The Bessemer indicator., 1894-06-09

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rington, c. G. Colais, president of the
trades assembly, L. W. Bates, presi-
dent, and Charles Geissler, secretary,
Of the Colorado Springs carpenters'
union, and D. II. Hogan, . member Of
the same body.
The committee proceeded to Alt
man Sunday morning. After expe-
rienciug some difficulty in getting past
the pickets and into the town, the
committee attended large meeting Of
miners, which was called by President
Calderwood, OF the Western Federation
Of miners.
President Slocum explained the er-
rand upon which he aud his colleagues
had come. On behalf OF j. j. Hager-
man and others, whom he did not
name, he made the following offer to
the miners
Eight hours for days work with
20 minutes off for dinner There
would be no arrests nor prosecutions
for any acts contrary to law done by
the miners and no discrimination
against union men in hiring help. The
question Of wages would be left to ar
bitration. 1t was also proposed to eff
feet an exchange Of prisoners between
the strikers and the deputies.
Then the speaker formulated plan
Of arbitration on the sole remaining
hindrance to resuming work. He pro-
posed that the miners appoint two men
to represent them, the mine owners
two others, and that these two should
select fifth. To the decision of the
quintette should be left tho amount
which should constitute the pay for a
day of seven hours and forty minutes.
Loud applause followed Mr.. Slocum' S
address and he was followed by Rev.
Mr.. Darlington and other members Of
the committee.
On motion it was then resolved that
the offer OF arbitration presented by
the delegation be put before full
meeting of the men to be held at 10 a.
IN. Monday.
The $50 deputies in the vicinity Of
Florence were sent to Colorado
Springs early Sunday morning. From
there they were sent over the Midland
to Divide, where they went into camp.
They will remain there till the result
of the attempt at arbitration is known.
The meeting Of miners was held at
10 o'clock Monday as agreed to. Fully
1900 miners were in attendance at the
meeting. The men gathered under
the shade of the huge pine trees, sit
ting on the green sward with their
Winchesters thrown over their laps,
while they listened to the remarks Of
their leaders.
| Speeches were made which indicated
that the miners were not ready to ac-
cept Internationally the the PROPOSE
tion for arbitration. The men wanted
50 per day and nothing less Presi-
dent Calderwood and Shepherd Maui
pin of Barry were chosen delegates
but given rigid instructions. First,
they must be paid s3 for eight hours
work. Second, no member Of the
Union is to be discharged and in hir-
ing extra help preference must be
given to union men. Third, in the
event of its being necessary to hire
non-unionists the operators must agree
to discharge them at the expiration Of
thirty days if they failed to join the
miners union. The conference must
be held at Altman.
These terms were telephoned to the
mine owners who held meeting at
Colorado Springs. The mine owners
totally objected to any proposition
which undertook to regulate the hiring
Of men and would not consider the
clause in the strikers bill Of terms
which dealt with that question. Mr..
Hagcrman said that the mine owners
would never agree to entirely shut out
non union men.
This seems to end all hope of Q
peaceful ending Of the strike.
The miners began to prepare anew
for hostilitics. They sent men to
gather up all the firearms in the vari
GUS camps, usually giving receipts fol
them. LARGE stocks of provisions
were laid in also Scouts were sen
all around the districts of which Vic
tor and Altman are the centers in
forming the people that every able
, bodied man who remained there woult
have to fight should an attack be mad,
on the miners and good many lef
and took up their temporary residence
in the town Of Cripple Creek. The.
did not wish to take sides eithe
J way.
: Saturday morning the owners of the
Raven property at Cripple Creek ap
} piled to Judge Hallett at Denver TO
an injunction against the striking
miners to prevent them from interfer
ing with their mines. Judge Hallet
! refused the injunction. His opinio,
closed as follows II must say that i
is my opinion that the peace and gooc
r order of society in this state is com
mitted entirely by the constitution o
the United States and by the constitu
tion of this state to the authority o
, the state. II the government of tn
r state has fallen into the hands Of so
cialists as it certainly has or of i'm
beetles, as is probably true, that is ou
, misfortune, but we do not thereby ac
quire the right to assume control o