Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-31
LABOR DIFFICULTIES.
Strikes and Disturbances Reported
From All Sides.

DANN LILLE, LII, May huOC "a
1,200 strikers made a demonstration
before the Mission Field mine yester-
DAY. Armed with guns and clubs, they
advanced upon the deputies, firing inn
the air Five hundred shots were
fred, the deputies not replying but
holding their ground. No one was
hurt, but the miners, intimidated, will
probably quit work.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 24.-At Lit-I
ties Station, $50 strikers attacked theI
guards at Titles mine. Two wereI
killed and FIVE wounded and the guards
were driven away. The strikers arel
camping on the ground.
LA SALE, H., May 25.-A mob OIL
1000 raided the shaft of the LaSalleI
County Carbon Company and in con-
f1ict with the sheriff five strikers, Sher-
iff Taylor and two deputies were
wounded. Three men were arrested,
but the mob threatened to burn down
the Jail AID one was released. The
governor was asked for aid and he or
dered troops to the scene.
CENTRALIA, H., May 25.-Five hun
dred miners boarded a train at Du9uoin
and forced the engineer to bring them
to this city. They proceeded to the
Big Four mine. where they broke
machinery and filed the shaft with
props. dump carts and loose material
They then left for Odin, but the sheriff
interfered there and arrested one hun
dred men after few shots were fred.
The mob continued very threatening
and on request of the sheriff the troops
have been ordered out.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, May GA lot
of foreign miners marched to shaft No.
! to intlmidate the workers. One strik-
er was arrested, but his friends at once
liberated hmm. Attempts to arrest
ORD cred that no arrests be made.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Nav 25-The
striking miners attacked the pits of the
Washington Coke & Coal Co., at Sickle,
Hollow, yesterday. The deputies fired
upon them and five strikers were
killed and eight or more wounded,
some mortaliy. There IS great excite
ment In the region and feeling against
the deputies Is intense Sixty-six
strikers were arrested and brought to
this city
CENTRALIA, Ills, May PC. The
strikers made another attack or the
miners yesterday morning bekre the
arrival of the troops: no one waS>lurt.
The troops are now in control.
La SALE Ills May &c. The strikers
continued to attack workers until the
arrival of the troops at noon. Little
trouble has occurred since then.
SPRINGFIELD. H.. May 26.-From
dispatches received by the governor it
is believed that affairs in the mining
district are rapidly assuming an alarm
ing condition. Scarcely a mining town
but feels the effects of the excitement
throughout the state and the tension is
so high that at any time mighty up
rising may have to be quelled. Several
calls for troops have been made which
the governor has refused believing
they were unnecessary.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, May 25.-Yes-
terday morning eleven men went to
work in the Strong mine. A large
party of strikers blew up the shaft
house with powder. causing a loss of
So, 200 and then dropped 100 pounds of
giant powder down the shaft. 1t ex-
ploded, killing all the inmates. At
Victor the strikers, all armed, have
complete control of the city. Deputies
have concluded to await achievements
before any attack is made, and more
blood is expected to flow.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col. May 2S.-The
situation of affairs here is critical. The
strike has assumed very serious
aspect. The strikers are not deferred
in their course by the presence of dep
uty sheriffs Gov. Waite sympathizes
with the strikers. He holds the deputy
sheriffs are the rioters: but finally
he hn
peace.
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2S.-Reports
from all parts of the mining district of
the state are alarming. The state
troops are under orders and are being
located ut the scenes of disturbance.
BRAZIL. May 2S.-A crowd of 800
miners are stationed at a point on the
Big Four, and they stop every freight
train that passes over the road and
examine the box cars to ascertain
whether any coal is being shipped.
Last evening they captured freight
train in which was one car marked
perishable freight. The miners dis
covered it was coal and promptly side
tracked it.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 9s.--The
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway
company has decided to go into the
United States court at Indianapolis to-
| day and ask for the protection of its
property. The striking miners have
| thirty cars of coal side acked fourteen
miles north Of here and will not let it
! be moved toward Chicago. 1t is Ken
lucky coal and the railway being an
interstate route, the application to the
court will be under the interstate
| commerce act.
STATION, H., May 2s-The strikers
employed by the Madison Coal Com
pany, on learning that the slack was
being shipped to St. Louis on it's own
railroad, which connects with the
! Glover Leaf road, tore up the tracks
last night, broke switches, pushed
empty cars down the grade and tore up
the company's system of piping used
| to fill the water tanks from spring.
OsKALoosA, May 29.-The mining sit
uatIon here is rather grave. The
strikers, about 600 in number, lefl
Muchakinoclz to-day and returned to
their old camp near Evans. They
were here joined by few others,
notably delegation OF eighty from
Foster. They are poorly organized
and consldera bly, scattered.
Dies MONIES, May 20.-Reports from
all sections of the country report thai
many industries are shutting down or