Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-08
THE SOFT-COAL STRIKE.
A Very Serious Outlook in The
Maryland Region.

Frostburg, Nd, June This
morning two hundred strikers
succeeded in getting the Vale Sum.
mil and Frostburg miners of Hott
man mine to suspend. A meeting
of the Hoffman miners was held
late this evening and resulted IN a
vote of one hrndred and seventy
eight to suspend. TEoonly voted
to continue work. Three hundred
strikers marched IN a body from
the Hoffman meeting into Frost
burg and through the main street
of the town. T1eSe strikers, H.
creased by great numbers from the
lower end of the region, propose to
march 10 Eckhart mine in the
morning and make a strong tifOrt
TO have the Eckhart miners suspend.
The Eckhart miners held meeting
in the mine today at neon. Ihe
sealed letter from President Mayer
was read. 1t contained the SUB
stance of the matter published In
The San few days ago. a vote
was taken and resulted in favor OF
continuing work. a parade OF the
strikers through Frostburg tonight
created considerable excitement
This morning the strikers caused
the deputy sheriffs to retreat from
an opening near FrOStOurg through
which the Frostburg miners enter
Hoffman mine. The pitched bat
tie of the strike will be decided to-
morrow III the attemp. to get Eek
hart miners to suspend. The au-
thorities of AlleganY county have
communicated with the Governor
and the situation Is considered
very grave. 1t isfeared that there
will be serious ont break and
that force will he needed to pre-
serve order.
PROPERTY DESTROYED IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
Wheeling, w. Va, Jane lie
ports from the various mining re-
gions of West Virginia and EAs'
tern Ohio tonight are OLA very dis
Uuieting narnre. From Kenoya
comes the serious report that Oiio
miners are threatening to blow up
the Norfolk and Western bridge
over the Quo river at that point
A large force Of deputy sherlflS
have been sent there Both Hun
tington companies of military are
under marching orders 10 90 to
WInifrede, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Il lilrOId, and the mea
were ID their armOry at Sp. m. At
various points in the Kanawha
Valley bridges have been burned
and mining property blown up.
At Wheeling Greek mines, three
miles vest of this city, in Ohio,
600 miners assembled today aud all
transportation of coal was pre-
vented. At Flushing, on the same
road, the strikers burned a bridge
this morning.
Charleston, W. Va, June 4
As the Powelton men were coming
from work at 6 o'clock this evening
they were fred upon from ambusl
by strikers. -Four of the wOrkmen
were killed. The excitement Is IN
tense. The persons who did th'
firing are unknown, as are tht
names of The killed. Sheriff Hin
man is on the way ID the scene
with a posse. All is quiet at otne
points along the line.
Cripple Creek, Col., June / y
sklrmlsh took place today neal
Midland tollgate between three
miners ard five deputies who were
sent out from the main body a
Divide as pockets. Several shot
Iwere fired on both sides. JacI
David, a miner, was shot In tn,
arm and a deputy was seriously
wounded. The Deputies we're 70!
, ced to retreat.
Besides taking Henry L. Wood:
president of the Victor Town 81.
, Company, intocustOly, the striker
last night seized Clarence 0. Finch
q county superintendent of schools
and d. E. Watkins, a COlorad
r Spring school teacher, AMI they al
r now hald prisoners on Ball II Il a
!, hostages for President CilderwOo'
, or any other mi era who may l
! arrested.
Col. Breckinridges Campaign.
Frankford, KY, Jane 4.-CO