The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-27


Alabama. 5000 Indian Territory ZOO
tennessee. 4OOOl
This estimate does not include Colo
RADIO, from which State contradictory
reports have been received. A few
days ago word was received from
Northern Colorado that the miners in
that State would join the strike. There
are about 1850 miners there. Since
that time no definite information has
been received.
The strike, so far as Ohio and Penn
sylvania are concerned, according to
dispatch sent out from the national
headquarters in Columbus, is a COM
plete success. The results in Illinois
also have been much more encouraging
than was ante ated. President Nc
Brides first estimate of the number of
men who would suspend work in that
State was 1900 out of total of 25, 000
but his late figures show that there
are fully 24,00J men out. In the
northern section OF Illinois he estimates
that there are le,0)0 miners out at
Spring Valley, LaSalle, Ogle5by, Fern,
Streator, Braceville, Braid WOOL, Coal
City, Diamond. Gardne :, Carbon HILL
At the Danville and Grape Creek
mines there are also 500 mon out.
President Mcbride has received ad-
dit.onal information from State Presi-
| dent j. A. Crawford of the Illinois
miners, who Is also member of the
national executive board. that fully
$500 men in the Springfield district
have quit work. At Du ,uoin and st.
John there are also ] 90 idle men.
Situation In Southern Illinois.
The advices from the Southern ILL
nois mining region, the Columbus dis
| patch says, are rather meager. =. III.
Penna, National Vice President of the
United Mine Workers, is at Fana ore
OF the largest mining centers in that
section of the State, and the latest in
formation from him was to the effect
that large m ljority of the men
| there had voted to strike 1t now
seems that Illinois and West Vir-
| GINA will be the battle-ground in tie
competitive district. President Nc
Bride estimates that in West Virginia
out of about 800 miners 1000 have
SUSPENDED work. William Fahy, a
member of the National Executive
! Board, and Edmund Thomas are at
| work in that State and will address a
| large number of meetings this week.
| A di patch was received from the
miners at Moundsville, w. Va, stating
that the miners had been offered the
| 70-cent rate demanded, and asking
whether they should acc ept it and re-
/ turn to work. President Mcbride
wired them not to accept under any
conditions until further advised. He
says that this will be one OF the great
est things to be overcome in the pres
ent strike, as no doubt in many places
offers will be made 10 pay the prices
demanded, and the miners will be in
clined to accept.
All Out In Ohio.
In Ohio there has not been single
report of refusal on the part of the
miners to join the movement. Presi-
dent Mcbride says that SO far as he
/ can determine, there is only one place
in Pennsylvania outside OF the anthra-
cite and coke regions where the min
ers have not quit work, ard that is at
futile Creek, where about 800 men
are employed. The press dispatches
indicate that in Western Fennsylvania
5000 river miners and GO railroad
miners are idle. Il e5ident Mcbride
says that this includes only the Pitts
burg district proper, and that large
number of miners on the dividing line
have struck, among whom are the
Haven miners and those at Irwin
| Stat on. There are really about II, 0C0
railr, al miners in Western Pennsyl-
vania and about 9,C0) river miners, all
of whom, it is claimed, are idle.
In the Laurel and New Pittsburg re-
| gions, OIL the Kentucky Central Rail
road in Kentucky, Pre- ,ident Mcbride
claims ?,GO0 miners have suspended
work, and in the ,'ellico and New
comb districts in Tenn ,ssee about the
same number. In the latter state this
represents about all OF the free miners.
The men there have ID contend against
the employment of about 1000 con-
victs in the mines, who, OF course,
cannot be brought into the movement.
Strike Extends to Iowa.
Press dispatches from Iowa indicate
that more of the MIXERS there have
struck, bat President Mcbride has q
telegram from Ju ius Froh stating that
all the southern part OF the State Is.
out There are about 3,C0) miners in
the section indicated. In Alabama,
President Mcbride says there are
about 5000 miners idle, having quit
work two weeks ago. There, "a in
Tennessee, they have to contend
against the employment of convicts in
the mines.
Mr.. Wilson, member of the Ma
tional Executive Board, Is In Mary
land, and has wired President Nc
Bride that he addressed one of the
| largest meetings ever held i'm the State