Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-13
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Aspect of Affairs in the Coal
Regions.
MARYLAND MINERS ARE RETURNING
Circular Issued Regarding Settle
ment.
GENERAL QUIET PREVAILS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
FROSTBURG, Nd, June 13.-Sheriff Wing
was at Homecoming again last night and
this morning the Maryland Coal Company
announced that 1t would open Detmold mine
today, In pursuance Of the notice that they
had received from q number Of men that
they would go to work then.
The men started to work this morning,
but were driven back by the strikers, and
not q single pick was driven in Detmold
coal today.
At Homecoming, No. 1, about six men
went to work today. In Eckhart mine this
morning 200 miners went to work, as
against 125 yesterday. This nearly COM
pletes Eckhart's working force.
At Allegany ffty-four miners were at
work. also about the full force. while at
Holman. where $50 men are usually en-
ployed. only nine are now at work.
superintendent Randolph Of the Console
dalton Company seemed to feel much en-
couraged today.
A meeting Of Eckhart miners at q place
known as the Slaughter House. on the
"Bowery," about a half mile from town, il
reported to have taken place last night.
The meeting Is said to be largely RESPONSE
BILE for the increase Of hands at Eckhart
this morning. The meeting II said to have
been q quiet and serious one.
The men are beginning to feel the pangs
Of poverty keenly.
John F. Hickey of Hyattsville. Prince
T..
Gen. Douglas. asking for permission to
organize q cavalry company at Hyattsytlle.
The general wrote today to Mr.. Hickey
and denied the permission. He said that
which the state had been put for its mill
tia this year. there would be no funds with
which to establish a new corps Of the kind
described.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13.-The Off
cial circular Of the announcement Of the
settlement Of the strike. issued by the ma
tional officers of the United Mine Workers
contains about 1000 words. The settle
ment agreement Is set forth in the intro
duction. followed by a short resume of the
conference at Cleveland. May IA and Is.
where. after failing to reach an agreement
the miners adopted q resolution placing the
whole question in the hands Of commit
tee consisting Of the national officers and
the district vice president.
The circular continues:
While we have not succeeded in accom-
plishing everything mapped out for the
for the men than could have been obtained
through local or sectional efforts, and in our
judgment all that could be secured by the
present movement under the conditions by
which we were surrounded, and which con-
ditions were unforeseen at the time Of the
national convention"
UNIONTOWN. Pa, June IA strong
effort will be made by some Of the coke
strikers to have the scale committee settle
the strike by adopting the Frick scale at
their meeting In Scottdale tomorrow. Many
OF the strike leaders have come to believe
that this will eventually be the basis Of set
Element and are anxious to get the strike
settled as soon as possible.
No trouble has been reported In the region
today.
Forty miners charged with riot and un-
lawful assemblage at Sickle Hollow, are on
trial today before Judge Mestrezat.
cent, Cairns, OF the Pittsburg district ar
rived home today. and Immediately called a
delegate convention to be held in this city
on Friday, when the terms Of the Columbus
asreement and the reasons for accepting It
will be fully explained. President Cairns
feels confident that when the agreement IL
understood by the miners, the action of Of
nclais Will be ratified. and the men will re-
turn to work
No further trouble is reported at Man.
own A train Of coal stopped BIZ the strik.
ers al MononRahela yesterday was rent
tnIcugh to PIttsburg during the night.
1 moou. Iorty men are working In the mines
under guard OF the deputies.
The company has given notica that the
works will resume In full on Monday at the
columbus rate and that the old men will
be given the preference.
MAsSILLON. Ohio, June 13.-The entire
GstuIoed district along the tracks Of the
cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling and the
cleveland. Canton and Southern was QUIET
all OF last night. and today there are no
indications Of the presence of the men who
are said to possess q desire to blow I'D
bridges.
strikers and Guards Exchange Shots.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, June ia tele-
gram received from Montgomery today
states that last night party Of strikers
on the mountain top above st. Clair mines
nred on the guards there and that the lat
ter returned the fire. keeping up hot fusil-
lade until the firing from the strikers ceas-
ed None Of the guards were injured, but 1t
Is not known whether strikers escaped in
july. Iooay scouting party is in the