The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
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STRIKE by Thousands.

COLUMBUS. O., April 22.-Reports re
ceived at the headquarters of the min
ers' union are to the effect that IN the
block coal fields of Indiana. where the
men have a contract. they will work two
days a week until May /. when they will
ioin in the suspension. Maryland,
where nothing was expected, has joined
the strike. On the new and kanawha
rivers there is every indication OF gen
eral SUSPENSION The operators of this
region are in sympathy with the suspen-
sion and hope the miners Will WIN
The operators here desire to pay the
scale proposed by the men, but are pre-
vented 10y certain operators In the nus
burg district, who have been paying
lower wages. The strike extends To
Illinois and Iowa on the west. All the
mines in jackson county, o, have shut
down, and 1 900 men have joined the
strike. The miners have worked so lit
tie in the last year that many of them
have no sur plus and must suffer If the
strike continues for any length OF time.
\ small number want To break away
from the United Mine Workers union
and organize "A local union for the coun-
trv The majority will not listen to this,
however. The operators have ii large
amount of coal on hand and think that
the strike will be broken before they
need more.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHHIPSBURG, Pa, April 22.-As one
man, the miners and mine laborers of
the eighth bituminous coal district have
answered the call of the national organi
ZatiOn To- suspend work until the opera
tors have advanced wages 20 per sent.
The United Press correspondent made a
trip from this place TO Mahaffey and
found every mine on the Beech Creek
railroad shut down, and upwards of
5000 miners and mine laborerS idle.
AT several of the largest mines the men
quit work without giving a moment s
warning TO their bosses, and leaving the
operators without pound of supply
coal on hand to run the pumping ma
chinery. From Mahaffey along the
lines OF the Pennsylvania x North
western, the CresSOn Il Cleartield, and
the Cambria Il Clearfield railroads,
which run through the Patton, Hastings
and Glen Campbell coal fields, COM
plete suspension of work prevails. In
the Clearfield region in which 3 200 men
find employment, work was continued
until ) ,turday noon This region is the
source of supply for many of the largest
ocean steamship companies, but the
| controlling operating firm has sent such
| a supply of coal east during the past ten
days that no shortage is expected tor two
or three weeks. Fifteen mines closed
| down because of scarcity of cars cut
| ting short the output at least $4,000
| tons.
Operators do not anticipate a long
| strike unless the Virginia and Maryland
miners suspend work, in which event it
Is admitted by some operators that the
strike may succeed in restoring the re-
| cent reductions. A delegation of Clear
| field miners has been sent to West Nir-
| gInia to induce the miners there to en-
ter the strike, and if they succeed in
their mission it is admitted the situa
| ton will be serious.
PITTSBURG DISTRICT
PITTsBURG, April 22.-Of the II. 900
miners employed in the river and rail
way coal pits of the Pittsburg district, at
| least 10, 900 quit work in compliance
with the general strike order, and by
Monday 1t is confidently expected that
work throughout the entire district will
be at a standstill, Reports received
| from all sections of the district indicate
that the strike is the largest in the his
| tory OF this, the largest bitumiuous coal
| district III the country. With one or
two exceptions. the 7S mines along the
| Monongahela valley are idle and &, 900
men who have been employed in them
| are now numbered among the strikers
| TIOGA DIsTRICvr
| W EIISBoRo, Pa, April 22-All the
coal miners In this CTioga) county struck
| IN obedience to the order of the United
| Mine Workers association. There are
about 1000 miners and laborers now
idle at the Arnot, Fall Brook. Morris
Run and Antrim cellieries They all
live IN ithe companies houses under
leases which require them to yacate in
ten days after notice. The companies
Will undoubtedly evict the families very
! soon, and serious trouble is anticipated
lhe companies have Anticipated the
great strike 10y mining and stocking all
the coal possible during the past month
The miners, however, have been on short
time for two years, and are in poor con
dItIon to stand long lockout
5000 OUT IN ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 21.-Over 20.
Ooo coal miners of this state Joined in
the general strike. In the northern
fields the order was generally obeyed
nearly IL 900 men being out already
and several thousand more expected tC
take similar action soon.