The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-07

from the district Of Pueblo. Women
and children have been strea ming toward
this place from Victor and Altman The
miners have loaded beer kegs with dyna-
mite, scrap iron, railroad iron, and have
placed them on the crests Of Globe HiiJ
and Battle mountain
Denver, June 5.-Gov. Waite has re-
quested Assistant States Attorney Soils
and Solicitor Stephen A.. Prett to give
him an opinion of the Cripple Greek
situation and his duty as governor. They
have replied in effect that the governor
should grant Sheriff Bowers demand for
troops to aid him in disarming the strik-
ers. What action the governor will take
has not been announced. 1t is under
stood Gov. Waite has been given power
by the strikers to agree upon terms Of
arbitration.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 5.-Gov. Altgeld
to-day received the following telegram.
from the sheriff of Williamson county,
at Marion, ILL.,:
Il am powerless in the hands of LOCO
1nen and women, armed with dynamite
and guns. I am compelled to- withdraw
my forces at Carterville.'
The governor has replied, asking how
many deputies the sheriff had and what
acts Of violence, if any, had occurred.
Thirty guns with ammunition We're for
warded. =
Newton, Iowa, June 5.-Two hundred
striking miners from the Oswald mines
marched to-day to the only two mines
in which the men remained at work and
ordered the men to quit work after to-.
day. The men will not go to work in
the morning. The strikers will march to
Otley tomorrow and endeavor to drive
the men out there.
indianapolis, June ga special from
BLlliv an to the Sentinel says: Parties
who have just come in from Farmers
burg report that the militia fired on the
strikers and killed four men. News has
JUST reached here that the strikers are
burning the bridges behind the coal train.
herbert and Sam Wolsey, coal operators,
have just come in from Shelburn to cs-
cape the mob of miners that was after
them with a rope
Denver, June 5.-The strike at Cripple
Creek appears to have been settled at
conference in this city. The terms, so
far as learned are that the owners will
pay $:}3 for eight hours work, and may
employ both union and non union men.
Mckeesport, Pa, June G.-When the
wcrkmen at the National Tube works
v no had taken the places of strikers
came out they were met by a mob of
several thousand. Mary of the workmen
returned within the enclosure, but a
number attempted to get to their homes.
These were set upon by the stri kers ard
terribly beaten. The entire police force
were on duty, but they We're powerless.
As far as known no one was killed,
but several were badly injured. One
nan started up Fifth avenue and Il mob
Of fully 1000 gave chase. He jumped
Oh an electric Ger, but the mob surround
ed the car, and, pulling down the trolley,
cut the wires. The cars have now
stopped running. The mob surrounded
the works and are now in possession of
the plant The sheriff has been called
upon and 200 deputies will leave for the
scene on the first train. The mob has
heard that the deputies are coming and
threats are made that they will kill them.
The deputies will be under command of
Sheriff Richards. who is a courageous
man, and he will attempt to force the
mob from the works. The widest ex-
element prevails throughout the city and
thousands of strikers and their friends
are on the streets. Whenever a non
union man is seen a rush is made for
him. If he is caught he is given a
thorough drubbing. In the crowd are
many women and shildren.
Cripple Greek, Colo, June 6. - Alev-
ander Mcintosh, state organizer for the
miners union. read the arbitration agree
ment to the Assem- bled miners and i'm
mediately all the men on Bull Hill laid
down their arms, the pickets being called
| IN and the fertilization abandoned. The
town has been decorated with flags and
the rejoicing over the settlement of the
strike is general.
ing of the general executive board of the
United Mine workers resolutions We're
adopted calling joint conferences of the
miners and operators in the various dis
| tricts Saturday, June 8.
| HER INITIAL TRIP.
| The Northwest VIII Start This Even
| ing Her Journey Up the Great
| Lakes.
Buffalo, June 6.-Promptly at 9 o'clock
last evening the steamer Northwest, of
the Northern Transit line started for
Duluth, Mimi, on her maiden trip. She