Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-08
ALL QUIET AT FROSTBURG,
No Danger of Trouble While the
Troops Are There.

Troops Are There.
Special Dispatch from q STAFF Correspondent.
FROSTBURG. Nd, June S.-The Mary
land mining region is quiet today. and the
state troops have gone into camp in big
green field between this place and Eckhart.
This means that at any rate for the two
regiments here there will be no other sum
mer camp. Gen. Douglas. in his order this
morning, instructed Brigadier General
Brown to take the brigade into camp and
issue all orders necessary to make 1t camp
of instruction and service. 1t has not yet
been finally decided whether the first regi-
ment is to be brought up, SO as to make the
anair fuH state camp, but 1t is thought
probable that this will be DONE Gov
Brown Is expected to arrive here today,
when the matter will be finally decided
The new situation has been dubbed Camp
FRANK Brown, in honor of the governor,
the planners.
The commissary is making arrangements
Ior ten days stay, and the chances are
mat the men will be here that long.
Inc TWO regiments marched to the new
camp early in the afternoon, and are busily
engaged In putting things to rights. This
morning the usual details Of troops were
posted at the different mines to prevent in
si,iituauon. Ihere was no trouble any
where and there will be none so long as
the troops remain.
There are more men at work today than
at any time since Monday At Eckhart
mere are ninety-hve miners; Allegany,
thlrty-nve; HOFFMAN, eight, and Union four
Teen. The operators today say the strike Is
over and that the men will now come in
Inc strikers themselves are not jubilant
over the situation. Many Of them had be-
heFeu tnat the troops would not remain
over Sunday, and the pitching Of camp has
Deen an ulwelcome surprise to then. Many
o. ene sulKers also lire beginning to feel
the nrst ps.ngs of want. 10 add to all, a
considerable number of the strikers are in
the affair only in a half-hearted way. and
since the Collapse OF the scheme for a ma
Sonai arrangement OF the scale they are
sun more weak in their allegiance.
uhe leaders are busy and the representa-
i've OF the United Miners, VIM Wilson is
again In the region in the neighborhood of
Homecoming, where the Georges creek
mires are making arrangements to open
asain. a peculiar feature of the strike Is
tne lack OF organization among the men
wilson has been the chief aSitator but as
none OF the men, or but few of them, are
animated with the United Miners he has
no real authority. In the region itself there
Is no actual leader. Each locality has its
own local men, who directs things. Last
night the strikers made efforts in several
places to hold meetings. At Homecoming a
meeting had been called, but was not held
Tor some reason. AT Allegany efforts for
a meeting on the road were also made
Several men from other mines gathered
but the mine boss appeared and stated
plainly that while there was no objection to
the Allegany miners holding meeting,
outsiders would not be allowed to interfere
The meeting then dissolved without any
trouble.
Al the new pumping station of the Con-
solldation Company about 100 strikers con-
gregated and made a good deal of noise
without doing damage.
Last night, as usual, there were details of
troops patrolling the neiShboring villages
There were no disturbances Or scenes of
any consequence. although a detachment
vas sent from the cars during the night to
investigate some stray shots which had
been heard.
1t is thought probable that the result Of
the conferences now going on between local
miners and the outside representatives will
be request from the strikers for a con.
Terence with the operators. 1t is thought
that the strikers would be glad to accept a
compromise of forty-five cents a ton One
of the leading operators in the region told
me today that under no circumstances
would the operators go into such a con-
ference. They would not recognize the
strikers in any way. as by their own vol
rntary act they had severed connections
with the mines. II the men went back TO
Work, the different companies, he had no
doubt, would be glad to meet their owa
men and talk over any grievances. So far
as a forty-hve-cent settlement was con-
cerned, this gentleman said that ii was out
of the question. The mines had made their
contracts on forty-cents-a-tonb basis and
the owners would prefer to close down to
paying higher rate and losing money.
The troops here were Joined today by
Col. l.. Allison Wilsner of the first regi-
Ttnt. He said that his men were ready for
duty at moments warning. II there was
arything TO be done they were anxious to
come OFT, but they had no desire to turn
out just now for summer encampment.