The Meeker herald., 1894-07-07
THE GREAT COAL STRIKE.
Railroad Cripplsd by Shortage of Fuel. -
Violence Of Strikers.

hAhroad Crippled by Shortage of Fuel
Violence of Strikers.
The great coal strike while not universal
throughout the country ia beginning to be
seriously felt in the East
The effect of the coal strike is being felt By
the Philadelphia, Reading and New England
railroads, the companies supply OF soft coal
being entirely exhausted at all stations, from
Hartford to Haybrooke, New York. All pas
senger engines have begun burning hard coal
At Staunton, Illinois, the Consolidated
Coal Company In order to protect its miners
from strikers, have secured 100 Winchester
shot guns, with several hundred pounds OF
shells, loaded with buckshot, reports having
reached staunton that the strikers intended
to return there and force the working miners
to stop work. Deputy Sheriff Hoadley tn
tends to protect all men wishing to work II
he has to call on every citizen in the city
Both mines are working full force.
dispatch from Akron, Ohio, on the END
said; Serious trouble is apprehcnded among
the coal miners of Tuscarawas county, where
several mines are being worked To-day the
men were driven out of one mine by the
strikers and tomorrow the same fate IS
threatened to the other workers. The sheriff
telegraphed Major E. Z. Bryan of the Eighth
regiment for aid and he Immediately left for
the seat of trouble, asking Adjutant Genera
Howe to meet him, and ordered his companies
to hold themselves in readiness The striker.
are bclligerent and demand that work shall
not be continued.
y serious riot occurred at La Sale, Illinois,
on the 22nd In which several men were in
iured. Ever since the mines closed the
Union Coal Company has kept some men at
work to clean up entries. Nothing was said
against II by the strikers, but Tuesday even
ing as the men came from work they were set
on by the strikers and bru,ally beaten by a
mob of at least thousand Some sought
shelter in the company's office and barrlcad-
cd the doors and windows with Office furni-
ture. This only added to the fury OF the
mob and the doors were battered in and the
victims set upon. Benjamin Hetherington
was pounded into insensibility Edward
Cumming, was savagely beaten and several
other men roughly handled. The sheriff nr-
rived in the evening and after swearing In
deputies went to the mines and dispersed the
mob
Another riot occurred at La Sale on the
9th. mob of 900 coal strikers ralded the
shaft of the La Sale County Carbon Goa
Company in the evening, and, In conflict
with the sheriff and his deputies, five strikers
Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Sherifrs Hoolhan
and Dryer were painfully wounded. The
mob closed in on the officers and hand to hand
fight ensued Three men were arrested but
they. were released on the men threatening to
tear down the jail and burn tho city hall
The situation being alarming, the govern
or was telcgraphed to for state aid.
News was received at Evansville, Indiana,
Thursday night OF serious trouble at Littlc's
coal mines At Llttle's station on the Indian
apolis IL Evansville railroad. Two hundred
and fifty armed men marched to the mine in
the afternoon for the purpose OF compelling
the force at work to JON in the strike. A
battle occurred about O'Clock between the
strikers and those who have continued at
work, in which five men were wounded and
two killed
For SOME days past deputy shcriiYs have
been stationed As Ruards at tho mincs, but
they were dsarmed and driven away by the
strikers. The strikers evidently intend to
remain at Llttle's, as they have gone into
camp and taken about 80 days ratlons with
them.
1t is expected that the militia from Evans
Vile will be ordered TO the scene.
Miners at Cherokee Kansas, have resumed
work.