Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-06
MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED
Deputies and Colorado Strikers Ready for
Battle.
Making Efforts to Secure Peace at
Conferences to he Held at
Various Places.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6-The following
miners conferences will be held on next
Saturday:
Central and Northern Pennsylvania at AL
toona; Western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana.
Northern and Eastern Illinois. at Columbus,
Ohio; Central and Southern Illinois, at East
st. Louis; Kentucky and Tennessee, at
Jeil1co, Tenn; Arkansas and Indian Terri
tory Missouri and Kansas, at Kansas City;
Iowa, at Oskaloosa; Butler, Beaver, Law
renee and Mercer. at Mercer G. H., Pa
Latrobe, Pa, at Latrobe Pomeroy Ohio, at
Pcmeroy: Northeastern Kentucky, at Dem
ton: Southwestern Kentucky, at Central
CITY; Maryland, at such time and place as
miners and operators may agree
PHllLIPSBURG. Center County. Pa,
June 1.-THE movement for district con-
ference 10 be held at Altoona on the 9th
instant has been received with a good deal
OF surprise by the miners of this section,
some being favorable. others unfavora BILE,
but all agreeing that If the conference does
not provide for resumption in the Maryland.
Dubois and all other regions shipping coal to
the eastern markets at the increased rates
of fifty cents a ton the suspension will have
been a failure. The men declare that they
would rather be defeated and return to
work at 40 cents a ton than accept any COM
promise and make a settlement which did
not include all competitive districts.
RumOred Capture Of Witnesses.
UNIONTOWN, Pa, June 6.-The strikers
charged with the murder of ]. H. Paddock
chief engineer of the Prick coke works. are
now occupying the attention of the court,
and are likely to hold 1t for some time
since they have been granted separate
trials, and there are thirty of them to be
tried. sensation was caused by the an
nouncement that the strikers last night
surrounded ten witnesses In the case as
the Baltimore train pulled into the station
here and took them to the camp at the
Kyle plant, where they are said to be held
prisoners.
Trouble Feared at Punxsutswney.
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa, June Gone
hundred and forty members of the coal and
iron police were imported into this region
this morning. They have taken possession
Of mines Nos. and 8. near Horatio, Ber-
wind White Company. Much excitement
exists. and trouble is feared before evening
Rumors are rife that large force of oper-
atives are to be imported today.
Strike in Alabama Failing.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. June 6.-The min
ers' strike in Alabama is believed to be
practically broken. The output of coal yes
terday was 10000 tons, about one-thrd of
the normal output at this season.
Ordered to Stop Mining.
ASHLAND. KY, June 6.-Strkers from
Coalition, Music and Rush held a meeting
with the Flatwood miners near the city
yesterday and commanded them on pain of
personal compusion to stop mining coal to
supply local iron and steel works. The
strikers here can only hope for victory by
the idleness of these plants
To Replace Strikers.
ASHLAND, KY. June 6.-Fifty miners
left the Big Sandy mines of the Peach Or
chard and Torch Light Coal Companies
with A. H. Fitzpatrick. represen tative of the
Usage Coal Company of South McAlister
/. T. Others are preparing to follow from
that section and from the coal fields of the
Chesapeake and Ohio road, ignorant Of the
fact that they are intended to replace strik-
ers in the Indian territory mines