The Red Cloud chief., 1894-06-15
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
THE CONFERENCE At COLUMBUS
REACHED AN AGREEMENT.

ktr,ke situation Grows Steadily Worse ~
Me.siiion -Bridgc burned at Midvais.
Trouble In misunderstanding Busi-
moss ut Cripple Creek.
COLUMBUS. June D.-The joint com.
mittee on scale, composed Of operators
and miners, reached an agreement Mon
day. A. A. Adams, president OF The
Ohio miners, who was a member OF the
scale committee, refused to sign the
agreement. The settlement, however, Is
final. The scale agreed upon il - fol-
lows: Pittsburg, thin vein, 90 cents,
thick vein, 90 cents; Hooking Valley, 90
cents; Indiana bituminous, 80 cents; In
diana block, 70 cents; S~treator, Ills, 62k
cents for summer and 10 cents for win
ter; Bloomington. Ills, TN cents for
summer and s5 cents for winter, La
Sale and Spring Valley, Ills. 72,6 cents
for summer and 10 cents for winter.
Other sections In northern Illinois fields
at prices relative to the above.
The scale of prices will be In effect
and bind both parties thereto, beginning
June 10, 1894, and continuing until May
1, 1903; provided the above named scale
| Of prices for the Pittsburg district shall
| be generally recognized and observed.
| The operators and miners shall cooper
| ate in their efforts to secure a general
observance of said prices, and II, during
the period covered by this agreement, a
general recognition Of the prices herein
named, cannot be secured, either party
to this agreement may call a meeting Of
the Joint board Of arbitration to determ-
inc whether the agreement has been
sufficiently complied with to warrant its
continuance.
WORK FOR THE OHIO MILITIA.
Strikers In vicinity Of Massiiion Causing
= Reign Of Terror.
MAsslLLoN, o., June 13.-ln tho face
Of a prospective settlement OF the wage
question at Columbus, the aspect Of the
miners strike and Its attendant Difficult.
ties along the line Of the Cleveland. Lor.
raine and Wheeling, particularly In this
county, grows steadily worse, and what
was three days ago a local outbreak at
the southern terminus has now spread
over 200 miles, every foot Of which seems
to be threatened by the all pervading
spirit Of lawlessness. Monday afternoon
Sheriff Doll sent a long dispatch to Gov
ernor Mckinley. asking for troops at
once to assist in maintaining order. At
Midvale the strikers stopped a coal train
and deliberately burned the bridge ahead
of 1t. It will be impossible to replace
this bridge inside Of three or four days,
and in the interval traffic over that por.
ton of the line will he abandoned.
The strike sentiment Is 30 bitter In this
region that mon cannot be hired to risk
their lives ~ track walkers, and the road
Ii practically unguarded. Governor
Mckinley has notified Sheriff Doll that
his request for the transfer Of militia to
the storm center Of the county will DO
granted, and that u sufficient force will
be ordered to this city at once. In spite
Of all the danger and the difficulties en-
countered, three trains were sent to
Cleveland Monday, and more will follow
as soon AZ the blockade Is broken.
COMPROMISE NOT SATISFACTORY
Minors Greatly Dissatisfied with Work Of
the Columbus Conference.
!, P~ITTSBURa, June l4.--O nleS6 Ine nar
tional officers of Mine Workers union,
, who made the compromise at Columbus,
can give satisfactory reason for 30 doing
the miners in the Pittsburg district will
not accept the 90 cent rate, and the
strike will continue. Scores Of tele.
) grams, letters and delegations have been
pouring in on the district officers here
from all parts of the district, denouncing
the compromise and all declare work
shall not he resumed next week. Presi.
dent Mcbride has been telegraphed for
/, and is expected In the district soon.
Battle Mt Iem0nt
b UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 12.-The truce
. is ended and AIMED deputies in the coke
region had to kill or be killed. One
> striker killed In his boots, two others dy.
: ing and another shot through Is the re-
: suit Of the battle Sunday morning at Le-
/, mont. There were six deputies on one
, side and a mob Of strikers on the other.
|. !. Unbiased testimony il IN the mass to the
effect that the mob not only provoked
but compelled the deputies to fire on
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