Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-26

Ohio ............. .26OO0l Kentucky -. 1000
Pennsylvania so 000l Iowa. ......... 200
Illinois. "a COO Missouri. loo
Indiana. -. 60O0lwest Virginia. 1900
Alabama. 5000. Indian Territory LOO
tennessee 4,OOOl
This estimate does not include Colo
RADIO, from which state contradictory
reports have been received A few
days ago word " as received from north
ern Colorado that the miners in that
state would join the strike. There are
about 5000 miners there. Since that
time no definite information has been
received.
Strike Complete Success
The strike, so far as Ohio and Penn
syivania are concerned, seems to have
been complete success. The results
In Illinois also have been much more
encouraging than was anticipated.
The advices from the southern Illi-
nois mining region are rather meager up
to this time. p. Ii. Penna, national
vice president of the United Mine
Workers, is at Pana, one of the largest
mining centers in that section of the
state, and the latest information from
him was to the effect that majority of
the men there had voted to strike
right in Illinois and West virginia.
1t now seems that Illinois and West
Virginia will be the battle ground in
the competitive district President
Mcbride estimates that in West
Virginia out of about 1000 miners
1000 have suspended work. William
Fahy, member of the national execu.
tive board. and Edmund Thomas are at
work in that state and will address q
large number of meetings this week. A
dispatch was received from the miners
at Moundsville, w. Va, stating that
the miners had been offered the seven
ty-cent rate demanded, and asking
whether they should accept 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 greatest things
to be overcome in the present strike, as
no doubt in many places offers will be
made to pay the prices demanded and
the miners will be inclined to accept
All Out in Ohio.
In Ohio there has not been a 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 anthracite
and coke regions where the miners
have not quit work and that is at
Tuttle Creek, where about 1900 men
are employed.
strike Extends to Iowa
Press dispatches from Iowa indicate
that none of the miners there have
struck, but President Mcbride has a
telegram from Julius Froh stating that
all the southern part of that state is
out There are about 5000 miners in
the section indicated.
Cause of the Strike.
The miners are striking for the res
toration of the interstate wage agree
ment which was abandoned during the
summer, first voluntarily by small
mum Der of miners in the Pittsburg dis
trict. and thus forced reduction in
every competitive district in the United
States.
Many operators in this district de-
clare that it is impossible to paw the
wages asked by the miners, and say
they are satisfied to permit the
mines to remain idle But this does
not represent the sentiment of all the
operators, many of whom acknowledge
that the wages demanded could be paid
if all would keep faith and not seek an
advantage.
Railroads Affacted.
The suspension of work by the miners
will seriously affect the business of
many railroads, and from one-half to
four-fifths of the train crews will be
laid off pending the settlement of
the strike. Among the roads most
likely to be thus affected are:
The Hooking Valley, Toledo and Ohio Cen
trail, Ohio Southern, Columbus, Sandusky and
Hooking, Wheeling and Lake Erie. Cleveland
and Marietta, Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling,
Cleveland and Canton Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern, and nearly all the lines in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and
other states where the strike prevails;
Eject VIII BE Serious.
Should the strike be effective to the
fullest extent anticipated. the effect
upon the country will be intellectually
injurious, as the strike will enforce the
suspension of many trades dependent
upon the coal industry, and may seri-
ously affect the operation of the rail-
roads of the country in the states
where the miners will go out
Where the strikers are.
COLUMBUS, O.. Aprn-24 The great
miners strike continues 70 grow. Tele-
grams poured into the national head
quarters of the United Mine Workers
ia this city Monday indicating many
additions 10 the ranks of the strikers
and giving assurance that those already
out woulc stand by the order or gen.
eral SUSPENSION.