Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-07
THE MINERS STRIKE.
THE STRIKE OF THE MINERS WILL
NOT BE COMPROMISED. Ii

1 The Conference Between Illinois
Operators and the Miners Comes to
= Naught and the Struggle VIII BE I.
| Continued Indefinitely.
&
Pittsburg, Pa, May 3O.-There were
l.fty reporters present at the meeting Of
the representatives of the Pittsburg coal
operators to-day which was called to
hear the report of the committee Of if
teen VIII" had been appointed to forum
late a plan for settlement of the strike.
AS announced yesterday this committee
failed: t. agree OH any plat. and they
was granted and Immediately aftcrw I'D
Alcxanl,r Dempst.r suggested that
c mmittee of ten be appointed to take
TIE place of the discharged committee,
but with unlimited power to act. The
srsgt stion was acted upon without much
disc, ssion, and the following committee
was selected: Nj. II. Taylor, chairman;
Thomas ioung, U. A. Andrews, D. w.
Schlendcbnrg, Y. l.. Robins, Alex Demp-
ster. Il. II. Boyle, John Blythe, B. B.
BraZnell and w. z. Dearlnitt. The in
structions given the committee denote
general will on the part of the strikers
to wind UP the strike with all possible
haste and at the best terms to be Sc
cured. The committee has full power to
act for the Pittsburg operators. and can
settle for the district at any time they
may see fit. This is decided change
of mind on the part of the operators as
expressed at the Cleveland. conference,
and taken together with the favorable
aspect of affairs in Illinois seems to in
dictate that the end Of the great strike
is near at hand.
Oskaloosa. Iowa, May 3O.-The camps
of the striking miners increased to about
600 men near here to-day, but no out
b, eak has occurred yet. The governor
has placed the national guard at the
disposition of the sheriff and a large
number of deputies armed to preserve
peace. The most of the men are now
} camped here from the southern portion
of the state and talk very loudly about
what they intend to do. Most of them
are foreigners and seem determined to
have a row, and most of the working
miners are anxious to accommodate them.
} The adjutant general is making all need
full preparations to meet any trouble.
, Minonk, ILL.,, May Bottle coal strike
at this place, so far as any active dem
, onstration is concerned, is thought to be
practically over. All of the militia is now
| gone and Sheriff Toole has discharged
nearly all of his deputies. AT Wenona
and Lasalle to-day every thing is quiet.
Cripple Greek, Colo, May 31.-A heavy
dowporr of rain has made the ro'lds al
most impossible. 1t is not believed the
army of deputies will move until to-
morrow. The strikers expect the depu'
ties will approach from three directions
? simultaneously. 1t is said they have
IL id mines of dynamite under all the ap'
pruaches of Bull Hill which cum b.
, touched off by electricity, thus destroy
i ing the enemy. Two formidable he
D doubles on the line of the Florence 4
3 Cr:1 pie Greek railway in the canyon neal
: the Wilbur were built during the night
3 end it will be easy for a small force sta
\ toned there to repulse 1000 men.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, May 31.-The strike
situation is practically unchanged, bu!
the. outside strikers have been making
such threats of what will be done to-
,, morrow that Adjt Prime has called out
four companies of militia. They will
arrive at Evans at midnight. The work
ing miners will be protected and the
Mines will run tomorrow. Italians AND
Austrians are coming in from Seymour
to aid the strikers, and a general rally
is threatened, but peace will be preserved
and the hot heads cared for. Mayor
John Lopez of Des Moines has command
, of the troops. Gen. Prime remains here
Columbus, Ohio, May 31.-The trouble
, at Gloucester has been settled peaceably
, A telegram was received at the gov
! erncr's office from Sheriff Riley of Ath
ems county, stating that the Toledo 4
Ohio Central railway had agreed to
capitulate to the miners and no more
West Virginia coal would be hauled dur
ing the strike The sheriff asked that
; the call for troops be revoked. Five
companies of the Seventeenth regiment
t. were under arms ready to proceed tt
Gloucester, and Battery B of Columbus
was on it's way to the union depot when
. the news of the settlement Of the trouble
was received.
Pana, ILL.,, May 31.-The striking min
, ers assembled at the opera house to-day
The call stated that the meeting was q
Joint one of miners and operators and
miners. but the former failed to put in
an appearance.
, Springfield, June 1.-The Coal operators
conference was called to order with O.
G. Brown of this city as chairman and
Paul Morton of Chicago secretary. Forty
opers tors were present. The central and
southern operators were not present, and
said they would not go into the confer
, ence unless the consolidated and larger
operators did. The smaller operators
were afraid of being speezed by the larger
ones. The conference adjourned without
action and the fight is now on to the I'm
ish and there will be no compromise.
Danville, Ill.,, June MATTERS are get
ting desperate with the striking miners
in the Danville field. Many of the fami-
lies are starving. Relief committees can
vass the farmers for fifteen miles for
Ill