, 1875-03-01
Tho Miners Strike In Clay County,
Ind.
Suffering Among the Families Of the
Observation-Disclosures Of Trade.
Violence Threatened Through "Molly.
Magulro" Notices.
Rejection by tho Miners Of O Compromise
Offered by the Operators.
Ncgro.Labor 10 Ho Substituted Tor WhIse".Ap.
prehcnsions Of Bloodshed.

Spff1dt correspondence Or ne ChtfdQ6 1f10nH<+
DnAz,I, Ind. Feb. 25-And still tho ntrike con-
times. Day by day tho condition Of Affairs
grows worse, and hour by hour tho breach be-
tweon Labor aud Capital widenH. The miuorn
remain doggcd anil sullon, and console thcn,-
selves with a,lch ronlalks ~, "Mo might as we'll
bo hung for eheop as lan,be," ut ia long lane
which las no turning" etc.
TilEY HOLD MEETINGS
two and tbsps times rnr Mcck, aud pass reHo1u.
tions of n't-givo-up.thc-ship tonor, and
make 'spropoei:ions to tho operators, while
they know they do not stand tho ghost OF o
SHOW Of consideration, much less acceptance.
Atnong tho families OF tho men, suffering
Bliows its hydra head. Starvation la in,ninont.
Daily tho country about is ovcrrun by lnen In
gangs, begging for nour, n,oal, potatoes, ANY
Thing 10 sustain life; and tho charity Of tho
farmers al do cistzana Of tho district il
Bosrly tested.
During tho wools I met many Of
THESE pEaa1Sa PARTIES
goiug about Tho country in sfeighs. Farmers
complain OF the impudonco Of their demands,
and find 1t incumbent upon them to tlatly refuao
aid 90 solicited, As q consequence, potty
thtoyery has begun to sl,ow issslf. 6moke-
houses, cotn-cribs, cellArs, aud pantries havo
boon robbed. Storckccrcta In Brazil, knights
vile, harmony, Carbondale, and other mining
contres. are alarmed for tho Hatety Of their
goods, aud In each Of theso tomns extra con.
stubniary have beou.put on duty.
visited Knightsyillo in my rounds this weok.
That town Ia q melancholy monument of tho
rAhAtfzAEioS of TRADE
the town claimed, and honestly too, a population
ot 4o9o souls. Nnsihess-honees Aonrished
~ Htea' iaanpe'0' HI" "eio ai''4ns 1n'i'"s
'l1ue. ~ ,.,
il. lnen commenced .ne sd s.rnes. dne 1 to"n M ~.
Hs peeatlgo' ea!Efaton eotnnencea' Ana Today
hnEhtsy,llo eontaius sport o. soo poop1e. while
ataao ~ cGnPlo.o!5 uoau. - le"nos @ osSF a!. nal!
a.dozon--n1SaAess'no afe open. anu tnelf
~ ', adsu ~ onajsa it ~ ~ .,oo.
A"o an'4to esnso - ss. .A.oAn - wv utuuA
n r,oro,,.nts j., thesa nis"ea orn lana IL tnn;r
.a,;as,,,,t,on ~ ,t,n s,,5:,o anI " ~
se"oe nr,+,r Wv rr.m s,n,rx,r
rorire b,oodshed and ,,i,src' One ve,,,fn form.
a ~ , nrns;n, .tr;pos ht 9 tat tnat
q, ,so - t1,,,, h"t1 IL ,,hus-,a,, tio y,'. % ~ % ~
tn,minod not to vicit ns in fh,a caue In ~.
it,nr e1otct E,cvcr brfnrn fnoretl onnr viotnnc.
Gt LII it ss ... a., ~, .n..1t t'ts 'lJi1aso III ~
Hau lopuo'Si o"If 'u"'A n'S "o'us ~ VIII w
necessary
TO HAVE THE SOLDIERS OUT
do not make those statements Tor tho rnr-
pose OF creating ecnbatton, nor TO mako the
situation appear worse tnah 1t really ls, 1t these
t1'nga sta:e az nowa.gaIslosol, anu tho result
of my inscetlGntiohs III thla quarter warrants mo
IN Saying that tho fo9as.a OF thht merchant
represent .no ifcnnss anu eohtiments q n1ne-
tenths OF the BUSINESS community ot tho Clay
county eeal.aislfsst. t.,, ..
AZ last tho dreadful form q
"noL1Y-nAou1RE" NOTICES
oas mnao III appearance.
Tue ltst 'nuIcatlon OF any des!fe, On tho part
OF t!!e sttlNsiG mlnefs; TO ihtctforo with the
handful Of men who had accepted tho terms Of
the operaiofa aud gone to WORK. made ileelt
naaniieat III the mysterious disappearance ot
tAelr Tools
These werc supplied; and. in TOW days after.
n9s9 fa faoa found posted on one ct S' Brazil
~. ',sna ,,r.... t., uo, VIZ ,,.x. .o.,.,u s..
,ns.px "en' ''1'e'' u soo' ~ io''' "o'2'oR "
Several Of the workmen,
1sr1a1pATEp Dy THIS THREAT,
-1,t;os IN 5,nro ~ r""n;va ,,a,ioon - 49,, , saus
sshos @ 1seiy ua5 hinee, ia,
uRaztt, Ind.-Mtuers OF Furnxca Shaft ws notify
ynu Ouce moro 10 come out and stnni lo rn mi!
YOU don't eolno out beswcen this and Saturday evenn1
We VIII waytay N you a. ySn 60 from work md .sne
oeF5 one VI soa ~ saate ~ We a1s msn 5eAsn tus'
sI,i",.N" "A nos'.. -
!1'enbp eAE!te1nent a1a ana!snntloh wore cre.
atod by tue discovery OF THIS announcement, aud
iA1 no" Openly aeeaale4 aKalhst inem'
some OF the men OF furnace shatt, frightened
At tho threa'a' camo onl, whslo tue others
90 NEWLY AIMED
20 aua 1so1n thcir "2sk. cr1sla III tti1e matter
must bo reactlod ~ Saturday night and The pub
lsc clr1oslty IL on tue GU we. bioody work
lnny be expected should tho threat Of Tho "Alol-
y Mcua1es 10 put 1nto onect.
THE LAST GLANCE ..
Tor tott1en,ent OF tho didicnitY has now been
offered w tue operators 70 the minors, the tenor