The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-05
THE STRIKING MINERS.
THEY ARE MAKING AsTRONG STAND
AGAINST THE DEPUTIES.
President Woods and Several Other Prom
inent People Held as Prisoners Of War.
Violence Again In West Virginia.

CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, June A
skirmish took place to-day near Midland
toll-gate between three striking coal
miners and three deputy sherins who
were sent out from the main body on
the divide as pickets. Several shots were
fired on both sides. Jack David. a miner.
was shot in the arm, and deputy sheriff
was seriously wounded. The deputies
were forced to retreat
The striking miners were confident that
they would be attacked some time to-
day. All men not necessary to guard
approaches to Bull Hill, their stronghold,
had been massed about the fortifcations,
and their number is little more than
l,SO0. Last night hundreds of beer kegs
were nlled with water and stored In the
fort The towns of Victor, Anaconda,
Mountain City and other places are In
possession OF the strikers. The plan is
10 make as strong stand as possible
against the deputies, and, If necessary,
retreat to Bull Hill.
M. II. Woods. president of the Wood
Investment Company, was taken at
O'Clock last night by a large body OF
strikers and carried up TO the fort on
Bull Hill. His wife was present when
he was taken. The men told her that she
need not worry, as they would free Woods
In the morning. Business men are great
ly alarmed.
Besides taking Woods prisoner. the
strikers last night seized Clarence o.
Finch, county superintendent of schools,
and ID. Il. Watkins, Colorado Springs
school teacher, and they are now held
prisoners on Bull Ilill as hostages for
President Calderwood, or any other
miners who may be arrested. John Short,
editor Of the Cripple Creek Herald, organ
Of the Miners Union, has been arrested
by the deputies.
MARTINS FERRY. OHIO. June 4.-No
effort was made TO run coal trains on
the Cleveland. Lorraine. and Wheeling rail-
road to-day. The strikers. who are still
In camp. say no coal SHAH pass, even IL
IT is necessary for them 20 stay for
months. Last night. near Flushing the
ened other property. They had prepared
a stone as large as an engine tender at
Barton tunnel TO drop on coal train
should 1t succeed In passing the miners
fort Thirty or forty miners will be ar
rested.
General Manager Woodford said the
company could not be frightened by the
men; that positively coal trains would be
go through one way or another. Asked II
Il was true that the United States troops
would BE- Gated out, he declined to
answer direct. In defiance of Sheriff
Scott's orders, saloons are open. Watch
men have chased men away from the
stroy. Passenger trains and freights
without coal are allowed to run unmolest-
ed
The strikers have declared war on re-
EVANS, IOWA, June 4.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral Prime this morning ordered four
companies Of troops TO return home, the
striking miners having temporarily dis
banded.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June An is
quiet I'm the Davies county coal regions
this morning. a formidable force of
militia awcd the strikers, and the situa-
tion Is now so peaceful that bloOdshed
will probably be averted. At Cannells-
burg the strikers have agreed to cease
further law violations, and at Shelburne
molestation to railroad property ., mas
stopped. portion II the militia Will at
once be withdrawn.
MASSILLON. o., June 4.--The striking
coal miners have effectually stopped
traffic over the Cleveland. Loarin and
Ing the bridges at Flushing and Holo-
way. General Manager WOOlfer is on the
scene. The managers or the roads say
they VIII stand by their right to haul
West virginia coal II they have 20 use
armed force to do H.
WASHINGTON, June "A special from
Birmingham, Ala. says: Pennsylvania
mloe operators have decided Go employ
negro laborers in their fight against the
miners. This means OF warfare has al
ready been quite successful in this State.
Two hundred colored miners left here
yesterday In special cars for Johnson
burg. Pa. and more are to follow.
JOLIET ILL. June 4.-Strikers from
VIII and Grundy county have burned a
bridge on the London. Joliet and Eastern
railroad near this city. as n warning TO
the company to stop transferring from
Virginia.
West virginia Miners.
CHARLESTON. w. VA. June 1.-THE
striking Kanawha Valley miners have
again resorted To violence. The drum
house at the Morris Creek mines had
been burned, the trCstle over Mans Creek
was destroyed by fire, and coal traffic
stopped on the Sewell and GHkeson
branch Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road. Dynamite was also used at Nor
ris Creek bridge, partially destroying r..
Sheriff Silman has been called upon to
protect property.
The Kanawha and Michigan road has
given up the fight and viii haul no more
coal at present.
COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO, June
Appropriations for war are going rapid
ly forward here arms and ammunition
coming in daily. one hundred thousand
rounds Of ammunition shipped from
Chicago Saturday arrived to-day. Rifles
and revOlvers are coming and further
shiDments are expected tomorrow.