Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-18

An Allegation that He IL connected with
the GOAL Mine IrouOles


There is some excitement among the
miners OF tho Hooking Valley over the
discovery that Mr.. Blaine is the leading
spirit of ono of the coal syudicates that
are just now cEgagsd in starving their
miners and importing pauper laborers to
| take their places. OF course, the Demo
Gratis are exceedingly Jubilant, and arc
sowing documents quietly on all sides.
The disclosures are made through tho dis.
| covery OF copy of the Cleveland Herald,
| q Republican, OF December 10, 1888, which
| contains special dispatch from New York
which says: Inquiries about the Standard
coal and iron company have been set on
foot here by a dispatch from Columbus,
saying that the company had made an as
sigument there. According to Brddstreet's 8
reports the company was incorporated
eighteen months ago, with an organized
| capital Of s25 100000. Thirty thousand
acres of mineral land in the Hooking Valley
were purchased, and 81, 900, 900 spout in
opening up and equipping small part OF
the property. Several iron companies were
bought up, and it was evident that the
| design OF the company was to absorb the
various companies of the valley, and con-
| troll the business and production there. w.
ID. Lee, of Newark, o., was the original
promoter of the scheme. Among the direc
| tors and the largest stockholders were James
e. Blame, Eugene Hale, OF Maine, aud Gov. =.
Charles Foster, of Ohio" The company
was reorganized under the name of the
Ohio & Western Coal aud Iron company,
| the capital stock being fixed at 81, 900, 0OO,
and all the old stock wiped cut. Specials
from this point have already described
| how these syudicates of the Hooking
Valley deal with their miners. How much
| concerning Messrs. Blaine aud Foster s
| interest in these syndicates Governor
Hosdly knew when called to the scene OF
the late riots is unknown but it is alleged
| that his hesitation in ordering out the
| troops was due to bis belief that the Ohio
Democraoy's interests would be best sub.
| served if Messrs. Blaine and Foster were
suffered to settle their troubles with their
men without the aid OF Democratic inter
ference.
Political Driitwood.
| General Butler spoke to $1,000 people
at the Lowville On. " fair grounds.
Paul Dana, the editors sou, assures a
waiting public that he is not "a Butler
man."
| Mr.. Blaine arrived 10 Boston, "Wednesday
evening from Augusta, Me. He wcs ca
| Enthusiastically greeted on the route thither
| as we'll as upon his arrival.
| Hon. Samuel j. Randall, Gen. WV. ii.
Davis and w. U. Hensel addressed an en-,
| thusiastic Democratic meeting i'll the
Twenty ninth ward, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday night.
Judge Belford, OF Colorado, has written
| to friends in Washington announcing his
| intention OF running as an independent
anti monopoly candidate for Congress
Belford was recently beaten for renomina
tion. He has desired the good offices OF
the Democratic committee to provide for
the return of the Colorado voters who will
vote for Belford and Cleveland. Belford's
candidacy, it is asserted by Western men,
will further complicase political matters il
| Colorado.
| The grand mass setting at the Phils,
delphia Union League, on Thursday oven.
| ing next, the 25th instant, will open the
Republican campaign in Philadelphia.
The speakers on that occasion will be
men of national reputation. All the city
clubs, including the Invincibles, Harmony
Legion, Young Republicans aud ward
organizations, besides associates from
Harrisburg, Lancaster, Chester, Doyles
town, Norristown, Easton aud Allentown,
will pass in review. 1t is estimated thar
upwards of Sc, 600 men will be in line, the
whole forming the most imposing demon.
stratiOn ever witnessed in that city. 1t il
expected that Mr.. Blaine will! review the
procession.
Nominations for Congress.
| XIV. Illinois, G. G. Clarke, d.. H.
Maryland, DR.. F. T. Shaw, d. TX. Mas
sachusetts, F. ID. Ely, X. III. Missouri,
]. FL, Stiokel, d. w. Arkansas, John Ii.
Rogers, d. (; III. Connecticut, j. 7. Wait,
X.