The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
NEED SOFT COAL.
Still the Miners VIII Not
Work.
MILITIA KEPT ON GUARD.
No Prospect of Peace in the
Illinois Fields.
SPREAD OF THE BIG STRIKE.
Neither Men Nor Owners Willing to
MILITIA KEPT ON GUARD.
SPREAD OF THE BIG STRIKE.
Neither Men Nor Owners Willing to
Yield an Inch to the Other
Side.

L A.
day fixed upon by the bituminous coal
mine operators of Clearfeld aud the allied
districts of Central Pennsylvania for the
resumption of work at 40 cents per ton.
The strikers remained away from the
mines. Soft coal is extremely scarce.
Agents are making profit of from 81 to
81 so per ton, whereas 10 cents was fair
profit before the famine set in. The re-
gion that completes directly with the Gen.
trail Pennsylvania bituminous mines is
the Cumberland mines of Maryland and
the West Virginia fields and at POcahOntas
in Southwestern Virginia. In Cumber-
land the miners are resuming work. One
reason is said to bs that when the last
great bituminOus strike occurred in 1884,
the Clearield miners failed to stand by
them.
PITTsBURG, Kans.. May 28.-About 100
miners went TO work at Weir coal shaft
No. 2 at KirkwOod this morning al the
87B-cent rate and 81 settlement. The men
at the Fleming mine of the Western Goa!
and Mining Company held meeting last
night and decided to 20 back to work for
the same price. but as yet the company
has taken no action for their proposition.
The Brown, Brewer and Barrett works
will be started up again tomorrow. This
leaves the strike situation in this district
in a very satisfactory condition. for with
the exception of the Fleming mine every
shaft is working full force.
PoMERoY, Ohio, May 28.-At A. NJ to-
day a steamboat load of miners passed
down on a move on Senator Camden's
works at Spillman. w. Va. They will be
re-enforced by land forces. The miners
are not armed and propose to camp at the
mouth Of the mine until it is shut down.
The steamboat loaded with striking
miners which left to visit the miners down
the river to stop the miners working in
three mines, returned Tonight, having
stopped work in two mines.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 28.-The con-
ference of mine operators of the Central
and Southern Illinois coal fields and mem
beIs of the executive board Of the United
Mine-workers Of Illinois. was held in this
city to-day. Operators representing fifty
properties were present. National Presi-
dent Mcbride of the United Mine-workers
of America. in addressing the operators
told them that Central and Southern Hi
nois were the greatest drawbacks to an adj
justment of the national strike, and if an
agreement could be reached between the
operators and miners in these fields that
would place them on a competitive basis
with the remainder of tbs country the
strike would be settled. An agreement
signed by nineteen operators In the Peoria
and Canon fields restoring wages to last
years scale was announced by represe nta-
tives of these districts, who said it would
be put into effect as soon as the men would
return to work. A committee was ap-
pointed in accordance with a resolution
passed to send invitations to all opera
tors of Illinois to attend an operators
meeting to be held here next Thursday.
A delegation of Illinois miners will be held
| here the same day.
! PANA, H., May 28.-The situation In the
| coal mines became decidedly humorous
! to-day, when 400 men refused work be-
cause the military was here protec ing
| them. Governor Altgeld has ordered the
military to leave for home. except two
companies that were ordered to Minonk.
LA SALE, ILL.,. May 28.-AU meeting
Of citizens held here to-day request was
sent to Governor Alleged asking that the
military be retained here, as trouble is
feared. It was reported this afternoon
| that mob was organizing to attack the
men in charge of the Carbon company's
shaft, and guard of militia was sent to
| the mine.
MIoNKA. H., May 2S.-Colonel Duncan,
with four companies of militia. arrived
here to-day. This morning preparations
were made to move the Illinois Central
trains that have been delayed by strikers
| The train moved north slowly, preceded
by the militia and followed by the Sheriff
and his men. among whom were old vet
Grams. At the crossing of the Santa Fe
there were $50 miners congregated.
Everything was quiet. Two alleged ring
leaders, James Smith and Henry Meyer,
are under arrest. No disorder further
than piling ties across the track or un-
coupling cars has occurred.
WENONA, Ill.,, May 28.-Three coal
trains, guarded and escorted out of Menonk
this morning, were recaptured here by the
strikers a few hours after their release
from the blockade. Strikers to the num-
Der of $50 waylaid them and taking pos
session of the train sidetracked the cars.
Sheriff Jenz tried to pursuade the strikers