The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-23

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INDIANAPOLIS, June 22.-The miners
strike. 30 far as il relates 10 Indiana, was
formally declared off tonight at the called
state convention Of block and bituminous
miners, the delegates representing the
5000 miners Of this state. The vote was
to accept the Columbus scale OF 60 cents
for bituminous and 20 cents for block. and
was carried by vote OF Is to IL Not
withstanding the acceptance of this scale.
the sentiment was strong against the
officers who signed it
MAssiLLos. o., June 22.-The Massillon
coal operators announced their intention
today of resuming work In the mines
throughout thu district with old men If
possible. and IL not with new. Sixty cents
viii be paid.
PusxsuTAwNKx. Pa. June 22-The Fifth
and Sixteenth regiments and Sheridan
troop, under command Of Brig. Gen. John
A. Wiley, reached here at o'clock. The
troops we're marched at once to walston,
the scene of the trouble. The soldiers sur
rounded Walston without q shot being
fired. except the accidental discharge of q
cavsiryman's carbine. At Bell, Lewis &
Cox's skirmlsh lines were formed and .
careful search made for ambushed strikers
and eannons. but they had disappeared.
Early today crowds Of foreigners we're sta
toned on the hill overlooking the town.
At the approach of the militia they ran TO
houses or broke for the woods. This
afternoon the coal company notified the
foreigners 10 vacate the comnany's prem
Uses. Those refusing will be evicted. A
collision Is expected before long. Last
night the Hungarians and Italians rsided
the company's stores ct Walston and
Adrian.
The Bell, Lewis 4 Yates Company have
given out that they intend to start their
mines Immediately. They have offered
the Engilsh-speaksng men IS cents net. 5
cents below the price offered them last
week. The miners met this afternoon and
unanimously resolved 10 stay out and
starye rather than TO accept the 35-cent
rate. and adopted another resolution to
stand out for As cents. being cents more
than they agreed on 10 compromise.
PHfLLIPssuRe. Pa. June 22-Last night
the tipple, mine and railroad cars at the
Colorado mines were burned by strikers.
About l. 800 miners marched to Mountain
dale where men are working at the old
rates. They made n thorough search for
the working mineru, but could not lind
them.
HrIiSpALx Pa, June 90 Notices were
posted today by the United States ColIiery
Company that the Mount Vernon collieries
would start Monday At the old rate. 80
cents gross tons. The notices were .
pleasant surprise to the miners. as the
companies seemed determined to pay no
more than % cents.
SrRKAroR. H., June - The convention
Of miners Of the Northern Illinois dis
trict. after two days session. passed a
resolution denouncing President Mcbride,
and moved to hold out for last years
prices The operators were invited to
meet the delegates. Init refused, saying
they would abide BY the Columbus scale.
pKcArvS H., June 2a-fhO miners
union today voted - return to work as in
dividuais. The officers Of the company re-
fuse 10 say what the men will get.
ScorTnAIE, Pa, June 2s-rhe miners
delegate convention was attended by forty.
four delegates Resolutions 20 continue
the strike were adopted.