The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

Fully 100000 Men Go Out on the First
Day-In Ohio Alone 1t is Estimated
That More Than 05,OoO Quit Work
-sprIng Valley Men Eager For
the Fray, Though Ill Prepared.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (speciaD.-The great
strike inaugurated under the direction
Of the officers of tho United Mine
Workers OF America has begun. As far as
known there has been nc hostile demon
strations. The miners have been cautioned
by their leaders not to use any unlawful
means to secure the success OF this strike
for higher wages.
Reports from all parts of Ohio show that
practically all the mines In the State are
closed. Some of the miners in the jackson
and Shawnee districts are still working and
Will remain in the mines for q few days to
await the action of the Pittsburg district.
Owing to the fact that many mines have
been working on very short time, some OF
the districts of Ohio present scenes but lit
tie different from those of the past few
months.
Generally speaking, tho miners are in
poor shape to stand q prolonged strike, and
III the 9uSDeQSlOu CONTINUES IOT tHy l6uktH
Of time their want will result In making the
situation very serious. Many Of the Ohio
operators express o willingness to pay the
scale demanded by the miners provided the
increase In made in tho Pittsburg district.
All the Ohio operators ask is that the nine
cent differentfal in favor Of Ohio be main
tanned.
Reports Indicate that the strike order
has been generally obeyed, except In West
Virginia, northwestern Kentucky, and the
Danville (1l.) district.
CLEVELAND, Ohio Especially. - Reports
from the mines operated from this point
indicate that ninety per cent. OF the 5000
miners who are under direct orders from
Cleveland AVE thrown down their tools,
and hat the larger part of the remaining
ten per cent. nave decided to quit work.
Never before In the history Of mining in
Ohio ave Cleveland operators confronted
SO great a strike as the present.
CHICAGO, Ill. Especially espatches from
various points In Illinois and Indiana indi-
cate that the strike of coal miners is wide
spread. A despatch from Bloomington, H.,
says that the miners OF the Mclean County
Company decided to go out in obedience to
the general circular calling for suspension
Of work. There is no dissatisfaction, and
tho strike will be purely sympathetic. The
miners receive fifty cents per ton for dig
cling second vein coal and sixty cents for
thlId vein.
Representa- yes ofthe mines at Riverton,
Barclay and Spaulding got together N
unnuInous5S uoo n " Ioin - $500
,trlA1. nv ehp in : sonted
to spread through the Springfield district.
President Knight of the United Mine
Workers for Indiana, In IN interview at
Terra Haute said that the Columbus re-
porto sne snect INA oio,voo NY WI
.nNoiFeu IN tne stilAu ? SIZE oAoShs
tion. ne SstinilSeS .ua, = y I. h - !
~ ~ shas w ~ y iuie WIN W pe'"oon
.i9,uvo ana a1o,ooo s ,opous. tn psn,svl-
HIS nsunes ~ ~ ioi ~ nSo. - e5inya
sanla, zz,Uoo; IN ohlo, 1 a1 noS Ia I ~ mn
.oVo; IN west virginia. zV'ooo' anu IN M
uois, So,uuv:
Spring VALLEY, III. epeclai2.-uo OF
les mas onaracterlzeo inc ohauc M nv
nriKing coai mlhers. Inc ,eauers WIN e uso
81 means AT tnelr coinmhnu 70 iaauce eno
men to commit no violent acts. ihe men
numper 4o00,, one-haiI OF whom are non
English speaking. Apprehension Oh trou-
bic m from what the foreign miners
may &c toward tne CLOSE on Ine moh nv
Inere VIII pc many Iami'ies on ,ne NerSo
d starvation II aiu Is not eAlenuou snen
The county authorities Will give no more
:han u a. month 20 the Ianlhes u the
miners, many OF Them Will not ses ahy
ND, lfthe suspension extends peyoho TOUT
weeks there WILL pc destitutioh among WV.
thirds OF the miners IN TINS seetion; Az
Laid, a village near TINS elty, tne mincrs
are already applying lot county alu. a.
The strike sentiment Is SO strong thae II
is believed these men, masons,
blacksmiths and carpenters, Will Dc iorceo
% get In line. There Is no section OF INC
West which goes into the hght 10 man ~
have the miners oil the spring saley us
trict, and none are 50 desperate.
The miners OF this city anticipated tne
general strike order three days before IL
was issued from and at q mass
meeting placed themselves on record 70
dig no more sixty-three-cent-a,toa eoa.
after July 2. In every coal strike spIing
Valley maintains ITS Ola strike reputation
Oh being the nrst OUT ana the iass M nj :.
INDIANAPOLIS, n q (Speciall:-The pre-
diction OF the officials OF the united Mine
Workers organization that the strike Or
dered would DO generaliy Responded 70 ~
Indiana was realized by the apandonmeht