The herald., 1894-04-24
THE COAL STRIKE.
Considerable Additions to the Ranks of
the Strikera.

Considerable Additions to the Ranks of
the Btriksrs.
PITTsBURa, April 23.-Upon todsy's
developments will largely depend the
euccess of the national coal strike in
this district. A joint debate is now in
progress between the strikers organi-
zers aud the officials of the New York
and Cleveland Gas and Coal company.
If the mirers' representatives can in
duce the 1900 miners at these works to
squsts tt.s sSst ko- " Il -Dv g-nSfhl 80 FAR as
this district is concerned. A number OF
operators ON the Washington branch OF
the Baltimore and Ohio road and in the
Fourth pool have offered to pay the rate
demanded, but the men have bsen ad
Weed to turn out, as their acceptance
might weaken the national movement.
The men in the coke region are still at
work and many say they " i'll not strike
again. The convention of coke workers
IL now in session at Soottsdsle and the
organizers hope that definite plan for
continuing the strike will be taken be-
fore adjournment. No disorder has oc-
Cured at any point in this district.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, April 2S.-The
Clearfeld county miners have success
fully appealed to the reluctant minere in
the Huntingdon and Broad Top region to
join in the strike. This includes all
miners on the Sandy Run, Six-mile Run
and Shoup's Run branches, numbering
over 500. The East Broad Top miners,
who struck on Saturday. have been Of
fered &c cents per ton for mining, but
they agreed to be governed by the action
OF the Clearfeld strikers. This is an
advance of to 10 cents per ton.
ALTOONA, Pa, April 23.-Not single
miner is at work in Blair or Cam bria
counties today. Everything is quiet.
The Pennsylvania railroad is sidetrack-
ing and appropriating to the use OF its
locomotives all coal, without asking the
owners permission.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Col. W. P. Rend
sent communication today 10 Presi-
dent McBridge of the United Mine
Workers association, suggesting an i'm
mediate conference between the labor
ere and operators. He said he did not
fear disturbances would arise requiring
the interference of military forces.
ST. LOUIS, April %. -Advices received
today from the coal mining districts Of
men have been added to the list of
strikers. The men in the Holiday pits
at St. Johns, ILL.,, about 250 in number.
and the men employed in the mines
along the Mobile AID Ohio railroad have
decided to cast their loG with the United
Mine Workers association.
Besides these there have been addi-
tional strikes. In the Belleville and the
Rich Hill, Bever, LitchfeId, Spring.
field and other Missouri mines, the
miners are still at work.
SPRI. GFIELD, ILL.,, April 2S.-J. A.
Crawford, state president OF the United
Mine Workers of Americs, today re-
ceived reports from the state at large,
showing "a 600 miners are now on q
strike out of $4,000 in Illinois. John
McBridge, national president, has wired
Mr.. Crawford this general order
This fight being made for living
wages ls general one, and no local set
tlement will be authorized or recog-
nized. Until a general settlement is
determined coal must not be loaded at
any price or for any purpose"
The operators hold the situation to be |
serious.
CoNNELsvnLE, Pa, April 2S,-The |
delegation of coke workers a. Scott |
dale today passed resolutions ordering
the entire region out TO join the strike
The leaders here confidently assert that
within two days "a, Il l,ss ., the !
region may be out.
PITrsBURG, april 23.-The joint de.
bate today at Turtle Greek betwee
President De Armitt OF the New York
and Cleveland Gas com oany and Or
ganizer O'Malley OF the Miners union
resulted in a victory for the miners.
AS on the mee ting today the success OF
the strike in this region largely de-
pended, every effort WAS put forth on
10th sides. Twenty miners were in at
tendance, anG at the cleeA tha men de-