Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-06-13
MORE COAL MINERS STRIKE
AMONG WEST VIRGINIA MINES.
Most of the States Industries VIII
Suffer-Railwnys CrippIed-Miners
Quietly Quit-SOme March, Headed
by Bands-Was Not a Sympathetic
Strike-Strikers Leaving.

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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-
ficting, 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.
1t was ascertained that the operators
in some places had secured many
armed guards in anticipation of pro-
tracted struggle, if 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 a gen
coal interests of other states have had
their influence in bringing on a crisis
| in West Virginia. There is strong
| organization of miners in this state
independent of the United Mine Work
ers of America, and the members of
this state union have continued work
when the United Mine Workers have
ordered strikes in bordering states and
| in Indiana, Illinois and other states
1t is currently reported throughout
West Virginia that the bituminous op-
orators of other states had refused to
pay the national scale unless the Unit
ed Mine Workers control the mines OF
West Virginia, and many believe the
present struggle is maintenance of au
thority of United Mine Workers in
states other than West Virginia..
While there were various reports oil
violence during the day, they were moi
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
&C per cent of the miners in the Flat
Top fields went out.
Coopers, w. Va, June 8.-Five hund
red or more miners passed through
here from the Flat Top fields. They
are going west and say they will moi
return.
Harlesyon, w. Va, June Slightly
five per cent of the miners in the
Kanawha coal fields laid down theil
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 8.-Re
ports from all mines in this section
show that less than 200 miners wen
on strike. This is about 25 per cen
of the total number employed in thi'
field.
Interests Hard Coal Miners.
Wilkecbarre, Pa, June 8.-Ther'
was absolutely no change in the an
thracite coal miners strike, which hal
rounded it's fourth week. Here ant
there men who were on their way t.
or from work were assaulted, but nom
of them was seriously hurt.
Much interest is manifested in thu
strike of the West Virginia soft Goa
miners, which began yesterday. Thu
anthracite mine workers hope tn
strike in that state will eventual.
have some good. effect on their owl
struggle. President Mitchell had moth
ing to give out regarding the West Vii
ginia trouble. He said he had receives
only meager information from there.
In the Pocahontas District.
Roanoke, Va, June 8.-According t
advices received by the Norfolk
Western railway, which controls tn
output of the Pocahontas coal fields
ten mines have closed down in the Pc
cahontas district 1t is estimated abou
500 are on strike. Other mines ar
crippled.
Mother" Jones, the famous Penn
sylvania agitator, is on the ground
urging the men to quit work.