The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-07

The ohio striker. VIII Not Return 10 Work
Intll The Wnee saale IL Ilx,d

Association this morning issuel the fol-
loving address 20 the miners Of ONO.
which virtually continues the suspcntiCn
Of work inaugurated May LIST as a strike
FOR the wage scale demanded by the min
Crs' convention.
we. your Executive Board. desire 10
say a few words regarding the decision
Of the delegates who represented you at
"a late special convention. Four days OF
continual session. and meeting Jointly
with The operators Of Ohio three times 10
was impossible 20 make a scale for min
ing. even az last years prices. The ope-
rat0rs were determined for low weges,
but the delegates could not get further
ana adopted the following resolutions:
" Resolved. that no work will be done
IN or around the mines until the settle
mcnt is made, except pumping and baling
water
This. your Executive Board viii en-
dcavor 20 carry out In every particular.
and in order 10 be successful In securing
the rate Of wages demanded viz, ~ cents
q ton for pick and 50 cents for machine
mining and drilling, must have the entire
support ana cooperation Of every mem
her Of our organization. We respectfully
request that every man do his duty law
fully. and by so doing we will secure
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portunity 10 maintain living wages"
Tho following resolution was also adopt
cd.
"rhat any and all matters relating 10
price be referred 90 locals before settle
mcnt This will bc done. 40 price viii
Doe agreed 10 without the consent Of the
locals. II may be- that some operators VIII
offer their men the price demanded. We
hope and expect that no mine viii 50 10
work until all have secured prices and
all go 10 work together. Let us keep our
ranks solid always, remembering that in-
dividual injury TO one Is the concern OF
an"
BELLA1RE. OHIO. May 6-n the
Fifth ohio district on the LIST OF May all
the coal miners were ordered to quit work
where the operators would not pay 60
cent scale. Where the operators continued
10 pay The above price the miners re-
manned az work until tho time that the
miners convention would give IT'S final
decision about wages To-day all the
miners are working on Go-ccnt basis,
and those ON the cooperative plan were
notified 10 lay down their tools ana g
out this evening This will make 500 min
crs in Belmont county. and 1000 in Harri-
son, Jefferson, and Guernsey making q
total of 800 idle. This action Will ncccs-
state, for the want Of coal, the closing
down of all the iron manufacturers. and
other business Will be paralyzcd in East
crn ohio. There is no trouble anticipated
sMELrERs' CLOSE down.
LAKE LINDEN. MICH. May eur
naces o. s. and r. Of the Calumet, anC
keckla smeliers. at South Lake
Linden, closed down to-day. The rea-
son given is that the Calumet and keck-
la is mining and samping less rock anc
smelling less mnteral than for several
years. in pursuance of thc policy of Tee
strction agreed on by the principal cop
per producers. The exact amount OF
the reduction in the output cannot De
aecertained.
sIgYL WORKERS STRIFE SPREADING.
P1TTSBURG. PA. May 6.-The strike
Of tho members Of the Amalgamatcd As
ISOLATION OF Iron and Steel-Workers for
am advance of wages and recognition of
their organization I'm the various iron
and steel works i'm the Pittsburg district
is gradually extending. To-day. in addi-
ton TO- the Sligo and Lockhart mills
which are now entirely idle ina an depart
mtnts. the keystone. oliver South Tenth
street mill, and the pittsburg Forge and
Iron Company are almost entirely idle,
ON account of the absence of uuddlers
who did not go TO work this morning
Ia ALL about 800 men in these five mills
are idle. That the strike will extend TO
other departments than puddlers. and 10
several other extensive iron worKs. is
now certain.
ON or THE FORCES WILL REMAIN AT WORK.
PROVIDENCE r. l.. May 6.-The Sara
nae mill forces. part Of the Charles
thatcher will "a work
The weavers Will also stick TO their
looms, and they will Doe the only weavers
al work in Olneyvillc this week This
force will stay i'm for the purpose of
testing the manufacturers threat 10 close
AN mills ON the 18th. The MantOn mil
win Dee closed in "a few days by Owner
Kimball. unless the help returns This
Will Doe necessitated by the continued
strike Of the Weavers The cloth hav-
inc run out, the other departments are
being left without work