The Globe-republican., 1894-06-08
THE LABOR TROUBLES
The Situation at Cripple Greek and
Other Places.
Colorado Minere Fortified and Prepared t.
Ffght-TroOps on Duty I'm Indiana-The
Trouble at LeavenwOrth Again Re-
ported to he Settled.
Cripple Creeks Woes.

SrIpple STcekB WOcSs
CRIPPLE CREEK. Col. June All day
yesterday the striking miners were on
the alert expecting that at any mo-
ment some of Sheriff Bowers deputies
would put in an appearance in some
remote portion of the camp. Not q
single miner is working in the camp.
One shift was put in on the Moose. Elk.
ton, Prince Albert Gold Dollar, Ing
ham, Jack G., and a few other proper
ties, but the managers of the severa
mines were informed at noon that il
would be impossible to run any o,
the properties at night. The men are
now confident that they will be at
tackled some time to-day. They are
ready. and this is so well known by the
deputies that the officer commanding
is using the utmost caution. All men
not necessary to guard the approaches
to Bull hill. and forage for supplies,
have been massed about the fortifica-
ton, and their number is slightly over
1,SOO.
Yesterday the strikers made their
last forage for arms, ammunition and
supplies. Fearing a siege. they have
filed hundreds of beer-kegs with water
and stored them in the fort. Parties
have been drafting recruits. Many OF
these parties were headed by women.
who promise to stand till the end
comes. The towns of Victor, Amazon.
da, Mound City and other places are il
the possession of squads of armed
strikers.
Troops In Indiana.
WASHINGTON, Ind, June 1.-THE state
troops marched into Clarke station yes
terday 500 strong with gatling gun to
find that only about fifty miners haG
stayed to face the music. The militia
were drawn up in line along the edge
of the woods and Sheriff Leming then
read the warrants against the miners
for riotous conspiracy and placed three
of the leaders. Squire Summers, Dick
Gate and John Flynn, under arrest,
bringing them to this city and placing
them in Jail.
AS soon as the troops were in line
the railroad men repaired the track
and the loaded cars were taken on
west.
The thousand miners who were re.
ported en- route to Clarke station did
not materialize yesterday morning,
neither had they collected at any point
along the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern. The certainty that the officers
intended to enforce the law seemed to
quell the rebellious feeling among the
men.
The miners say that as soon as the
troops are withdrawn they will again
stop all coal cars. but, anticipating
this, two companies will be stationed
at Clarke until all fear of trouble is
past. Every man in this city is now
quiet. and there is general feeling of
relief among all classes. Trains loaded
with coal have been passing through
the city all afternoon.
Leavenworth Troubles Settled.
LEAvENwORTH. Kan, June 4.-The
threatened coal strike is at an end.
The miners and operators, through the
good offices of the citizens executive
committee of thirteen. reached an ami
cable adjustment of their differences
and the strike is declared off. the re-
suits SO satisfactory to all parties
concerned being ratified by the
miners in public meeting held in the
council chamber. The basis upon which
q settlement was secured is that the
miners are permitted to employ a check
weighman in each of the mines of the
city-the Leavenworth Coal Co. S shaft.
the Home" and the Riverside. The
Leavenworth Co. is to pay AZ cents
ner huShel for screened coal and the
other mines 30 cents per ton for mine
run" coal. The prices are just the
same paid prior to the present diff.
culties, except that the companies
signed contract to pay the scale so
long as the present extraordinary de-
maEd for coal existed.