The record-union., 1894-06-13
Dissatisfaction Among Many Over
the Columbus Agreement.
ASSERTION MADE THAT 1T Is A
CASE OF SELL-OUT.
Huns, Slavs and Italians Causing
Trouble in Pennsylvauia-Indic
tions Point to n Serious Collision
Strikers in Indiana Returning to
Work.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
| CINCINNATI, June 12.-Specials to the
! Commercial Gazette summarize the situa-
! ton at strike points as follows:
Parkersburg, w. Va.-Miners at Glen's
Fails, Harrison County. came out on q
strike to-day.
| Bellaire, O.-Military will remain at
/ Boggs' Run until Friday.
! West Virginia-S VIII end.
Pennsylvania and Ohio accept the Co.
! lumbus conference.
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT PITTsBUEG.
! PITTsBURG, June 12.-Unless the ma
tional officers of the Nine Workers
/ Union, who made the compromise at Co.
lumbus yesterday, can give satisfactory
reason for SO doing, the miners in the
Pittsburg district will not accept the 60
cent rate, and the strike will continue.
| President Mcbride has been telegraphed
| for, and is expected in the district soon.
as the crisis warrants his presence.
The miners throughout the district are
very decided in their condemnation oil
the national officials. All or the uele-
| gates to the. Cleveland conference were
Instructed to hold out for II 20 cent
rate and no compromise. and they think
their mem bers were bulidozed into Civ :
Ing the 5ers OF the Executive Com
mlttee the right of compromise. With
forty three operators in the district bolt
ing the conference and refusing to bou nd
by any action made, the miners claim
they have no assurance that the 50 cent
rate Will hold, and that uniform rate Of
10 cents is the only scale they can agree
to.
At McKeesport to-day a meeting was
held with 200 striking miners present.
Denunciatory speeches were made, and a
call was issued for another meeting to-
morrow, at which il, 1908 strikers will
have representation.
TROUBLE AT LINDLEY.
PUNXSUTAwNEY (Pa.), June 12.-The
miners are pouring into the town oi
Lindsey, near the Berwind White mines,
and indications point to collision. 1t is
reported that a skirmish took place at
midnight at Anita, the firing of cannon
and small arms being distinctly heard in
Punxsutawney. The demonstrations are
made by Hungarians, Italians and Slavs.
English-speaking miners are opposed to
violent measures.
LOOKS LIKE MORE TROUBLE.
MONoNGAHELA CITY (Pa.), June l2.-
ties left Manowan at noon to-day for
Pittsburg. 1t was surrounded here by
strikers. The railroad officials ordered
the train side-tracked and the deputies
marched back to ManOwan Crowds OF
strikers are now gathering.
RAILWAY TREsTLE FIRED.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.l, June 12th.-Last
night armed men set fire to large trestle
on the Georgia Pacific Railway near
Cardiff. The ire was extinguished after
three spans were burned. Governor
Jones offered S4OO for the capture Of she
burners.
COAL TRAIN DITCHED.
OwENsBoRo (Ky.), June 12.-An un-
known man ditched the coal train on the
Mississippi Valley road at Central City
last night. The brakeman was fatally
hurt. The fireman and engineer were
injured.
THE COLUMBUS AGREEMENT.
CINCINNATI, June 2.-Dissatisfaction
over the compromise agreement reached
at Columbus has caused apprehension in
railroad circles. Marshal Bohle was or
dered by Judge Taft to-day to swear in
Deputy Marshals To enforce the injunc-
ton against Interfering with trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio system.
Judge Taft stated if the Marshal could
not secure enough deputies the court
would call on President Cleveland for
troops.
Bohle expects to have several hundred
deputies before he leaves at 6 o'clock for
Columbus, where the recruits are to rem
devious. Judge Taft's orders are to ar
rest everyone interfering with train.
SPRING VALLEY GILL;, June IA tele-
gram from hewanee to the effect that the
men were not working and the receipt OF
the news from Columbus that a settle
ment had been effected temporarily,
changed the plans of the army that was to
move on Kewanee. The streets were
thronged with men talking over the situ-
alton. All condemn the work OF the Co
lumbus conference, and say they will not
go to work at the ten cents reduction.
President Mcbride comes in for a big
share of abuse, and many miners say it
is a sell out. They are determined to stay
out until last years prices are restor ed.
SULLIVAN tInd.l, June l2.-The miners
here are very tired of their enforced idle
ness, having been out of work since May
1st, and are in very bad circumstances.
1t is universally believed they will ac-
cept the Columbus compromise and re-
sumo work.
CENTRALIA (Ill), June 12.-Leaders in
the coal strike here say that the settle
ment at Columbus In no way affects the
miners here will not be governed by any
thing done at that convention.
BRAZIL Qnd.), June I2- The scale
fixed 10y the United Mine Workers and
the coal operators at Columbu is not
meeting the appreciation of the coal op-
orators here. Five of the most promi-
nent block coal operators in this district
were interviewed to-day, and they were
all of the opinion they had not been
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some extent defeated in their efforts,
are satisfied, it is said.
DANvILLE Ill.), June I2.-President
Dietson OF the United Mine Workers of
Danville said to-day that the Columbus
settlement would have no effect here
whatever "Our demands were made at
East st. Louis, and have not been ac-
cepted," he said. Until they are, we will
stay out.o
PoMERoY (O.), June 12.-The news
from the Columbus conference is received
with approval by the miners, who stand
ready to go to work at the scale formu-
lated.
PEkIN Ill.), June 12.-The miners of
this district are much pleased over the
result of the conference at Columbus.
CHARLESTON (W.Va.), June l2.-One of
the most prominent coal operators in the
kanawha Valley said of the compromise
reached by the Columbus conference,
that he did not think it would have any
effect whatever in settling the strike so
far as this State is concerned, as neither
West Virginia miners nor operators were
represented at the convention.
WASHINGTON, June l2.-The coal min
ers In this section are much dissatisfied
with the Columbus settlement, as it re-
duces the rate 10 cents on the ton. The
miners of this section had no grievance,
but went out through sympathy, and are
feeling very sore over the turn Of affai rs
Iha OneratOrs are trying To raf an ax-