Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-05
MINERS IN CONFERENCE.
An Effort to Secure the Resumption
of Work.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 5.-Substantially
all OF the officers and district presidents Of
the United Mine Workers of America met
today in the Grand Central Hotel. They
opened in executive session. An effort is
being made by outsiders. 1t is understood
to have these officers declare in favor of a
resumption of work at all mines In Ohio
western Pennsylvania, Indiana, central Illi-
nois and certain other contiguous territory,
provided operators in such territory, or
some Of them. consent to pay the price that
is asked for mining.
The argument that is being brought to
bear to effect this plan is that, while the
miners. as a rule. have been law-abiding
and have won a fair share of public SYM
pathy, some of them seem to feel disposed
to Cisobey President McBride's strict in
JUNCTION to keep within the law. and because
Of such disobedience public sympathy may
turn the other way.
PITTSBURG, Pa. June SIT is stated
upon reliable authority that at the meeting
of the executive officials and district pres
idents Of the Emitted Mine Workers, now in
session in Columbus, a communication will
be received from the Illinois operators that
IL another conference of miners and oper-
ators is had the Illinois operators will at
tend. This Is exceedingly important, as the
refusal of the Illinois and West Virginia
operators to attend the Cleveland confer
ence was the cause of its failure.
A meeting Of committees Of operators and
miners of the different states will likely be
ment looks more probable than at any time
since inauguration of the strike.
1t is stated that President Mcbride has
expressed willingness to accept 90 cents for
Pennsylvania and 90 cents for Ohio.
A meeting of a number of Cleveland,
Youngstown and Pittsburg operators has
been in session here today, the purpose Of
meeting being to decide upon starting their
mines with negroes.
Deputies and Strikers Exchange
Shots.
SCOTTDALE. Pa, June 5.-A crowd of
1,OOO strikers camped near Painters works
last night and at daybreak this morning
the deputies fired upon them for the purpose
Of frightening them off. The fire was re-
turned and one man was slightly wounded.
The men, however, succeeded in keeping
the new men away, and no coke will be
drawn. The strikers are elated over their
success. and claim that by the end Of the
week they will have all the works shut
down.
Immigrant Inspector Horsn arrived here
last night from Pttsburg, to look after the
forty-two Austrians shipped into the coke
region last week by the Rainy Coal Com
pany. He intends to institute an investiga-
tion to ascertain IL they were brought here
in violation of the immigrant laws. If so,
he will enter proceedings against the COM
pany.
Replaced by Negroes.
RIDGEWAY, Pa, June 5.-Hall. Kane G.
Co. have 10 negroes at work today in their
Shawmut and Noble mines. Negroes ar
rived in the mines by special train last
night at / 80 o'clock and were put to work
today. Sixty-three strikers are in jail here
They came overland last night arriving
here at midnight in charge of six deputies
The strikers had with them a brass band
and all night long made merry and seemed
70 accept the situation in good humor.
More deputies left here about . O'Clock
armed with Winchester rifles and small
arms. The men under arrest here are held
for unlawful assembly and for violating an
injunction of court
Miners Paid IS Cents.
GALLIOPOLIS. Ohio. June 5.-The mines
at SAMPLES Landing started yesterday with
fun force to supply steamboats, as the