The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
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indianapolis, April 2.-Although half
million members OF the United Mine
Workers OF America ceased work today
awaiting the granting OF their wage de-
mands. there Is nothing at national head
quarters Of the union here TO Indicate
anything unusual has happened
All OF the officials are out OF the CITY,
and a corps OF the clerks is in charge OF
the Offices President John Mitchell has
gone TO New York TO meet the anthracite
operators tomorrow In a Anal attempt to
arrive at an agreement In the anthracite
region.
The feeling at national miners head
quarters concerning the situation IN the
bitumnous felds is sanguine
The miners I'm all the districts have
quit work awaiting the signing OF the
scale demanded. IL Is anticipated tna'
few operators in the southwestern dis-
trict will grant the scale for the present
and n prolonged strike may follow In
Ohio Indiana and Illinois the same ac-
tion is anticipated
wellington OCmner. president OF the
Indiana miners organization, said today
that with two exceptions all the operators
in Indiana. south OF the Baltimore & ONO
railroad and several In the central part
OF the state have signified thelr Wiling
ness TO sign the scale
Reading. Pa, April 2.-onicial informa-
tion received In this city today II 10
the effect that the Reading company
miners obeyed the strike order to man
The anthracite coal around the collieries
was cleared up today and sent to market.
ARKANSAS MINERS QUIT.
Fort Smith. Ark, April 2.-Flve thou
sand miners in this state and eooo In the
territory are now idle. according to
statement made today by Secretary
Brackney of the Southwestern Miners as
socation.
STATEMENT OF OPERATORS.
New York April 2. The following state
ment was issued by the anthracite opera
tors committee today: "Advices received
this morning from the anthracite coal
regions are to -the-effeet that the Della
ware Iackawanna and Western railroad
Is operating six washeries, the Erie hve,
Ontario and Western two, Delaware and
Hudson one and the Peoples Coal COM
pany one breaker.
THE Reading, the Lehigh Valley and
the Temple Coal and Iron company arc
not attempting 20 run any OF their plants.
although some 2OO0 men reported to tho
Lchigh Valley Coal company for work
this morning.
THE coal operators are doing their ut
OF the supply OF coal now on hand. The
price OF freight has not been raised. no
charge whatever Is being made for the
cost the operators have incurred for tho
storage OF coal and the price fob. and
alongsides is exactly the same today as
Il has been for months past.
There Il no excuse for raising the price
OF coal. and the operators are doing
everything IN their power 20 prevent Il.
| There Is no reason for the public being
| fnconvenienced by the existing strike.
| The operators have stored a very large
quantity OF coal against just such an
emergency az has arisen, and this coal
will toe distributed with as great regard
| as possible to the demands OF legitimate
consumers"
NO DISORDERS REPORTED.
wnkesbarre. Pa. April 2--The miners
/ In the wyoming region failed TO report
/ for work this morning. There was no dis
orders reported. The best Of .eeling exists
/ between the operators and the miners
Scranton, Pa, April 2.-Oxford colliery.
| an individual operation Is the only mine
working In the Lackawanna region today.
Most OF the washeries are at work ana
| preparations have been made to rush
/ them night and day
Mahoney city. Pa. April EVERY col
| liery I'm the Mahoney City and shenan-
doah region IL idle.
A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN
Kansas City. Mo. April 2.-Thero was a
comslctc shut down today In the bitumin-
Gus coal fields included in the Southwest
cru Miners association I'm Missouri. Kan
sas. Western Arkansas and tho territories
| A few mines operated by non-union men
resumed ase usual No disorder was re-
ported
NONE RESPONDED
Il
Tamaqua. Pa, April 2-Althought the