Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-06-14
THE MINERS STRIKE,
THE STRIKE OF THE MINERS WILL
NOT BE COMPROMISED.

n~nerators and the Miners Comes tn
Nnught and the Struggle Will he
continued Indefinitely.
Chs rleston, w. Va, June 5.-A tele-
crs m from Montgomery states that as
tb. miners at Powelltor were leaving
tho mines last night several shot, were
fred at them from the surrounding tim
nor resulting in four men being killed.
None of the men who did the shooting
were discovered. The proprietor of the
poweilton mines telegraphed tn. fact Of
The shooting to the governor, stating that
ba had asked the sheriff for protection,
and asked if nothing could be done to
protest his men.
Cripple Creek, Colo, June 5. - The
strikers nave spent the day in perfecting
tbeir differences. Their forces were in
creased to-day by 300 men who came
from the district of Pueblo. Women
and children have been streaming toward
This place from Victor and Altman. The
miners have loaded beer kegs with dyna-
mite. scrap iron, railroad iron, and have
placed them on the crests of Globe Hill
and Battle mountain.
Denver, June Gov. Waite has re-
ouested Assistant States Attorney Soils
and Solicitor Stephen A. Prett to give
him an opinion of the Cripple Creek
situation and his duty as governor. They
have replied in effect that the governor
It'll ..,,t Shn,;fr pnx,r'a Inr,,,l g.
troops to aid him in disarming the strik-
.ers. What action the governor will take
has not been announced. 1t is under
stood Gov. Waite has been given power
ty the strikers to agree upon terms of
arbitration.
Springfield, ILL.,, June Gov. Altgeld
to-day received the following telegram
from the sheriff of Williamson county,
at Marion, ILL.,:
II am powerless in the hands of 1000
men and women, armed with dynamite
and guns. l am compelled to withdraw
my forces at Carterville."
The governor has replied, asking how
many deputies the sheriff had and what
acts of violence, if any, had occurred.
Thirty guns with ammunition We're for
warded.
Newton, Iowa, June 5.-Two hundred
striking miners from the Oswald mines
marched to-day to the only two mines
in which the men remained at work and
ordered the men to quit work after to-
day. The men will not go TO work in
the morning. The strikers will march to
Otley tomorrow and endeayor to drive
the men out there.
Indianapolis, June "a special from
BLlliSan TO the Sentinel says: Parties
who have just come in from Farmers
burg report that the militia fired on the
strikers and killed four men. News has
juss reached here that the strikers are
burning the bridges behind the coal train.
Norbert and Sam Wolsey, coal operators.
have just come in from Shelburn to es-
cape the mob of miners that was after
them with a rope.
Denver, June 5.-The strike at Cripple
Creek appears to have been settled at a
conference in this city. The terms, so
far as learned, are that the owners will
pay $33 for eight hours work, and may
employ both union and non-union men.
McKeespOrt, Pa, June 6.-When the
wCrkmen at the National Tube works
NhO had taken the places of strikers
came out they were met by a mob of
several thousand. Mary of the workmen
returned within the enclosure, but a
nppEer attempted to get TO their homes.
These were set upon by the strikers ard
terribly beaten. The entire police force
were on duty, but they were powerleSs.
As far as known 10 one was killed,
but several were badly injured. One
mGn started up Fifth avenue and a mob
OF fully 1000 gave chase. He jumped
on an electric CTR, but the mob surround
ed the car, and, pulling down the trolley,
cut the wires. The cars have nov
stopped running. The mob surrounded
the works and are now in possession of
The plant. The sheriff has been called
upon and 200 deputies will leave for the
scene on the first train. The mob has
heard that the deputies are coming and
threats are made that they will kill them.
Inc deputies will be under command of
Sheriff Richards. who is a courageous
man, and he will attempt to force the
mob from the works. The Widest e1-
element prevails throughout the city and
thousands of strikers and their friends
are on the streets. Whenever a nom
union man is seen a rush is made for
MIN. If he is caught he is given a
thorough d%rubbing. In the crowd are
many women and shildren.
cripple Creek, Colo, June 6. - Alev-
ander Mcintosh, state organizer for the
miners union. read the arbitration agree
ment to the Assem- bled miners and i'm
mediately all the men on Bull Hill laid
GOWN their arms, the pickets being called
u and the fertilization abandoned. The
pwn has been decorated with flags and
'e rejoicing over the settlement of the
strike is general.
columbus, Ohio, June 6.-At the meet
,ls Oh the general executive board of the
united Mine workers resolutions were
adopted calling joint conferences of the
Iihers and operators in the various dis
u'cts Saturday, June ..
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