The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-14
MINERS And OPERATORS.
NEWS OF THE COAL STRIKE
An Eptomized Account of the Doings OF
Strikers and Operators In the
Coal Regions.

CoIUMnUs, O-The conference OF opera,
tors and miners Of this competitive district
embracing part Of Western PENNSYLVANIA
Ohio, Indiana. and Eastern and Northern
Illinois. effected settlement Of the strike
Monday. so far a. this district Is concerned
aud SO important l. the district in the btu.
minous coal industry that this l. regarded as
practically "a settlement Of the national
strike.
The Scale Committee which nd djourned at u
o'c,ork Saturday night. unable 10 agree. re-
sumed work Monday morning. and was in
session all day with occasional intervals 70
permit the miners to retire TO confer. At c
O'Clock the committee agreed upon report.
II Is the co and ~ cent yer ton compromise,
proposed by the operators at the outset OF
the conference. The miners secured just hall
the advance they asked for.
UNioNrowS. IA. 4 battle between seven arm.
od deputies aud a mob Of 800 strikers cccur-
red ut the Lamont No.2 works OF the Mcclure
Coke Company. two miles north Of here. one
striker. Slay. was killed Instantly and two
other Slays were fatally wounded. The depu-
ties w"r" surrounded aud fired upon by the
-trikoisbr before they shot. The incidents lead
ing up 10 the hattie began when u mob OF
several hundred strikers. mostly from the
Trott"r works Of the frick company gathered
~ the Pennsylvania railroad depot at New
Haven. 10y "A prcurranged plan. and took
prisoner four wurkm"u who are employed at
the Valley works Of the frck company. and
wcr" on their way tu their homes nt Leisen-
'ing to remain oyer Sunday The names OF
the workmen are John Delaney. owen Apple
bee. John Britt and james Furlough. When
4 a
tram the mob surrounded them aud marched
them awHy.
GLEN tAMruETL. pA.-One man was beaten
and two Others frightened from work at Urey
mines Thursday. Citizens are In sympathy
with the strikers. ana operators find diillcul-
~ IL securing boarding for deputies. who are
expected M any time. The operators are
anxious to keep the old men. bat will employ
new ones II old men do not go TO work.
BEAvEn FALLS. IA. The striking coal min
or Of the Beaver valley organized ball club
and issued "A challenge to nine operators. The
latter accepted and on Saturday will play the
strikers at Junction Park, the gate receipts
10 80 to the strikers.
ALTOONA. pA.Ihe attempt to hold confer
"ncc OF coal operators and miners here failed
because operators refused TO recognize the
national union. At Latrobe, Pa, there were
no operators on hand and consequently no
coal strike conference took place.
PUNNsuTAwNEY. PA.-Miners Of this place
removed thGir tools. thus dischargng them
selves. In accordance with notice posted a
few days ago. There are 100 coal aud iron
police at several Of the mines. but the men re-
fuse 10 accept the protection offered. declar-
ing that they will not so TO work ut the rate
offered.
ZANEsviLLT. O.-Two attempts were made
to wreck Baltimore and Ohio trains by plac-
ing distractions on the track ut Deep Cut,
four miles east Of this city. Both were luck
lily discovered before any trains were derail-
ed. Section men were ordered ont and every
mile Of track flom here TO Bellaire Is pairol-
ed. The city water station at Gibsons, east
of this city. was burned by the striking min
ers.