The Irish standard., 1894-06-30
THE STRIKE ENDED /
sOoal Miners Resume Work IN
Many Localities. e.
q Several Men Indicted for Murder North
sxn Illinois Miners stin Dissstiafled
Joyful Surprise for Penn
S55 sylvania Colliers.
READY TO WORK.

miners in this district resumed work
Thursday. From present appearances
the strike in Illinois is az an end.
5t PANA, Ill, June 22.--About $50
miners out of the 1000 employed in the
were all that could secure work in the
-four mines Of this city, the remainder,
being the leaders of the strike, were
informed that their services would not
again be needed and were advised by
the operate to seek work elsewhere.
Many of the men are preparing to
leave. The strike has resulted in q
complete failure.
Eight Men Indicted for Murder.
BRAZIL, Ind, June 22.-Atter a ses
sion of ten days the grand jury has
brought in an Indictment against
James Booth, Robert Rankin, Earnest
Poor, Charles Slack, William Wilson,
William Worten, William Carr and
William Gardner, charging them
with numbering Engineer William
Barr on the Vandalia line east of this
city on June8. The de PENDANTS were not
admitted to bail and were sent to Jail,
where they will be kept until the Octo-
Der term of court, when their cases
will come up for trial.
Reject the Scale.
SrREAToR, ILL.,, June 23.-The con-
vention representing the. miners of
northern Illinois has adjourned after
q heated meeting. 1t determined to
repudiate the action of the Columbus
convention and to stand for last
years prices. The members invited
the operators to meet them,
which they declined to do, stating
that they had already met the
miners representatives at Columbus,
and were ready TO carry out the agree.
ment made there, and invited the min
ers to do the same. On receipt of this
declination the miners declared for
con tinuation of the strike. The min
ers OF northern Illinois have isolated
themselves by this action. and taken
an Independent stand. The trouble, it
is thought, will now take on a more
acute form in this section.
Returning Work.
ST. LOUIS, June GA large number
OF mines IN southern Illinois have re-
sumed work. Among them are the
Cartervllle Coal company's mine,
Brush mine, st. Louis and Big Muddy,
two at Breeze, one at Trenton, the
Joseph Taylor at Trenton, the Joseph
Taylor at O'Fallon, Oak Hill, Oak
land, Ayers & Randalls Belle
vile, Tilden, Walnut Valley, Ban
denburg Of Glendale Coal
company, Mission Fields and Peoria,
of Consolidated Coal company, and T.
J. Langmeyer's, in the Breeze district.
Indiana Miners Yield.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 23,--By 8
vote of % to IA the delegates to the
state convention of miners ON Friday
reconsidered the action of last Satur~
day and accepted the Columbus scale,
test. The esignation was demanded
Of all the officers OF the United Mine
Workers who signed the agreement.
The vote on this proposition was 81 to
96. The block coal delegates did not
vote on the proposition to accept the
scale because the block miners at
mass meeting Wednesday had already
done so. Work is TO be resumed next
Monday.
Will Continue to Strike.
ScorTDALE, Pa, June 23.-The miners
convention decided on the continue
ton of the strike, and resolutions to-
that effect were passed. A resolution
was also passed advocating the with
drawal of the strikers from the region
in a body If their demands are not
granted.
Joyful surpriae for Miners.
HouTzDALE, Pa, June 23.-Notices
have been posted by the United Col
heries company notifying the men that
the collieries would start Monday at the
old rate of fifty cents per gross ton.
The notices created great excitement
throughout the region, as the compa-
MES seemed determined not to pay
more than forty cents per gross ton.
The men will start to work Monday.