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STRIKE QUESTION NOT PUT TO A VOTE Homestake Miners Will Wait for Directors to Act Upon Shorter Day Demands. Special to The Journal. Lead, S. D., Dec. 10.-While there may eventually be a strike at the Homestake mine, there is a postponement, caused by the action of 1,500 miners assembled in meeting yesterday. The strike question itself was not put to a vote, both sides fearing the consequences. A resolution favoring an eight-hour day was passed without a dissenting vote, and will be submitted to the directors at their meeting in San Francisco on Tuesday. This is in the nature of an ultimatum, but no further action will be taken by the miners until a reply is received. Both sides claim a victory in the postponement. Strong opposition to the strike comes from the Homestake Veterans, an organization composed of men who have been in the service of the company twenty to twenty-seven years. Reports that the militia have been called are unwarranted, as there has been so far no occasion for such action. If the strike is called the local authorities can control the situation. The event of the day was a run on the First National bank, where a large majority of the miners have money deposited. The bank, however, was in condition to meet all demands without a moment's inconvenience. Many men contemplate leaving the country at once if the strike is called, and want to have their funds on hand.
