New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
MINERS LOSING GROUND.
OPERATORS SHOW NO SIGNS OF GRANT
ING THE UNIFORM SCALE
col, REND SAYS THE MINES WILL BE WORKED
WITH OUTSIDE MEN-THE STRIKERS
REsORTING TO VIOLENCE.

RESORTING TO VIOLENCE
Chicago May p -"Wlthln the next week think
operators in Ohio and Pennsylvania will reach the
determination to put outside men to work in their
mines" said Colonel W. F. Rcnd. the big coal OPP
orator I'm an interview. This may mean riot ana
boodshed but there is no alternative left for us
President Mcbride. Of the Miners Union. is at
tempting 20 create himself dictator over the en-
tire coal interests Of this country"
Where Will you get the men 10 work.?
There are $4,000 men ont Of employment In
this country AMI there VIII be difficulty in find
ing enough 10 rl.i. the mines. 80 doubt Disturbances
vii follow. but protection VIII be- AFFORDED the mon.
Next Wednesday. AZ Columbus. the OAio operators
VIII NEE; again Possibly Mcbride may receie
from his position. IN which case an adjustment
viii be- reached IN the near future But in any
event the operators will take pronp, and vigorous
action to ge' their mines 20 work.
Iatrobe Penn. May THE strike situation -
extremely critical In this region. AMI trouble Is I'm
n,inent The attempt % resume work yesterday by
III. La,robe coal Company met by ugly oppo-
s,tlon principally from n blk mob II Slavs ana lial-
isns Only one man was allowed 20 70 to work.
The mob was in ugly mood. md armed win
cubs bars of lron bg steel hio3 ana 0,nor ornii-
bic. weapons y; the iAgonere works. abou; milo
from town dozen deputies were confronted by
mob ~ ~ strikers. armed w.-h clubs ana rcYo.y-
.rs Tho lcputas were attacked from tho rear
and one WIS struck over the head with a club, and
hal hts rifle Nresied from him. Many men are
trying 10 ct back 90 work. bu, the strikers are
guari.nx every point. Nlne-tenlhs OF the strikers
O., not speak English. AMI they arr determined 70
make trouble
rnlon,own penn. Nay o. Tho river miners OK the
fourth poi took turn tt marching Yesterday for
tho first unc 10 The history of the STRIKE In'}
assemblies ~ F1yr'te city, -" strong. When a
delegation ~ Frick 'non who hal signed the agree
mont with th- Frck Company and had broken u
~ i,ln the strike attempted to resume work. the
"a U4 ti4aulf 10 o.
where cse suc-ccl. IN capturing them. The strlk-
ers took the workmcn 10 their camp, and now hold
tacn captive. there.
Tho conditions Throughout, ;he coke regions are
hut slightly changed. Al ~ tar works report IN
crease. In working forces. H.! Farm reports I'D
.r1uble. with eighteen new men 40 work Kyle
Marin ami Farchlnce plants are running without
Interference. Seventeen eviction writs VT" ISSUE
,h..t yatnercl al Vanderbilt ana Dawson yesterday
On ar effort 90 bring out zine Imported co.or'i men
nrst ~ N,ter ihr men who were hi 'utht I'D
from West Virginia went 10 work ms m'rhnS ana
Paul. md IAiucy are Running fuA 10 day, no trouble
occurred anywhere. Tnc output of ne west VIZ
road IN increased quantities r. This ia ing ad 70
Tho output % me mines 1t Fa.rrnance N"'n,
Few small plants are arrangirn1s 70 start ther
mines on raw coal for shl ment Ihc\ CIV e. ",', ,
the miners more wages tnan the sea- they demau"i'
10 get even with the striking members Of the United
Mine workers Union. which organization. they
saw rrpul.ateI It's proms" Of assistance.
Cireens5urg. Penn. May D Several men. while
on their way work AT the Cnrlge mines. were
attacked yesterday by. about MY OF che foreign
strikers wives and beaten. Three OF them ~
Boss Johnson. Baker and kl!ngensmith were bady
injured. m ,, nj,
Parkcrsburg ". Va. May %2-'rhe Onto River
Railroad Company has warned al is engineers ana
nremen n use the utmost precauuon in approach
INK all treStles on the line. IL Is alleged u't the
ofIcfa,s fear an effort VIII be made to burn som"
81 me restles In view Of the hauling ~ non-unon
coal The company. from its mines along the me
is shipping coal 90 various parts OF the country.
II SHIPPED several loads TO Detroit last week. The
coupfny will have men 10 guard the trcstes. but
some ~ the engineers are lOth 20 take out th'lr
trains on account II the alarming condition OF ar
fairs About the only mines In the country now
working are those in West virginia. AMI organizers
are among the miners In this state constantly "S-
Publishing unions. and II is Thought all me mines
viii shut down in a short time. pending the set
Element OF the strike. Trains are still stoned on the
C,evc.anI. Loran AMI wheeling Railroad, west OF
this city and all bridges ar guarded.
Frostburc Nd. Nay 2l.-E.ghtcen sticks 81 dyna-
MIC were stolen from the Savage Mountain IRE
cav mine near Frosthurg. yesterday. The tele-
araph line between Fro-tburg and Carlos mine h1s
hrIn cut twice Letters written In rel ink and
illustrated with skulls and crossboncs were sent u
miners