The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-16
THE MINERS MAY ACCEPT
M'BRIDB USES STRONG ARG UMENT
TO THAT EFFECT.
He Tells to What Destitute Circurn stance
the Strikers Have Been Reduced--
Many Miners Dissatisfied.

COLUMBUS. OHIO. June l5.-Telegrams
from mining towns in Ohio to-day indl-
cate that the miners are coming 10
think better OF the settlement agreement
At Nelsonville. Sand Run. Yorkvlle. and
Bellaire, they have resolved to accept
the settlement and so TO work on Mon
day.
President Mcbride this evening gave
the public facts that will be more potent
In inducing the miners to accept the
settlement than the formal address sent
out from National headquarters last
Tuesday 1t shows that the miners or
ganlzation undertook the strike when it
was in weak condition; that the strike
| was in constant danger of going TO
pieces through all its course, and that
| when IT was ended it was known by the
| national officers that IL was question
OF compromise or utter defeat
| Il stated explicitly" said he 'in the
| Cleveland convention when the conduct
| OF the strike was placed I'm the hands
| OF a committee Of which / was one, that
whenever the danger line was reached /
| should favor all that could be saved
rather than meet defeat with It's conse-
| quent demoralization and disaster
THE FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
"For the last three weeks the men
| have only been held in line by the sus-
| pense occasioned through the holding of
| conventions at different points and the
agitation kept up by our board members,
| district presidents, organizers, ana
field workers whose expense was paid by
us. Our funds were exhausted, and we
are hundreds Of dollars In debt, and our
field workers, unable to pay their own
expenses, were compelled to stay at
home, while from all districts came the
cry, For Gods sake, send us men or
money 10 keep our men in line or the
arrt,t Il, Loot .TI fHnrr
because we had no money to send, and
most of our workers had exhausted their |
personal means and were helpless TO go |
on. and although myself and others have
advanced money TO keep the movement |
alive. II financial aid cannot be secured |
from some source the next issue OF our /
official journal Will be It's last until it /
comes in, and to suspend publication cuts |
off the last reliable means OF commune |
cation between the national officers and /
the men.
I'VE have dozens of men in Jail and /
hundreds under arrest for conspiracy. |
Among the latter w. B. Wilson. member
of our national board, on Tuesday last
was arrested for the third time and taken
TO Cumberland, Nd.
MANY DrsERT1oNs.
with no money to defend these men,
many Of them, though innocent. Will suf-
fer. At many mines new men were TAX
ing the strikers places, and this, with
desertions from our ranks, which in one
instance numbered 1900 men at Coal
Greek, Tenn, and with nearly 1900 men at
work in Kansas. 1000 out or
1900 in Virginia and West Virginia, and
a number In mines scattered through
other States, with the radical element
within our ranks openly setting aside our
policy of peace and ipaugurating Il reign
Of terror clearly indicated that we had
not only reached the danger line, but
were on the verge of defeat
.f.tksrs .fn-vinr 30 Death,
LOUISVILLE, KY. June ia special
10 the Post from LeXir gton says:
Advices from up the Chesapeake and
Ohio road state that great destitution now
exists among the striking miners their
families in scme cases actually starving
to death Dissatisfaction exists among
miners I'm the Peach Orchard mines,
which may result in their going out 20
morrow n this Is done there will be no
mines in operation this side OF Ashland.
There is no prospect Of a settlement Of
the strike.
These Vote to Go TO Work.
PITTSBURG. June l5.-At o'clock
this afternoon the Miners District con-
vention voted unanimously in favor of
resumlng work June 18th. and with the
Columbus Convention. and endorsed the
action Of the national officers There
were present i24 delegates, representing
20 900 miners
Salineville. Maynard, Dilonvale, and
Bridgeport to-day decided not to accept
the siXty-cent compromise scale. and
will not return to work until after the
Columbus Convention Tuesday.
Tho Railway Coal Blockade Pnssed.
MASSILON, OHIO June l5.-Slnce early
this evening the Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling road has been rushing long coal
trains nOrthward, and the blockade which
has existed for several days on the line
has been raised without an outbreak at
any point The more turbulent spirits
among the miners have Insisted that 7
coal could not pass. Owing to threatened
trouble north of here the military guard
has been extended 10 Warwick and along
the line from that point TO Uhrichsville
every bridge and trestle IS heavily
guarded.
meeting OF the coal miners OF the Pan =
Handle. o. West Virginia. the Columbus !
scale was accepted. To-mo<- :
row the miners and operators viii con-
fer as 20 day laborers' wages and otner
details.
McBride's Resignation Demanded. {
sALINEVILLE, OHIO. June 15.-The I
miners Of this place held a large mass
meeting yesterday and refused TO 20 10
work Monday at sixty cents. Resolutions
were drawn up calling for the resignation
OF Mcbride. and a vote Of thanks was
extended 10 President Adams In re-
fusing to sign the Columbus agreement.
CAMBRIDGE. OHIO, June l5.-AbOut
half Of the miners are now getting ready
to resume work on Monday next, at
sixty cents. in the belief that seventy
cents will be paid by next September.
The operators are cleaning out the mines
getting ready to start
MASSILLON, OHIO June l5.-An ef-
fort was made to wreck the military
train last night, by placing tie across
the track but the train threw the tie
between the rails and passed safely
over Coal trains are moving to-day
without the least molestation.
Reduction of Per Cent. Accepted.
ST LOUIS. MO. June ia com
promise was agreed on an hour after I
by the arbltratOrs who had ]
since early this morning been trying 10
settle the difference OF the trainmen on
the ST. Louis division Of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad and their employees over ,
the proposed reduction Of wages. 4 !