Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-21
The Strike Of the Cumberland u,ncr~,

COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE PROPOSED. ETC.
The reply OF the coal miners TO the mining CON-
panies OF the Georges Creek, Cumberland, (MdD
region, was issued yesterday. Referring to the
declarations OF the companies they say 90 the first
one-the declaration OF the companies TO reduce
the cost OF production and TO enact laws and reg
ulatlons TO control their property, 'thlS Is your
right, we concede. II IL be not injurious 10 the
ond declaration-'that the laws and regulations
governing your employees In and about the mine u
| present are unjust and and embarrassing 70 the
companies and really advantageous 10 no One'-we
cannot concede for the fact has been clearly proven
that your employees have been greatly benefited by
the same We cannot consider your determin-
alton TO reduce the cost OF production as lust or
reasonable, nor do we accept reasonable your
| purpose 10 make twelve hours a days work, but
consider 1t unjust and Illegal The necessity OF
| any changes In the cost OF production or an
Increase In Oh time has never been admitted
oy your employees The appeal made by 10
the Clearneld miners, from which YOU draw
such lnferences, was not an admission upon
our part OF such necessity but that they. with US
would ask for and secure from their employers "A
Just compensation for their labor. Therefore gen.
| TO enter INTO any lengthy argument In reply u
your bill or declarations at this time but we ara
| wiling TO appoint committee OF five to meet a
similar committee from y6ur body ut Cumberland,
Nd, at any time between now and the lSt OF Aprrl
TO take into consideration the difference now exc
listing between Us. and we will accept whatever is
fair and just TO you and honorable to our country
and county and all interests appertaining 10 the
business community In which we reside as well as
Il
| KNIGHTS Or LABOR
| THE STRIKE RESOLUTIONS
| paper has been posted about the mines signed
| by the Knights or Labor IN which the following
| resolutions are embodied: THAT We cease work
after March IA In this region, and not accept work
IN this or any other region that produces coal for
the same market at a lower price than that for
! which we are contendlng. AS war has been de-
clared on all mining labor, all should fight the
Dattle together; that any one working at any la
Dor In The mining department In this or any CON-
| petng regions while this question of wages Is
pending shall he considered black-leg and an en-
| envy to the cause OF Labor"
| FEARFUL MURDER OF WIDOW By A JEALOUS
| MAN-MrS Harriet f. Sprague, a young widow
living In one OF the out districts IN Cherryfield
Maine, has for some time received the attentionso
| chester 5. Cunningham, living I'm the same dis
| tricL Lately she had been visited by another
young man, one j. K Wiley, or whom Cunning
/ nam became jealous Sunday afternoon Cunning
| ham saw her on tie way TO evening meeting az
| the village, and Swore that In Wiley waited upon
| her home he would Kill her. After the meeting
Wiley offered his arm 10 Mrs Sprague, and they
| had walked some eight rods when Cunningham
| rushed up behind them, drew her head back with
his left hand, reached over her shoulder with his
right, cut her throat by one stroke OF his knife,
| and turned and fled Mrs. Sprague lived but about
| Ten minutes. Cunningham was arrested yester.
Gay at The house OF his sister