Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13
Pittsburg District in Revolt.
HOW THEY LIKE THE SCHEME.

The Reception the Columbus A greement
Receives at Various Points.
CHICAGO, June l3.-The agreement at
Columbus between operators and miners
Is received in variety of styles in the
different coal regions, getting good deal
of cold shoulder. 1t is particularly hard
on men who went on sympathy" strikes
and now find their wages cut as much in
some cases as 10 cents a ton. The miners
OF northern Illinois are greatly dissatis-
fled. Many of them strongly condemn it
as defeat for the miners and saw they
will not accept it. Expressions as re-
ported by telegraph are summarized as
follows:
Streator, tlls.-The miners of the Streator
district are indignant at the action of the
Columbus convention. They say they
went into the strike to maintain last year s
prices, and are now compelled to take q
reduction. A convention of miners of the
district will lie called. and it is probable
that it will be decided to remain out.
Spring Valley. Ills.-The receipt of the
news from Columbus has temporarily
changed the plans of the army that was to
move on kewanee. The streets are
thronged with men talking over the situa-
tion. Every man condemns the work of
the Columbus conference, and says he will
not go to work Mt the 10 cents reduction.
President Mcbride comes in for a big share
of abuse, and many miners say it is a sell
out. There is one thing certain-the men
of this district will not go to work, and
their determination to stay out until last
years prices are restored is greater than
| ever. y.
Pana, Ills.-The Columbus conference is
believed here to have no effect on the coal
| industry at this place. While the miners
| Of central Illinois are out merely in SYM
pathy with the east it seems impossible
or nearly SO, to get men to go to work
| here so long rs n mob of strikers remains
as menace within an hours march of
the city. The merchants and houses were
asked for food for the strikers. The dona-
tions were not large.
Pekin, Ills.-The miners of this district
are very much pleased over the result of
the conference ut Columbus and are anxi-
Gus to 60 to work. The rioters in Jail
when informed of the decision gave three
cheers.
Centralia, Ills.--When the dispatches
announced the action of the Columbus
meeting the leaders in the strike move
ment here were asked what effect the
agreement would have ON the miners here
Neil Steele, the representative for the
miners in this district at the previous
convention, said that the settlement eff
fected at the Columbus conference in no
way affected the southern Illinois district,
and the miners here would not be guerned
by anything done at that convention.
Galva, 1lls.-There are three companies
mining coal here employing now about
100 men. They are non-union and but
few of them yielded to the entreaties and
threats Of the Spring Valley committee
which visited them few weeks ago. They
receive 80 cents ton and have no grievance.
In Indiana there is a good deal of dissat-
isfaction among both operators and men
as witnesses the following:
Brazil, Ind.-The scale fixed for the en-
suing year by the United Mine Workers
and operators at Columbus is not meet
ing the appreciation of the operators here
The scale places block coal IL cents in adj
vance of bituminous coal, and the oper-
ators say it should he only !. cents Sew
eral of the most prominent block coal op-
orators of this district were interviewed
and they were all of the opinion that they
had not been fairly dealt with. They re-
fused to state whether they would be
bound by the scale or not, claiming that
the matter would have to be discussed by
all the operators of the district before q
decision could be reached. The miners,
though to some extent defeated in their
efforts, are satisfied. 1t is evident that
the end of the strike is not here yet.
Washington, Ind.-The coal miners of
this vicinity are very sick of the Columbus
settlement, as it reduces the rate paid for
mined coal 10 cents on the ton. The min.