The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-11
INDUSTRIAL

Jan 15-Thousands OF coal minors in vicinity
OF Mercer. Pa. struck. wages being reduced IL
per cent
Jan a3-In Ohio. 10000 miners refused TO ac-
Jan -7-Wave OF anarchy passed over Mans
field pa coal region Bloolshed. arson and
destruction Of property followed. Discharge
OF all fore en- miners demanded
Feb. six killed In tight between laborers
near Ashevilie ~ G.
Mar 5-Ncar bridgeport. O.. so0o miners re-
sumed WORK. leaving settlement OF outside
laborers wages 10 arbitration.
Mar a5-Coxcy good-roads army left Mas
silioa O for Washington
Apr. i-Snc men killed as result OF trouble
near COnnelsvillr. Pa.
Apr 5-Judge Caldwells decision IN Union
Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored en-
Apr i3-Judge Dundy ordered Union Pacific
receivers TO restore former wages OF employees
at omaha
Apr. I6-Cokcrs' strike in Connellsville Pa)
region pr ,cticaliy ended.
Apr Is ->trfAing laborers near Detroit
Mich. colliGcd with shcrins oliccrs two OF
the former killed. some Is others wounded
APT eD-Strikcrs at 81 Cloud. MINI. arrest
ed for interfering with nails.
APR ei-Ncar.v 1900 miners east q the
Mississippi o5ercd order Of L n.ted Mine Work
ers to suspend work
Apr s3-Mincs in Hooking 90 valley fred
by coal strikers. Two laborers Killed near
officers.
Apr. 25-Iforans Industrial army 800 strong.
moving cast on stolen train. captured by fed
eral troops at FORSYTH. Mont
Apr. Threat Northern road tied UP by
strike from 81 Paul to the coast
Apr So. s Marshal Cronan given COM
mand OF go regular soldiers 10 effect Errcst Of
Great Northern strikers in North Dakota
Apr .9-Coxevs commonwc1l army arrived
in Briuhtwood park In Washington. District
Of Columbia police prevented Coxcy from max
rested Chief Marshal Browne and Capt Jones.
Great Northern railway strike settled at
ST Paul by arbitration. Seven thousand I'M
employed men paraded streets Of Cleveland.
O.. several riots occurring In which street cars
were wrecked and persons injured.
May c-Gen Coxev arrested in Washington
Nav 3-Cokc strike resulted In bloody riot a.
the Painter works near Scottdale. Pa
May 1.-TWO deputies shot at Yakima. wash.
In battle between deputies and comrnonwcalers.
May 1.-Two Coxeyites shot 100 captured in
hight with officers ut North Yakima. Wash. j..
Al Pullman car works In Chicago 3.5oo opera
tors went on strike.
hands all ordered out on strike having been
refused $3.50 for eight hours or e for nine ~.
Coxey. Browne and Jones. commonwealers.
sentenced TO 20 DAYS In jail
Nav 2t-Five strikers killed IN encounter
with deputy sherirs at Sickle Hollow. Pa
May IS strikers AZ kangley. Ill. drove out
the miners near there. then wrecked tho mine
M strikers wreck mine and burn tools near
1 ottawa. M. strikers blew UP a gold mine q,
I Cripple Creek. Col. killing II mon.
/ june 4-Strikers firing upon Powcllton wv
yaI miners killed four :. Colorado rninc own
\ ers agreed to settlement OF strike a. proposed
| by Gov. W ate 80. In battle with strikers who
/ wcrc burning railroad bridges 10 prevent NOV
\ Ing coal trains fou. we're killed By militia neal
\ Farmcrsourg Ind
June o-Ohio militia ordered out 70 scene o.
coal miners strike. Mckcespcrt PsD tube
4 works strikers forced men at DuqreSnc 10 Qui
work and destroyed several goal tipplcs =.
strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria
III; four defenders wcro wounded and on'
striker killed. i. strikers stoned train nea
Brazil. Ind killing cngtneor. and injuring con
ductor and brakeman
June S-Seven lives lost IN battle bctweci
strikers and militia At Mineral Siding Col.
June e--Strtking miners Mt Cripple Greek
Col. surrendered TO commander o state militia
Juno i0-Thrcc striking miners killed In
baltic NJ Lemont. Pa
Juno thinning strike declared settled b.
agreement as 70 wages. 10 last ono year. bein
roachcd BY tho conference 81 Columbus, q