Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-14
STRIKE IS SETTLED
so FAR AS IOWA Is CONCERNED.
THAT Is.
MEN WILL GO TO WORK
JUNE Is,

Certain Districts Reached at a Con
ference in OSkalooSa-S Hun.
bred Militiamen Leave Chicago En-
route To paua Strike News.
Cripple Creek, Col, June I The
deputies are in camp ut Gillette with
American flags flying. The miners on
Bull Hill are ready for an attack aud
declare that they will fight till death
rather than surrender any strikers be
fore the militia arrives.
A hundred mounted men ON both
sides are drawn up Ia battle array
The mine! have offered to lay down
their arms when the militia arrive to-
morrow, Ii the sheriff agrees to this
there will be no battle.
CONDUCTOR STONED TO DEATH.
Brazil, Ind. June This afternoon
a crowd OF angry miners blocked the
No. Nandalia freight east Of here and
stoned the tra'nmen, Engineer VIM.
Barr WAS struck In the head by
heavy stone and instantly killed,
Brakeman \, j, Harsnmap was hit
In the back and badly hurt,
The strikers continued to throw
stones until every window In the ca
boose and engine was broken. The
excitement was intense, Officers are
In hot pursuit Of the strikers.
II 10 InInpStn,I TINT th. n,ilitia will
be ordered to this city ut once and a
strong effort made to arrest all partic.
ipants In the stone throwing. The
freight preceding the one on which
Barr was killed was also stoned by
the crowd of strikers and the win
dows in the caboose and engine We're
broken.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Columbus, O., June T.-Governor Me.
kinley has just ordered out a force
of 1900 militiamen In eastern Ohio
The scene Of the trouble is In Belmont
end Guernsey counties.
ONE GOOD REPORT.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, June More
men are at work at Evans than ut
any time yet.
OFFERED 40.
Centralia, H., June Two min
ing companies In this city today of,
fered miners $1.1O for digging coal If
they would resume work. Up to
late hour tonight the men had not
given any indication of returning ut
these figures.
STOP A TRAIN.
Washington, Ind, June This
afternoon fifty miners stopped n
freight train on the Evansville 4 In
dianapols road and compelled the
crew to side track coal bound train
for Tcrre Haute. They are peace
able but determined and now have the
cars surrounded with a strong guard.
KILLING AT PEKIN.
Bloomington, ILL.,, June There
was bloody battle at Little's coal
mine, 3 miles down the Illinois from
Pekin yesterday. Word was received
that 500 miners from the west of the
river were about to attack the mine.
Sheriff Friedrich swore In n posse
and set out. The strikers assembled
at Bentonyille and crossed the Illinois
by ferries. There were about 400 men
and some women. The sheriff and his
posse demonstrated with the mob in
vain.
The leader Of the strikers with a re.
yolver In each hand cried out: follow
me-" and the crowd charged on the
mine. The two Littles and their sons
and colored man retreated to the
tower above the shaft and opened fire
Oh the attacking party, some OF whom
We're seen to fall. The fire was return
ed and hundreds Of shots were fired
into the tower. The Lttle's displayed
the white flag but the firing did not
cease. The shaft was set on fire and
up shot the flames. 1t Is feared that
the powder house will be fired.
John Jackson, colored was killed and
Ed Bloom, ED. Little and Fred Little
and half dozen others were injured.
There were a number Of miners In the
shaft who, 1t Is believed, have been
suffocated. The sheriff and his posse
have returned from the scene unable
to cope with the mob.
Oskaloosa, Ia, June 10.--The Iowa
strike Is settled and the men will 20 to
work June ID.
Fifteen coal companies met the
Iowa mine workers here yesterday and
reached an agreement which restores
the rates In the Centreyille and Des
Moines districts as far as the meeting
can do It. The scale Is TO be the same
as in 1893 and stand to April /, 1895.
No men are TO be black listed for
having struck.
Chicago June l0--Ar 8 o'clock last
night the first infantry of Chicago,
700 strong, with two Calling guns. left