Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-01
MORE KANAWHA MINERS RESUME
The Employees OF the Peabody Coal Com
pany Go In at Forty Cents.

The Employees OF the Peabody Coal Com
pauy Go In as Forty Cents.
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 31.-The
miners at Shrewsbury held meeting
last night to discuss proposition made
them by the Peabody Coal Company:
80 cents per ton Of 1000 pounds, run OF
mines, also 10 cents advance on entry
yardage. After lengthy and some
what heated discussion the miners de-
cided Unanimously To accept the terms.
Work will be resumed Immediately.
ALL QUIET ABOUT MASON CITY.
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MASON CITY, W. VA, May 31.-There
are no new developments in the mine
troubles tonight. The twenty men
who were at work at the mines yester-
day when the strikers arrived and who
failed 20 attend the mass meeting of
strikers aud working miners went back
20 work this morning. The ffty-hve
men who Joined the strikers did not re-
turn 10 work though the management
offered to pay 81 a hundred extra II
they would do so. The extra induce
ments offered she men would make the
wages S5.25 per hundred for clean aad
So. so for mixed coal. Ever since the
strike was inaugurated the company
has worked as near day and night as
possible aud two weeks ago they put
out large amount Of coal on Sunday
20 supply the steam boats. For this
Sunday work the company will be called
before the next grand jury to explain.
The steel plant at MiddlepOit can
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tinues. but it was reported to-day that
they proposed TO mine coal for the mill
and that the military would be called
out on next Monday to afford them pro-
lection.
THE CONFERENCE A FAILURE,
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 31.-The
conference Of coal operators called 10
attempt a settlement OF the strike ad-
jourued sine die this afternoon, having
accomplished nothing. The operators
say that every man for himself and
the devil take the hindmost."
The conference passed resolutions de-
DIOring that the Southern operators re-
fused TO attend, and announcing that
the latter were ready 10 fix a scale sat
iSfaCJOry and fair 90 all operators.
State President Crawford and National
President NcByide, OF the miners, said
they would not like 20 be responsible
for any future actions of the men.
They were out 10 stay even though IL
stopped every engine in the United
States and every COOK stove ia the land.
They had offered a flag Of truce aud
done al in their power toward etfecJing
a settlement, and had been repuiSed.
The whole matter was with the opera
tors, aud they were TO blame for all fu-
ture proceedings.
QUIET IN THE COKE REGION.
SCoTTDALE, PA, May 3l.-Ihe stu
alton iG the coke region is quiet and
peaceable to-day. The strike leaders
say the Governors proclamation was not
intended 20 suppress meetings and
marchings any more than it was to DO
away with the deputies and their Win
chesterS. Meetings OF strikers will con-
tiuue as usual Two car loads Of ne
gr0eS were imported last night for the
Frlck Standard plant and to-day forty
two AuStrianS were run iRtO the Moher
works of the Rainey company.
ALL QUIET AT UNIoSrowN.
DNlONIoNNr EA-s My 0A'- oHS4 III
Wilhelm was busy today posting Gov
eruOr PsJtisOu's proclamatiOns througs-
out the region. The strikers gathered
around the officers aud watched them.
After the more intelligent Of the crowd
read the proclamation aloud, the con-
ciusion OF the reading was q sig
nal for curses and grOsns in every
instance. All denounce tue action and
are fearful that the military may yet be
called out No marching or rioting oc-
Cured to-day an the plants report an
increase In the number OF ovens fred.
BURNING CORN IN IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 3l.-The ef-
fects OF the coal strike are serioasly