The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-12

land, Lorraine and Wheeling road. The
conductor, engineer and brakeman were
given five minutes to side-track the cars
and leave the coal behind.
MIDvALE. Pa. June 1.-THE covered
railroad bridge over the Tuscarawas River
south of this place Is burning. The bridge
is over 100 feet long.
At IL o'clock tonight all is quiet. The
road is transferring passengers at burned
bridges. The company fears for its bridges
at Canal Dover. where a large crowd IS
gathered. Only one wire is working south
of here on account of the bridges being
burned and it is difficult to get even ordi-
nary military orders through.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1.-THE joint
committee on scale, composed of operators
and miners, is in executive session. Each
side IS expressing a feeling that cireum-
stances elsewhere have placed the agree
ment here in jeopardy. John Mcbride
said the miners were not conienIin for
recognition of the Miners Union, bat for
a uniform scale.
About 5: 80 P. NJ. the scale committee an.
nounced an agreement had been reached
and was being drawn up. The compro-
mise was on a basis of GO cents for Ohio
and 69 cents for Western Pennsylvania.
The agreement is not to take effect until
next Monday. June IS. the miners desiring
to submit the matter to the various dis
tricts, as much opposition to the compro-
mise is expected and the miners will have
to be prepared to accept. it. The agree
ment. which has not been made public,
was submitted to the joint conference at
8 p. NJ. for ratification.
AT the joint conference tonight the
agreement was ratified. A. A. Adams.
presiuent of the Ohio Miners Union. who
was member of the scale committee, re-
fused to sign the agreement. The settle
ment however, is final. The scale agreed
upon is as follows:
Pittsburg, thin vein 90 cents, thick vein
Sc cents; Hooking Valley. 60 cents; Indi-
ana b!tuminOus. 60 cents, Indiana block,
20 cents; Streator. H.. 62K cents for sum-
mer and 20 for winter; Bio omingtoD, ILL.,,
Tx cents for summer and So for winter :;
La Sale and Spring Valley. ILL.,. 7215
cents for summer and 60 for winter. Other
sections in Northern Illinois fields at
prices relative to the above.
The scale of prices will be in effect and
bind both parties thereto, beginning June
1S 1894. and continue until May l, 1895,
provided the above-named scale of prices
for the districts shall be recognized
and observed. The operators and miners
shall cooperate in their efforts to secure
a general observance of said prices. and If
during the period covered by this agree
meDt general recognition of the prices
within named cannot be secured. either as
a party TO this agreement may call a
meeting of the joint board of arbitration
to determine whether agreement has been
sufficiently compiled with to warrant its
continuance
The Sheriff of Tuscarawas and Stark
counties this afternoon made formal de-
mand on Governor Mckinley for troops to
protect the property on the Cleveland,
Lorraine and Wheeling Railroad. The
Fourteenth Regiment was sent to Urchs.
| vile. in Tuscarawas County, and eight
companies were ordered to Massillon in
| Stark County.
| CHARLESTON, W. Va, June 11.-Gov-
ernor McCorkle has received telegram
that the last coal train in the yards al
Boggs Run had been moved. The miners
made proposition of 21s cents per bushel,
An increase of a, quarter cent over last
years prices. This operators refused to
consider the proposition and left the con-
ference without making an offer and the
| conference adjourned.
kilograms received by the Governor
| from Boggs Run says no disturbance has
occurred so far and that everything i:
quiet.
CLEVELAND, June 1.-THE striking
minrs set fire to the Lorraine and
II DaSl hi
night The structure was saturated with
coal oil. The flames were finally sub
dued.
Early to-day the short trestle bridge or
the Wheeling and Lake Erie road, located
at East Greenville, five miles northwest Of
Massillou. was blown up with giant powder
and the ruins burned. The road canno
be opened for many days.
Since midnight the miners have been
camped just north ofhere with fires lighted
special of empty fats, making Ions
train. has just been ordered to go nortf
for the troops, which should be here abou
2 o'clock. The bridges are reported al
right north.
WHEELING CREEK, Ohio, June 11.-Ef
forts were made to-day to burn the bridge
on the Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling
railroad at Canal Dover. The flames were
extingulshed by the watcbman. Tht
miners tried to drive him away by shoot
ing The Sheriff put deputies on guard.
The Second, Fourteenth and Sixteenth
regiments are here. Coal trains are run
ming.
The strikers creased the rails of tht
Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling road
and badly delayed the trains. Ten or fiji
teen shots were fired at the soldiers from
the bill, and were at once returned. Tht
soldiers placed a GatIing gun in position
but did not fire.
At noon to-day two men were observed
acting suspiciously at the Wheeling Creel
bridge of the Cleveland. Lorraine ant
Wheeling road. On the approach of tw'
soldiers belonging TO the Twenty-secont
Regiment the men fed. An examination
of the bridge disclosed the fact that
dynamite bomb had been so placed that
train passing would have exploded it AM
destroyed the bridge and wrecked the train
INDIANAPOLIS, June IL. Governo
Matthews ordered four companies hom
from Sullivan County this afternoon
There will be eight companies on guar
there until the conditions change.
PANA. ILL.,. June 1.-THE mob here
growing larger. Springfield miners de
clare they will stay six months If nece:
sary to close the Pans mines. Nor
troops have arrived to-day. An attemp
was m afe in entar shaft 9 by man VIII