, 1875-06-04
INT lMIDATL0N.
The Chicago Coal-1{eavers on
tho War-Path.
They Refuse 10 Work for Reduced
Rates, and Drive olr Ill
Who Will.
ViBit Of tho Armed Mob to tho
Coal-Yaras.
One Man Thrown In The River, and
Others Beaten,
a Grand Demonstration Ex-
pected To-Day.
A Raid Of Miners on tho Works
Near D1ahoney City, Pa.
4 Fight with tho SheriE'g Posse, and
several Wounded on Each Side.
/ Mino Burned and q Railroad Irafn
Thrown from tie Track.
Military gent to the econe Of tho Dis
t1lrbanoe.
A Raid Of Miners on tho Works
Near D1ahoney City, Pa.
4 Fight with tho Sherif's Posse, and
several Wounded on Each Side.
1 Mino Burned and q Railroad Trntn
Thrown from tie Track.
Military Sent to the econe Of tho Dis
turbanoe.


turbanoe,
THE CHICAGO coAL.HEAvERS.
THE ATAnTiND POINT.
At llo meeting Of tho Coal Exchange Of this
city, held Saturday, alay l, tho qucatson OF otn-
p!oying labor for tue unloading OF veHselH ca1no
up. Mr, Robert Law stated that tho LAborerB'
Union was organized and htrong, and It's ue1n-
bcrs wcro determined that tho ratos for tlitA
Benson should bu Sc por day for wheotcrs aud 81
Tor ahoveerd, tho aan1o rates which prevnited
lat acaHon, w',onco lo VAS fotcod to unload coal
1t milwaukee,, where labor wns much cheaper. Mr.
Law expressed his determination tlat, whatever
other coal-doa1crs might do, lio would pay no
moro than 81 Per day for labor. lIo also callod
attention to tho fnct thnt tho effect Of tho differ.
cnco in the prlco Of labor In favor Of Milwaukee,
would have tho rosult OF making that city tho
receiving port OF coal to 10 consumed In CHI
cago. Tho remarks Of air. Law were fully In.
do1scd by tho Coal Exchange, Which passed.
suaoiuton not TO pay moro than 93 per day for
whee1ets or shovolors during tho summer.
TO tho above conclusions Of tho coal-men are
indirectly duo tho most riotous demonstrations
which hayo occurred in this city for years On hc-
count OF labor troubles and which took ptaco
yesterday. Boveral hundred organized strikers,
belonging to tho Coa!-ffeavcrH' Union. aAsctn-
b]ed in tho fotoaoop, with Tho determination to
ENronoE THEIR DEMAND
for $6 per day for whcelurs. mud proportfonato
rntea for HLovalcrs. or drive nway alt lalorers
Who attempted to work for 81 mad IS por dny.
Iho atrikeia woro ferco and arbitrary In their
domuuds, and won. 30 far "a TO do personal VIC
lencc to humber. Thoy rouncol upon tho
non-union men 1t sovo,al yards with clubs and
roVoigera, and in many eaHes took hold Of those
engaged at work aud carried them cut Of the
yards. They drove OF all the worltmen Ia tho
several yards, with ono c1ccptlon,-thn OF Rob-
ctt Laws, Mt Madison street bsitige,-ntld warned
them to deslat from further ]sbof, ou perl Of
their lives. Ahslstaoco was caliod fru1n police
headquarters Iii tho AFTERNOON, but i. did not ar
rive until tie r.otaya hnd accomplished the4r
purpose.
ao SUDDEN AND uNr 1rxcrEn
Was tho dculohEtratton III unt lnatnnco that tho
proprietor Of Tho yaia vas not awase for soula
limo TINT hng ,nou had been driven OF oar,lc oil,
and tho work Of unloading vessel summnrily
stopped. The day' work retuitod in the tlraat-
inR, Of eevcn or elEflt lon-unfnn mnl,, ouo being
man. aawcds, was shsown inio tho RIVER, aud
narrowly catarol drowning. 80 far ~ kuos vi
no othor yioleuco was 1oue.
4 PEW DAYS 400
tho frat coal.Ia1bn vessel Of tho sonson artlvoti
from buffalo With cAlgo consigned 10 Noler.
