The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-04-05


tee directing that mining be suspended
until an agreement could be reached
with the operators Il being obcycd al
most to man.
In all three districts prrparatlons
'.Cre made by IN" operators for re-
rumption ~ work tins morning. Wills.
lies were blown at the regular hour
and everything was in readiness fof
ia, men To 60 90 work. but there was
no response by the miners. and the
day took on a holiday aspect. Fire
inen. engineers and pumpmen. who ars
not affected by the suspension ordered
.'cportcd ns usual but II was apparcn.
tho scores OF empty coal ears whicf
had been hurried To the collIeries yes
i,rday would not be- needed unless aa
agreement was reached between Pres.
ident Mitchell and the coal presidents
Ia their conference TO be held In New
Jerk tomorrow.
Look for Long Strike.
That n great many miners believe
strike IN imminent. and that there VIII
be "A bitter struggle between workmer
and their employees was evidenced by
the departure yesterday and today oil
scores OF miners from the SchuylkiI
region. The majority or these men ar,
foreigners. who will 30 to their homei
I'm Europe. there to await the outcome
OF the pending strife.
from mines. thcs indicating no effor,
would be Immediately made to resume
mining. Quiet prevails throughout thu
districts. and AZ long as the men re.
main away from the mines no disorder
Is anticipated.
Illinois Signing Up.
Springfield. H., April 2.-This being
a holiday among the United Mine
Workers In Illinois. no coal mines ara
being operated.
President III. G. Perry OF the United
Mine Workers said today:
Il have been busy all morning an
swcring telephone calls from operators
all over the state who are willing To
sign the scale OF 1903 as demanded by
the miners. The prospect that large
number OF mines Will be I'm operation
tomorrow r. satisfying. The Illinois
Coal Operators association VIII meet
I'm Chicago tomorrow. so I do not caro-
To give the names of the operators who
are signing the scale today. hs do not
wish To embarrass them. l Will say.
however. that among the signers are
owners OF twenty Ave or thirty smaller
mines In the Danville district VIII
Hanson county operators are also
among the signers
Southwestern May Hold Out.
In the central competitive district.
composed OF Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, the miners are
celebrating today as the anniversary
OF the cight-hour day. Miners In all
the districts have quit work. awaiting
the signing OF the scale demanded.
II Is anticipated that few operators
I'm the southwestern district. composed
OF Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas. Texas.
Indian Territory and Oklahoma. VIII
grant the scale for the present and a
prolonged strike may follow.
same action IN anticipated. yelling
ton O'Connor president OF the Indiana
miners organization, announced to-
day all operators In Indiana, south OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. eg-
Cept two, and several In the central
part OF the state. had signitied their
Willingness to sign the scale.
First TO Sign.
PittsburR. Pa. April 1.-The nrst
operator To sign the new agreement
was Lewis Finlay. owner OF mines at
Golfers. W. Va. orders were at once
wired to colliers Ia resume work.
Fort Smith. Ark. April Five
thousand miners I'm this state and 5000
in the territory. are idle today. IL H.
predicted an agreement will shortly be
reached by the individual companies.
Anniversary Is Observed.
PIttsburg. Pa. April To-day being
the anniversary OF granting the eight
hour work day, almost every mine In
the Plttsburg district closed.
Tomorrow. however. II is expected the
miners employed by the Pittsburg Coal
company and by several other local OPP
orators. will return to work and that all
mines in thu district viii be running
before the close al the week.
Francis l.. Robbins. representing the
PittshuIg Coal company and the scale
4
will meet today for the purpose OF sign
ing an agreement for two years and the
factlonal fight which has been In prog
ress iu the miners organization for
some time may cause trouble.
Complete Shutdown.
Kansas city. April There was
complete shutdown today In the hi
luminous coal fields. included In the
southwestern miners association. In
Missouri. Kansas. western Arkansas
and the territories. \ few mines OPP
Grated by nom union men resumed az
usual. No scenes ~ disorder are re-
ported.
In almost every district tho general
belief Is expressed by both operators
and miners that an amicable settle
ment OF the differences Will soon be
reached and thu strike would be of
short duration.
Parsdins Anyway.
Johnstown. PA. April 2.-Thc storm
center ia the mining situation In this
district II at windbcr. where 1000 men
employed by the Bcrwind- White COM
pany paradcd the streets today. despite
the fact the company has posted no.
tees granting the 1908 scale. The men
are not organized but efforts are being
made to unioniEe them. The sheriff or
dered the saloons closed and has sworn
In twenty deputies In anticipation of
disorder
Strike Situation in Figures
Total strikers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Alhs'H
Dependent on mining for bread. h.p..s
Fund of United Mine Workers. t.oQO,es
Wage daily bitumiuous miners. S.
Wage daily anthracite miners. Ia
Daily loss Ia wages ,cstimat"db.. $4,000
Production 1876. tbituminousi JUs 90 80. -
Production 1896. ,anthraCiici tins s,V"),"
Coal stored against strike
Anthracite, tons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 9onp.W
HitumInous tons .................... JlOcO.cs
naily fousumutiUu tbltumiuOuAl.