The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-15
Strikes and Strikers.

shhSo o'pi piSNdlICu III the OIlO 0lS-
tricts. Trains were stopped and deeds
OF violence were attempted. Confer
ences looking toward peace were baf-
fled. The troops in West Va. also
met with rough treatment. Three coal
tpples ON Berlin Branch were blown
up with dynamite. The striking
miners at Garrett, of the Elk Lick re-
gion, are suspected Of having commit
ted the depreciation. Superintendent
krepps found it necessary to place an
armed guard around his property. AT
Silver Brook Italians tried to prevent
Hungarians from going to work. They
were out at S o'clock, stopping every
Hungarian they met who was going
towards the mine and in several in
stances the Huns were badly beaten.
An Italian made bold attempt to
plunge large knife into Superinten-
dent Longs side, but was caught in
the act and as reward had four teeth
knocked out by the butt end of Mr..
Longs revolver. N
In West Virginia the situation is
grave as between militia men and
strikers. Though the rioters retreated
upon the arrival of troops they barri-
caded the roadway at dozens of places
to Obstruct the movement of troops,
Bayonets were used, but no shots were
fired. The militia were met by several
hundred men, women and boys, from
whom came heavy volume of stone.
AT Ellen Grove strikers seized a coal
train and blockaded the tracks. A
company of militia was necessarily
sent to the scene. Six leaders of the
Cripple Creek striking miners were
arrested and placed under $4,000 bail
each. The mines are resuming work.
At West Hoboken the police and
the strikers collided, the fight being
preclpitated by the strikers who ieer.
ed the police. Finally throwing stone
4 general fight ensued in which the
strikers got stuck.
At Sharon conference is reported
as useless, the operators and miners
failed to come to an agreement. The
operators would not concede to the
scale of wages prepared by the miners.
At Central City, Kentucky, an at
tempted conference broke up with out
accomplishing anything.
At Altoona no agreement had been
reached. Pending settlement of the
strike troops were needed at this point.
AS to rates paid miners, those of West
ern Pennsylvania are likely to get 60
cents ton while those in Ohio will
get 60 cents.
AT Pana, Illinois, clash seemed
ominous. Governor Altgeld gave the
strikers a regiment of State troops to
fight, if they were so disposed but
they did not want to, after all.
In Alabama. Colorado, and Iowa
the strikers have about gwen up the
contest.
The anthracite miners near Silver
Brook, recently engaged in furious
riot during which many men were
shot. Some of the ringleaders were
captured.
Report from Columbus, Ohio, is to
the effect thar only one labor leader
objects to compromise at this point
On Sunday last quite conflict en-
sued between armed deputies and
strikers at Uniontown, Pa, the strikers
having captured four men who insisted |
upon remaining at work, were NAL
treating and abusing them. They
marked them with chalk, and compell-
ed them to carrybig placards inscribed |
" blackleg' "Eab," &C., through the
streets and by their own homes, so
that their wives and children might |
see the contempt borne them. While |
the strikers jeered them women spat
upon them and hit them with stones
and clubs. When deputies came to
the rescue of these abused men the |
fight began. 1t terminated after the
exchange of about so shots in several
deaths, more wounded, and still more
imprisoned for riotous conduct.
1t is impossible to determine the
commercial and political effect of all
this bitter strife between labor and
capital. If capital wins commercially,
which now seems quite apparent, it
will be apt to engender so much hos.
tility as to lose politically in matters of
tariff reform, income taxation, &c. So,
at least, it appears to us.