The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-31

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their wages are raised twenty-five per
cent, and nine pumps are to be stopped
until the Company accede to their de-
mand.
TROOPS AGAIN DRIVE OFF THE RIOTERS.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 31.-An at
tempt was made yesterday by the strik-
ers to stop train at the bridge east OF
heyser. The engineer and fireman were
taken off and all the couplings thrown
INTO the river. Troops soon arrived upon
the scene, however, and drove the riot
ers off and started the train again. The
strikers were determined not to yield,
and last night they went into the coal
regions as far as Lycoming and endeav-
ored To induce the miners to strike and
go to Key ser and aid in overcoming the
Railroad Company, but the miners re-
fused and the strikers returned.
MILWAUKEE MADE A MILD EFFORT AND
FAILED.
MILWAUKEE, July 3l-Some local in
terest was created yesterday by the
| announcement that the employees in the
| sash and blind factory OF Sanger, Rock
| we'll & Go. had struck for higher wages
| and quit work. The strike was confined
| to about score OF men who demanded
| 81 % per day instead of 81, which is The
regular wages. The prOprietors made
no Argument with the men except to say
that they could not increase the amount
| OF their pay, and that they could resume
work or leave the premises. In few
minutes the whole force went back to
their places, with The exception OF two,
who were paid off. A squad of police
under Lieutenant Shaughnessy marched
to the factory to preserve order, but
were not needed.
TROUBLE OVER AND ALL TRAINS ON
TIME.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31-8 A. Mall
trouble is practically at an end on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and business is
now as if nothing had occurred. Presi-
dent Scott has received dispatches from
Pittsburg aud Erie, announcing that
everything is quiet at both these points,
also that the Philadelphia IL Erie Road
is entirely clear Tor traffic, and that the
Lake Shore Railway, west from Erie, is
prepared to resume business. Freight
trains are constantly arriving from
PlL:sburg, the majority OF them being
double headers. About three hundred
cars have arrived here, en- route tor New
York. The Company find no trouble in
getting crews 10 work. The marines are
| still on duty near Cailow Hill street, but
having an easy'time of it.
On the North Pennsylvania, Bound
Brook d Reading Railroad, every thing
is going on as usual, ana no lurther
trouble is apprehended. The Cu!ef o.
Police has Withdrawn a considerable |
portion OF his men from around the de- |
pots, and the extra men have been re-
leased until to-lnght, when they will
again be placed on duty merely as
precautionary measure. Every Lning is
perfectly quiet IN The city. The Lehlgl
valley mas not yet run any t aims, aud,
as thele seems to be d dead lock be-
tween the men and the Company, it is
uncertain when they Will resume.
THE SCHUYLKILL COAL REGION QUIET
AND BUSY.
POTISYILLE, PA, July 81. - Every
thing is quiet throughout the SchuyIklll
coal regions, with no Interruptions OF
work. Thc miners have refused on sew
eral occasions to attend meetings called
for by the would-be agitators. The |
strikers from The Northern coal feds |
have not, and say they viii not intel-
iere wlLu the Schuylkill County miners |
hiI VAe N0auAhS Nililoau CollleLS dle |
working.
GOV HARTRANFr's POSITION.
PlTrsBURG, July 3l-About the bust.
est man i'll the city, from his arrival on |
Saturday morning with the troops until |
yesterday afternoon, was His Exce.-
lency Gov. Hartranft. Much of his time
was employed in receiving and answer
ing dispatches from al parts of the
State, but he found time in the intervals Is
to hold brief consultation with The
Committee Of Public Safety aud The
local authorities, so as to get an exact
understanding o! the situation. In con.
Varsatlon yesterday he stated his posi-
tion here about thus:
81 am here to see that the peace is
preserved. l am here 10 see that the
Railroad Companies VINO have applied
" Inc as citizens Tor help get back their
property, anu l propose to see, s. far as
my authority goes, tuaL no man, ii be
wishes to work, Is prevented from doing
so through Tear oil Il mob or any intimi-
dation. Further than tnat L can not 20.
AS l nave said, any contract, the RAJ
roads and their employees may make is
their private business, ana l have no
more right to interfere than you nave,
Ii an engineer COMES 10 n@ ana says he
is willing and anxious to work, but
fears personal injury while running his
train, ana he desires a guard, l Will
send a guard witu him, a guard strong
enough 10 protect him, anu that guard
l VIII back with all t4e powers OF the
late; thaps not sending soldiers To run
at all; IFS only response TO a citizens
call Tor protection, protection which
the laws guarantee to every man, black
or white, rich or poor. l sent guard
out with the engineer who took out the
first freight tram. He asked Tor a guard.
and his request WAS. granted. They
went as !ar AS Derry, ana there a new
guard was put ON aud the others came
back. 1hat's the way propose to pro-
tect them all the way through il tney de-
sire it," II
THE LOCAL SITUATION. lt
Our Military Again to the Front.
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