Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
EXCHANGING HOSTILE SHOTS.
Miners and Soldiers Firing at One
Another fn Ohio.

BEACH CITY, Ohio, June 14-Miners
fired upon the Barclay Dubbs Pickets, Sec
ond platoon Of Logan Rifles. stationed one
mile below this city, at o'clock this morn
ing. The fire was returned. and a patrol
quickly formed under Lieut.. Perkins and a
| thorough search made, but no one was cap
tured.
An attack was made on company A, four
teeEth regiment, stationed at second bridge
below here. An attempt was made to de-
stroy the railroad bridge at Beach City,
but owing to the good picket duty OF the
first platoon. no damage was done.
FRoSTBURG, Md. June 1.-THE news
that Organizer Wilson was arrested last
night in Homecoming and taken to Cumber.
land by Sheriff King, charged with conspira-
cy. has caused sensation among the
frostburg miners. Many of them look upon
II as an outrage, and say that IL il was
designed to weaken the strikers in their
position, IL is a bad blunder for it will have
directly the opposite effect.
For some days break has been expect
ed IN Homecoming and Wilson was there
almost constantly and has used every ef-
fort at his command to prevent the miners
going to work 1t is said in E'rostpurg
that he used legitimate methods TO accom-
pllsh this end and that II viii be nard TO
sustain q charge of conspiracy. On the
other hand ii is believed by many that VII
son has been the cause OF all the mischief
in this region
While the strikers still insist that they
viii hold out for 30 cents a ton, IL is sid
by those familiar with the men and with
the condition of affairs here that the strike
is weakening ana that the end is not far
on
| BIRMINGHAM Ala, June lathe burn
ing of railroad bridges having failed to
stop shipments, notices signed zone thou
sand miners" have been sent to the engi-
| neers OF the Kansas City, Memphis and Br-
mingham railroads, warning them to cease
a np
This is regarded an effort to intimidate
the engineers into supporting the strikers
The miners committee announces the fall
ure OF the joint conference with the oper-
atCrs and they have considered monster
meeting and demonstration to take place at
Adamsville, Monday.
| PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa, June 14-Every-
thing was quiet here today. President Brad
ley and committee from each of the COM
panys mines went to Dubois where
| meeting of committees from the different
mines viii be held.
CLEVELAND. Ohio June li.-General
Manager Woodford of the Cleveland. Lorain
and Wheeling road. who is at Uhrichsville
Ohio, telegraphs the Associated Press deny
ing that mines on the Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling would start up non-union on Mon
day if the regular men did not return.
! MONONGAHELA CITY. Pa, June la
The railway trestle at Old Eagle coal mines,
on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad,
two miles and a half below here, was
burned about daylight. and all traffic has
been temporarily suspended. The fire was
the work of incendiaries.
Miner Clubbcd by Strikers.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
FROSTBCRG. Md, June 14.-Moye trou-
bic was brewing at Homecoming this morn
ing. John McGeady, miner, going to
work at Lonaconing. No. l. of the Georges
Creek Company, was met by party of
strikers, and, upon his refusing to abandon
his purpose of going to work, was dubbed.
This overt act may result in calling a por-
ton of the troops to Lonaconlng.
Upon Sheriff Kings arrival in Frostburg
today he put Lewis Purnell, one Of the
leaders of the strike, under arrest on
charge OF conspiracy.
| 1t is stated that Sheriff King has a big
bundle of warrants on this charge, which
| he will soon have served on the strike
leaders