New-York tribune., 1894-04-22
EXTENT or THE STRIKE.
HOW THE ORDER OF PRESIDENT
MBRIDE WAS RESPONDED TO-
All. WORK IN THE EASTERN DISTRICTS PRAc-
TIcAiLY STOPPED. BIT IN THD FAR
WEST rlIp MINERS GENERALLY

WEST TIID MINERS GENERALLY
IGNORE THE ORDER
Pittsbnrg. April 2l.-An doubts to whether the
coal miners Of the Pittsburg district wo"' unite
In the general strike were dlspred al noon 'o-uaS'
Tn. rcports received at the headquarters oi the
Min. workers Union indicate that at least three
fourths Of the diggers in the river ami raiIroa'
ri,s iolneI in the movement. Reports from the
uonongahcla Valley are that the mon WORKING III
the different pools quilt last night ana uis i"o'"-
ing ON the Wheeling division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad up to this morning Hacke'tS
mine was running half time: Snowden full uWe'
c,stonvule and Anderson idle. Eclipse. Noting
ham Ciermania and willow. doing very httle WORK
A, Mcdonald Carnegie and other points In the Pan
Handle fields the Jority OF the men are reported
ant 80 that from all figures obainabe 1t Is SAFE
TO say at least lO.Vp men nave o"eS'" "'' V'' -
the Columbus convention
t,ras,dcr, N,ront of the Ohio miners. who Is In
pttsburg to-day. said: THE sentiment throughout
this district IT, unanimous. as the miners ieei '"n'
their wages ca n 80 no lower OF thclr Co""''io"
become any worse In order to regain ahF'h'ns
op,v q genefal strike. such as the present VIII
hiring about the desired result. Leading operators
,,,,cr the movement for n uniform wage rate
~ THE CUMBERLAND COAL FIELDS
,,,rtingdon Penn April 2l.-Al the miners IN
,ho Huntingdon and Broad Top region were al
uork today except those on the Shoup iN""
nranch who stopped work at noon IN Hionna'
morning these miners and those on the SM-MHe
Run and Sandy Run branches. which Includes AL
tho operatives numbering 800 In the Huntington
and Proad Top region have signihed their intention
10 work on as usual. There Is no detection among
"a. E,st Rroad Top miners In the Rock hll Ds-
trio. al being at work. Late dispatches tonight
from Cumberland say that the miners there were
workIng to-day and will continue To 40 50 unt!i
T,hursdey next when a mass-meeting OF miners VII
no held at Cumberland 10 determine nnaiIy "hetner
they will enter upon general strike IN tne r
NsH region the strike began practicaiy on lnuls i
dav when the miners at the Campbeii ana u,en"ouI
mines stopped work. The miners al farHee % aha ha
Forest on the Beach Creek. and nearly an o" on, ,e
Derby branch in the Clearhed dis'rlct are ous, oc
To-day the others quit. making total & o. ~" rbo
,d;a miners In the Clearheld region dlVnr. Vn & ne
r'leardeld operators have sgnihed tneir ",s Ies1
10 nav the advance for mining II the price oi coai
VIM advance sufficiently TO justify IL. ,,,ors d,
Weilshoro Penn April 21.-Al the coai rhIie, ,i, ~
,b,s crIoga) County struck at noon toTisy III W
ence TO The order OF the United Mine w orheIs rs
soci,tion There are about 2up Miners any NJ, III IA
borers now idle at the Arnot. ran Bro0k mo- hs ts
pun and Antrim colertes. They an nVe III Wv wv
COMPANIES houses under leases whcn reque u,1.. 1
~ vacate I'm ten days after notice Inc COMPANIES
will undoubtedly evct the famines very svo.,' % s,s
s.rious trouble IN anticipated. The companies nave
ANTICIPATED the great strike by mining ana n, so1ch
Ing ali the coal possible during ~ ,ne & pss ,nc s
Tihs miners. however. have peen on sn0r' ume i'f