The Forrest City times., 1895-01-04
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. 16-Thousands of coal miners in vicinity of Mercer, Pa, struck. wages being reduced F
 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 l-Six killed In fight tetween laborers near Asheville, x. c.
 Mar. 5-Near Bridgeport. O., 4.OOO miners re- sumed work. leaving settlement of outside laborers' wages to arbitration Mar. 25-Coxey's good-roads army left Mas sillon, O.. >or Washington. Apr. 4-Nine men killed as result of trouble
 Apr. 5-Judge Caldwells decision in Union Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored em- poyes at every point.
 Apr. l6-Cokers' strike In Connellsville Pa) region pr ictically ended.
 Apr. 1s-StriRing laborers near Detroit Mich. collided with sherifs officers: two of the former killed some l5 others wounded
 Apr. 2o-Strikers at St. Cloud, Minn, arrest ed for interfering with mails. Apr. 21-Nearly 13000) miners east of the Mississippi obeyed order of United Mine Work CTS to suspend work
 Apr. 23-Mines in Hooking (Ol valley fired by coal strikers - Two laborers killed near Detroit, Mich. in fight between strikers and officers.
 Apr. 25-Hogans industrial army. 300 strong. moving east on stolen train. captured by fe1l eral troops at Forsyth, Mont
 Apr. 27-Great Northern road tied m hv strike from St Paul to the coast
 Apr. 2S-U. S. Marshal Cronan given com mand of 200 regular soldiers to effect arrest of Great Northern strikers in North Dakota.
 Apr Ss-Coxeys commonweal army arrived in Brightwood park In Washington District of Columbia police prevented Coxey from mak- 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 mn employed men paraded streets of Cleveland O.. several riots occurring in which street cars were wrecked Rnd persons injured May 3-Coke strike resulted in bloody riot at the Painter works near Scottdale Pa May ll-Pullman car works in Chicago $500 operators went on strike.
 May 2l-Cfncinnati carpenters and mill hands all ordered out on strike having been refused s25o for eight hours or ss for nine .. Coxey. Browne and Jones, commonwealers sentenced to 20 days in jail
 May 24-Five strikers killed in encounter with deputy sheriffs at Stickle Hollow. Pa
 May 25-Strfkers at Kangley, IL. drove ont the miners near there then wrecked the mine -. Strikers wreck mine and burn tools near ottawa, III strikers blew up gold mine at Cripple Creek, Col, killing II men June 4-Strikers firing upon PowelIton w Val miners killed four .... Colorado mine own CTS agreed to settlement of strike as proposed ny Coy. Waite =. In battle with strikers who were burning railroad bridges to prevent nov ing coal trains four were killed by militia near Farmersburg Ind.
 June 6-Ohio militia ordered ont to snana ot coal miners strike .. McKeesport PaD tube works strikers forced men at Duquesne to onit work and destroyed several coal tipples -. Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria ILL: four defenders were wounded and one striker killed ... Strikers stoned train near Brazil, Ind, killing engineer, and insuring con ductor and brakeman.
 June 7-Seven lives lost in battle between strikers and militia at Mineral Siding Col June S-Striking miners at Cripple Creek Col. surrendered to commander of state militia June 10-Three striking miners killed in n battle at Lemont. Pa
 June ll-Mining strike declared settled bv agreement as to wages. to last one yea- being reached by the conference at Columbus O.
 June 2o-Boycott against Pullman cars opened in Chicago.
 June 21-As result of Pullman boycott bv American Railway union the Illinois Central service was paralyzed and strikes reported on 18 other lines. 'A July l-Railway strike has crippled every road eentering in Chicago some rolds havin1 apandoned all service... U. $. troops sent 10 Trinidad, Col, where mail trains were held bv strikers. ' July 2-Judges Woods and Grosscup. os tha U S court in Chicago. issued order forbidding interference with roads engaged in interstate commerce.
 July 4-Federal troops at Fort Sheridan sent to hieago and inc stock wards were cor. peiied to usc lolcts to rcstraia Violence.