Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-06-14
LABOR DIFFICULTIES.
Strikes and Disturbances Reported
From All Sides.

PITTsBURG, June Imported nom
union men and deputies have been put
into the mines of the Pittsburg district
ened
MARION, Ills, June THE strikers
have retreated before the militia.
PEKIN, Ills, June IA mob of about
500 attacked Titles coal mine near
here yesterday. The two Titles and
two sons and colored man took shelter
in the tower and began firing on the
mob. The mob returned the fire and
when the battle ceased two men were
killed and a dozen wounded. The
sheriff is powerless.
COLUMBUS, June Gov Mckinley
has ordered 1,20O militiamen to the
scene of the trouble in Belmont and
Guernsey counties. where commerce
and railway traffic is being interfered
with.
BRAZIL, Ind, June Acts of vio-
lence have been resorted to to delav
trains. One man has been killed and
others wounded
CRIPPLE CREEK. June Yesterday
it looked like a conflict would surely
occur. but the sheriff finally agreed to
hold the deputies back until the militia
arrives, and the miners say they will
peacefully dispense upon the arrival of
the state troops.
MCKEEsPoRT, Pa, June THE
strikers are still in control of the tube
works. They have obtained three can
non and planted them in position to
command the bridges and prevent the
entry of deputies into the city. A mob
of 5000 went to Duquesne and took
possession of the tube works there,
drew the fires and ran the hot metal
onto the floor. Barges were cut loose
and cars, chutes and platforms were
burned. This region is in state of
anarchy.
Dies MONIES, June THE coal strike
in central Iowa presents no particular
change from the condition of a week
ago.
PEKIN. Ills, June State troops
arrived here yesterday and have re-
stored peace in this region.
MCKEEsPoRT. Pa, June THE oper-
ators here and at DuqueSne declare
they will not attempt to operate the
works at present.
CRIPPLE CREEK. June S.-The militia
arrived here yesterday and displaced
the deputies. The disarmament has
rival of more state troops.
CRIPPLE CREEK, June 9.-The militia
is now in complete control, the deputies
having gone and the leaders of the
strikers having fed. The strikers are
beginning to whine; before they threat
ened.
OsKALOOsA, June 1.-The conference
in this city resulted in the settlement
of the strike. The men go to work at
the old scale.
COLUMBUS. June 11.-Chances are fair
that the conference will settle the
strike.
CHICAGO. June 1O.-At the district
conferences in Illinois, Missouri, Penn
sylvania and Ohio no agreement was
reached. In Kentucky the chances are
fair for a settlement.
SOMERSET, Pa. June 1.-The tipples
at the Brubaker and Coleman mines
have been destroyed by dynamite.
PANA. Ills, June flowing to
threatened danger to life and property
troops are here to preserve the peace.
CRIPPLE CREEK, June 11.-Six leaders
of the strikers have been arrested.
The militia is in control, the sheriff
having withdrawn his deputies.
OTTUMwA, June 11.-There is much
rejoicing in this city that the long
drouth has been broken by splendid
rain which has been worth thousands
of dollars to the country, and that the
strike has been declared off by the Os-
kaloosa conference. giving. employment
to a large number of men again. The
operators have agreed to take back all
the strikers at the scale of 1898, except
those who had committed acts of vio-
lence. This will allow all the Wapello
county miners to go to work Wednes-
day.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Col, June 1.-THE
mines will now be reopened and the
operators will pay So for eight hours
work.
COLUMBUS. June 12.-The conference
here has reached an agreement on
scale. to go into effect June 1s. The
matter has been referred to the districts
for ratification.
UNIONTOwN. Pa. June 12.-Four
American workers were made prisoners
by foreign strikers and terribly mall
treated before the deputies rescued
them. Much rioting has occurred here.
WHEELING CREEK. O., June EFF
forts of the strikers to burn bridges
were thwarted here. Trains, however,
are greatly delayed.
CLEVELAND, June 12.-The bridge on
the Wheeling & Lake Erie road at
Granville was blown up and the ruins
burned. The road is now blocked.
MIDvALE, June 12.-Strikers to the
number of 400 having held up a coal
train, troops were ordered to this place
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. June 12.-The sit,
uation in this state does not improve
The troops at Pana have been with
drawn, but Danvllle, Spring Valley,
Galesburg and Marion report trouble.
COLUMBUS, o., June 13.-Miners in
Ohio express general dissatisfaction
with the scale of 60 cents agreed upon
by the conference here and say they
will hold for 20.
STREAToR, Ills, June 13.-Illinois
miners are dissatisfied with the 60 cent
scale agreed on at Columbus, and de-
clare they will not accept it.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 13.-The
Columbus scale is only partially ac-
copied in this state.
PITTsBURG, Pa. June 13.-The miners
in Pennsylvania are not likely to accept
the Columbus scale.