Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-07-08
MINERS STRIKE.
Tho step Taken After COME 'ence Of
Mine Ofncials-The Order Issued for
a Onarter OF a Million Men to Ouit Work.

The Step Taken After a COME 'ence Of
Mine Omcials The Order Issued for
aOuarter Of "A Million Men to QUIT Work.
COLUMBUS, o, July "A general
strike of the United Mine Workers of
America has been ordered for July 4
by the national executive board whose
headquarters are in this city, and also
by the district presidents, as the result
of a meeting held here June -, % and
%.
To the Mine Workers of the Country,
Greeting:
Fellow Miners: At the last annual
convention of the United Mine Work
crS of America, held in the city of Co.
lumbus, a.. January l2-l6, 1897, it was
determined that the scale OF prices
should lie advanced to the following
rates:
Pennsylvania pittsburgh DISTRICT
pick mining, o. cents per ton; ohio, 60
cents per ton; Indiana (hituminous), 90
cents per ton; Illinois Grape Creekl
~ cents per ton. Machine mining to
be paid threc-fifth> per ton of the
price for pick mining except in lndi-
ana (bituminousl where the price shall
he four-fifths per ton of the price paid
for pick mining; other mining sections
a corresponding increase in price that
will place them on n relative basis.
1t was further agreed that the time
for enforcement of the scale be left
with the national executive board and
the district presidents to determine
when it would be most opportuue to
put this scale into effect.
The document then urges unanimity
and fidelity among the members. The
signs of the times, the paper says, las
! pointed out by the press and by testi.
mony of men verscd in public affairs,
are, that business is reviving, that an
upward tendency in prices OF all com
moditics is apparent. In the general
business revival and industrial I'M
| provement which is earnestly pro
claimed, we ought to share, and if We
do not attempt to share we shall be
false to ourselves and those dependent
upon us"
| Let the watchword be-" says the
| circular, mine workers are entitled
to a fair days pay for a fair days
work" Local committees are direct
ed to be formed. and to see that action
is taken at once. The field is large
ami it will be an impossibility for the
national and district officers to attend
to all points, consequently local lead
ers are urged To assume the RESPONSE
bility and authority for the successful
consummatiun of our desires.
ITO insure success great care shout,
be exercised by all that no breach o
the peace occurs at any time or plac'
or under any circumstances. Bulletin
will he issued from time to time L
keep you informed of the progress o
affairs"
The national executive board is com
posed of Fred Dilcher, r. T.. Davis, J
II. Kennedy, Harry Stephenson, Jane
NJ. Carson and Patrick Dolan.
The district presidents are w. I
Farms, w. q. knight, James w. Car
son and Patrick Dolan.
NJ. ID. Ratchford is president of tn
national executive board, John Kan
vice president and w. C. Pearce secre
tary. All these names are signed t
the circular.
The officers here say 375, 900 men ar
involved as proposed strikers So ia
as anything can be learned here frou
officials the call for the Pittsburg
meeting of miners on Saturday is t
NCcide how the strike is to be conduct