The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-08
THE GREAT sTniKE.
MINERS SEIZE CO
The Shsriffs Are Powsriess: Siets the Or
Der Of the Day:

CoLUMBus, O.-Gov. Mckinley Of
dered Adjt. Gen. Howe to send some
companies of the Fourteenth aud Sew
enteenth regiments and Battery HI of
The First Light Artillery to Gloucester.
just as the troops lad embarked
here, the following telegfam was fe-
ceived at the Governors Office from
Sheriff Riley:
"Recall forces, as the railroad COM
bany capitulates saying they will hau,
ho More coal, did Instruct ne 20 stop
further action in the matter"
.Hewa .ance recalled
all the troops.
GHoucEsTEB, O.-Strikiug miDers
stopped Toledo and Ohio Geptra'
coal train loaded with West Virginia
coal and detained it. The railway
company appealed to Sheriff M. NJ.
Riley to prevent this interference, but,
owing to the great number Of strikers,
he decided to invoke military aid.
MAssILoN, O.--Aparty of $50 miners
attacked three Wheeling and Lake Fri,
trains laden with West Virginia coal
as they passed through Herrodsvillc
Phe windows in the engines and ca
booses were broken with stones ant
several trainmen injured. Trainmaste.
>iibsoh, who whs on one ef the trains
was hit with large stone, but not
badly hurt.
HARRISBURG, PA. The Sheriff of Fav
tt county sdysin letter 10 Gov. Pat
tison; "For the nnsl eight weeks The,
has been All extensive strike In the cor
md coke regions of this county. TheI {
ire probably $4,000 idle men. Larg,
bodiek of strikers; In Butie instance.
1000 in number, have tttarched frou
plant to plant and forced or frightene,
nen from work. There have beel
numerous riots and tumults. April 4,
T. p. Paddock, chief engineer of tn,
I. G. FTich Coke Company, MAS club
bed to death at the Davidson works.
"In struggle at Meyer, Georg
3. Kcffer, ono of my deputies.
vas shot. probably fatally. Larg,
bodies of striker, have camped neal
the mines at Sickle Hollow, Jimtown, !,
Meyer, Kyle, Valley, and Hill Farm
and threaten to drive the men from.
work. have to protect property ami
workmen, but fenr serious results
might follow conflict with the strikers
Owing to the large numbers and threat
tning and dangerous character of the
nobs and the intense feeling that pre-,
walls, it is extremely difficult to seour,
posses equal to the emergencies.
The Governor hsd if.sas she follow
ing procIamation.
Whereas, The Constitution and law
of this Commonwealth authorize tn
Governor, W h ever in hir
Judgment the same may be necessary,
to employ the militia to suppress do
II 'stic violence andpres,rve the peace,
now therefore ], Robert +. Pattison,
Governor of the said Commonwealth, h,
10 hereby admonish all good citizen.
md nll persons within the territory
and under the jurisdiction of the Com
monwealth against aiding and abettine
snch unlawful proceedings, and I de-
hereby command all persons engaged
forthwith disrerse aid retire peace
fully to their respective places Of
abode, warning them that a persistence
III violence Will compel resort to snch
military force MS may be necessary TO
enforce obedience TO laws.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State at Harrisburg, this 3Oth
day of May, in the year of our Lord
1894 and of the Commonwealth the
11Sth. ROBERT E. PArIIsoN.
BIRMINaHAM, ALA.-The citizens
committee which was appointed sew.
crnl days ago to hold conference
with mine operators and bring about
n settlement of the strike, if possible,
met the operators, but nothing war
accomplished, as the mine owners de
clined to make any concessions. g.
With this in view and 10000. ton daily
output of the mines, it is generally
conceded that the operators have
won the fight, Gov. jones is in camI
--..i.la- -4ha- SaAand- d-Raaiaaaant-- .Esaslasz.
in order to be ON hand IL furt),e