The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-24

Tne lnQlau ltrIllOry Is tuA 'pS's
THE WEST VIRGINIA MINERS.
Many miners are out In the New river
and Kanaha river districts but the miners
will hold a convention at Charleston, w.
Va. tomorrow TO agree on united action
The miners Of the Wheeling and Mound
vile district have been offered the wages
demanded by the scale. but they have
been ordered not to go TO work until there
is a general settlement of the strike. The
Indiana block coal miners Will join the
strike on May list. There Is danger that
the miners in West Virginia, who have
been offered scale wages, will accept. and
thus weaken the strike at a dangerous
place.
The Strike Hero Complete.
PHILLIPSBURG, PA, April '23.-In the
Clearileld and Beech Creek coal regions
there are upwards Of one hundred mines,
and out Of this entire number there was
not one in operation to-day. There is no
excitement to-day but the miners are
impatiently awaiting news from Maryland
and Virginia.
In addition to asking for mining rate
Of fifty cents ton, the miners In these
REGIONS before resuming work VIII demand
the abolition OF company stores, pay for
all dead work. and strict compliance with
the monthly pay law. The miners in the
Snow Shoe district suspended work this
morning.
The Broad Top miners have reconsidered
their announcement Of intention 20 con-
tlnue at work. and came out to-day
In the PIusburg District.
PITTSBURG, PA, April 23.-This was
a busy day for the United Mine Work
ers' officials of the Pittsburg district and
as a result OF their persuasive arguments
45O0 men, who were on the fence as TO
whether they would strike or not, decided
to so out. ........ .......,,.. ~.
The 4,5OO men mentioned were employ
ed in the Turtle creek and Irwin mines.
This afternoon President De Armit, OF
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Co., operating the Turtle creek mines,
met the United Mine Workers officials
I'm joint debate. President De Armit
tried 10 convince the miners that his
contract with them was valid, and II the
vorkmen did not perform their part, his
company would hold them and the United
Mine Workers officials for any losses the
company might sustain Dy the men relus-
ing 10 work.
The United Mine Workers officials con-
vinced the men that the contracts spoken
Of by Mr. De Armit were not binding
on them; that many operators had failed
to keen their contracts and that the
miners must now al join together and
have the operators establish a uniform
rate that will be just 10 operators and
miners alike.
After the debate the l.5CO men employed
Al Turtle Creek decided they would join
i'm the general strike.
The 300 miners at Irwin, on learning
Of the action taken by the Turtle Creek
men. also decided to strike.
This makes the suseprsion In the Pitts
burg district complete and twenty thcus-
and miners are now out on strike.
The action Of the miners at Turtle
Creek and Irwin caused general rejoicing
among the miners officials, and the men
will greatly strengthen the general strike.
Refused to Go 10 work.
CUMBERLAND, MD. April 3.-Ihe
miners at Thomas and Douglass, W. va,
did not go to work this morning. ana
NAV be considered as part OF the men
adhering TO the strike. The number Is not
large, being something under @00' anu
there will be no trouble.
All the other larger mines or the DAVIS
Coal and Coke Company are at "orA, anu
there is a likelihood Of the others peins
induced 10 return 10 work. At any rate
no trouble is feared, as the men are not
acting from any grievance OF their own,
but out of sympathy with the general
strike In Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Ksnawba siiners Al Work.
CHARLESTON. w. VA, April 2.-The
three four eXCED-
,iars IN the Kanawha district, are run
80 IN full blast, regardless Of the gem
araG strike ordered by the official OF the
rrn,,ad Mine ORGANIZATION OF the United
States.
American Miners Refuse to Strike
PAN. III. April 23.-The American
,.iners at This place decided yesterday
w.. . 30 ioin the strikers, and only little
,nore than half OF the foreigners voted 10
." out SIX hundred Americans VIII re-
s,,re work as usual. but the strikers
,hreatan to stop them, ana tnere ~ jan
~ az a serious conflict. The citizens are
with the Americans.
Tho Tennessee Strike a Failure.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. April 2s'-
rhora is only a partial suspension OF
III, at the SoGdy coal mines. There Is
,s,ssatisfactlon among the miners. ana
80 wbo are out have gone out In SYM
pathy with the general strike. !. Is mo-, no,
,stsIy that the strike in Tennessee VIII
,as, as the miners have no speciai cause
,o sor Complaint. At JeIlico 5000 miners
havs struck and there is total susoen-
sion OF work.
Coke workers Join the Strike.
scoTrDALE. PA. April 2s.-For'y-ive
as,sgates. representing every works IN the
cors region. met In convention her to-day
80 90 voted to join in the general strike or
dsred ds by the United Mine Workers sat
urday last. ., .,s.r,
,,orks TONED the United Mine workers.
Genera, strike to-day. This has stimened
,ns backbone Of the strikers considerably.
The delegates to the to-day's convention
sav ~ that tomorrow many more plants Will
follow the standard and join In the gen.
eral strike. A. aoax. -
The operators assert that the ehort 10
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