Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04
THE ORDER TO STRIKE
COAL-MINERs OF PITTsBURG DIS
TRICT WILL OBEY 1T.
NUMBER GOING OUT, 100000.
They Are I'm Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, and West Virginia
Middlesborough and Other Miners
Will Not Strike.

PITTSBURG. PA. July 3.-The coal
miners Of the Pittsburg District. in con-
vention here to-day, decided unanimous
ly TO comply with the order Of the Ma
tional Executive Board to strike. and all
OF the union miners in the district will
lay down their tools tomorrow morning
and enter upon a struggle for better
wages which promises to be one of the
longest fights ever known in the labor
world. The delegates to the convention
left for their homes, full OF the stI-..e
sentiment. each man promising a com
plete suspension Of work in the mines
he represented
The miners officials have completed ar
rangements for a series of mass-meet-
ings to be held throughout the entire
district and it is the belief that these
meetings will bring out every digger IL
the district those who are under IRON
clad agreements. as well as the others.
INDUSTRIAL CIRCLES EXCITED.
PITTSBURG. July 3-Industrial circles
were much excited to-day over the de-
velopment in the situation among seve-
raj important trades on the verge of the
declaration of the coal-miners OF the
Pittsburg District TO take the lead In
general suspension Of the coal-mining in
dustry. The miners officials here say that
idleness will prevail in the majority OF
all the rail and river mines In the Pitts
burg District. They claim that the strug-
gle for higher wages will be Of short
duration, and that by reason of the great
demand for coal for the Lake trade at
this season of the year. they will be
granted an advance before the operators
will lose large contracts for the future
delivery Of coal
The miners officials claim that a con-
servative estimate fixes the number OF
men who will 90 on strike in Pennsylva-
mia. West Virginia. Ohio, Indiana. and
Illinois at 10000 They hone to increase
this number as the strike sentiment
grows
NO STRIKE IN MIDDLESBORO'.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July ga special
y he Times from Middle sboro' Ky, says:
There will be no strike Of coal-miners in
the Mddlesboro District. The miners get
good wages and are satisfied. and no
walking delegate. ii is said. could force
them out They will disregard the order
to strike.
STRIKE ON IN SPRING VALLEY.
SPRING VALLEY. ILL. July S.-The
1000 miners Of Spring Valley fixed up
their places in the mines and went out
on strike to-day. 1t will not be known
until Monday morning whether the com
pany men and cagers will go out or not.
on account Of this suspension, the COM
pany has not been able to stock up its
customers to any great extent which Is
decidedly in favor Of the miners. The
miners of this city are not in good cir
cumstances, and many OF them viii suffer
if the suspension is protracted.
Telephone messages from SeatOnville,
Laid. Marquette, and other mining camps
In this vicinity report that the miners in
those places will join the national move
ment Monday morning there will be
3 600 idle men within six miles Of Spring
Valley, exclusively OF La Sale and Peru.
The men say they are determined TO re-
main out until the price OF mining is
raised
The miners have the sympathy Of the
businessmen. many Of whom are in bad
circumstances, brought about by the con-
tinued reductions that have been forced
upon the miners during the last four
years
INDIANIANS SUSPEND WORK.
BRAZIL IND, July S.-The coal
miners of this district met in mass con-
vention here to-day. j. w. Knight, state
president of the United Mine Workers,
addressed them. He described the con-
dition of the miners as pitiful and ad-
monished them all to join in the strike.
The proposition to suspend work was
put TO the meeting, and carried by unani-
nous vote On account of the fact that
all the mines in the State were not rep
resented. another mass-meeting will b.
held tomorrow. II will doubtless concur
in the action Of the meeting to-day.
ORDER WILL BE DISREGARDED.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July ga special
10 the Times from Washington. Ind.
says: The order of the National Board
of the United Workers, command
ing coal miners 10 strike. will be disre-
garded here Cabell & Co.'S miners have
been out since May list. on account Of a
disagreement, and Wilson'S miners will
continue at work having by consent Of
the State organization. made a special
agreement with their employers.
OPERATORS PREPARING.
ST. LOUIS. MO, July 3.-The St. Louis
coal operators. most of whom own
mines in Illinois. are preparing for the
threatened strike, and so are the con-
sumers in this city. Orders enough have
been received during the past five or
six days to keep in operation all the
mines in Southern and Central Illinois.
The ST. Louis coal market was never in
4 more demoralized condition.
1t is doubtful If the miners Of the
Belleville Qll) District will quit work in
a body. They are poorly organized. and
there is lack of concert among them.
Mass-meetngs are being held at various
rnints 10 determine ON a Man OF acfinn