, 1875-02-16
STRIKERS.
Tho Strike Of Miners In tha Indiana
Block-Co Region.
Its Causes nnsl Itesttlts.--Botll
Parties Obstinate.
Destitutton Among The Operatircs.-.1ros.
pccts ond Alternatives.

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HhS thIB ia ao' chh'io' llnaBE'e' anu an hot
enough Of scieulist to explain tho nat.cr away
by recourse to any OF tho " "olo,1es." But
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.''es arc, "n'So n'eb' o. 'atos Sears Hecfn 10
tlayo been ono hefieh Of pef1odA of hAFd labor.
strikes, riots, starvation, and than hald 1nber
again, strihee arc q SPECIALITY Of minors. and
,l,cv car co,,.i,lv oet nm mnro n, than in .
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given time fhah any ot"ef LEI Oh 'abofefst me-
cAancH or arsisann.
Now, hero In Clay County spot Of Indiana
whose natural advantages should make it tho
n,,st ,,r,s,,ororu ~ I'll rr,a,crona cnt,,in.
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app.'''u',e VII" sniaS'ps s,i,asss III "1''en stonlu
bo found mercantile establs!'mehts doing lin
n1et,sa buaneBs what does the visitor tiud
Wi1y ran,phsckIo. di,aptdsted towns, Will, crook.
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w. "1'1'p'o,oo n'' a" s'u' "Io's.'
grim Visions OF bankruptcy; young and rising
generation growing up iu ignorance and rags:
md neoulo out OF whom eycry snark Of entcr-
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itao Ao' '''h 1.,o, ~, "e'' 'aNto ~ 'no
natu Hines lFuly, oep'otaoia stase OF
things and attributed by tho leading citizcus OF
the county to tbs influence Of tho
RESTLESS MINING POPULATION,
1hefe arc IN C'ay eo"'i'g eu1p9oFea 1alis 2'ooo
coal-ml'le11' who work IN all, iorty.fise n'ineh.
Or these, thirty are slintts SUNK to tue coal-'ets
lsitg so'ne distance below tue hur!aco' and the
remhinder arc "s!opee' !. e mines tug direct
Into hsll-sldes.
hs haVo Btateu. the miners arc on atrlKo:
and it Ia Tor matter OF 10 cents On tue price
paid Der ton to sheso delsora OF tie black dia-
nlo'db.
70 thornusniy ntif.erataHa the mater, VIII
taKc LUG tehlef pach W tho year 4s'<, 1hd1aha
block-coal was then tho rage, and mtue1a were
pald @l.2a per ton. Ihat "As
hHA1tLs = FLUSH TIME
ana tho towh Rsc" faftai9; HOUSES "ofo eu,lt
streets drtlnh cutting hhd sfiontiiis aHraTH vera
the order OF tile h"uf anu Ri' the bcehes Of
aevaua during tho silsef exeltolnent. and OF
We,teru ponnsylvan'a du'inE tlat Sycnttal ne-
rioa When tlo"-ooys were tnase mslllonaifcs ny
"ssliklng 10. we're @ 5ereasoa. on reduced scalo
10 ie sure out still nrAzi "hs hYe' fo1aneaa
pacc. By aud by. tue world began to think that
Indlaoa nloch-coal was hot tne n1ost Precious
beof ever gwen TO N nnefate1nl wof!d ny Tue
Gteht DISPENSER 81 AL 1slcsslsssH. eoai eun1pa-
es IN ntllsF 'aort'ons o! tne country. tnas haa
eeeh fiaaeh uo"n ny ilo iioosles monster, be'
Ga 10 ra'ss thGtr neau1 tno opaF!a.oss ,! oi e'@y
county iounu Is !neuli1pet' upon tueea ~
hEpucE TIE s4ltESn
OF tbo miners TO si'l9 per Ion. " coarae there
"as Btllke aiiu tne miners after tiflhg oi
loAi!hS alla H'1oe gu anots ta'ous' EA'e III snd
"ent 80 ""ln' -.
