Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-27
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. I6-ThouSands OF coal miners in vicinity
Of Mercer, Pa. struck, wages being reduced l.
per cent.
cent reduction in wages
Jan. 27-Waye Of anarchy passed over Mans
field pa coal region Bloodshel, arson and
destruction Of property followed Discharge
of all foreign miners demanded.
Feb six killed in fight between lahorers
near ASheville. NJ G.
Mar. 5-Near Bridgeport, q, 4dOJ miners re-
sumed work. leaving settlement az outside
laborers, wages to arbitration.
sIllon, O. for Washington.
Apr. mime men killed as result Of trouble
near ConnellSyille. Pa.
Apr. 5-Judge CaldwelIS decision in Union
Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored EN-
ployes at every point.
Apr. 13-Judge Dundy ordered Union Pacific
receivers to restore former wages Of employees,
at Omaha
Apr. I6-Cokers' strike in Counellsvilie Pa)
region practically ended.
Apr. IS-StriKtng laborerS hear Detroit.
Mich, collided with sheriff officers: two Of
the former killed. some Is others wounded
Apr. 20-Strikers at st. Cloud, MINI arrest
ed for interfering with mails.
Apr. 2t-NeErly i30,0 90 miners east Of the
Mississippi ooeyed order Of United Mine Work.
iers to suspend work
Apr. .3-Mines in Hooking to1valley fired
by coal strikers Tive laburers killed near
Detroit, Mich. in fight between strikers and
Officers.
Apr. 25-Hogan 5 industrial army. 3nl strong
moving east on a stolen train, captured by fed
ieral troops at L UESyIl- MDllL.
Apr. 27-Great Northern road tied up by
strike from ST. Paul to the coast
Apr. 2S-U. 5. Marshal Cronan given com-
1naud OF 2oO regular soldiers to effect arrest OF
Great Northern strikers in North Dakota.
APP. 2s-Coxey's commoaweal army arrived
in Brtghtwood park in Washington District
OF Columbia police prevented CoXeY from max
ing q speech from the capitol steps, and ar
rested Chief Marshal Browne and Capt. Jones.
-..Grea Northern railway strike settled at
St Paul by arbitration SEVEN thousand IN
employed men paraded streets of Cleveland,
o. several riots occurring in which street cars
were wrecked and persons injured.
May Gen. C0xeV arrested in NaShingiOn
May 3-Coke strike resulted in bloody riot a:
the Painter works near Scottdale. Pa.
May 1.-TWO deputies shot at Yakima, Wash.
In battle bet ween deputies and commonwealcrs
May 1.-Two toSeyites shot, 100 captured in
fight with officers ut North Yakima. Wash.
At Pullman car works in thicIru $500 opera
tors went on strike.
May 2t-Cincinnati carpenters and mill
hands ali ordered Out on strike having been
refused F. 10 FOR eight hours or 81 for nine -..
coxev. Browne and Jones, commonweaiers.
sentenced to 20 DAYS in jail
May 2i-Fiye strikers killed in encounter
with deputy ShertftS Mt Sickle Hollow. Pa.
May IS STRIKERS dt kanglev. Ill. drove out
the miners near there. then wrecked the mine.
.-.-StriHcrs wreck Il mine and burn tools near
Ottawa, HI strikers blew up i gold mine At
Cripple Creek. Col. killing II men.
june 4-Ntrikers firing upon l'owclitpG Nv.
Va miners killed four--.-toi"rado mine own
ers agreed to settlement uf strike a. proposed
by Gov. atte-..In battle with strikers who
were burning railroad t'rl''rC~ to pr"Vent NOV
Ing coal trains four wer" hilled hY militia near
farmershurg. Ind.
June militia ordered out to scene OF
coal miners strike -- MCkPCNpoTt pa tube
works strikers forced ueu al DugueSHe to quit
work and DESTROYED several coal tjpDies..,.
Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria.
H.: four defenders We're wounded and one
striker killed .--. strikers stone; a train nras
Brazil. Ind. killing engineer. auQ injuri!Ig con-
duCiur and brakeman
June seven lives lost in battle between
strikers and militia at Mineral Siding. Col.
June = striking miners at Cripple Creek,
Col, surrendered to commander Of state militia.
June 10 Three striking miners killed in a
battle At irmnnt. Pa
June Mining strike declared settled by
agreement as 10 wages, to last one year, being
reached bv the conference al. Columbus O