The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-04
THE SITUATION.

The nltuininou~ Coal Miners strike al
the Ind ~ IT, FIRST Week rr.s,a.n,|
Mcbride Issues "a Bulletin Miners
showing u Determined tront All Aionr
the Line aud Contident of the tllm.t.I
success of Their Cause.
CorrMBrs. o.. April q. president
Mcbride. Of the United Mine Nork.r.
has issued the following bulletin
the strike situation AT the clos M I'D.
first week, addressed TO the s,rkin.
miners and intended for their Informal
tom
''ln our address to the mine NorS.rI
Of the country. calling for >u,pen
sion of labor. we instructed you "a ra
no attention Ia newspaper repYris|
We feel that having given that advir|
| il dcyoives upon rs tn issue hnllciinI
at short intervals To keep You po~tc
rs to the conditions in different par,|
Of the country.
when the convention named I'll
date Of suspension. we informed Il
delegates that it would be- almos, il
possible To have all in line 10y the /. :
but we were willing TO strain ever
nerve to make the shutdown compl.l
wherever the organization con,roh
the affairs of the miners We halI
been more successful than we ever a
ticipated.
'Iennsylvania-The unanimtv
the miners Of this state astonished I
entire country. In Clcartield Crntr
Tioga. Jefferson. We>tmorcla nd Ia
cite. Washington. Allegheny. Butt
and Mercer. there il scarcely man
ut work. indeed the whole bitumino|
district is idle 10 a man; there
not "A murmur of discomfort
be found anywhere. and some lla
been offered the price, hut thew
fused To accept il. keeping in mind |
resolution of the convention THAI
must settle. or none. Pennsylvai|
leads the fight with -. 900 men IN NJ |
and every man solid. The great ~tr
in the coke regions Of that state. " Us
over 10000 men are ont =
: ing for Justice. makes the >u>pent
miners of Pennsylvania 5000
4 MARYLAND miners al Nal
: land have not joined in the moycnlr
y Brother Wilson is in that field. an
! hope ere long to prevail upon them
come into line.
= West Virginia a bout one-hat |
2 miners of this state suspended.
" kanawha. New River and mines arvi
i Wheeling being practically idle.
mines OF Thomas. Coketown ~
2 and Douglas. in Tucker county
. idle.
!. virginia Pocahontas field
q still at work. and ~ they have had
q reduction during the last year II
be difficult 10 get them in line.
i "Ohio-Out 10 "A man, with NJ Il
: render as their motto.
? kentucky and Tennessee The u
/, authentic reports show 5000 men
in that field.
IL "Alabama-The miners of Aiaba
q are out against reduction
u struck on the 18th. There Is every
e dication that the strike viii be "A
- and bitter one.
Indiana The miners of the
IL minous distric, of Indiana ARE solid
the possibilities are that the blocN |
e men will have joined the movement
- May /.
- illinois Hardwood. Coal City.
n Sale. Spring Valley. Gardner, ogie
I. >,reator Springfield and the III |
y around Peoria are all idle in the u
and center. Taylorville Duquoin.
physboro and several plac.
re the south are also in
tx BROTHERS IIowells. Crawford.
Y. hey and Vice President IL
3. are in that field. Owing to the :
a. time allowed by the convention
r.. have not been ahle 10 get over
~ field. but everything indicates thai
ne whole state will be practically i'll
in May |.
''In sending you this bulletin "
) sire to thank you for the detern
his spirit displayed along the entire
Il. in the present movement
y. knees are conspicuous by
,Iv absence Let the spirit q
mt determination continue. for al'h'
n. there are number Of places -
"a work they may delay. but cannot
-, about your defeat In short
the stocks Of coal will have ~
Ing peared and your victory is assured
for lSignedl JOHN MCBRIDE. Pr
,ns PATRICK McRRynE. Sec 'y-Trca~
en- DROPPED DEAD.