The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-13
ROANOKE. VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE IL, 1884,
THE STRIKE SETTLEMENT.
Miners Are More Disposed to
Accept the Terms Agreed Upon.

Accept the Terms Agreed Upon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12.-The re-
ports Of the settlement Of the strike in
this district, as received by the miners,
are not al! encouraging to the National
Miners officers, but they hope that, on
mature elaboration, the miners will
think better of the agreement. A tele-
gram from Executive Morgan, OF En-
diana, to P. H. Penna asked for partfcu-
lars as to the agreement From news
paper accounts he said the Indiana
miners were disposed to denounce 1t.
Penna explained it and subse.
quent telegram from Morgan sta led
shat the Indiana miners would prob
ally ultimately approve the settlement.
The national officers are now preparing
the official circular Of announcement Of
the settlement and 1t will probably be
mailed tonight.
Indiana Miners Dissatisfied.
TERRA HAUTE, Ind, June 12 The
reports from the Indiana bituminous
mining district are to the effect that the
men are seriously opposed to accepting
the terms agreed upon by their dele
gates at the Columbus conference
While the agreement is looked upon as
the beginning Of the end, yet the end,
in fact, is not so near as the general
public may suppose.
The miners believe that they could
have got what has now been agreed
upon without going on strike. How
ever much they may be in error upon
that point, they are roundly denouncing
the officials of the United Mine Work
ers for yielding to any compromise.
The operators believe that the men
will go TO work eventually, but that it
will be two or three, perhaps four, weeks
before all are at work.
The price fixed for Indiana is re-
duction OF ten cents per ton.
Dissatisfied In West Virginia.
WHEELING, w. Va, June i2.-Ex-
treme dissatisfaction prevails among
the miners throughout this sec ton over
the strike settlement The miners say
that fully & 200 votes will be cast by
the miners in this section against the
compromise.
DenOunce Governor Mckinley.
MAssILLoN, Ohio, June IL Tho Mas
siilon district miners have adopted
resolutions denouncing Governor Nc
Kinley for sending troops "for tho pur.
pose Of assisting the coal and railroad
Operators w QeltuJ ZIG minors III al
honest effort to maintain living wages ="
The basis OF the strike settlement has
been received by the miners here with
mutterings Of discomfort.
Fight In Progress at Canal Dover.
WHEELING CREEK, Ohio, June l2.-The
miners hero are very angry about the re-
suit of the compromise settlement and
reiterate the declaration that they will
not stand by it. At $50 tonight Gen
ersl Hose received Telegram from
Colonel Darrow in command at Canal
Dover, stating that an attack was Ger
tain and calling for im mediato reinforce
monts and Gattling guns.
Company G and battery, at Midvale,
were Immediately son. to reinforce Col.
barrow Firing is in progress at Canal
Dover, but the effect is not known here.
Col Rodgers has telegra phed Governor
Mckinley that the attack to night is the
result Of meeting of miners held this
afternoon about five miles from Canal
Dover, at which COO miners were pres
ent.
Preparing to Resume Work
PITTsBURG, June IL. = Fifty-seven
coal operators and companies in the
Pittsburg district. who have pledged
themselves to abide by the result OF
yesterdays conference at Columbus, are
preparing to resume work at the com
promise rate agreed upon Many OF the
employees who opposed tho conference
say they will not accept the 60 cent
rate and the strike will doubtless be
continued at their pits. The miners OF
Western Pennsylvania were generally
in favor OF insisting upon the 70 cent
rate. Tn settlement on basis of 60
cents for Pittsburg proved disappoint-
ment.
United States loops May be Called Out.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2.-Marshall
Haskell has been in communication
with Attorney General Olncy in regard
to the interference with coal train
traffic made by strikers on roads under
the charge of receivers appointed in
the United States courts.
In consequence Haskell has received
instructions to call out troops stationed
at Detroit, Buffalo and Columbu should
be deem it necessary. Before taking
such action, however, Marshall Haskell
is doing all in his power to meet the
situation with the means he has at his
disposal.
Texas Republicans In Session.
FoRT WORTH, Texas, June l2.-The
State Republican League Club conven.