The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
STRIKE OF THE MINERS.
Mcbride Estimates the Number Of
Men Out at About 10000.

Decide Whether They Shall Quit.
Danger That the Miners in West
Virginia Who Have Been Offered
the Scale Wages Will Go Back to
Work.
columbus, O., April 23.-President
John Mcbride, of the United Mine
Workers, received reports from a number
of his Iieutenants in the different coal
fields to-day, the most important of which
is the following from Murphysboro, Ills:
"Murphysboro, the supposed key to the
situation in Southern Illinois, is solid,
also the Duquesne district. Everything
Is favorable, and $500 men are out" 1t
is signed by Organizers F'ahy and Penna.
The leaders had little hope of inducing
the Southern Illinois miners to join the
strike. and this is an unexpected addition
to the strike forces. Mcbride revises his
figures as to the number of miners out to-
dav as follows: Alabama, 5000; Tennes-
see and Kentucky, 5000; West Virginia,
1000; Indiana, 5000: Ohio, 26, 600; Illinois,
27.6OO; Pennsylvania, so, 900; Indian Ter
ritory, 1000; Michigan, 300; Iowa, 1900.
THE NEWS GIVEN OUT.
The following is the substance of the
news given out at the headquarters to-
day. The Maryland miners will hold a
state convention TO determine whether
they will Join the strike as a whole or
not on Thursday of this week.
Southern Iowa is not all out, but the
miners of the state will meet at Abba
May2, to decide what action the state
organization will take.
The Indian Territory is out solid.
Many miners are out in the New river
and Kanawha river districts, but the
miners will hold a convention at Charles
ton W. Va, tomorrow to agree on united
action. The miners of the Whe, ling and
Moundville districts have been offered
the wages demanded by the scale, but
they have been ordered not to go to work
until there is a general settlement of the
strike.
The Indiana block ccal miners will Join
the strike on May /.
There is danger that the miners in
West Virginia, who have been offered
scale wages, will accept, and thus weaken
the strike at a dangerous place.
ALL OUT AT CLEARFIED.
Phillisburg, Pa, April 23.-Gn the
ClearheId and Beech Greek coal regions
there are upward of 100 mines, and out
Of this entire number there was not one
in operation today. The suspension is
complete throughout both regions. There
Is not the least excitement to-day,
but the miners are very impatieutly
awaiting news from the regions in Mary
land and Virginia. In addition to asking
for mining rate of so cents a ton, the
miners in these regions, before resuming
work, VIII demand the abolition of com
pany stores, pay for all dead work End
strict compliance with the monthly pay
law The miners in the Snow Shoe district
suspended work this morning The Broad
Leap miners have reconsidered their an
nouncement of an intention to continue at
work and came out to-day.
KANAwHA MINES NOT CLOSED.
Charleston, W. Va, April 23.-The va
rlous mines, with three or four exep-
tons in the Kanawha district, are run
nng full blast regardless of the general
strike ordered by the officials of the
united nine organization of the United
States.
THE MEN DIVIDED AT PANA
Pana, H., April 23.-The American
miners of this place decided yesterday
not to Join the strikers and onlya little
more than half of the foreigners voted to
go out Six hundred Americans will re-
sumo work as usual, but the strikers
threaten TO stop them, and there is dan
Refo1 serious conflict. The citizens side
with the Americans.
10000 OUT IN THE PITTsBURG DISTRICT.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 28-This was
ousy day for the United mine
workers officials of the Pittsburg dis
trict, and as a result of their persuasive
arguments, 4,500 men who were on the
!ence as to whether they should strike
or noJ decided to join their brethren in
y1 y1c Hgnt Tor uniform rate of wages
me 4,0OO men mentioned above
were employed in the turtle Creek
anu irwin mines. This after
noon President DeArmit of the New
lorh and Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
operating the Turtle Creek mines. met
Me united Mine Workers officials in
oluJ DEBATE. President DeArmit tried
10 convince the miners that his contract
r, WIN them was valid, and if the work
mcu ,lnz ulo not perform their part, his COM
R4hF would hold them and the United
allue al! Workers officials for any losses the
work W
CONVINCED THE OTHER WAY
-; ne United Mine Workers officials CON
,,l[eu the men that the contract spoken
y, VI NY Mr.. DeArmit was not binding on
i.I-.I i,IguI lhat many operators had failed to
80 IHelr contracts, and that the miners
ar a-u9U now all Join together and have the
y,t;i P;7iIdtors establish uniform rate that
alike 'PA"'0A' anu Hllilers
after the debate the 1900 men en-
EoNed at Turtle Greek decided that
'h5{ would join in the general strike.
81 Ihe 5000 miners at Irwin on learning of !
- agllon taken by the Turtle Creek men, !
S,5o So ueclded to strike. This makes the |
pisiSon tension OF the Pittsburg district com
st.i-- ana 10000 miners are now out on |
,,,, ne action of the miners at Turtle Creek
f'" fto IRWIN caused general rejoicing among |
i,1 'tiuers officially and the men, and will
'''''iJ strengthen the general strike.
STRUCK OUT OF SYMPATHY.
p. CUMBERLAND, Md, April 2s.-Tbe
ddii'4'eIs di4 ,,., at Thomas and Douglas, w. va, |
GG,' Go ,l. uoI 90 to work this morning, and may /
r., " S"N NSIdered as part of the men adhering |
So. .e ,ne strike. The mum Der is not large
,rtfg something under 25O-and thea !
rri 1it.' DC no trouble. All the other larger /
,,,.'i9a ar. Ht the Davis Coal and Coke Company
tbC at work and there is likelihood of !
NV. oChers being induced TO return 10
as ,i. N. AT any rate. no trouble Is feared.
ar... .''I men are not acting from any griev-
s s.,,',oI vi tnelr own, but out of supposed
gr'i1 PSlhy with the general strike in Ohio
"uu pennsylvania.
THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT.
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