The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-01
INDUSTRIAL

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OF Mercer. Pa. struck, wages being reduced L
per cent
Jan. 2s-In Ohio. 10000 miners refused to &C
icept reduction in wages
jan. 27-Wave OF anarchy passed over Mans
field (Pa) coal region. Bloodshed arson and
destruction OF property followed. Discharge
OF al foreign miners demanded.
Feb. six killed in fight between labcrors
near Asheville, n. c.
Mar. Shear Bridgeport O.. 1000 miners 70.
sumed work. leaving. settlement: OF outside
laborers' wages to arbitration
Mar. 25-COxey's good-rosds army left Mas.
stllon. O.. for Washington.
Apr. 4-Nino men killed as result Of trouble
near Connellsvilie. Pa.
Apr. 5-Judge Caldwell's decision In Union
Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored en-
ployes at every point
apr. lS(Judge U,undy ordered Union Pacific
receivers to restore former wages Of employees,
at Omaha
Apr. l6-Cokers' strike In Connellsville Pa J
region practically ended.
Mich. collided with sheriffs officers; two OF
the former killed, some Is others wounded
APR. ao-Strikers &C St Cloud, Mimi. arrest
ed for interfering with mails.
Apr. 21-Nearly 10000 miners east OF the
Mississippi obeyed order Of United Mine Work.
ers to suspend work
BY coal strikers. -. Two laborers killed near
Detroit. Mich. in fight between strikers and
officers.
Apr e5-Hogsn's Industrial army 800 strong,
eral troops at Forsyth. Mont.
Apr. 27-Great Northern road tied up by
strike from ST. Paul to the coast.
Apr. 28-U. S. Marshal Cronan given COM
imand OF 200 regular soldiers to effect arrest Of
Great Northern strikers in North Dakota.
APP: e9-Coxeys commonweal army arrived
In Brlghtwood park IN Washington. District
OF Columbia police prevented Coxey from max
Ing speech from the capitol steps. and ar
rested Chief Marshal Browne and Capt. Jones.
....Great Northern railway strike settled at
st Paul by arbitration. %. Seven thousand UNI
employed men paraded streets Of Cleveland,
o.. several riots occurring in which street cara
were wrecked and persons injured.
/ May 2-Gen. Coxev arrested in Washington.
May 3-Coke strike resulted In bloody riot at
the Painter works near Scottdale, Pa
May 1.-TWO deputies shot at Yakima Wash
in battle between deputies snd comrnonwealers
May 1.-Two Coxeyites shot, 100 captured in
fight with officers Mt North Yakima. Wash. 80.
AT Pullman car works in Chicago $500 opera
tors went on strike.
May el-Cincinnati carpenters and mill
hands all ordered out on strike having been
refused $3.50 for eight hours or IS for nine 80
iCoxey, Browne and Jones. eornmonweaIers,
sentenced to 20 DAYS In Jail
May 24-Five strikers killed IN encounter
with deputy sher:fs at Sickle Hollow, Pa
May 25-Strikers at Kangley, NJ. drove out
the miners near there. then wrecked the mine
49, strikers wreck mine and burn tools near
Ottawa. M: Strikers blew up gold mine &C
Cripple Creek, Col. killing II men.
June 4-Strikers firing upon Powellton (W.
Va, miners killed four 80. Colorado mine own
ers agreed to settlement Of strike az proposed
by Gov Waite. =. In battle with strikers who
were burning railroad bridges to prevent NOV
ing coal trains four we're killed by militia near
Farnersburg. Ind.
June e-Ohio militia ordered ont to scene Of
coal minors strike. .Mckeesport P.) tube
works strikers forced men at DuQueSne 70 Quit
work and destroyed several coal tipples 80.
Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria.
Ill; four defenders were wounded and one
striker killed Strikers stoned q train near
Brazil. Ind: killing engineer. and iniuring con-
ductor ana brakeman.
June S-Seyen lives lost in battle between
strikers and militia at Mineral Siding, Col
June S-Strlking miners at Cripple Crock,
Col. surrendered TO commander Of STATE nfiitia.
battle at Lemonc, Pa
June thinning strike declared settled by
agreement IS to wages. 70 last one year. being !
reached by the conference At Columbus. O
June f:-Miners in Ohio refused TO aocep. the |
ltrEe settlement
June ia-Alliance formed IN Chicago between |
Knights OF Labor and American Railway union |
Tor offensive and defensive warfare
Terre H,ute rejected Columbus compromise !,
and 6eposed President Dunkerly for agreeing 1
10 Il.
June ls-woriz resumed In mines IL Hooking |
Taliey Coal operators in the Springfield /
I'LL district refused to pay scale agreed upon !
oy miners -. Asbaraa miners decided to con- /
June ls-American Railway union voted OI2- /
ool 10 exclude colcred men from membership. |
June 26-Boycott against Pullman cars /
opened in Chicago. Indiana mine operators 4
pay OF their men and resumed work.
June gas result OF Pullman boycott by !
American Railway union the Illinois Central
service was paralyzcd ana strikes reported on
3 other lines....End Of coal miners strike an
,ounced
Juls I-Railwsy strike las crippled every
Dad eentering In Chicago, some roads having
.oaadoned sill se-yice....U. s troops sent 70
Trinidad, Col. where mail trains were held By
strikers.
July Judges Woods ano Grossoup, of the
Q. $ court In Chicago. issued order foroidding
with roads engaged in interstate
commerce.
July 4-Feceral troops .. Fc-t Sheridan sent
>ei.ed 70 use oayo1ets 70 restrain violence
July Sat the stock yards in Chicago strik-
rs burned railroad property ara looted
reiTht cars.
July e-Chicago strikers burned over go
resght cars and destroyed switch towers and
ooleouseA Three people killed In tie riots.
July I'm battle IN Chicago between rioters
ND troops Eve OF former were killed 80. Rail-
DAD blockade reported complete IN California
xceps In Q few points In the south.
July e-Moo OF foreign miners inargzrased
eiyn OF terror CT Spring Valley. IL II
July Centre militia force Of Illinois ordered
nto active service 49, Railways in Indiana.
)hio, Michigan. Colorado sad California TIED
~ by the strike -. President Cleveland issued
reclamation calling on persons obSt-ccrsrs
raGc 70 cease their unlawful work - Al
Fessy1lie. IL. troops firing over rictous miners
-illeo two women. Committees Representing
,hicsgo council and trade and labor o-gan;,s-