The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-07

Tor time, but they rallied 1fom tnelf
surprise and marched 20 this city in u
body, where a great mass meeting was
held in the public square. The speakers
disclaimed any intention to do violence,
and scored the calling out of the troops.
1t was asserted that it was not n strike,
but merely u suspension of labor, and
that they proposed to stand firm until
the demands We're satisfied in other
fields.
Keokuk, Iowa, June IA delegation
of strikers marched from Centerville to
Deania and forced the miners i'll u pri-
vate mine operated for the Keokuk 4
Western railroad to stop work. The rail
road is hard pressed for fuel and has
taken off local freight trains two days
each week.
Charleston, w. Va, June 5.-A tcle-
gram from Montgomery states that as
the miners at PowelltOn were leaving
the mines last night several shots were
fired at them from the surrounding TIM
Der, resulting in four men being killed.
None of the men who Gid the shooting
~ere discovered. The proprietor of the
pOwellton mines telegraphed th1 fact of
the shooting to the governor, stating that
he had asked the sheriff for protection,
and asked if nothing could be done to
protest his men.
Cripple Creek, Colo, June 5. - The
strikers have spent the day i'll perfecting
their differences. Their forces were i'll
creased to-day by 800 men who came
from the district of Pueblo. Women
and children have been stream ming toward
this place from Victor and Altman. The
miners have loaded beer kegs with dyna-
mite, scrap iron, railroad iron, and have
| placed them on the crests of Globe Hill
| and Battle mountain.
Denver, June 5.-G0v. Waite has re-
Quested Assistant States Attorney Soils
and Solicitor Stephen A Prett to give
him an opinion of the Cripple Greek
situation and his duty as governor. They
! have replied in effect that the governor
should grant Sheriff Bowers demand for
troops to aid him in dsarming the strik-
crs. What action the governor will take
has not been announced. 1t is under
stood Gov. Waite has been given power
by the strikers to agree upon terms OF
arbitration.
|
Springfield, ILL.,, June Gov. Altgeld
to-day received the following telegram
from the sheriff of Williamson county,
at Marion, ILL.,:
Il am powerless in the hands of 1,OOO
men and women, armed with dynamite
and guns. l am compelled to withdraw
my forces at Carterville"
The governor has replied asking how
many deputies the sheriff had and what
acts of violence, if any, had occurred
Thirty guns with ammunition were for
Warded.
Newton, Iowa, June 5.-Two hundred
striking miners from the Oswalt mines
marched to-day to the only two mines
in (which the men remained at work and
ordered the men to quit work after to
day. The men will not go to work in
the morning. The strikers will march tC
Otley tomorrow and endeavOr to drive
the men out there.
indianapolis, June 5.-A special from
BLlliIan to the Sentinel Parties
who have just come in from Farmers
burg report that the militia fired on the
strikers and killed four men. News has
JUST reached here that the strikers are
burning the bridges behind the coal train
herbert and Sam Wolsey, coal operators
have just come in from Shelburn to cs
cape the mob of miners that was after
them with q rope.
Denver June 5.-The strike at Cripple
Creek appears to have been settled at g
conference in this city. The terms, sc
far as learned, are that the owners will
pay $33 for eight hours work, and may
employ both union and nOn-uniOn men.
Election in Oregon.
Portland, Or, June 5.-The most ex
citing election in the history of the state
took place yesterday. Lord Rep.), fol
governor, is undoubtedly elected by &
large plurality. The entire Republican
state ticket is possibly elected with the
possible exception of Irwin for superin
tendent of schools. The legislature will
be very close and the POpulists may hOlL
the balance of power in the senate
though the Republicans claim they have
a majority in both houses. Hermann
(Rep.) is elected to congress from the
First district by from 1000 to 1000 ma
jOrity. Ellis (Rep) is in the lead in the
Second district.
Run Over and Killed.
Minneapolis, June ga four-year-olC
son of George Reed, who lives at 252:
Blaisdell avenue, was yesterday run ovel
and killed by a wood cart driven by
Charles Brennan. Brennan was not t.
blame, it seems, as the child was cling
ing to the rear of the cart and he die
not even know when the accident hap
pened The child fell under the wheels
and it's skull was crushed. Some chill
dren returning from school found the in
sensible form of the little boy in the
street and he was carried into the near
est house. where he died q few minutes
later.
Murder and Suicide.
Toledo, Ohio, June 5.-Joseph Lozen
ski, a Polish Jew, shot his wife to-day
and Immediately committed suicide witt
the same revolver. Mrs. Lozenski was
formerly Mis-. Flemmipg. Her husband
died a year ago, and she had been mar
ried to Lozenoki only three weeks. NJ
one was in the room at the time anC
10th died instantly, hence it is impossibl
to tell what was the immediate cause o
the tragedy. The neighbors know thai
Lozenski was very jealous of his wife
ord a sudden quarrel from this cause i,
srl posed to have led to this act
Prisoners to Receive n Dollar a Day
for the Time They Have Been Held
San Francisco, Special.-For over fif
Teen months nine seamen against whom
LC charge has been made have been gov.
crnment pris oners at Angeles island
They were witnesses against st. Clair
Eparf end Hanson, the woUld-be pirates