Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
THE GREAT STRIKE.

THE GREAT STRIKE.
News from the Various Centers OF Inter.
est-No Actual HOstilitIes Recorded
Failure of . Cutting-Out Expedition
Military Aid Invoked--PrOtectiOn Re-
fused by the Federal Courts-Threatened
with Kidnapping. Etc. Etc.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 31.-Yesterday
morning a Vandalia crew eudeavored
to move thirty cars of slack off one of
the switches east of this city, that had
been standing there for aome time
thoroughly guarded by the miners. The
crew attached an engine 20 the train,
but at that instant a crowd of miners
rushed up and piled ties in front of the
engine, blockading it. The trainmen
soon discovered that they were strand
ed, and agreed to abandon the effort Of
securing the coal if the miners would
allow them to move their engine which
they did.
The meeting called by the board Of
trade with a miners committee last
night to induce the strikers to allow
four large brick and sewer-pipe fac
tories here to mine their own coal and
resume work was a failure, as the
strikers refused to meet the citizens
committee. claiming that President Nc
Bride had issued orders to allow no
mines to work.
Military Aid Invoked.
COLUMBUS, o., May 31.-A special
from Glouster states that striking
miners attacked a Toledo & Ohio Central
coal train. loaded with West Virginia
coal Tuesday and detained it. Yester-
day morning another train was stopped
there. The railroad company appealed
to Sheriff NJ. M. Riley to prevent this
interference, but owing to the great
number of strikers, he decided to in
woke military aid. There has been no
conflict yet.
Glouster is in the northern part Of
Athens county at the junction of the
Kanawha & Michigan and the Toledo
& Ohio Central railroads. 1t is in the
heart of the Hooking Valley mining
region and the thousands of striking
miners there have become desperate at
seeing train load after train load Of
West Virginia coal go through to the
northwest markets.
Threatened with Kidnapping.
DENVER, Col, May 31.-The citizens
of Colorado Springs have been alarmed
by private reports received there that
the strikers intend to go to that place
and capture mine owners and hold
them as hostages. They held a mass
meeting yesterday morning and ap-
pointed home guard of 700. Speeches
were made by prominent citizens, one
of whom. a banker, offered his entire
property to the county commissioners
to assist in putting down the insurrec-
ton.
More Factories Shut Down-Trying to Use
Anthracite.
ERIE, Pa, May 3O.-The Erie forge,
the Maggie furnaces and several other
iron plants have shut down, and it is
expected that by Sunday twenty-five
various manufactures will have to
close until coal can be secured. An
thracite coal is being used on freight
engines of the Philadelphia & Erie
railroad, with very unsatisfactory re-
suits, each train losing about an hour
between here and Kane. The same
fuel is being tried on the Western New
York & Pennsylvania railroad with in
different success.
Destitute.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, May 3d.
Matters have reached such a state here
that a meeting of ministers and repre-
sentative men-about 100 being present
yesterday decided to have a meeting
within a day or two, at which all mer-
chants and citizens not connected with
the coal companies will take action for
1, - - -
stances.
A Moving Train Attacked.
MAssILLON, O., May 31.-A party of
$50 miners attacked three Wheeling &
Lake Erie trains, laden with West Vir-
ginia coal, as they passed through Sher- |
rockville Tuesday. The windows IN
the engines and cabooses were broken |
with stones, and several trainmen were |
injured. Trainmaster Gibson, who was |
on one of the trains, was hit with q
large stone, but not badly hurt.
Old Ties for Fuel.
ELLwooD CITY, Pa, May 31.-The |
+ Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago |
Railroad Co. have large gangs of men |
saving up old railroad ties, which are |
now being used for fuel to run both |
freight and passenger engines. The |
Pittsburgh & Western road is out of |
coal and unable to confiscate another |
bushel on account of the opposition de-
veloped among the more extensive ship |
pers.
! Conservative Governor.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 3O.-Gov. |
Matthews said to-day that he will not |
call out the militia, unless it is clearly |
proven to him that the sheriffs' forces |
cannot control the striking miners in |
Verlnillion and Clark counties. 1t is |
easy. he says, for the operators to find |
fault, but as the responsibility rests |
with him he will use his own judS- |
ment. |
Waite.
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