Mne mo'atna IL. ioiloa py. nnu teauct'oh 70 -
Saa maae. Ahon tnelo vas shnaier strlae hlt,
Wheh tne nlher7 "eaIlea o, is1ns ou 1oal'ny
1nM nopeh. they VENT e wosh again.
hneh ,nute IG 10 es 1oaa 1nnueneea M
pe.us p.o"Hns ~ oeIt W psea ant iI,ana ~, ihs'
Ihtors toia .ho mcn that circumstances beyond
their contfo! Would maRo fouucsloh TO ~ cant'
moeeenary' n1ttho sau.o ~ hoovc' o''S ,llat tni7
tt'Ho lAo "ac,o c,opclatoaa' "eA'3'u6 u tAo Hto4n
n.y. hof tMloH7AEIoN ~. or OF cotosID t Miners: :,
n 9 goaS 9 ~ sn1s s,o. mn. atee sn COUNTY es'ea
too nalllors, anq sI1a'antsay sevies VI mash,
essnSs rs "o.v d 1otn' ,d nnd rrouosr.onn nar sssoa
.ae .ie, s.reets "nu nsu.sa ; IuesS usnAaui.ou t
Win mo'toas ano,lt the NOBILITY Q! lanof amt Tue
tyranny ,a Of Gapitaa anu then-on's' she miners
went 70 WORK u % GEMS.
n"s ~ GGnseueuSea % - 'uss ~ slrte at Hete set.
oMs, 9ha oloM was aea,t 70 t!e coa!-!ntesests OF
5 many Is' DAY.. 'l''' "''D ''' N'' '''o''' '0'
Wills t1n inlIlea 10y 1oe, .ae operators ~ Tue
Northern Ol,io mines, wntclllig their chancet
steppea INTO !1 ChcaGo; anu once ncgau supplying
tnas ~ lna1het WIN u coA3. ....-,
lho salcs ~ Ihlca4o comprised ~ per cont or
tho INDIANA blosK-coal blisineas' anu When tho
mlliers gave IN, C.ay Coallty opclatofs
,,, ~ FOUND THEIR FIELD aloNoroLlzEp.
Inc uni1 coas COZ wero ho'o ~ auen price saa1 1oa'
consequence slaek WORN; ana no operators
fouad y deaa loss 10 Koet' thctr nalnea running
on fnl tlmu. even nt tlie fednctlon.
1,! a.slets 4 meso .lot aole 10 niahe My.ng "ages
Ihree tons OF c"nt pef DAY is an average dhy's
work At 10 centa tAcy rece.Yed s2.29 ror day.
Average NUMBER ol dayB Solk TO thn week,
tAieo'-!HaNl'lB nAn "assb ~. % per "oek.
!, No" tue operators camo forward a,'u notlhed
ths tnon taat thoy "oala aecfeaso tno pfloe OF
mining to ~ corta por ton. At tllia price tiley
would 20 enabled TO regain shc's 'oHt foothola ID
tie Choago maskes, and thereby
QUARANTINE FULL TINE
which, at tho rates calculated aboro, wnn!u G1ve
the miner Sl9tu Tor Ills Neokn ~ofk'
from which doduct about sl.5l FOR tha
expense OF powder, OIL, etc., which tue mineEs
are roqalred to provide, howl went up from
Z,uDu MINERS aH0. on LILO ne4k aaf. AoIt5-HFo
mines we're lules had tHo tttaetb u nlAz!l "eIe
tAronge4 BY tae men out OF employment, WHO
gathered ~ Knots aud discussed Their wrongs
Then that inehtimabo boon o. striking miners
"nlasa meeting '-Was inua!eoa III anu out
OF the 2.oo0 miners. ago wefo successful III
9nlIeGZlrE into O public Aa!I #lGFo they WGFn