The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-29
COLORADO MINERs STAND FAST.
They are Still Holding Out for an Eight
Day.


CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, May Is
The miners held meeting this morning
and decided to stand forth FOR eight hours
for a days work. leaving the question
of wages as between $2.7J and S3 to
arbitration. They further demand that
the union be recognized in the employ
mont Of miners. They are still keeping
close watch Of the hills, examining the
STAGES for firearms, holding up all pedes-
trians and sending them out Of the hills
and acting in general with all the tacucs
OF an army in a strange country. The
mine owners have not yet agreed 10 ap-
point n committee TO arbitrate, but IT IS
Understood that they will never agree
TO any proposition that involves the re-
cognitiOn of the union. The deputies
are still at Divide, and the Colorado
Springs peace committee has returned
The report that the miners had threat
ened the lives of the prisoners In their
possession il those In charge Of the depu-
ties were not exchanged IS untrue. The
miners asked an exchange before arbitra-
tion could be considered, and the request
was granted.
TROUBLE EXPECTED IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA, May ~
Orders have been received here by hard
ware merchants to send all the available
arms and ammunition to Spillman. where
the Camden Company Is operating their
mines The company anticipate an at
tack from riOting miners tonight or to-
morrow.
uIiiary Return Erom Pana
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. May 2y-All the
militia sent 10 Pana were ordered to re-
turn home by Governor Alleged to-day
after assurances had been received from
the sheriff that there was no further use
for their presence. Two COMPANIES were
also ordered home from monk, leaving
one company at that place. The troops at
LaSalle viii remain there until further
notice.
s.ri,s IT irjuuction for strikers.
TERRA HAUTE. IND, May 2S.-United
States Marshall Hawkins arrived in the
citv tonight with fifty writs Of in1unc-
tion for the striking miners at Lyford,
Ind. who have several car loads Oi Goa
side-tracked on the chicago ana western
Illinois railroad They viii be served to-
morrow morning. II Marshal hawkins
IS unable to get the coal cars moved
troops will bo asked for. AZ Shelburn, on
inc Evansville and Yerre Haute railroad,
Sheriff Mills served similar writs on
roipers AZ that pltra. After the writs
were served The lnlners refused 10 a'io"
the coal cars 10 be moved
vor. iner- 90, o work.
CUMBERLAND. ND, May &-The
American Coal Company, the new Central
coal Company, and the Georges Creek
Coal and Iron Company, have posted
notices ordering the miners i0 ne uI,-
berland Coal regions to bring their Tools
our of the mines tomorrow. 4 meeting
was held at Hoffman mines school-house
to-uight and delegates were thought 10
have been appointed TO confer win the
operators. The meeting was not largely
attended. and ii is presumed that II
was run by agitat0rs and foreign strlh-
ers.
tt.,r.at. NfTI tnlk
DENVER. COLO. May 2S.-Gov. Waite
maiutalns his position that the deputies
at Criuple Greek are Illegally assempled,
and are as much Violaters OF the law as
the strikers He declared this evening
that ne was opposed to strikes ana INA. 4.
ha aiv.aVs advised miuo'- p" arbittate
their differences with operators. .,
business coudluons dee very Ddu an
over the country said he, ana the
miners should consider this ana con
code TO the operators something. 1ney
should not expect the same concessions
thev might ask were times more pros
The Governor dispatched Adjutant-- Gen
| eroi Tarsncy 10 Rouse tonight with Il
| letter TO the coal miners advising them
! NOT TO strike He urges the Ifinldao ana
! Fremont Company miners 20 return 20
fheir homes and seek settlement OK
! tbeir differences with the operators by
! admiration. lie also sent his private sec,
| retarv To Cripple Creek 10 make carer ~
! irnlirv into the situation there, ana II
! necessary 20 effect peaceful settlement
! lie will 20 there In person.