The record-union., 1894-04-21
1t is to be Inaugurated To-day in
all Parts of the Union.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN
TO QUIT WORK.
Manufacturers and Foundrymen Are
tion-Should the Strike Last Two
Weeks 1t May Cause Shortage In
Coal Which win Force Them to
Close Down.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oS.


Close Down.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PITTsBURG, April 20. 0.-To-morrow at
noon the great coal strike which had been
pending several months will be inaugu-
rated. Opinions differ as to the number
of men who will be engaged in it. Presi-
dent John Mcbride of the United Mine
Workers Association estimates 200. 0OU
men as being engaged. Secretary and
Treasurer Park Mcbride is quoted as
placing the number at 100000. Tele-
graphic reports indicate that the number
will be between these two extremes. The
strike will be confined TO the bituminous
region of the United States. In this coun-
try there are twenty three districts organ
lied, most of them being in Pennsyl-
vania. Other districts are in Washing
ton. Wyoming, Colorado. indian Terri
tory, Kansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Nir>
ginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois.
A Massillon operator says 5000 minse
will be abandoned. OF these 800 are To-
Gated in Ohio. In the Pittsburg district
there are 120 mines and thirty in the
Clearfield or mountain district. These
two districts have about 22, 900 miners. In
Ohio there are $500, in Indiana 1000, in
Illinois II 900, and in Alabama 10000, who
have already quit work. In Missouri
there are 5000, in Tennessee about 1000,
and in Western Kansas about 10000
diggers who are engaged, but it is not be-
lieved that many will quit work. In
Washington all are ready to stop.
All the operators in this and the Ohio
district believe the strike will assume
great proportions. This has been shown
by the start during the past week of
mines which have been worked to get
coal, even coke cars being used for the
purpose, and the putting of as many men
at work as can be secured. Ihey have
not been formally notified of the strike,
but are aware it is coming. They have
not decided what action to take in the
mater.
Manufacturers and foundry owners are
greatly alarmed. and do not credit aSsur-
ances from operators that the strike will
be of short duration, and therefore they
are securing all the coal they can. 1t is
conceded that strike of two weeks will
cause a shortage which mry result in the
closing down of their works. Local con-
sumers also apprehend an advance in the
price of coal as result Of the strike, and
are laying in supplies now so that the
coal dealers have all the orders they can
attend to. Although no impending strike
for years has caused so much interest
and anxiety as this one, and
while the anthracite diggers will
not be called out at pres
ent, it is announced that in case
hard coal is used to raise steam where BIZ
luminous is now employed, that the re-
gion will be rendered imperative by a
strike. There are about 10000 miners
employed by the three companies which
control the anthracite regions.
VIII the strike be a success? To those
on the inside of the organization strike
is the object of suspension, but it will
have the desired effect if it brings about a
conference of operators all over the coun-
try, which will result in higher wages to
the miners and more money to the oper-
ators. The operators in Ohio, Illinois
and Missouri and parts of Pennsylvania
favor the suspension movement. They
want higher schedule of prices.
Tonight the Superintendent of the
Chicago Gas and Coal Company. to offset
a statement that the miners of the COM
pany were only able to earn seventy-five
cents a day, exhibited the company's IS
payrolls for the past several months,
which show that the men were working
by the month and none of them averaged
less than 81 75 day and some of them
81 IA day.
THE STRIKE WILL BE COMPLETE.
IRWIN (Pa.), April 20.-To-morrow at
noon 1900 miners in this district will quit
work in response to the call issued by
the national officers of the Nine work ers'
Association. In this locality the strike
will be complete.
IN INDIANA.
BRAZIL Ind.). April 20.-Twenty five
delegates, representing over 2 1000 miners,
met here to-day to determine the cues
tion of continuing work until May lst or
going on strike tomorrow noon. Sec
retary Kennedy of the United Mine
Workers Association asked permission
to address the delegates, but was
promptly barred. After considerable
wrangling vote was taken and il was
decided by a large majority to continue
work until May lst.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLESTON, April 2O.-The 5000 mem
bers of the United Mine Workers Asso-
citation will strike tomorrow at noon, in
compliance with the mandates of their
UNI There are 5000 new members of
this order who will not go out, and rep
etition of the lawessness and fighting of
the March strike is feared. There will
be a meeting of the association in this
city on April 10Th to take steps to bring
about general strike in the Kanawaha
Valley.
IN ILLINOIS.
SPRING VALLEY, April &c. Tomorrow
at noon 5000 miners in thiscity, Seaton-
vile, Ladd and Laceyville will lay down
their picks and shovels and await orders
from the Miners National Association.
Tonight the La Sale, Oglesby and Peru
miners met, and in all likelihood will fol-
low the Spring Valley miners. In this
district there will be nearly 1000 men
idle.
IN MISSOURI.
MACON, April 2O.-A large number OF
Bevier miners are dissatisfied over their
decision to suspend work tomorrow
noon. They have now decided TO throw
down their picks, provided the other
Missouri coal miners stop work. The
miners have appointed a committee 10
ascertain whether the miners at Lexing-
ton. Ardmore and Marioline intend to go
out. The Bevier miners have decided
not take final action until they hear
from these towns. 1t is not probable that
the mines will close tomorrow.
IN TENNESSEE.
JELLICo (Tenn.), April 20.-The miners
of the Jellico District will join the great
suspension tomorrow noon. There are
about 5000 miners employed by the
eleven Jellico mines.
GREAT NORTHERN TROUBLE.
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