Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22
THEY WENT oUr ANYWAY.

THEY WENT OUT ANYWAY.
DANvrLLE. Ills, April 21-The Super
inteudeur Of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany OF this city received telegram to-
day, announcing that the miners at the
Falrmont shaft had gone out az noon.
They assigned no reason, had no grlev-
ances, and were not members Of the United
Mine Workers.
-FOUR THOUSAND OUT AT MAssILLoN.
CLEVELAND, o., April 2l.-Four thou
sand miners are out in the Massillon dis
trict to-day and work at al the minesls
practically suspended. A large number OF
these men have really been out since Eco
ruary 10, when they struck against pro-
posed reduction Of wages.
ALL OUT ABOUT WASHINGTON.
WAsHrNaroN, IND, April 21.-An the
miners In this district stopped WORK AZ
noon to-day and the mines are deserted
All is quiet
WILL NOT JoIN.
MrNoNK. Ill, April 21.-The miners
went 70 work to-day as usual. Owing to
the IRE in the mine some time ago and the
enforced idleness Of the men, IL Is not at
this time thought they viii ioln IN the gen
eral strike.
THEY ALL CAME OUT.
OsKALoosA, IA, April 2l.-None OF the
miners at the hve Mahaskas camps came
out All are working and will 50 continue
according 70 their declarations.
ALL BUT A FEw AT PoNEROY.
PONERoT, O.. April 2l.-The miners OF
the - mines in this district laid down their
tools to-day and joined the general strike.
Seven hundred OF Ghe So employed on
Pomeroy Bend had signed an agreement
last night 20 abide Oy the terms or the
strike. Five operators nave signited their
willingness TO pay the price demanded.
REFUSED To GO To WORK.
WuuANsPoRr, PA, April 2l.-The 200
miners employed st the Red sun mine AZ
Ra.ston refused 20 90 10 work this morn
ing. They are members OF the United
Mine Workers Association.
ALL OUT AT JACKSON.
JACKSON. o., April 21-All the mines OF
Jackson county shut down at II =. n. TO-
CAV. and four thousand mon have Joined
the great strike.
FIVE HUNDRED MORE.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 2l.-At Coro-
na, Walker county, TO-DAY 500 more miners
iolned those now on strike in this district.
GOMPEEs OFFERS TO HELP.
COLUMBUS. o., April 21.-Samuel Comp
ers. President OF the American Federation
of .abor. telegraphs John Mcbride, PreSi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers OF Amer
ica. that If tho Federation can be Of service
in making the miners successful, 10 call
upon him. Mr. Mcbride says many opera
tors are showing a willingness 70 pay the
scale and thinks suspension OF short dura-
tion. There are about $4,000 unOrganized
miners scattered whose position is Lot yet
known.
According TO President McBride's hg-
ures, 132, 900 miners stopped work to-day.
THEY WENT OUT AT PIrTsBURe.
PrrrsBURe. April 21.-Ths strike in this
district appears TO 90 success. At noon
today the 600 men in the river district,
aud the $3.50 In the railroad district, left
the mines. Dispatches from the Clearheld
district report that 1900 men there also
struck, ana that the mines are generally
closed. In the PhilhpsOurg region, east OF
the mountains, al the miners are idle. The
suspension in the Clearheld region will en-
forcs idleness upon 400 trainmen on the
Buffalo, Rochester aud Pittsourg rail
road.
SAY CONNELLSvILLE WILL CLOSE.
CoNNELLsvrLLE, PA, April 2l.-The men
are still st work, out the leaders expect TO
have almost the entire $1,000 men out on
Monday.
SOME STATISTICS.
PirrsRCRG, PA, April 2l-The strike
promises TO be the greatest in the history
of the country. II will involve $1,000
men and Will stop mines that produced
100 200. 900 tons last wear in twelve States
and Territories. These miners received
$50 sos. .6g7 in wages in 1890, according 70
the eleventh census. In that year l39 sS6
produced 90, 500, los tons Of coal, valued at
S6g, ,35O,C69.