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Show TELLURIDE MINERS STRIKE I Men Refuse to Join Mine-Owners' Association. As-sociation. TELLURIDE. Colo.. Oct. 25. Eighty minora employed at the Alta mines and mill struck last night when notices were posted requiring all employees to take out cards of membership In the Mine Owners' association. When the great strike In this district was called off about a year ago by the Western Federation of Mlnt-ta, tho Mlno Owners' association mudc a ruin that all men working In the .mines und mills must join their association. For a time this rule was enforced, but of late has been allowed to become Inert. Recently the owners of the Alta properties proper-ties gave notice to tho luasutti that they must bin; only such men ns weru sanctioned sanc-tioned by membership In tlu ?.Ile Owner's Own-er's organization. The attempt to carry out this order caused the Alta men to strike. |