The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-08
VIOLENT TACTICS.
Onslaughts of the Coal
Operatives.
STRIKERS STONING TRAINS.
Fierce Demonstration of Eastern
Mine Laborers.
ENCOUNTERS WITH OFFICERS.
Bridges Burned, and Freight Traffic
Tied Up on Many Eastern
Lines.
ENCOUNTERS WITH OFFICERS.


| Lincoln, H.. arrived at Pekin this after
noon and was met at the depot by Sheriff
! Frederick and number of deputies. At
! the Coroner's inquest to-day Thomas B.
! Irwin, editor Of the Evening Post, and Fl.
! c. Kuhl, an insurance agent, both of whom
are Deputy Sheriffs. and Chris Frederick.
/ the Sheriff, were heard. They were ali
eye-witnesses to the bloody affair and de-
clare that John l.. Cher. formerly a men,
Der of the State Legislature, was the
leader of the mob.
! WASHINGTON, Ind, June THE mine
workers strike is virtually ended so far
! as this section is concerned, and the miners
will probably resume work Monday, as
| they have no grievance and only quit work
IN order to help the movement along.
PEORIA, Ill.,. June 7.--Mayor Miles sent
an appeal 10 j. A. Crawford, asking
local settlement. President Mcbride said
! that meeting would be held at East St.
/ Louis Saturday. The militia companies
from Bloomington have been ordered to
| Pekiu in anticipation of additional
troubles.
Eight of the strikers were arrested and
brought to this city. Their friends ar
rived tonight with magistrate for the
purpose of bailng them out. but found
they had been taken to Pekin. There are
now reports of troubles at the Kingston
mines. but as there is no wire communi-
ton it is impossible to verify them.
! PITTsBURG, Pa, june THE coal opera
tors conference committee of this district
are in session here. and by tie vote de-
feated a resolution to attend the Columbus
joint conference and by a vote of TO 4
decided to cali meeting of operators here
tomorrow to consider the matter.
MONONGAHELA CITY. Pa, June T.
! The situation at Manown, where the
Youghiogheny Gas Coal Company in
troduced negro laborers to-day. protected
| by deputies, has entirely changed from
| quiet to the liveiest Kind of action. About
! s o'clock tonight it was rumored a crowd
of 5000 to 4o00 miners would march TO Ma
nown at 10 O'Clock. About that time mar
! tial music WAS heard, shots were fred and
| signal lights began flashing from both Mills.
! Everything was excitement about the
mines. and the deputies at once set about
barricading in anticipation of war.
1t will be a hard matter to get news from
ManOWn without delay, as the only tele-
graph office there is in the company's
building, and Superintendent Young has
established a press censorship.
ents are compelled 10 60 10 Monongahela
City to file their news,
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio, June 7.-Adiutant-
General Howe, with 1900 men, arrived on
a special train to-day. They proceeded at
once to ScOtt's mines, on Mineral
Springs, fifteen niles east Of here, where
no resistance was shown by the miners,
who had taken TO the woods to avoid sum-
| in ipiu
trains that had been held up there two
days were found IN very bad condition,
partly uhloaded. coupling-pins and chains
all thrown into the creek and packing
taken from the wheels. By o'clock all
was cleared up and moved out
About half the troops, with two feld-
pieces, were cent to Franklin, and the re-
mainder are in camp at Scott's mines, with
guards and plckets out. The wild stories
about dynamite in the tunnels were un-
founded. There are no fears Of serious
complications tonight.
SCoTTDALK, Pa, June Five thousand
striking coke-wOrkers paraded here to-
day. Each carried a bunch OF roses, which
were deposited on the graves of their
fallen comrades. Alter this a large mass
meeting was held. There was no disturb
! ance.
WHEELING, w. Va, June There
was not ripple of excitement at the
| Wheeling Creek mines west of Bridgeport
to-day, and no attempt 10 move coal was
made. telegram from President Nc
| Bride asking the miners 10 vacate their
camps and abandon all attempts to ham
per the road was read to the miners, but
had no visible effect.
SULLIVAN, Ind. June mo violence
has occurred at ShelburB or Farmersburg
to-day, although a coal train of thirty cars
passed this evening. The section Of the
road between the two points was patroed
by the militia to prevent a repetition OF
the surprise of Tuesday.
TIFFIN, Ohio, June t7-At o'clock to-
night unknown persons stoned a Big
| Four passenger-train near Carey, break
ing dozen windows and striking number
of passenffers None were seriously hurt
KENovA, W. Va, June w. P
Slaughter. representative of the Pocahon-
tas Coal Company, this morning received
a telegram from Dengess. w. Va, stating
that the miners there have Joined in the
general strike. Ii is not believed the
strike will at all affect the main portion of
| the Pocahon tas region as the miners are
mostly negroes, who have no sympathy
| with the strike.
But little Importance is attached to the
attack of to-day. Heavy coal trains are
going out tonight. These trains now ex-
pect no trouble in pulling through Ohio to
the lake ports.
MCKEEsPoRT. Pa, June THE tube
works strikers poured from their homes
to-day and the streets are flied with
! idlers. The largest gatherings were ahout
the works and depots, the strikers still
fearing the deputies will be brought in.
The leaders say there will be no further
| trouble unless this is done.
COLUMBUS, June 7-Governor Mckinley
has ordered out the Second Regiment of
Tiffin on account of the increased mining
trouble in Belmont County, near Wheel
ing, w. Va, and has put the Third Regi-
ment a Dayton under arms.
CANNELToN. Ind. June 7.-One hun
| dIed miners in the American Coal Com.