Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-22
The Strikes.

Seventy nine cents or bust" was the
ultimatum pronounced by over 1000 miners
of the Panhandle district at mass meet
ing at Carnegie on last Thursday. Amid
furore and excitement the miners repudi-
ated the agreement made for them by their
national officers and requested them to re-
sign.
Near Massillion, Ohio, the same day the
strikers burned two railroad bridges and
set fire to The station at Sherrodsville.
Ten carloads of soldiers were at once sent
to the scene.
At Pun1sutawney, Pa, the Berwind-
White Co. were having no trouble in work
ing their mines.
A delegate convention of coke workers
held at Scottdale, passed unanimous res
olution TO continue the strike.
At Greensburg, Pa. band of Slavs made
prisoners o: two Deputy Sheriffs they
caught in bathing.
On Saturday a large convention was
held by the strikers at Pittsburg and rep
resentatives of 10000 men were present.
The result of the meeting ends the strike
as the men agreed to 60 back at the rate
adopted at Columbus. 1t now rests with
the operators whether the great strike is
thing of the past or not
Pres. Cairns called the meeting to order
at 1870 am. in the City ball, and 10
delegates were reported present. A mo-
ton was made that the Columbus compro-
mise scale be adopted and the men return
to work on Monday. For over two hours
there was an incessant wrangling. Finally
nv a vote of 50 to 81 the miners decided to
return to work.
Ata late hour Saturday night the au-
thorities called ont more troops IN ILLINOIS
to proceed to Mt. Olive, where the strikers
had rescued some of their number from the
deputies.
At Punxsutawney, Monday morning,
repair train on the B. r d P. K. K. was
raided by mob of SEQ Italians and Hun
parians, who thought it contained deputies
to guard the new men. About lOO shots
were fred but no one was injured.
In the Scottda.e region all the coke
plants were reported in operation on Mon
day.
On Monday there was general resump-
tion of work through the bituminous min
ing regions of Ohio, Pennsy ylvsnia and West
Virginia In the central part OF this state
there was yet some trouble, but in general
the strikes seem over An official OF the
strikers said:
"Reports from different parts OF the
country continue to arrive, indorslng the
action of the national officials. The miners
of Bancroft, Queen City and Plymouth,
Ind, sent in series of approving resolu-
tions. From Millport and vicinity, in the
Massillon districts, $50 men in mass meet
ing indorsed the action and consider 1t
great victory. A mass meeting OF Coshcton
miners ave wired their Endorsement, and
Brilliant, o., sends approval."
The Berwind White Co. and others held
a meeting at Philadelphia and unanimous
ly resolved to continue in their stand
They will employ new hands and endesvor
TO run their ID ines without the striking
men. .
Punxsutawney on Tuesday was like
volcano from which the smoke and hre,
and trembling earth were continually
threatening the outbreak 10 come. The
strikers were becoming famished and des-
perate from hunger and no longer conceal
ed the fact that nearly all were armed and
ready for any desperate encounter They
charged the representatives OF the operators
with acting in bad faith, and were general
ly in an ugly mood.
A riot occurred near Scottdalr, Tuesday,
in which several men were injured. The
mob of Slavs were broken up by Sheriff
NcCann and the leaders arrested
The miners of Kentucky are going out
on strike in ~ ympathy with their brother
strikers
Sheriff Gourley of Punxutawney or We'd
nesday wired Gov. Pattison for troops,
and IL Eas decided 10 call out portion OF
the Militia but before any steps Were
taken the Sheriff had wired that he Was
able to cops with the men in any emer-
gency. The situation is daily growing
worse and trouble must follow.
1000 iron miners in Michigan have
struck.
At Scottdale the strike is completely
broken and the men are rushing back TO
get places.