Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-10
TEN THOUSAND QUIT
Gigantic Strike Ordered in Col
orado Coal Fields Many
Miners Are Idle.
STATE MILITIA IN READINESS
Otrugele Promises to Be Strong One.
Shortage Of Coal Already Felt in
Denver-lmmense Properties Tied
Up by WaIkout of Miners.

Denver, Nov. 10-More than 10000
coal miners in Colorado are on strike
for an eight-hour day, increased wages
and other concessions. The strike
was ordered by the national executive
officers of the United Mine Workers Of
America after the coal companies re
fused to confer with union representa-
tives concerning the demands of the
men OF the idle men, 5000 are in the
southern coal fields, 1000 in the north
ern coal fields and 1900 in Fremont
county. One hundred mines have
been closed down. A few Independent
properties in the northern coal fields
and elsewhere will not stop work,
since the operators have agreed to
coneede the eight-hour day and also
increased wages. Less than 1000
miners will remain at work according
to reports from the affected districts.
The announcement comes that 600
men have gone out in Colfax county,
n. NJ The others In that territory are
now negotiating with the mine owners.
Efforts to Continue Operations.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron, Victor
Fuel and Northern Coal and Coke
companies are the largest producers
Practically all of their property has
been tied Up by the action of the
miners However they are making
efforts to continue operations under
the protection of strong guard
There are about 40 coal mines in the
state, with an output. of 100000 tons
Of coal year and about 100000 tons
of coke.
It will be the policy of the United
Mine Workers to depopulate the vari
GUS coal districts by sending idle men
and their families to Illinois, Indian
territory, Missouri, Iowa and other
states where work has been arranged
for by the United Mine Workers, and
hundreds of the strikers are on their
way to new fields.
ID. c. Evans, member of the execu
tive board of the national organization
from Indiana, is now at Trinidad TO
handle Ase financial end of the strike
Other members of the executive board
are in the state and will have charge
OF the campaign during the struggle,
one being stationed in each Of the
strike eenters.
The storm center will be about Trim.
idad, in the southern fields, where the
number of miners aggregates 5000
Working Under Guard
At the towns of Hastings and De-
lagna. where the Victor Coal company
employs $500 men, it is reported that
only 1000 are working. Both places
are strongly guarded and strangers are
not allowed TO enter them.
The large companies operating in
the northern field admitted that their
mines were closed. Not over $50 men
are working in the northern fields
Despite the claims of the coal com.
panies householders in Denver and
other cities found it impossible to Sc.
cure a ton of coal for immediate de-
livery. The railroad companies claim
to have enough coal stored to meet al,
requirements for some time.
The state militia is held in readi-
ness to be dispatched to the coal re-
gions at the first call from the sher-
iffs OF the counties affected.
A special from Trinidad says that
since Saturday and Sunday night
nearly 1000 non-union miners have
Joined the unions in that district
A special from Boulder, Col, says
the street railway will cease opera
tions on account OF the threatened
coal famine.
Whitwell, Tenn, Nov. 10.-Four
hundred miners struck on account of a
disagreement between them and the
company as to the method of weigh,
ing coal