The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-15
GERMANY'SLAB0R RIOTS.
THE EMPEROR SPEAKS VERY FIRM
TO MINERS DELEGATES.

Ee Said That He Would Himself Give
the Troops an Order to Fire If Vio-
lence Was Attempted - Protection
Promised the Strikers If They Are
Peaceable
BERLIN, May 14.-Emperor William to-
da received the dsieg t,s of the striking
miners. He assured them that tho COVER =
ment would use its influence TO settle tho
dispute.
STRIKE NEAR BREsLAU.
BRESLAU, NAV l4.--rhree thousand
miners in the HermIdorf district have
struck.
The government workers at Koenigsgrub
struck this m rning, but resumed work on
hearI & that eff lrts were being made at
Berlin to settle the trouble.
The officials of Ststtn state that the rail-
rosds have voiu ltarily raised taeir work
mems wages 20 pfenni 8 per day. Ssv-
eral mine owners in Essen and Dortmund
nave conceded the dc lands OF their EN-
p Dyes and the men have resumed work.
1t IS es mated that If the trIke q are able
to hold out for fortnight they will paralyze
the gas works in Pars.
At Bochum to-day tho strikers who drove
OF miners VINO wished to return to work at
the Priuce Regent colliery yesterday were
overawed by troops. The employees have
sent deputati n TO Berlin to interview the
emperor on Wednesday.
arge quantities of English and Belgian
coal are ar living at Essen.
The strikers iterview with the emperor
to-day lasted fifteen minutes. Minister
Herrfurth was present. The emuer1r
grSvely listened TO the grieva ces OF the
strikers, aid occasio ally asked questions.
In reply to the cOmpla nts, he said he took
deeD personal ltere'J III the welfare Of
lis subjects in Westphslia, "a he dti in
the welfare of Il his subj cts.
He had carefully followed the struggle and
ne had ordered thoroug inquiry iuto tho
facts lie warned the delesAu uioa agai st
plottings Of political, and especially soci IL
5 agitators. He grieve that hero had
been riotlng, ald sa d that il was impo 'siblo
TO tolera such CO lduct. Tell your II ~
workmen," he iied, 1T at the emperor
himself, if neces ~, viii order tle troo IS
to ba ter and shoot rioters, " lille If they ar5
On ct the emperor will protect them" H5
hoped that the dispItants would =, tie their
differences wi, hodt gove;nmel IN sdii &.
The berlin lost urges he government to
arb rate beoweeL the mine owners and
strikers.
A STRIKE THREATENED.
VIENNA, Nay IA The tr I'M car con
ductors of this city threaten o strike.
CAME TO NAUGHT.
BRAZIL, IND, May II, II p. M-The two
days conference between he coll
operators st to execu i've bolri a d
the miners delegation ended at
noon to-day, win the operators
formal ref tsai TO arbitrate the dllfere ce
between the two bod es in relation to the
yearly sale r mining bltuminous an /
bl ok coal throughout tho state. The oper-
ators demand n educti III from 80 to z
cents on block and from IS TO 90 ce lt.
on bitumiuous. his is tho gges
cut made in the history OF the coal ie
| in the west. The operators 50 their
refusal to arhitrate on the ground that un-
derbid ling by o 10, Pennsylvania and
| Illinois opera ors max s iOim oSslb o to get
| a market wit out the roiuctI IN. Sc an
| thousand miaer In tIe state arc aifec ed
| by TIE decisio All nego iatio 8 are c m
81 Tered off and there seems % ltee alive
| for the miners but accept the reduction or
remain Idle.
A SETTLEMENT AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Nav l4.-At a joint
meetidg of the miners aud operator, of this
| di tricJ yesterda tIe exist z differences
we satisfactorily ljusJed by the ado tion
! OF tAe llow.hg scale: From May to Oct.
| l, 1899, 55 cent per ton from Oct. |, 1889,
| TO May |, 1899, 60 cen per n. In n idi-
| ton 70 this, all the mines are to have a
CHECK wei shman pad through the office,
and seven-eighths screen.
PITTsBURG MINERS COMPROMISE.
PITTsBURG, PA, MAY l4-The strike Of
| the railroad coal miners II this dis rct,
which begun two weeks ago for n uniform
yearly scale of "a ce is IA ton, was SO tied
this Afternoon at n c,uference of miners
and operatives in this city. A compromise
| Was made at 73 cents ton. About 1000
meh will go back TO work at once.