Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-21


been pending for several months will be
inaugurated. Opinions differ as 10 the
number OF men who will be en-
gagged in 1t. President John Mcbride,
OF the United Mine Workers Union es-
Inmates that 100000 men will be en-
gagged. Secretary Treasurer Patrick
McBryde is quoted as placing the num-
Der to be engaged at 100000. The
telegraphic reports indicate that the
number will be between those two ex.
tremas.
The strike will be confined TO the Bit
luminous coal region OF the United
States. In this there are % districts
organized, four being in Pennsylvania.
The other districts are Washington,
Wyoming, Colorado, Indian Territory,
Missouri, Kansas. Alabama, Tennessee,
Kentucky. Virginia. West Virginia,
Maryland. Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois.
An operator says 1900 mines will be
abandoned. OF these 800 are located
In Ohio. In the Plttsburg district alone
there are about 100 mines and fully
thirty more In the Cleardeld or Noun
tain district. These two districts have
about $4,000 miners. In Ohio, there
are about 10000 miners; in Indiana
10, 600; In Illinois 1000; In Alabama
10, 600, who have already quit work; In
Missouri 5000; in Tennessee about 900.
IN WEST VIRGINIA
about 10, 900 diggers are engaged, but
il is not believed that many will quit
work. In Washington all are ready 10
stop.
That the operators 10 this and the
Ohio districts believe the strike will as
sumo great proportions has been shown
by the starting during the past week OF
mines which have long been idle. the
feverish hurry TO get out coal. even
coke cars being used for the purpose.
and the putting OF as many Tsn a. work
as can be secured.
While the anthracite dlggers will no.
be called out as present, II Is announced
that in the case hard coal Is used TO
raise steam where bituminous .uel 10
now employed that region will be rend'
cred imperative by a strike.
VIII the strike be success? To those
on the inside OF the organization a sue
cessful strike Is not the object OF the
suspension; but II will have
THE DESIRED EFFECT,
that is a conference OF operators all
over the country, which will result ih
higher wages 10 the miners aud more
money TO the operators. The operators
In Ohio, Illinois and most parts OF Penn
sylvanta really favor the suspension
movement. They wanta higher Schsd-
ule OF prices, but all must conform.
THINKS IT WILL BE A BfG oSE.
MAssILLoN, o., April 2O.-SpeakinR
OF the effects and prospects OF the big
strike ordered for tomorrow noon, a
prominent operator says: 1T will be
the greatestest coal miners strike the
world ever saw. It will not last later
than next June, but IL may be satisfac-
torily settled within two weeks Prob
ably 1000 coal mines In the United
States will be abandoned and nearly
quarter million OF miners will be idle.
or these mines, three hundred are locit-
ed In Ohio, and thirty In the MsssilIon
district. A majority OF the operators
believe the strikers TO have the right OF
the matter. Bat there is minority
which has prevented an amicAole sat-
tlement Of the matter, having the pow0r
that minorities occasionally secure"
WILL CONTINUE TILL MAY ].
BRAZIL, ISD., April 90. Twenty-Five
delegates, representing over 1000 MIN
ers, met here to-day 10 determine the
question OF continuing work I'LL May
or Joining the strike tomorrow noon.
After considerable wrangling . vote
was taken and II was decided bJ large
majority 10 continue work until May l.
PROSPECTS or TROUBLE.
McAIcIsTER. /. T., April 2o.-Thers
Is a probability that trouble will occur
At the coal mines at Krebs, ]. T., when
the Chocsaw Coal Company A.
tenpts TO pat 300 negro miners to work.
These negroes are now on the way from
Texas. and the 5000 miners who went
ON a strike sons weeks aso have Do,
clded that the negroes will not 20 TO
work, and trouble is expected when the
latter arrive.