Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05


Jan. 16-Thousands of coal miners IN vicinity
OF Mercer, Pa, struck, wages being reduced IL
per cent
Jan 27-Wave of anarchy passed over Mans
field Pa) coal region. Bloodshed, arson and
destruction OF property followed. Discharge
OF all foreign miners demanded.
Feb. six killed in fight between laborerS
near Asheville, N. C.
Mar. 5-Near Bridgeport, o., 4OOo miners re-
sumed work, leaving settlement of outside
laborers wages to arbitration.
Mar. 25-Coxey S good-roads army left Mas
sillon. O.. for Washington.
Apr. Anime men killed as result o. S:ouble
near Connelsville, Pa.
Apr. 5-Judge Caldwell's decision in Union
Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored en-
Apr. I3-JuIs.a pnndy ordered Union Pacific
receivers to restore former wages OF employees,
Apr. 16-Cokers' strike In Connellsville (Pa)
region practically ended.
Apr. 1s-StriKing laborers near Detroit.
Mich, eollided with sheriffs officers; two of
the former killed, some Is others wounded.
Apr. 20-Strikcrs ut st. Cloud, Mimi, arrest
ed for Interfering with mails.
Apr. 2l-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 25-Hogan's s Industrial army, 800 strong,
moving east on q stolen train. captured by fed
eral troops at Forsyth, Mont
Apr .-Great Northern road tied up by
strike from St. Paul to the coast,
Apr 28-U. s. Marshal Cronan given COM
mand OF 2o0 regular soldiers to effect arrest OF
Great Northern strikers in North Dakota.
Apr s9-Coxey's commonweal army arrived
in Brightwood park in Washington. District
OF Columbia police prevented Coxoy 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 un-
employed men paraded streets OF Cleveland,
| o.. several riots occurring in which street cars
were wrecked end persons injured.
| hInNV fNnW Tod In NNanI nI,N.n
| May 3-Coke strike resulted in bloody riot at
the Painter works near Scottdale. Pa.
May 9-Two deputies shot at Yakima, WASH
| In battle between deputies and commonwealers
May 1.-Two Coxeyites shot, 100 captured in
| fight with officers at North Yakimn, Wash -.
AT Pullman car works in Chicago $500 opera
May 2l-Cincinnati carpenters and mill
hands all ordered out on strike having been
refused $3.50 for eight hours or 50 for nine.
| CoXey, Browne and jones' commonwealers,
sentenced to 20 days In Jail.
MGy 24-Five strikers killed In encounter
| with deputy Sherffs at Sickle Hollow. Pa.
May 25-Strikers at Kangley, ILL.,. drove out
the miners near there, then wrecked tho mine.
... Strikers wreck mine and burn tools near
| Ottawa, Ill 80. Strikers blew up gold mine at
| Cripple Creek Col killing II men.
June 4-Strihers firing upon Powellton CIV,
VOL miners killed four Colorado mine own,
by Cos. Waite. In batl,e with strikers who
were burning railroad bridges TO prevent NOV
Farmcrsburs, Ind.
June 6-ohio militia ordered out to scene OF
coal miners strike 49,. McKeesport (Pa) tube
work and destroyed several coal tipples. ..
Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria
III; four defenders were wounded and one
striker killed -. Strikers stoned n train near
Brazil, Ind, killing engineer, and lnjuring con-
ductor and brahoInan.
june 7-seyen lives lost in battle bstweer
strikers and militia at Mineral Siding Col.
June 8-Striking miners ut Cripple Creek
Col, surrendered TO commander OF state militia