The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13

not one of the old employees has asked
for work.
Thirty of the policemen were sent to
Cush Creek today. the situation at that
place being omiDouS Of trouble
BELLAIRE. o, June ~ 1t sesms to
be the feeling of the coal miners in
eastern Ohio that the price, 60 cents,
will not bs nc 3eptcd by them, and that
they will hold out for the 70 cents
They are better fixed to live now than
they were four weeks ago and more
determined than ever.
OPERATORS ALSO DISSATISFIED.
FITTsBURG. June 2-Ffry-seven
conl operators and companies in the
Pittsburg district, who had pledged
Themselves to abide by the result of
yesterdays conference at Columbus.
are preparing to resume work at the
compromise rate agreed upon. Many
OF the operators who opposed the con-
fereDc5 say they will not pay the 60
cent rate. and the strike will doubtless
be continued at their pits
The miners Of Western Pennsylvania
were generally in favor of insisting
upon the 1O-crnt rate. The settlement
on basis Of GO cents for Pittsburg
proved disappointment
WHEELING. W. Va, June lex
trems dissatisfaction prevails among
the miners throughout this section
over the strike settlement. Leaders Of
the miners say that fully 5000 votes
will be cast by the miners in this sec
tion against the ratification Of the com.
promise.
FIGHTING AT CANAL DOVER.
WHEELING CREEK, O., June 12.-The
miners here are very angry about the
result Of the compromise settlement
and reiterate their declaration that
they will not stand by it. At 8 80 to-
night General Howe received II tele.
gram from Colonel Darrow. in COM
mnnd at Canal Dover, stating that
an attack was certain and call
ing for Immediate reinforcements
and gattling guns. Company G and
battery II at Midvnle, We're ilnmed.
ately sent to reinforce Colonel barrow.
Firing is in progress at Canal Dover,
but the effect is not known here. Col
onel Rodgers has telegraphed Governor
Mckinley that the attack tonight is
the result of II meeting of the miners
held this afternoon about five miles
from Canal Dover at which 600 miners
were present.
STRIKERS CAPTURE A MINE.
CONNELLSvlLLE, Pa June 10 -Grent
excitement WAS created here at II
o'clock tonight by fifty armed strikers
taking possession OF the Baltimore aud
Ohio mine. Their objective point was
the air shaft where the watchmen were
driven off and threatened under pen.
atty IF death not TO return The watch
men on the tipple ut the mine entrance
was also driven away. All the miners
have LIFT the mine and are Icing
taken through the back alleys 10 their
homes.
Where the raiders came from ia not
known. The mine has been in cor
tinuous operation. 1t is within the
borough limits and Burgess Kurtz and
the police force have been called upon
by the Baltimore and Ono Railroad
company to recover possession of the
shaft. The mine has been the chief
supply for the railroad. Sixty miners
were employed on The day and night
shifts. Ehe object OF the strikers seems
to BE- 10 prevent the miners from going
to work tomorrow morning.
OFFICERS EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION.
COLUMBUS, .. June 10 The circular
OF the national officers of the United
Mine Workers announcing and explain
ing the settlement made vita the
operators here yesterday, was issued to
tie miners tonight. 1t is voluminous
document of nearly 5000 words, but
much Of it is history of the strike.
The most interesting part of the cir
cular is the close, as follows:
Fellow Miners-In thus terminating the
grandest effort Of combined labor that
was ever engaged in by any body of men
at any time we know that you are disap-
| pointed and assure you that We share
your disappointment. We assure you that
| we did not enter into this agreement be-
cause it was pleasing or even satisfactory
to us, but because we seriously believed
tuaI pottol SOulu HoO 10 BOl, ~ ndLleI
how long the struggle continued.
We feel that much has been gained by
this effort which conld not have been
secured by any other method. We earn.
estly advise that you accept the conditions
| made and resume work on June IS as pro
vided in the contract. We are so confident
Of the correctness Of our position in
signing and advising the acceptance of this
contract that on it's acceptance or rejec-
tion by you we stake our regulations as
your servants and our further continuance
in official position.