The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-25
MINERS IN EARNEST
INDIANA MEN DEMAND REsIGNA-
TION OF PURCELL AND KENNEDY.
Report Of the Pfttsburg Convention
Demands Indicate n Serious Con-
difion in All Districts.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBURN, Ind, July PA mass meet
ing of the miners Of Star City, Shelburn
and Currysville was held here this after
noon and delegates chosen to wait on
President Purcell and Secretary Kennedy,
State officers Of the miners Organization,
and demand them to call the State out on
strike Immediately. and on their failure
to comply with the request the delegates
were instructed to demand the resignation
OF both President Purcell and Secretary
Kennedy, and the surrender of the char
ssIs OF the different local assemblies
throccaott the county. The delegates were
further instructed to visit the Clinton min
ers anu use all honorable means TO get
Men to cease work at the 51-cent scale
. Ne niiiiers are very outspoken on the ac-
ton taken by the officers mentioned, and
ceu2unce in bitter terms the contract made
WIKI operators at Terre Haute last week
Important Action of Miners.
PITTSBURG, July 24.-The action of the
convention of the coal miners of the Pitts
. burg district yesterday will have an i'm
portant bearing on the condition of West
ern diggers according to President O'con-
nors. of the Illinois miners organization
In an interview to-day he said:
The action taken was the only one that
VIII save the Western coal digxers. 1t
means restoration of the Columbus com
Lromise schedule with some improvements.
II this had not been done the e, 600 miners
IN Illinois would certainly have been asked
to accept reduction. We are now re-
ceiving 7a1s and 80 cents for digging. the
two prices being for summer and winter
digging. The miners in Indiana are now
out on strike against reduction and the
diggers in Ohio are working at low rate
under protest II the Pittsburg miners OBJ
tain the prices demanded, or if a strike
for the rates occurs, it will help US to
MAINTAIN our present rates, stimulate the
prices in Ohio and probably result in set
tlement OF the strike in Indiana. / don
believe there will be any strike In the
Pittsburg district there seems to be no
doubt but what the operators will pay 1t
rather than have their mines closed"
At noon to-day President Cairns Crmly
notified the coal operators association of
the action taken at yesterdays convention.
General Miners Strike Probable.
COLUMBUS. o., July A.-Secretary Pat
rick McBryde, OF the United Mine Workers
Of America, returned to-day from Pittsburg
and says il the demand there for an adj
vance of wages, Aug !, is not conceded a
strike will be the result. His mail to-day
contained half dozen letters from as many
different places requesting national sus-
pension to be ordered. The Indiana miners
are now out. He says If the Pfttsburg oper-
ators grant the advance Aug. /, a similar
advance will be granted In Ohio and Indi-
ana II the advance Is not conceded and a
be no question but that it will extend to
but the calling Of the difrerent State asst offis
Gals together and the ordering Of gen.
eral stoppage Of work"
National FIint-GIass workers.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., JulS 24-The ex-