The herald., 1894-04-29
THE BIG COAL STRIKE.
A VERY GENERAL SUSPENSION
OF OPERATIONS.
Only Ono Mine working East of the
AIlegheniss The Scarcity of
Coal Already Making
Itself Felt.

PLApHh PHWsskHSSii 2ef eR5 5--As sAsA!. the sEs sn,
strike but one mine is operating east o
the Alleghenies; that mine, near Os
ceoa, employs but 100. men. Threats
are made if they do not quit they will
be driven out. The supply OF coal il
fast becoming exhausted.
READING, Pa, April 2S.-All the de
partments of the Reading Iron company,
except the sheet and rolling mills, will
| be closed down next week on account
of the scarcity OF coal. This will throw
several hundred men out of work. The
scarcity of coke has resulted in the clos
ing Of coal furnaces Nos. and and
throwing 100 men out OF work, and the
Lebanon and other furnaces have but q
few days supplies on hand.
PTTTsBURG. Pa, April 2S-The en-
deavors OF Col. w. P. Rend of Chicago
to induce the local coal operators to
hold an immediate conference bv
tied, seems to be futile. The majority
of the mine owners are now reconcied
to the strike and are willing that the
mines are to be shut down. They
claim they have plenty of coal on hand
strike for several weeks.
SCoTTDALE. April 2S.-The delegate
convention today was attended by 64
delegates representing the entire region.
Resolutions we're adopted endorsing the
original demands of the national organi-
zation and demanding recognition of
their labor organization. Adjourned to
meet again on Monday, when q confer
ence committee will be appointed.
CoNNERsvILLE, Pa, April 2S. - On
Monday the Oliver Coke company will
begin q wholesale eviction OF the Hun
garian families occupying their houses.
There are 800 families and they are the
most desperate in the region. They say
they will not leave the companv's
houses, and bloodshed is expected if the
sheriff attempts to force them out. The
sheriff says next week will zee hundreds
OF families of strikers thrown out of
their homes.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 2S.-The
miners at Ansted met to consider the pro-
posal of committee of Ohio miners that
the men 90 out, and they decided not to
by a vote of 256 to 4. There are now onlv
four mines closed in the entire KanRYha
valley, and the strike is regarded here as
afailure.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S The coal miners
strike reached Belleville, H., today. A
party OF men from the mines south of
here came into the city and stopped at
the Msule mine, where 100 miners are
employed. A conference was held, which
resul ed in an agreement to stop mining
coal for the general trade until the strike
is settled. Under the new management
the mines will continue to supply coal fer
the Cairo Short Line chutee. All the min.
er4 On the short line from Belleville 70
D ;quoin and now closed Those be-
twsen Bellovlle and Freeburg clost d
ye,terday. The Crown and Avery
mines, the principal mines of the
airline. which have been working
mir week under special agreement,
will not be in operation next week.
JELLco, Tenn. April 2S.--A meeting
attended by hundreds of miners this
evening was addressed hy several organ
izers, and at the close the men agreed to
come out On May /.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 29.--S;x hun
dred coal miners have decided when they
leave the mines tonight thev will not
return unless they receive orders from
the National Mine Workers union. Fac
tories here have not weeks supply of
coal.