Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-07

COal, OHly lew men are AT WORK ana
the strikers have not yet interfered with
them.
THE DIsCoNTENT INCREASING.
BALTIMORE, Nd, June 4.-The latest
intelligence received from the Maryland
coal fields is to the effect that discomfort
among the miners is increasing and that
unless the Consolidated Coal Co. IS work.
men join the strikers, which now APP
pears improbable, a general resumption
of work will soon result.
RETURNED TO WORK.
DENVER, Col, June 5.-The strike at
Cripple Creek was settled at late hour
last night. The conference began ut
o'clock and at its conclusion Governor
Waite announced that he was author
lied to act for the miners.
NEGROES AT WORK IN THE MINES.
RIDGEwAY, Pa, June 5.-Hall, Kane
" Co. have ITO negroes at work to-day
IN their Shawmut and Noble mines.
The negroes arrived in the mines by
special train this morning at 100 o'clock
and were put to work to-day.
THE SITUATION is ALARMING.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, June 5.-Local
miners refused to-day to allow any coal
to leave the Triples for domestic con.
sumption. The miners in all the small
banks in this vicinity are out, but the
best of order prevails. 1t is likely all the
manufactures in the Beaver Valley
will have to shut down this week for
want of coal and the situation is alarm
ing.
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FORM. e.
EVANSVILLE, IND, June 5.-The coal
supply here is almost exhausted The
water works fires are now being fed
with wood. Suspension of the street
car service is threatened on account of
lack of fuel. Local steamboats, are laid
up for want of coal and many manu-
featuring industries are preparing to
burn wood. The miners held meeting
last night and decided to fight it out to
the end on the Mcbride platform.
FIFTH MARYLAND oRDEREpoUT.
BALTIMORE, Nd, June SIN antici-
patton of trouble in the mining region
Of western Maryland, the governor has
ordered the Fifth Regiment to imme-
diately proceed to Cumberland.
STRIKERS DRIVE woRKMEN AWAY.
BALTIMORE, ND, June 5.-Early this
morning the strikers, about 500 in num-
Der, made descent upon the Hoffman
mines, in the Georges Creek region,
near Cumberland, owned by the Com
soidation Coal Co., and drove the men
at work out.
coNyIsCATING COAL.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 6.-Unless there |
are immediate large shipments of coal
TO this port by rail, vesselmen declare |
the next two or three days will witness
the tieing-up OF large number of |
steamers. There is not good days |
supply ON hand and was reported that
the supply stored in the larger vessels
would be exhausted in the next two
days. Added to the general inability
OF the steamboat companies TO get all
the coal they want is the fact that the
railroads over which it is consigned
seize it aud appropriate it to their own
use. The only recourse the steamship
have is to compel the railroad
to pay for the coal. This is small salts
faction, for the reason that when the
take the coal it is their intcn-
ton to pay Tor II. They only seize it
because of their own inability to get
fuel, at any price.
The steamship companies are not the
only sufferers from this cause. Several
large concerns in the city which had
coal consigned to them have never re-
,eived it, and what is more never will,
for the reason that it had been shoyeled
nto the tire-boX of locomotive long
before the way-bill reached its destina-
ion.
In this the railroads are no respectors
If persons. "They will grab coal be-
onging to the city of Chicago Just as
ioon as they would that belonging to
West Side Chinese laundryman," de-
dared coal dealer. Goal to them is
,oal, and it makes no difference to
whom it belongs"
Lake Superior ports are said to be
wholly without coal. Many of the big
teamers have made experiments with