Show STRIKE OH ORE OF THE big ELY properties dh ho velmen quit at ruth and veteran S shafts at cumberland E ely ly mine trouble at the ruth and veteran shafts of the cumberland ely property properly at my ely nev threatens to lo throw me artire cp camp into a strike say persons who recently visited the district the cumberland ely property works its property in much the same manner as the work is now being beng gone done at ai Ping bingham ham steam shovels scoop up the low grade ore and load it onto cars after it is blasted loose from the side of tile the mo A week or more ago trouble arose among the shovel men at work on the big scoops at the he ruth and veteran shafts A demand tor for more wages was made and it is said it was turned aown by not giving a definite answer the four or five shovel men at this point then went on a strike and gave tho the company three days in which to concede ot of their demands before calling a general strike of all the forces on the property in some manner tho the strikers ae learned arnea that they were to be paid off discharged the barno as though thoy they wore were working vor king and new men employed in their places As soon as this became known a general strike of all the men numbering between and employed by the cumberland ely was called this happened on the second day arter the trouble in their anxiety to force a concession from the company the strikers it is said viol violated abed their agreement by calling a general strike without the required notice and not ef offering fering tho the company a cnance to ic dc fend its position As it was a meeting or of me union aas as held and all the men were ordered back to work since trien men thoro there ims been considerable discontent and it is feared that a strike may break out any alnut minute everything Is being done to placate tile the men ana reaca an agreement further trouble thus far the trouble has only involved the men at the cumberland ely E ly property which Is owned by the interests Interest sand and Is situated eight milos miles from ely it is de declared clarea that should a strike grille break out it would woula soon spread over tho the district no INO trouble has been had on the giroux or any of the adjoining properties several persons who that they are familiar with the aay it is improbable that any further trouble will occur as every means wll will bp be taken to have a peaceful set gel tle the properties nrc all in 4 prosperous condition and oven even threatened trouble would it is contended tend to impair them |