Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-04
COAL Miners STRIKE
GREAT STRUGGLE BETWEEN CAP.
ITAL and LABOR IS ON.
Companies Post Notices That They
Would BE Glad to Continue to Op.
crate Under Award-Ohio Awaits
Development-ceIebr In illinois
Stopped In Texas.

Stopped In Texas.
| Scranton, Pa, April 2.-The whistles
at all the mines In this valley blew at
the usual hours Monday morning as
matter of form. There was practi-
caEy no response to them on the part
Of the mine workers. 1t Is expected
that all classes of employees, except
6remen, engineers and pump runners.
who are not affected by the order. will
quit. including even those who do
not favor suspension Of work.
All OF the other big coal companies
are following the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna & Western company in posting
notices announcing that they stand
ready to continue to operate under the
provisions OF the mine strike commits
sion's award. The Delaware, LacKa-
wanna & Western company operated
four Of its washeries with the regular
forces of men originally employed
among them.
| There was a Joint meeting of the
Dunmore locals of the United Mine
Workers at which it was decided that
all company hands. in addition to the
steam men and engineers. could work
at repairs and putting the workings in
condition until further notice. provi-
ding, OF course, that they mine no coal.
The Dunmore men were surprised to
find the Erie company with IS guards
and colored cooks on hand. ready to
go on duty, guarding the company's
property. The company is to under
take at once the operation Of No.
colliery in Dunmore by concentrating
the stockade around the breaker and
erecting eating and lodging houses for
the men who will work.
1t was an unusually busy Sunday
on the main line Of the Reading rail-
way. Saturdays product Of the Schuyl-
kill region, amounting to 1000 car.
loads, was sent through, and this will
have reached It's destination by to.
morrow.
Many foreigners have passed through
exodus from the anthracite region.
A Holiday at Springfield.
All coal miners in Illinois are idle,
not only because OF the strike, but
because the men on that day will cele-
brate the eight hour work day, OBJ.
tained April /. 1893. About $50 miners
employed In the John Taylor mine in
st. Clair county will not go out. the
miners processing to believe the oper-
ators will sign the scale In the next
few days. This mine Is outside the op.
orators association.
No Excitement In Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas, April 2.-Work
In the local mines OF Texas stopped
Saturday night, and the situation Is
merely one Of waiting to ascertain
what will be the result.
kentucky Mines Working.
Louisville, KY. April ALI the
Kentucky coal miners are at work as
usual. The contracts for the eastern
district do not expire until September
list.
Mitchell In New York.
John Mitchell. president Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America is In
New York.
Up to a late hour Sunday night there
had been no developments Of interest
In the coal mining districts In Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Arkansas and the terri.
tories where the union men quit work.
Everywhere quiet was reported, with
no signs Of trouble.
Fire broke out at 10:30 O'Clock Sun.
day night In the basement Of the Allen
Shoe cOmpany's store. 421 Riverside
avenue. Spokane, did more than $40..
900 damage, and for an hour threaten.
ed to destroy the Marion building.
known as the old Tull building.
May Sign Scale.
Dispatches to Pittsburg from the 81 It
announcement from the operators Il
western Pennsylvania to pay the min-
ers the advance Of 5.55 per cent called
for In the restoration of the scale Of
1903. With notices posted at the ma
jority Of the mines. the strike In the
soft coal field has lost that threaten.
ing aspect that has surrounded 1t since
last January.
The executive board of the Ohio
mine workers has been called to meet
In Columbus Tuesday to determine
the policy Of the Ohio miners with ref.
erence to wage contracts.
Latest Report.
Although the greatest suspension Of
coal mining in the United States since
the production Of fuel attained IL enor.
nous oocurred Monday, the fear Of q
complete tieup Of the industry has pass
cd and the situation 10 expected to i'm.
prove rapidly with every day. Reports
received Monday night from tho bi.
luminous fields show that many Of the
leading coal companies have signed
the 1908 scale. which gives the men an
advance Of 5.65 per cent over the wage
thev received during the last two
yean. The number Of miners who re.
ceived the increase is estimated q,
nearly 100. 900.
As thousands Of soft coal workers