The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
MAMMOTH WAR OF MINERS.
THE MEN TO GO OUT AT THE START
ESTIMATED AT 100000.

PrOlOnGed-Tin Plate Manufactur-
crs Make Concessions TO the Work.
ers, and 5000 Men to Resume
Work in the Pittsburg District
Tuesday.
Pittsburg, July 3.-Industrial circles were
much excited to-day over the develop
ments In the situation among the several
important trades. On the verge of the
declaration of the coal miners of the Pitts
burg district to take the lead in the gen.
eral suspension of the coal mining in
dustry. came the concession of the tin
plate manufacturers association to the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers The miners officials here
say that idleness will prevail in the ma
jority of all the rail and river mines In
the PittsburR district. They claim that
the struggle 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
lose the large contracts for the future de-
livery of coal.
The miners officials claim that conser-
vative estimate fixes the number of men
who will go on strike in Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Ohio, Indiana. and Illinois at
2OO, 900. They hope to increase this num-
Der as the strike sentiment grows.
Y The tin-plate workers are jubilant over
the concessions made by the manufactur-
ers. 1t is estimated that 5000 skilled work.
men will resume Tuesday morning. Near
ly all the tin-plate manufacturers in the
Pittsburg district have orders enough to
keep their plants running for the next six
months. In few plants the entire out
put for the next year has been already
sold.
The coal miners of the Pittsburg district
IN delegate convention here to-day decided
unanimously to comply with the order of
the national executive board to strike and
all of the union miners in the district win
lay down their tools tomorrow and enter
upon a struggle for better wages, which
promises to be one Of the longest and
most bitterly contested fights ever known
In the labor world. The delegates to the
convention left for their homes full of the
strike sentiment each man promising
complete suspension of work in the mines
he represented.
The miners officials have completed ar
rangements for a series of mass meetings
to be held throughout the entire district,
and it is believed the effect of these meet
ings Will be to bring out every digger in
the district, those who are under ironclad
agreements, as well as the others.
Spring Valley, ILL.,, July s.-The two
thousand miners of Spring Valley fixed up
their places in the mines and went out on
strike to-day. 1t will not be known un-
til Monday morning whether the company
men and cagers will go out or not. On
account of this suspension, the company
has not been able to stock up its GUS
toners to any great extent, which is de-
cidedly in favor Of the miners. The min
ers Of this city are not IN good circum-
stances ana many of them will suffer IL
the struggle is protracted.
Telephone messages from Seatonville
Ladd Marquette and other mining camps
In this vicinity report that the miners at
those places will join the national move
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idle men within six miles OF Spring Val
ley, exclusive OF LaSalle and Peru. The
men say they are determined to remain
out until the prices of mining are raised.
The miners have the sympathy Of business
men, many Of whom are IN bad circum-
stances brought on by the continued re-
ductions that have been forced upon the
miners during the past four years.
Brazil. Ind, July 3.-The coal miners
of this district met In mass convention
here to-day. w. J. Knight, state presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers Asso-
ciation. addressed them. He described
the condition Of the miners as pltiful and
admonished them all to join in the strike.
The proposition to suspend work was put
TO the meteing and carried by a unanimous
vote On account OF the fact that al the
mines In the district we're not represent
ed another mass meeting will be held to-
morrow. It win doubtless concur IN the
action OF to-day.
Louisville, Ky. July "A special 20 the
Times from Washington, Ind. says: "The
action Of the national board of the United
Mine Workers, commanding the miners
to strike will be disregarded here.
"cable g. Co.'s miners have been out
since May on account OF a disagreement
and Wilson's miners Will continue at
work. having by consent OF the state Or
ganization, made a special agreement with
their employees"
special to the Times from Middlesbo-
rough, KY says: '"rhere will be no strike
OF coal miners In the Mlddiesborough dis
trict. Tho miners get good wages and
are satisfied and no walking delegate, Il
Is said, could force them out. They win
disregard the order 10 strike"
ST. Louis No. July 3-st. Louis coal
operators, most or whom own mines IN IL
lInols, are preparing for the threatened
strike. and 70 are consumers Of this city.
orders enough have been received during
the past five or six days 20 put In opera
ton all the mines IN Southern and Cen
trail Illinois. The 81, Louis coal market
was never In a more dcmoraiizcd condi-