The record-union., 1894-06-18
Strikers Committing Lawless Acts
at Mount Olive, Illinois.
THE STRIKERS UNABLE TO COPE
WITH THE MOB.
President Mcbride of the United
Mfne-Workers Says the Whole
Hooking Valley Region Will Re-
sumo Work To-Day-A Third of the
Miners in Indiana Accept the Set
element Made at Columbus.
su.c,al to the REcoRD-Uxrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
CHICAGO, June 17.-At a late hour to-
night General Wheeler, commanding the
First Brigade, Illinois National Guard,
received orders from the Adjutant-Gen-
eral to send the Seventh Regiment, Col
onel Colby commanding, to Mount Ollve
al once to aid the local authorities in pre-
serving peace. The strikers there have
been acting in riotods manner for
week past, preventing the movement of
trains containing coal-laden cars ana
committing other lawless acts. Last
night a party of United States Deputy
Marsnals went to Mount Olive from
Springfield and arrested several OF the
leaders OF the men who had been lnstru-
mental in stopping traffic on that road,
in the hands of the Federal Court Nearly
q thousand strikers and sympathizers
gathered, however. and made such threat
ening demonstrations that the deputies
arrested the men and returned to Spring
Held. The Sheriff reported To the Gov
ernor that he was unable to cope with the
mob without additional aid, and although
there has been no serious rioting as yet,
il was deemed best to take precautionary
measures. The Seventh Regiment left
this city shortly after midnight on a
special train.
MINERS CONFERENCE.
SPRINGFIELD (Ill.), June 1.-THE min
ers' conference adjourned last night, after
a two days session. a scale OF wages for
mining coal and for day laborers in and
around the coal mines was adopted, which
is about the same as for 1893. In some
districts the demanded price is fraction
higher and others lower, averaging
about the same as paid last year. Reso-
lutions were adopted calling for pay every
two weeks, check weighmen and an arbi-
tration committee of three persons to be
chosen, one by the miners, who take
Lieutenaut-Governor Gill, one by the
operators and the third TO be chosen by
these two. Any operator granting the
demanded scale can resume work by
June Goth.
WHEN WORK WILL BE RESUMED.
COLUMBUS (O), June 17.-President
Jonn Mcbride of the United Mine Work
ers said this evening that in his opinion
the whole Hooking Valley mining re-
gion would resume work tomorrow.
sunday Creek miners will not, and
Jackson miners may not. The Massillon
miners will not resume. They struck
last February for I5-cent diherential
over the Hooking Valley wages, and Will
= continue the fight. Many OhlO districts
will not resume tomorrow, that would
have done so had not President Adams
called the State ConVentlOn.p AS to West
ern Pennsylvania, he said the mines
would resume, except five or six whose
operators would not pay the price fixed
10y the settlement.
I'm Indiana the block coal miners,
composing third of the miners in the
State, had accepted the settlement, but
hatl l,ar how RI 1uOrlY fn-
in the face of the fact that the other
miners had rejected it, L cannot say.
illinois miners will not go to work. l
said to the operators at the time the set
tlement was made, did not believe the
Eastern and Northern Illinois miners
who were bound by it would go to work
before two or three weeks passed.
President Mcbride thinks they will all
go to work under the settlement, and
hopes the resumption will not be post
poned longer than two weeks. Outside
OF this competitive district matters are
going on smoothly toward settlement
he said.
RIOTERS UNDER ARREST.
MAssILLoN (Ohio), June 17.-Captain
Freed and Corporal Van Dusen of the
Logan Rifles OF Youngstown personally
captured j. L. and {. d. Blair at Beach
City late last night, and held them under
arrest for shooting from ambush. Nine
shots were fired. The prisoners turned
States evidence and a search party loca-
ted four others, and they were escorted
through the town under a heavy guard
and locked up. On their arrival here
this afternoon they were charged with
riotous conduct, and will be tried to-mor-
row. Captain Sherman Of Company NJ
was shot at six times, one ball striking
his bavonet scabbard. Work will be re-
sumed Monday in the pits being in the
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road at Laurelton, Long Run and Dollin-
vale. At Sherrodsville the miners will
continue idle and this is also true of the
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling miners,
The strike in the Massillon District will
continue indefinitely.
MILITIA RETURNING HOME.
BELLAIRE (O.), June T.-To-night finds
Belmont County without soldier, the
last regiment breaking camp to-day. The
big coal mines along the Burlington and
Ohio, the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheel
ing and the Wheeling and Lake Erie
roads will be in full operation tomorrow.
CANAL DOVER CO.,, June 17.-In con-
ference with Colonel Colt to-day, Sheriff
Adams decided TO retain the troops here
until Tuesday. A number of the heavi-
est taxpayers of the county have been to
headquarters and advised against the re-
noyal OF troops. They claim the rail-
road bridges will be burned as soon as
the troops leave. Superintendent Brun-
nor of the Cleveland, L0raln and Wheel
ing Railway is also of this belief. Four
companies OF the Fourteenth went home
to-day.
BLOCK MINERS DISSATISFIED.
Brazil Ind.), June 1.-THE block
coal miners OF this district are greatly
dissatisfied over the decision OF the strik-
ers in conference at Terre Haute yester-
NJ hon fa ahnn fblC city
crowds OF strikers congregated and many
declared they would return 10 work If
they had TO carry WincbeSters for pro-
lection. The mines i'll the county will
not begin operations tomorrow, as most
Of the operators have not expressed a
Willingness to pay the price. The block
miners viii hold u mass meeting here
some day this week TO determine whether
they shall notify the operators that they
are wiling to go to work or to continue
the strike.
CALL FOR a CONFERENCE.
ALTOONA Pa. June l7.-Au the oper-
ators here received notice 20 attend a
conference i'll Philadelphia tomorrow.
Those who have conceded the conlnro-
mise price are at loss TO account for the
call.
LIABLE TO BE A LIVELY CONFLICT
CoIoRADo SPRINGS lC'oI.l, June IA
private dispatch received III this city from
Cripple Creek states that the Bull Hill
iniuers are already forming vigilance
committee 10 rid the camp of The men
who are not 10 their liking. II this thing
is kept up there Is liable to be a lively
conflict. Tue Indignation of the people
Is also raised over the iact that several
men who recently went TO the camp as