The record-union., 1894-05-23
IN THE COAL REGIONS.
WAGES OF KANSAS MINERS VOL
UNFAIRLY INCREASED.
A Mob of Slavs and Other Aliens Pre-
vent a Resumption of Work
at La Trobe. Pa.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LEAvENwoRTH (Kas.), May 22.-The
Leavenworth Coal Company last night
announced to its 300 miners voluntary
increase in the price of mining of 81 cents
per ton, effective to-day. This makes the
price 81 12I for coal screened.
The Home Mine announced an increase
of 10 cents per ton for mine-run coal,
making the price so cents, which is the
same as 81 III after the coal has passed
over the screen. The Home shaft en-
ploys $50 men. and both mines are getting
in more orders than they can fill, run
ming at full capacity. The miners are
jubilant.
The Kansas and Texas Company has
not decided what 1t will do. An increase
to its local miners would mean similar
advance at all its shafts where there is
now trouble
The I.eavenworth and Home shafts took
aggressive steps TO prevent a recurrence
of last summers walk-out At the ad-
vanced price. about two-thirds of the
miners will make from So 70 to 80 a day.
There is no probability OF strike.
MINE RAIDED.
UNIoNTowN Pa, May 22.-The union
miners assem- bled at Fayette City yester-
dav, 600 strong, and made a raid upon the
Kyle plant. capturing number OF the
coke company'S men who had returned
TO work. The strikers took the workmen
to their camp and now hold them cap
tiyes there.
A MOB OF SLAyS AND OTHER ALIENS.
LA TRoBE PA, May 22.-Interest in
the strike situation here had the call over
the flood excitement last night. The at
To nv ha To ha
Coal Company was met by ugly opposi-
ton, principally from big mob of Slavs
and aliens who were armed with clubs,
bars of iron, big steel files and other
weapons equally formidable. Only one
man was allowed to work.
BECOMING DESPERATE.
FLORENCE Coli J, May 22.-Several hun
dred miners, with a brass band, started
to-day across the country to Rouse, sew
enty-eight miles away, to make the min
ers working there come out. The people
in the coal camps in this vicinity are be-
coming desperate.
BELLIGERENT STRIKES.
UNIoSTowN pa, May 22-At daylight
one hundred strikers, armed with guns
and revolyers, started for the Sickle
Hollow mines, where twenty men were
working, 10 drive them out. Nine men
were captured by the strikers at Fair
Chance last night and are held prisoners.
1t Is said band OF deputies will try to
gain possession of them this afternoon.
At Vanderbilt and Dawson last night
I 1000 strikers assembled to bring out the
negroes lately imported into the coke re-
gion. They made big demonstration but
accomplished nothing.
READY WITH wINcHEsrERs.
STAUNToN pa May 22.-The Cousoli-
dated Coal Company, in order to protect
Staunton miners from the strikers. have
secured one hundred Winchester shot
guns with several hundred pounds of
Shells loaded with buckshot.
THREATENING LETTERS.
FRosTBURG (Md.), May 2.-Strikinp
miners hereabouis are not interfering
with nou-union men ut work In the Holt
man mines. The Consolidated Coal
Company has had injunctions issued
AGAINST Wilson and about eighty of the
strikers. eighteen sticks OF dynamite
have been stolen from the Savage Mount
ain fire clay mine near Frostburg. The
teIerraph line between Frostburg and
Carlos mines has been cut twice. Letters
written in red ink, illustrated with skull
and cross bones, were sent to miners.
SERIOUS TROUBLE aPPREHENDED.
AKRoS CO.., May 22.-Serious trouble
is apprebenaed among the coal miners of
the Iucarawas country, where several
mines are being worked. To-day the
men were driven out of one mine by the
strikers ard tomorrow the same fate is
threatened TO the other workers. The
Sheriff ielegraphed Major L. c.. Bryan of
tie Eighth Regiment Tor troops and he
Immediately left for the seat of the
trouble. asking Acknowledgement Howe
to meet him, and ordered his companies
10 hold themselves III readiness. The
strikers are belligerens and demand that
work shall not be continued.