, 1874-06-12
OHIO MINERS STRIKE,
Tho Mines at NeFsonVflle Guarded
By Negroes.
No Compromise the Watoh-
word Of the Pro-
prietors.
Gov. Allen Prepared to Suppress
Riotous Demonstrations.

Gov. Allen Prepared to Suppress
Riotous Demonstrations.
The Strikers Enioined Not to .Trespass
on Private Grounds.
Tho Colorcd Troops Fired On nt
q Lutte Hour Inst Night.
CoLuMnus, O., June 11.-A special to tho Ohio
Slate Journal tonight, from Nelsonvillo, pre-
parod by very reliable reporter, iB De fo}iowBa
About $40 colorol mon, most Of them from Vir-
giula, Kentucky aud Tennessee, arrived horo
about o'clock this morning, having collected in
Columbus by diroront routoa last night. They
wero accompanied by twpnty-ono special polioo-
men from ColumbuB. Thoy passed. tho No'aon-
mines, half milo below but Rti1l within the vil-
lago corporation, whoro thoy found oyeryth1n9
ON MILITARY DUTY.
Arms woro placed in their handa, and picket 1inef
encircling territory half milo Ii diameter,
surrounding tho entrance to Louga.ratl' smtnoH,
wore established During tue day tho American
aag bus noated from Longstroth's works. whero
bseu marked down, aud the colorad mon hayo
boon pAtro1ling tho outskirts all day,
WITH MusKETa AND FIXED BAYoNETd, D..
refusing adnittapce to tho limos 70 all not in-.
dorscd by tho operators or police. About
twonty-sovon aro On picket duty around tho hills
III the rear Of tho works, aud rosorvo pickot
forco is to DO added tonight. 1lroo Of the
colored men miaaod tho special train last night,
but camo down on tho passenger train to-day,
at tSo load 0S of tho J. oeaaSus oSSS T1o poo
lice force. Whom tho train stopped at
aopo a miners go aboard talk to
low town, and when Spencer and tho ncgooos
[ got of,
BLOT WAS FIRED At THEM
noar s tic nun 1t tho time, elld arrostod him Ut
sai strstion 1N Is yet. During tho wholo day
an average Of about. 100 men, wonos,
have boon collected Just outsIdo tho uea at tlla
Longstroth works, but they aro not allowed to
oross into tho camp. Any ono presenting him
self for admission Ia
| PROMPTLY MET DY l. BAyoNET.
there have boon no menaces at the worls oxc.It
occasional doriaiye romarks directed at the nov
importations. Tho negroes arc rugged rot Of
mou, aud many Of them hayo soon military
service. 4 few Of them aro fresh from tho
Brooks Baxter war Of ArkanaaB They oxproHa
great determination, aud those not OH guard
duty naVo Deen lnunatrlously nfnnR Ill dAY.
among tho operators within the lines aro Long
streth, ". B. Brooks, ". B. McOlung, Miner
| r. Amos, and 4 representative OF the Nov York
: aud Ohio Coal Company. They oxproas tho
! greatest confidence that
THE NEGROES WILL sTAND DY THEM,
either for dofonao or work, aud tho behavior OF
tic coored troops seems to justify this con-
idenco. The place fairly bristles with bayonotH
They have $50 nauskets, with bayonets, United
States bolts, and cartridge-boxea complete, also
100 navy revolvera, besides many smaller tlre-
armB. at tho
1fAss-MEEr1Na OF UNION MINERS
Yesterday tho demand Of L. D. poston for IN
increase Of loo inches to the baslel was consId-
cred. Tho minors refused, but agreed to recedf
: from their basis Of 80 per hund1od to 52.87,
. which Poston accepted; During tho strike fos'
ton 1as not opPoaed the s.s9 miqers demand? ma,
not in the gonoral conference Of thu operators
Tie miners say they are willing to trea
9 with the other operators. tho satno as Will
I Poston, and that tLoy hayo been 80 all through
the strike; but tic operators shs af!ernoom GILL
( phasise their declaration that they will
3 HAVE NOTHING TO 10 WITH UNION MINERS
at any price. Sixty strikers havo j1st arrived in
o | procession from Carbondale, and 100 are ex'
u poctod from straitsyille tonight.
4 second dispatch to tho Slate Journal, from
Jacksonville, says: t'John Putnam, Gov. Allen's
2 Secretary, arrived hero this afternoon. clothed
striking miners this afternoon, laying down tue
law to them, counse]ing them to dc,iat frou en-
!. croachng upon private torritory, assuring them
9 that decisive nleana would bo taken to
I SUPPRESS DISORDER.
: The miners woro very distinct mid decided in
!. disclaiming any intention Of vio!onco, and
Il unanimously expressed themselves in this man::
nor whou vote was taken. They also declarel
: othor places. Pitnau also informed the striker
q that tic Sill Guards, Of Chilicothe, and Lylt!t
y Greys, OF Clncnnat, had boon notified to hol.
il themselves in readiness to movo OIL u Homcnt,
1.,l- ;4aI Tnrt t1H %t.rt
it evening, aud was introduced within the lines
i LAnol.1sa WITH TIE coLonED TROOPS.
o About o'clock this evening, Thomas Plert
r President OF the NolsonYlllo Union, can'o auw
panied By twenty or thirty other parsons. III
+ in honring, urging lhem to 10y down their arm
J. and join tho rauks Of TIC Union. Tie eplAoa! cd!
d ored boy dosortod., At the same thu
r tlore was y sort Of demonstration 4
anothor part OF tho line, wonan taking, part
|. but it WIS not serious. At 3 O'clock not mor
i than two dozen Of thnBo BynpathzlnE with til
T. strikers woro visible from tho Lolgstret
!. works, but about 100 were collnrtcl half va
o hetweau tlloro aud the village. rlo Sheriff q
Athous County is w1ta,n anrtno the hhes m IN IN
II Ss Executive until there is actual Violence. III
" operators nro not In accord With him. Bayin
y there is danger Of bloodshod boforo the troop
II THIRD Observation-Disclosures.
|s CoLu,tnuH, O., June lis. Z. johnson, cit
olitor of tho Slate journal. who il OIL spoei&
10 duty for his paper at Nolsouvllo, telegraphs, q
10 midnight, that tue pickets on duty at Lougatret
10 1uineB hayo boon fred on aoveral times to-uigh
and returned tho shots without in]nriug any one
70 Soa1o OF the colorod mon will bo sot ut wos
y | tomorrow.
= Tie Union minors havo formed picaet-lin
n near the limo of tho coored forces. and no on
ID permitted to pass without explanations in dt
I, tail
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