The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-01

gineers in the mines in this city go out
at II o'clock tonight pending the settle
ment OF their controversy with operators.
This shuts down the four mines in vir-
den and Thayer. throwing about 1,5oo men
EDWARDsVILLE DISTRICT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Edwardsville, Ill., Oct. 31-At Il o'clock
tonight the, fires were banked at Madi-
son mine No. and the Henrietta mine
in Edwardsviile. and the machinery shut
down.
During the afternoon the mules were
gotten out, in readiness for the strike In
augurated at midnight by the coal-hoisting
engineers.
Both Of these shafts are in the Coal
Operators Association and will abide by
the action taken at Springfield Satur-
day.
The Home Trade mine, in Edwardsville.
which is not in the association, has signed
scale with the same terms as last year
and will continue to operate.
BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bloomington. ILL.,. Oct. SINNERS of the
Mclean County coal shaft here are ready
to strike. They are loyal to the hosting
engineers. and will go out If the order is
issued by that organization.
There are 400 men employed at the mine
here, and all agreed to suspend work to-
morrow II the order is received.
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. s1.-The struggle
between the engineers and the Illinois
Coal Operators Association is on in ear
nest. and no man can tell what the out
come will be.
The bone of contention is the refusal Of
the engineers to accept a similar reduc-
ton in wages of 555 per cent as that ac-
cepted by the United Mine Workers, at
the joint convention of miners and opera
tors last spring. which became operative
for two years from July 1, 1904.
+ But other causes seem at work. On one
hand, 1t is asserted that the operators
have brought on the struggle to advance
the price of coal. and have prepared for
the struggle by storing up vast supplies Of
fuel, which will naturally advance in
price.
So far as can be learned, no member Of
scale of the engineers.
Two mines in this district, however,
have adopted it. They are the Jefferson
and the Oak Ridge mines. neither Of
which is connected with the organization.
Both are engaged almost exclusively in
local trade and have only a small output.
CARLINyILLE DISTRICT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carlinville, ILL.,, Oct. 8-Unless some
agreement is reached by morning, the
coal mines Of this place will be closed
down on account of the strike of the
hoisting engineers.
There has been a big rush Of orders at
the mines all day, there being at times
twenty wagons waiting in line. All the
teamsters are handling coal tonight and
by midnight the supply will be exhausted.
The people of this vicinity are supplied
for a few weeks, and it is not probable
that the local mines will be shut down
more than day or two. Business will
not be affected here unless the strike
lasts for several weeks.
COLLINSvILLE DISTRICT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
CollinsviIie, ILL.,. Oct 3l.-As the result
of failure of the coal operators and hoist
ing engineers to agree on a scale. strike
has been declared and the engineers will
go out tonight at II o'clock.
AS the State law requires licensed en-
gineers, the effect will be to tie up the
entire coal industry. In this city and
vicinity five or six coal mines and about
loo men will be idle until the adjustment
of the strike -.l "a