Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-29
AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
THE STRIKERS PROCEEDING AS If IN
ACTUAL WARFARE.
Situation at Other Points Affected by the
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Cumberland Quiet.

strlke-West Virginia Notes
Cumberland Quiet.
CRIPPLE CREEK. COL. May 2s.-The
miners held meeting this morning and
decided to stand forth for eight hours for
days work, leaving the question or
wages as between $2.T5 and 81 10 arbitra-
ton. They further demand that the
union be recognized In the employment Of
miners. They are still keeping close
watch Of the hills. examining the stages
for firearms. holding up all pedestrians
and sending them out OF the hills. and
acting In general with all the tactics OF
an army In strange country. The mine
owners have not yet agreed 10 appoint
committee TO arbitrate. but 1t is under
stood that they will never agree to any
proposition that involves recognition Of
the union. The deputies are still at Di-
vide and Colorado Springs. The peace
committee has returned.
The report that the miners had threat
ened the lives Of the prisoners in heir
possession u those in charge OF the depu-
ties were not exchanged, is untrue. The
miners asked an exchange before arbitra-
ton could be considered, and the request
was granted.
ARMS FOR SPILLMAN.
PARKERSBURG w VA. May Is
Orders have been received here by hard
ware merchants 10 send all the available
arms and ammunition to Spiliman, where
the Camden Company is operating their
mines The company anticipates an at
rfn mi Tonight
morrow.
CALL FOR TOOLS.
CUMBERLAND, MD, May 8.-The
American Coal Company. the new Cen
trail Coal Company, and the Georges
Creek Coal and Iron Company nave
posted notices ordering the miners IN
the Cumberland coal regions 10 bring
their tools out of the mines tomorrow.
A meeting was held at the Holman
Mines schoOl-house tonight ana dele-
gates were thought TO have been ap-
pointed to confer with the operators
The meeting was not largely attended
and IL is presumed that 1t was run by
agitators and foreign strikers.
ASYLUM OUT OF COAL.
COIJ-NBIrS. o.. May 2S.--In a letter 10
the National-Mine Union officers To-Day
Superintendent A. +. Richardson, OF tht
Central Ohio Insane Asylum, stated tha'
this asylum, the largest institution OF inc
kind in the world, was out OF COAL ana
that unless supply was secured at
once the patients would suffer. Not a
few of these innocent victims" said Dr.
Richardson. "were formerly members OF
your union"
Secretary Mcbride at once ordered ten
cars loaded with coal in the Hooking
Valley for the asylum's use.
Secretary Mcbride to-day received
large number Of reports as to the stril~
situation in Pennsylvania and Illinois,
They indicate that the miners are resO-
Iutely standing by the order suspendlnB
work.
MILITIA ORDERED HOME.
SPRINGFIELD ILL. May 2S.-All the
militia sent TO Pana were ordered to re-
turn home by Governor Altgeld to-day,
after assurances had been received from
the Sheriff that there was no further
use for their presence. TWO companies
were also ordered home from monk
leaving one company at that place. IN"
troops at La Sale will remain there until
further notice.
WRITS FOR STRIKERS.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, May 2S.-UnitC1
States Marshal Hawkins arrived IN the
city tonight with fifty writs of injunction
for the striking miners at LyfoTd, Ind,
who have several carloads OF coal side
tracked on the Chicago and Western ILL
nois railroad. They will be served to-
morrow morning. II Marshal HdTk inS
is unable to get the coal-cars moved,
troops will be asked for. At Shelburn, on
the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad.
Sheriff Mills served similar writs On
miners at that place After the writes
were served the miners refused 10 allow
the coal-cars to be moved.
WAITE AGAINST STRIKERS.
. DENVER, COL, May Ex-Governor
Waite maintains his position that the
deputies at Cripple Creek are illegally
assembled, and are as much Niolators OF
the law as the strikers. he declared this
evening that he was opposed to strikes
and that he always advised miners to
arbitrate their differences with operators
Business conditions are very bad all
over the country" said he, land the
miners should consider this and cOnccde
to the operators something. They should
not expect the same concessions they
might ask were times more prosperous
The Governor dispatched Governor
Tarsney to Rouse tonight with a letter
to the coal-miners advising them not TO
strike He urges the Trinidad and Ere
mont Company miners to return to their
homes ana seek n SellltUltUl OF llltlI
differences with the operators by arbitra-
ton. He also sent his private secretary
to Cripple Creek TO make careful inquiry
into the situation there, and, II necessary
TO effect a peaceful settlement he Will
so there in person.
A STEAMSHIP DETAINED
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The big Wilson
Line steamship Francisco. which hauled
out from Prentce's stores Brooklyn, on
Sunday, bound for Hull, Is here still,
lying off Liberty Island. She has a large
quantity Of cattle on board, besides a
heavy cargo. He detention Is one of the
results Of the great coal strike, for when
the engineers tried to get up steam 1t
was found that the coal supply was Of
so poor a quality that it would hardly
burn. The ships time is probably worth
500 a day, and this, with the incidental
expenses and losses, will have to be made
good by the firm supplying the coal
ALL QUIET HERE.
CUMBERLAND, MD, May 2S-The trial
Of Agitator Wilson OMally and others
for contempt of court i'm violating the
Injunction OF the Consolidated Coal Com
pany, was resumed this morning. The
most important witness was Wilson him
self. who admitted that he was n member
OF the United Miners Union, but denied
that he had anything to do with causing
the strike here.
The trial has had the effect of suspend
ing all interference of strikers with the
miners in Hoffman, Allegheny, and Eek
hart and i'm consequence all is uuipt