Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-28
MINERS NOW OUT.
One Hundred and Hly-TIo thousand
On Strike.
CONFERENCE At BIRMINGHAM
The Governor Of Alabama Explains That
He Will Preserve tho Peace ut
All Hazards.

COLUMBUS, OHIO. April T.-The fol-
lowing revised estimates Of the number
Of miners now out In the strike. given
out by President Mcbride to-day. shows
that the miners are gaining strength:
Alabama, 5000.
Tennessee and Kentucky. 5000.
Indiana, $780,
Ohio, $500.
West Virginia, 4.5oo.
Illinois. $500.
Iowa, 1900.
Indian Territory. 1900.
Missouri. 400.
Pennsylvania, 6S,0o0.
Colorado. 1900.
Michigan. 600.
Total. 10, 900.
In this estimate he does not include the
accessions In the Indiana block-fissd and
Illinois, indicated in the morning dis
patches. The principal addition is made In
Pennsylvania, where he estimates that
5000 men are now idle.
j. A. Crawford telegraphs from Illinois
that not a wheel is moving from st. Louis
to Cairo. and from this President Mcbride
predicts that Illinois will be out solidly
by the first OF May. That go men went
to work at Benwood, w. Va. yesterday.
he does not regard as significant. They
mine only for a steel plant there. Still
they would try to prevent local settle
ment. on the whole, Mr.. Mcbride thought
the situation to-day very encouraging TO
the miners.
THE, ATARAMt SITUATION
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, April 27.-Gover-
nor Jones. who Is still in Birmingham,
this afternoon had long conference with
a committee from the miners OF this
district. consisting OF ]. ID. Thompson, OF
the Pratt mines; John Lamont, of Cardiff;
Il. ID. Roberts. of Blockton, and Frank
Founcer OF Wylam. but declined TO give
any OF the particulars of what transpired.
He took occasion. however. to say that
many of the dispatches being sent from
this district Were viciously sensational.
and gave rise to the most unfounded ana
unjust opinions OF the attitude of the bulk
of the miners; that while the situation
was somewhat strained, he felt confident
the majority OF the strikers were not
In sympathy with any purpose to win the
strike except by lawful means. His atten-
ton had been called to the armng and
drilling of the miners. which he called
to the attention of the committee, advising
them that II was contrary 10 the law,
and they assured him that they would
discontinue II, stating that the number
of men who had participated in 1t was
insignificant, and that the purpose had
been Inexperienced.
The Governor further said that he had
Investigated the reported large purchases
OF arms by the miners, and had ascertain
ed that there was no foundation for the
rumor. and that their purchases had not
been more than usual.
THE GOVERNOR FIRM.
At former meeting with the commit
tee the Governor explained to them that
as Governor. while he regretted any diff
ference of opinion as to wages. which re-
suited in so many being unemployed, he
had nothing whatever TO do with the
strike as such; that his business was 10
preserve the peace and that that would
be done at all hazards. The Governor
said that no troops had been put under
arms. because. in his opinion. IT had been
unnecessary to do this; that he still main
tanned implicit confidence In the miners
obedience to the law and their controlling
their hot-heads, as they did at the mass
meeting Monday last. which passed off 50
peaceably and I'm a manner which re-
hected great credit on them; but that. In
the event II became necessary, 1903
troops could be concentrated here in less
than twenty-four hours
From what could be learned II Is enc
rally understood that the Governor was
very emphatic in impressing the commit
tee with the idea that no lawl >ness
would be tolerated, and that the might
as we'll run against buzz-saw as to
come in contact with the State authori-
ties.
MARCHING on TOLUCA.
MINONK, ILL, April 1.-TWO hundred
miners left here at 6 o'clock this morning
to march to Toluca. The carried Amerl-
can flags, and each man was armed with
a four-foot maple club They will join
the main body OF men marching from La
sale, Peru. Streator and Spring Valley
900 strong. at Rutland.
Five negro miners from Toluca arrived
late last night, and reported the men
leaving In squads. They say the miners
at Toluca are badly frightened over the
report that the advancing miners would
lynch every man caught at work.
TOLUCA TROUBLE AVERTED.
TOLUCA, ILL, April 27.-The miners
meeting has peacefully broken up. No
violence was attempted. This Is mainly
due to precautions taken by the authori-
ties in closing the mines and dispensing
1000 miners who had assembled by pro-
viding free transportation for them 10
their homes.