Law. and was tuoorcd of Lis tcck ut tho
North ptti. About lou Of ths coal.boavors, ali
Union Man, onacnlblud, with tho intention OF
commencing labor. Mr. Law decided, In view
Of tho large numuer Of nauu out Ut employment.
ind tie grDat cunt OF unloading carGoeH Of coal,
to pay 9s peg day to wllee1crs. insteAd Of &C. ~
last scasssn. !. 10 thls tho uniou ucn objvctad
tho reduced sates. nal threatened those who
Wero indhned 10 accept Air. Laws terms. 4
iunibor Of non-iInlon men wero employed
and =, posso of policemen wore
ulcn,. The work went uu uutnsosraptcdly dur
tug tho day, but when tho men qufk ut night
they ncro In foar Of yiu)eoch nu1 woro 10th tore
turn IN tho morning. In snme iustances the meu
back aahn. Tho yeasol was uuloadoa In spite Of
the thfeats, md alr. Law, hi hus been before
stated III th.s paper, Waa determined not to nc
uede tu shoir demand: ue wss promisod Coop
Exchange. but, judging from yestor1lay's doings.
poao Of tletn but him WHO oil tile hlert, for iii
tho ya-da but hla were onsarod BY IN armed forco
And tna worimeu drl,en amy befora polioo ill.,
teSforonce Gould be Ind.
THE rNIcEs DEMANDED
were tha came ns tlpta paid III former Bensopp,
aud have luon constns.ed by the coal draora
and shippers ~ exurbtknt. Tho union ,nen
wages. md rcsolsed 70 resist any r.
luctlon 10 the last. They hold tha.
thar llbor is for comparatively shurt season.
and unlers they can obtaln gooa priceH tl,oy and
winter months. They xssert that the pioiitb Of
ths employer sse larRe, aud, potwlthstandn.
the!r atars to raduoa tue wagea for unloading
vessels, they muke no corresponding daoseAso III
tho price to CONSUMERS.
THUS arguments are advanced pro and con,
and tho result IL 49, '-'"'-.
i DEAD 1ocK
between the employer snd anploye, and = seri-
pua aud stormy lockout la2 onsued. Tue iea4-
ing spirits OIL both sides rio determined to CARY
the|r poot, so they assert, aud 1t present 1t IL
difficult TO predict the hnal reaut. sauguina1y
denonstrations sts threatened today and It xas
union men wonll tako place Uarlv this morning,
and = concerted movement bo maiio on tho coal.
yards with vi1w TOWARD causlhB all the npu.
union laborezs TO quit work tort6wiu.. Those
who pe1Blstod In sheir Labor laot evening
In spite Of tho threats aud lutlmi0atlona OF tAo
stEikers we're thoroughly scared, aud In = num-
hsr Of cases d1ew their i'say aud quit. eomo Of
aho!s,ine and wheeling coal. snd took up tue
work q : laat reaoEs. abandoning It ~ soon ~
they secured monsy enough to pay expenses
until they could procure more suitabIs employ
Esas.
7ns r1nsr DEMONSTRATION
o. ths strikers yesterday waa uado About II
s!a 11ylslon dock Of tho Northwestern Bail
lived from Buffalo, sud had bean purchased by
1honoas Scott for shipment by rail to Rockford.
10 employed number Of hborsrs, pfonlsou.
ons!T. IT. % pcr day, to unload the vesss1. aud
whlla sbsy ware st work. shout seventy .h1o un.
Ion nsn came down 10 tho vessel AID eudearos-
% to Cause the mon to atop work. Oae laboEar,
b"ede, whom sonle Of tho stEkota recognized,
~ls approached and ordered to quit work. Hs
Refused, sud several OF the r!otera pushed him
lnto ths river. ue WAS rescued with some
di8eulty. Nf. Boott demonstrated With
!hs strikers, but 10 no puruoas. aud, after dry-
@g on al tho kozku,ea aad warning them no.
70 return on pain OF sossss treatment, tLey lsls.
I'D went 10 lha
~ pocx ar TIE Foo7 OF 1rATx STREET.
Asfs thsY assembled ln gsoatas fotca. and lid
&o& Capt. 1und ssut bsrKeant and twsuty
9ss 70 quail lbs tht sateusd daftufbsuos, but
~ did nat akz1ss In lUs. Tbs Strikers eAuasd