaIlzichi-
gan Miners Go Out.

COLUMBUS, O., June is--President
John McBryde, of the United Mine
Workers, said last evening. in his opin-
ion, the whole of the Hooking valley
mining region would resume work to-
day. Sunday creek miners will not and
Jackson miners may not.
The Massillon miners will not resume
They struck last February for 15-cent
differential over the Hooking valley
wages. and will continue the fight
Many Ohio districts will not resume to-
day that would have done so had not
President Adams called the state con-
vention.
AS to western Pennsylvania, he said
that the mines would resume opera
tions except five or six, whose officers
would not pay the prices fixed by the
settlement. In Indiana the block coal
miners, composing a third of the min
ers in the state, had accepted the
settlement, but whether they would go
to work to-day in the face of the fact
that the other miners had rejected it
or not, he could not say.
Illinois will not go to work" said
he. Il said to the operators at the
time the settlement was made that I
did not believe the eastern and north
ern Illinois miners who were to be
bound by it would go to work before
two or three weeks had passed"
President McBryde thinks they will
all go to work eventually under the
settlement, and hopes that the resump-
ton of work may not be postponed
longer than two weeks.
Outside of this competitive district
said President McBryde. matters are
going on smoothly toward settle
ment."
WANT THEIR PAY RESTORED
CHICAGO, June 1S.-It is said one cx-
pected result of the convention of the
American Railway union, now holding
in this city, will be the demand in the
near future for a restoration of pay on
several. roads running into Chicago.
The convention has under advisement
several plans for mediation and adj
justment of grievances and after the
adoption of one it will be put almost
Immediately to practical use.
The local unions, composed of en-
ployes of the Cleveland, Cincinnati. st.
Louis & Chicago railway, and those of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, on
both of which the men have had their
wages reduced during the present
year, have been holding daily meet
with view to concerted action. The
men are thoroughly organized on both
lines, having grown better acquainted
during the convention and have NO
doubt of their ability to secure their
demand for return to the wage scale
of 1893 without the necessity of strik-
ing.
During the entire convention the
evenings of the delegates have been oc-
cupied, in many cases, with the work
of organization which, stimulated by
the presence of so many leaders in this
| city, is proceeding with unexpected
rapidity.
REFUSE TO HANDLE sCAB COAL
SOUTH MCALEsTER, I. T., June IS
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
4 trainmen have been requested by the
Indian territory striking miners not
! to handle scab coal. The railroad men
have considered the miners proposition
| favorably and express themselves as
being willing to help the miners out,
and they will strike rather than handle
scab coal.
ORDERED TO RESUME WORK.
SCRANTON, Pa. June 1S.-The orders
have been issued for the mines of the
Delaware Sc Hudson Canal Co. to re-
sumo work at full time for an indei-
mite period. The order affects 10000
men at the mines, and will greatly help
the railroad employees. 1t is said that
the coal trade will be heavy for some
time to come.
| MICHIGAN MINERS GO OUT.
IRoNwooD, Mich, June 1S.-The min
ers on the Gogebic range yesterday de-
cided to strike to-day The companies
refused to negotiate with committees
from the unions. but are willing to hear
their workmen individually as to their
grievances Should all the miners
strike 5000 men will be affected. The
mine owners threaten, in case of gen
eral walk-out, to close down the prop
critics indefinitely. The W orkmen de-
mand an increase in pay.