Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-11
MORE COAL miners STRIKE.
AMONG WEST VIRGINIA MINES.
Most of the States Industries VIII
Suffer-Railwnys Cripplcd-MiDers
Quietly Qult-SOme March, Headed
by Bands-wns Not IA sympathetic
Strike-Strikcrs Leaving.

Wheeling, w. Va. June S.-The
strike ordered by the United Mine
Workers of America to take effect in
West Virginia was much more com.
plete in some districts than expected
and less effective in others than eX-
pected. The complete reports are con
flicting, but on the whole several thou
sand more men went out than was an
ticipated. The strike affects not only
the industries Of this state, but also
the railways and river navigation. All
Of the local railroads suffer.
AS rule the miners quit work with
out much demonstration, but in some
places they were marching with bands.
It was ascertained that the operators
in some places had secured many
armed guards in anticipation Of pro-
tracted struggle, II not of violence. In
few places the striking miners were
served with notices to vacate the
houses belonging to the coal COM
panies.
While the strike in this state is gen
orally regarded as sympathetic with
that in Pennsylvania. there is gen
eral impression that the bituminous
coal interests of other states have had
their influence in bringing on crisis
in West Virginia. There is a strong
organization of miners in this state
independent of the United Mine Work
ers of America, and the members OF
his state union have continued work
when the United Mine Workers have
ordered strikes in bordering states and
IN Indiana, Illinois and other states.
T is currently reported throughout
West Virginia that the bituminous op-
orators of other states had refused to
)ay the national scale unless the Unit
I'd Mine Workers control the mines Of
West Virginia, and many believe the
present struggle is maintenance OF au-
tbority of United Mine Workers in
states other than West Virginia..
While there were various reports of
siolence during the day, they were not
Confirmed by late advices, but officials
in the district are apprehensive of
serious trouble in the future.
In West Virginia Districts.
Bluefelds, w. Va, June S.-About
80 per cent OF the miners in the Flat
Top fields went out.
Coopers, w. Va, June S.--Five hund'
~ed or more miners passed through
here from the Flat Top fields. They
are going west and say they will not
return.
Harlesyon, w. Va. June Slightly.
Ave per cent OF the miners in the
Kanawha coal fields laid down their
picks and went on strike in obedience
to the order issued by the Huntington
convention. No violence Is reported
from any place in the district.
Clarksburg, w. Va. June S.-Re-
ports from all mines in this section
show that less than 200 miners went
IN strike. This is about 25 per cent
Of the total number employed in this
field
Interests Hard Coal Miners.
Wilkecbarre, Pa, June S.--There
was absolutely no change in the an
thracite coal miners strike, which has
rounded its fourth week. Here and
there men who were on their way to
or from work were assaulted, but none
Of them was seriously hurt.
Much interest is manifested In the
strike OF the West Virginia soft coal
miners. which began yesterday. The
anthracite mine workers hope the
strike in that state will eventually
have some good effect on their own
struggle. President Mitchell had moth
ing to give out regarding the West Vir-
ginia trouble. He said he had received
only meager information from there.
In the Pocahontas District.
Roanoke, Va, June s.-According to
advices received by the Norfolk &
Western railway, which controls the
output of the Pocahontas coal fields.
ten mines have closed down in the Po-
cahontas district. It is estimated about
500 are on strike. Other mines are
crippled.
Mother" Jones, the famous Penn
sylvania agitator, is on the ground.
urging the men to quit work.
Hazleton, Pa, June 10.--At their
meeting at Freeland Sunday afternoon
the employees Of the Delaware, Sus-
quehanna & Schuylkill railroad unani-
mously refused to handle any trains
carrying special officers. deputies or
non-unionists.
The following resolution, addressed
to Superintendent Luther C. Smith OF
the road. was adopted:
Resolved, That owing to the strike
OF the anthracite miners, we, the en-
ployes of the Delaware, Susquehanna
G. Schuylkill, will refuse to handle any
trains carrying deputies, coal and iron
police or nonunionists during the con-
tinuance of the present trouble"
II is understood the company will
not ask the men to continue doing this
work. but will depend on the Lehigh
Valley to take these special trains
from one colliery to the other. Some
Of the Lehigh Valley trainmen declin-
ed during the past two days to handle
trains, and crews were recruited with
some difficulty.
The Lehish Valley trainmen held a
secret meeting and decided that they
will not handle any coal mined at the
colliery or any soft coal sent over the
Hazleton division to displace anthra-
cite during the continuation OF the
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