The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-06-23
THE END IN SIGHT.
Indications That tho Miners Strike
Is About Over.
Work Being Resumed st Many Mines
The Columbus Convention Soldiers
Return Home Trouble IN
Michigan.
BEApY TO START Up.

HEAOY TO START UP.
PrrTsBUReH, Pa, June 20.-Ten more
coal works In this district have re.
sumed at the Columbus agreement,
among them being one In the thick
vein region, where the operators re.
fused to pay more than ffty-two cents
per ton. The mines at Manown are
still idle. At q meeting of miners IL
was decided to go to work when the
nonunion men were dismissed, but the
operators refuse to discharge them.
Preparations are being made to start
up at many other pits and general
resumption is expected in few days.
: Make an Agreement.
: DANvILLE, III. June 2O.-The striking
miners and about 200 small bank mine
operators have entered into an agree.
ment for supplying coal for local con-
sumption of the city Of Danville. The
scale is go cents for screened coal and
68 cents for mine run. Shovelers, 81. rs
per day; sledgers, 50 per day. This
agreement does not embrace any OF
the large companies and it expressly
recites that If coal is sold outside of
Danville the mines will all be shut
down again.
Will Not Work.
ALTOONA, Pa, June 2O.-The coal
operators Of the Broad Top region
have been notified by DISTRICT Pres
ident Bradley of the mine workers, in
a telegram dated Dubois, Pa, that the
agreement to resume at the compro-
mise wages had been rescinded. By
President. Bradley's order none Of the
miners in this district went to work.
Another convention will be held here
on June rs.
The Miners Convention.
COLUMBUS, o., June 2O.-The miners
convention on Tuesday was devoted
wholly to talk. After District Presi-
dent A 1ams and Secretary Pierce had
explained the objects of the convention
National President Mcbride made an
explanation. He said Adams was an un-
safe leader and the miners of Ohio
would realize it fully in three months.
Adams might be sane on some things,
Mcbride said, but he was insane on
mining questions. Adams followed
with q very heated and personal
reply. 1t was openly charged
In the convention that the national
officers had been in collision with the
operators and had sold out to them.
The convention adjourned to to-day
without action. Many of the dele
gates are in favor of returning to
work and say it is the only course open
them.
!: Peace ut Mount Olive.
MOUNT OLIVE, ILL.,, June 2O.-This
town is now peaceful end the miners
are quiet. During the day twenty-one
prisoners were added to the list in
Springfield. The villagers and miners
spent the day conoocting schemes
through which they could have the
troops recalled. In the evening orders
were received from Springfield for the
Seventh regiment to return to Chicago.
The order was made by the governor
upon receipt OF a telegram from Sher-
iff O'Nein, of Macoupin county. The
sheriff wired that he would be able to
keep the peace without the presence
Of the troops.
VIII Renew Their Offer.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 20.-The coal
operators Of Springfield subdistrict
met here Tuesday afternoon, with
thirteen out of twenty-five shafts rep
resented. They decided to renew their
offer made to the men ten days ago,
viz: IS cents per ton, gross, and 5215
cents net, or sa.96 per day. This is 10
cents less than the price demanded by
the miners.
Strike In Michigan.
IRoNwooD, Mich, June 20.-At late
hour Tuesday night the local lodges Of
the Federation of Labor decided to in
augurate q general strike Of Gogebio
range mine employees this morning.
Skilled miners. who are mostly nom
union LIEN, have 30 far resisted all at
temprs at striking. The general i'm
preston is that Tuesday nights action
means q stubborn fight, and that the
5000 men in this district will soon be
out.
KILLED by Lightning.