The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-26
INDIANA MINERS OUT
BituminOus Men Force the Block
Coal Diggers to Strike.
Men, Women and Children Egg a Train
Near Coal Bluff-Great Northern
Strike Still Unsettled.
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

BRAZIL, Ind, April 25.-The bituminous
miners at Coal Bluff formed in line this
morning. and. marching to all block mines
in that district, succeeded in persuading
the men to throw down their picks and
quit All mines In that vicinity are now
closed, and from present appearances the
fight promises a long struggle. The block
operators had hoped TO fix schedule for
their men by the 1st of May, this being the
expiration time OF the old contract. Thus
far no amicable agreement has been
rived at The men are peaceable and ex-
press themselves as satisfied with the out
look. About 700 men are now on strike.
Much excitement has been created in this
county by the hostility existing between
the block coal and bituminous miners. The
block men working at Coal Bluff suffered
numerous indignities in the past few days
at the hands of the bituminous miners and
their families. Last evening as the train
conveying the miners from Coal Bluff to
Brazil pulled out from the mines they were
met with a shower of stones from men,
boys and women standing along the track
Those assaulted lodged the missiles and
escaped injury. However, there was some
thing richer in store for them further on.
AS they were nearing a little station a
ohoil ulSlduCC 4iOiu Tie IHlllSS IL HuliiDeI
of women and children was noticed stand
and as the train passed by the miners car
was given shower of eggs. bitter an
tipathy exists between the bituminous and
block men, augmented greatly by the
block men standing by their contract with
the operators and refusing the bituminous
delegates a vote in their recent meeting
TO decide the question of strike
The block coal operators of this district
and delegates representing the block coal
miners met here to-day to arrange scale
for the coming year. The following agree
ment was submitted by the operators:
'In order that work may continue in the
block coal district without interruption
the operators committee make the follow
ing proposal for the consideration of their
men: They will pay for digging coal so
cents per ton until a settlement is arrived
at in competitive districts, and when such
settlement is reached they pledge them
selves to agree with the miners on a con-
tract for the rest of the year which shall
be fair to both Sides
This is scent advance over last years S
scale for the summer season. and will
probably be accepted by, the men. The
mines TO be voted on. and will submit the
miners to be voted on, and will submit the
vote 10 thaoperators Friday morning, when
final settlement will be reached.
Returning to Work.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. April 2.-The situa-
ton in the mining strike looks less favor
able for the strikers. Men at several mines
are at work to-day. only eight mines out of
twenty in the Springfield subdistrict being
closed. At Taylorville $50 miners struck be-
cause the. operators wanted to reduce their
wages. and President Ora wfOr0 and SpCrp-
tary-Treasurer Guyman, of the United Mine
Workers of Illinois, last night organized
them AT Pana, at three shafts employing
three hundred men, all the miners are at
work. At anothar mine ennnlnNine Hftz