The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10
THE COAL STRIKE ENDED
The MINERS ~ THE NORTHWEST
WILL RETURN 10 WORK.
Hostiiities Resumed AZ Cripple Creek-The
Conference Mt ST. Louis Fails-Other
Strike News.

and regulations In effect in lSg3 be con- |
tinued until April. 1895; that the strikers !
be not blacklisted. and no discrimination !
made against them; that the miners
grievance committee be recognized in all |
disputed cases.
COLUMBUS O., June o.-The confer !
ence OF miners and operators Of the COM |
petitiYe districts, composed OF OHIO. In |
diana, Western Pennsylvania, and East /
ern and Northern Illinois. was called TO |
order at III 4. VI. IN Llndou Hall 10y /
H. l.. Chapman. Of this city. on the |
suggestion Of President John Mcbride, /
representing the miners. the following /
scale committee was appointed, and the /
conference adjourned until 4 r. NJ. III. |
Chapman, Joseph Morton, 4. L. Robins,
NJ. II. Taylor. a. l.. SWEET. +. r. Bent. |
william Boyle, and J. S FOLEY on the |
part OK the operators. and aH the seven
mine DELEGATES present
Before adjOurning John Mcbride wanted
TO know from the Pennsylvania delegates
whether all the operators would DE bound
by the acliOn here to-day The neVk
papers reported that they would not. Dele
gate Taylor said AZ least thirty OF the
nifty who voted against being represented
here would agree 20 whatever was done
in this convention. Delegate Sweet OF
Illinois, said he could not say what tiit-
nOis operators who were not mere Wouid
do, but he could promise for Northern
Illinois peratOrs that they Wuld an oe
bound by the agreement. Presldent Nc
Bride intimated that he heard that the
Eastern Illinois delegates had, under a
misapprehensiOn, gone to the conference
al East 81. Louis II is said the operators
Will offer the miners a. settlement on the
sixty and sixty-nine-cent basis.
The scale committee did not report at
p NJ. as was expected and after waiting
until o'clock the meeting adjourned un-
oil L. ". The scale committee again
asked for further time and the meeting
The ecale committee OF the operators
and miners conference adjourned ar II
=. NJ until Monday morning az o'clock
without reaching settlement.
~ -r.t bnuIs.
ST. LOUIS. june 9.-'The conference at
East St Louis between miners and opera
tors FOR the purpose Of adjusting the
miners strike I'm Illinois. met shortly after
10 o'clock this morning. j. Crawford, ~
Illinois. State president Of the Miners
Union. called the meeting - order.
present "a delegates. The operators pres
ent represented hfty-s ven small mines
In the southwestern part of the state.
/ The Consolidated and the Madison mine
operators did not take part I'm the pro-
ceedings, and their absence is REGARDED
as significant, and IT is feared the con-
ference Will end with the wage question
unsettled The conference remained In
session until ] O'Clock, and then took
recess TIL 2 Z. NJ
After the operators had withdrawn from
Flannigan.s Han. aQl reasseupled at
Gearys Hail. rhe miners got - work
on a scale Of prices 90 be presented. This
was short work, as Chairman Murphy Bad
a scale In his pocket This WAS slsned ana
presented to tho operators. At O'Clock
the following resolutions were presented
as the reply Of the operators.
Resolved, tdat tho operators Of Central
and Southern Illinois cannot accept the
scale presented because 10 practically
prevents its selling coal in any of our
markets
Furthsr. our ultimatum Is that the
miners must at once return 10 work at
the prices paid previous - The strike,
and that the operators shall employ
! whom they please. no question OF tnlOn-
Further. that we will give preference to
our old men. and that Peoria operators
be allowed 90 settle with their own men.
These resolutions OF reuiy caused no
surprise. as j. is conceded that no settle
ment can come II this meeting
At a late hour tonight both meetings
We're stlll In progress.
Bloodshcd Imminent.
HAZLETON. PENNSYLVANIA. June o.
Unless heroic methods are resOrfcd 10 iu-
medately there win be hlo0dshed az the
Silver Brook Colilery. near this city. The
striking Huns and Italians began riotiuS
this morning and it required the united
efforts Of Chiefs Hambin and Raught
and seveuty-hve deputies TO queH the n, t.
An effort was made to work numbers
and 3 cOllicIts Uith neW nands and the
$50 strikers drove the rev men from the
works and then attacked the coal ana
iron policy. IL was desperate battle.
! For half an hour ir RACED when the riot
ers were finally driven back. Fourteen
OF their number were badly wounded ana
! had 10 be carried OF the field Of battle.
Some OF them. IL Is believed VIII de.
| Il Is impossible 70 learn tie extent of
! their injuries as they were quickly re-
| moved 10 their homes.
More Trouble ~ Cripple Creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK. June 9.-During the
| past twenty-f0ur hours The strike set
! dement, seems 20 have progressed hack-
| wards Qute unexpectedly about 10
| o'clock this morning the ful force OF the
| deputy army marched into cripple creek
| About +. ". General BROOKS learned
| that they Were on their way 10 VICTOR
| Gen. Brooks went out 10 meet the force
! and demanded that they turn back, which
| vas refused.
General Brooks returned in haste TO
/ Altman and brought out the militia.
/ ne thon tolegrapned 10 Governor ~ ate
advising that martial law bee declared
Troops Open the Baltimore and ohio.
WHEELING. w. VA, June 9.-'rne
| Huntington. Parkersburg, Burton ana
| bethany companies Of the West Virginia
| State militia, reached Boggs RUN carry
! this moraing. and after a snort Drtau
| with the strikers, succeeded ln clearing
/ the wards or a llob lIaL Has litt'+ 49,
! FOR twentv-fOur hours. Several hundred
/ coal cars were found 70 be in bad con-
/ dition having been partly wrecked by
! tho men and the track badly damaged.
) A train was made up. and cars are now
/ moving under military escort. seven al
! ditional companies were ordered out ana
! ,vill reinforce the troops. forming com
| ,late guard for the Baltimore and ONO
| ttues from the FarmOnt coal region 20 the
I obfo river The Baltimore and OhlO Is
now open to move coal at all points
strikers Burn Another brid.".
RRIDGEPORT. OHIO, June 9.--The
| mob of striking miners We're driven rom
| bridge No. OF the cleveland lorraine
| and Wheeling railway Dy me ONO MN
| tto last night, and retreated 70 Dridge
! Va A. O'clock this morning the bridge
| vas discovered 20 be on IRE ana was
! o-,risteiv destroyed The burning OF the
| So..4iig,a u.jlt delay the advance o. the
| ott0 state militia TO Flushing where
onoyber mob OF strikers are congregated.
won,n stoned the MiIifia.
WHEELING. W. VA. June 9.-The re-
| ,on,idn of the State militia IN BenW0od
| mis- morning was most oisotoelly. @ ne
| trooDs we're repeatedly stoned Oy sshss
az mere boys and women , Anu naN ~ te
/ ,aolse several charges 30 dispefst tHe
nsonle. one milltiaman was struck v"
| The head and badly injured.
Ouiet PreyaIs l"d fna.
r>,DrATAPOLIS. IND, June y.-Abs0-
| - l,,,,at no,v prevails in the mining Is
! ..tte.f ana near.v all the state miiltA
/ recei,sad orders this afternoon 10 return
I hon,e A company OF about hity remain
a. Shelburn. however. Trains are moving
| without interference