The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-03

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serious ia Tennessee.

serious ia Tennessee,
COLUMBUS, o., July IA general
strike of miners OF the United Mine
Workers of America has been ordered
for July am by the National Executive
BOARD. whose headquarters are IN tins
CIV. and also by the district presidents,
as the result OF a meeting held mere June
.ith, 18th ana -oih
T1e officers here say $4,000 men are
involved US proposed strikers. SO far as
anvfnfng can be learned here from OF
ac,als. Inc call for the PttsDurB meeting
ot miners on saturday is To decide now
tho strike is 10 tc conducted IN tuAt
district They have 10 consider plans 20
tlrc caro- of the women and children
durlue the strike. President RatchiOrd
saws fhis is the best time 20 settle the
question of wages, as during the summer
tho men can make use OK thelr little
garden plots in obtaining subsistence.
,rhe needs of clothing are not 50 great
CiiIiATTANOOGA, Tenn. July 2.-The
rffrrffou iu the East Tennessee ana
Southern kentucky coal mining section
is rapidly becoming very serious. Iheie
arc now over 2.U0 idle men IN the Jellico
district and nearly the same number
along the line of the Cincinnati Southern
Thcso men struck on May lst and have
done no work since. Few OF tneun hau h
auv money saved mp and the majority
are now suffering for the necessities OF
iife An en0rts ID settle the strike have
proved uuavailing, and 1t Is now ad-
mlttol that none OF the mines can De ope-
rated for several months. The strikers
have SO far made no attempts at Nio-
lence. but as the suffering among lheni
increases it is feared that trouble VIII
come.
NASHVILLE. TENN. July "A spe-
clal from Birmingham. Ala, states mat
tho miners Ot Btookslde Brazil, 1alulA,
BlOss burg BlOcton. Johns and Sumter
coal mines are idle having refused 70 dc-
cent a reduction. Three hundred coke
ovens al johns have been shut down ana
notice given that work is Indefinitely
POSTPONED No disorders have resulted.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL, July The
miners Of this city have voted unanimous
lv 10 obey the order Of the Nationa tN-
ecutive Board of the United Mine workers
Of America 10 mine up coal after july 4lh
BRAZIL. IND, July The calling OF
a general strike has caused much aAlta-
ton among the miners here, there ls no
organization here. and oiiiclal lhioI ii.a. ii,l-
ti0n cannot De secured. The 'eaolhs
miners believe there viii be sehe'"i
TFRRE HAUT'1. IND, July 2-Presi,
dent Knight. Of District No. il, lhited
Mine Workers. officially cguhrheu NJ
news II q miners strike. hls estlHlal'
Of The number of men who viii De IN
vOlVad is about lW.WH .,
CIEvEI.ANp. a.. July The situation
AT the Crescent Shot and Tin-tlate 1is,s,
,,bere fhe uni0n men are striking TOT
the Amaigamated Association scale &C. OF
v,aoes is becoming more serious. rms
evening one Of tho non-union men, IiatIy ,ly
Russe1. was waylald by strikers on ms m
way home from work and Iearluly III
Lot night at the mill gate another non
union workman, James hiloy. WIS & d.
lacked. fut the secretary went 10 hls re-
.ue and got him safely lnto l4o IN ~,
-,ho officers Of the company declare tItl
thsy vii ON no account make their estaD-
liehment n union mill.