The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-17
WISE COUNSEL TAKEN
Most of. the Striking Coal
Miners Accept the Scale.
MINES TO BE OPENED TO-DAY.
Important Meetings In Ohio and Penn
sylvania Settle the ouestion-Puii-
man Rebufs His strikers.

ELLArRE, o.. June l6-The great strike
is about to end. The compromise made at
the Columbus conference will prevail, and
all the miners in Eastern Ohio viii go TO
work next week, the scale having been
adopted tonight.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 16-By two
third vote the Indiana joint convention of
block and bituminous miners, represent
ing 6.000 miners of both classes in this
state. resolved to ignore the agreement
made at the Columbus conference and TO
continue the strike.
ALTOONA, Pa, June 16-The conference
in this city today between District Or
ganizer Bradley, representing the striking
coal miners, and the operators resulted In
an agreement betw cen the strikers and
their employers which may result
in settlement of the difficulties.
President Bradley arrived here this
afternoon in response to message
from the operators. the meeting being for
the purpose of arranging. if possible, the
starting of the MINES in Blair county on
Monday at the compromise rate of wages.
The compromise effected at the conference
was entirely successful, and after the
meeting il was announced that President
Bradley would Immediately issue orders
to all miners in Central Pennsylvania 10
go back TO work wherever they can get
positions.
KANSAS CRY. June 16.-District Presi-
dent McGregor is authority for the state
ment that 10000 miners in Kansas will go
on strike next Thursday. Mr.. McGregor
received telegram from Pittsburg, Kan.
which says the miners have been holding
a conference and advising him that this
was their decision. Thestrike is to force
settlement in Missouri and Indian terri
tory.
CINCINNATI, June 16.--The Commercial
Gazette specials from the mining regions
say: Coshocton-The miners paraded to-
day and listened to speeches favoring the
acceptance of the Columbus compromise
A meeting of miners of this county will
take action on the compromise.
New Philadel phia-Two hundred miners
met and resolved to hold out for the 20
cent rate. Both the old parties were de-
nounced and Gov. Mckinley censured for
calling out the militia. 1t is believed,
nevertheless, that the miners in this
county will accept the Columbus compro-
mise if the more violent among them do
not prevent
graver than at any time since the strike
commenced. The men are determined 10
fight for the 20 cent rate, and President
Adams is making vigorous efforts to hold
all his men in line The operators are
preparing TO resume Monday.
COLUMBUS, O., June l6.-President John
Mcbride and Secretary Patrick MeBryde.
of the United Mine Workers, with Dis
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tary Peace, addressed an immense meet
ing of. miners at Jacksonville tonight.
Mcbride was wildly cheered. and
after the statements of various speakers
Mcbride and Adams shook hands and the
meeting wound up in general love feast.
Adams, seeing that his opportunity 10
beat the compromise was futile, took the
best course out of his dilemma. The
miners adopted resolutions accepting the
compromise and affirming their intention
of resuming work Monday.
NJ ASHTON, o., June 16.--The miners of
the Massiilon district today voted against
indorsing the Columbus agreement, de-
handing that there shall be no national
compromise. and that local ditferential
of Is cents per ton shall be maintained.
PITTsBURG, June 16-The Pittsburg coal
operators represented ut the Columbus con-
yention by q committee met today and
unanimously Endorsed the Columbus
agreement. Preparations are being made
to resume next week.
+ SPRINGFIEl.D, ILL.,, June IA miners
mass meeting at Mt olivet today decided
TO interfere no more with railroad prop
erty.
GREESBURG, Pa. June l6.-Strikers over
powered two deputies on guard at the
Central works at larry station last night,
and blew up the tipple and farmhouse with
dynamite.
UNIoSTowS. Pa, June l6.-Fifty-seven
miners accused of riot and unlawful as
semblage at Sickle Hollow We're acquitted
last night. President Davis and twenty
five others will be tried for riot.
MAssILLoS, June l6-Many shots were
fired last evening from ambush at the sol
dlers by strikers near Navarro. Company
X. Fifth regiment, responded with vol
ley. At daylight an unexploded bomb
was found by the soldiers, which the
strikers threw at them. None Of the. sol
diers were injured.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, June ia fight oc-
cured last night at Spring Garden be-
tween deputies and strikers. in which sew
eTal strikers were wounded. 1t was
caused by Hungarians deriding colored