The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-21

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morning. The mine owners tried to persuade
the men. to go to work, but they were firm in
their determination to remain out All Of
the miners belong of the United Mine
Workers Association.
1000 Out I'm Illinois.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, April 81, 1894
Three thousand miners in this city, Seaton-
vile, Ladd and Laceyville stopped work to-
day at the order of the Miners National
Executive Board La Sale, Oglesby and
Peru miners will probably follow the action
here. In this district there will be nearly
1000 men idle.
President McBride,s Order.
COLUMBUS, o., April 81, 1894. -"The
mining of bituminous coal must absolutely
cease at noon today" said President Nc
Bride this morning. "Here are dozens of
mail and telegraphic requests for
permission to operate small
mines whose product goes to
| supply local furnaces and does not reach the
general market. To them all l have re-
| piled that no coal will be permitted to
| be mined for any purpose during the strike.
! 1t would simply supply a demand to
| some degree, and to that extent operate
! against the miners in their strike. It would
1 D0 Ike power, D6CduSe
| 1t was friendly, to furnish an enemy with
arms. This is the first time we have ever made
fight with these tactics-that is, by acting
| with the organization as a unit, and If we
carry out our purpose, the fight against us
cannot be long maintained"
President Mcbride said he did not think
| there was any considerable coal mined
ahead, not large quantity compared with
| the amount Of consumption, and stopping
the mines would result very quickly
| in fuel stringency that would
| force q settlement of the question. He did not
| fear that coal from Canada would come in to
take the place of American coal during the
| strike. Indeed he laughed at the suggestion.
| 'sTo give you an idea of the small figure
| the much-talked-of Nova Scotia mines cut in
| the market, said he, 'slet me tell you that
| there are five counties in Ohio, any one of
which produces more coal yearly than all
the Nova Scotia mines combined"
President Mcbride said he had received a
number of very favorable reports from
Pennsylvania and Illinois this morn
| ing, which led him to believe that there will
be less than 1000 miners at work in Western
Pennsylvania next week, excepting the coke
regions, of course, were the miners do not be-
long to his organization, and not 5000 in Hi
| nois. By the first of May all of these would be
out it the strike was not ended by that
time. He thought the number of men going
out at noon today would exceed his estimate
of yesterday, and probably reach 10000.
Were Waiting for the Noon Hour.
GAMLIPoLIs. Ohio, April 81, 1894.-The
miners at Minerton, 90 miles north of here,
will go out on strike at noon today, as
will every coal digger in the Hooking
| Valley. One Of the leading miners at Haws'
| station said to. United Press reporter:
| Il have never see as discouraged set of
| men as the miners in this neighborhood have
been since the last reduction was made.
They know it matters not how steady they
| work they cannot make enough money to
keep small sized family in the necessary
food and they have concluded that if they
| are to starve, they prefer doing it at once
| and not by degrees"
| A letter from prominent operator at the
i Kanawha Valley says the miners in that
region will not go out. The miners at
Minerton have been kept busy all week
loading every available car, even shop cars
and old broken down box cars have been
| put In use.