The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-24
THE STRIKE SITUATION.


The Deplorabic Condition Of Affairs Existing on
the marquette Range.
An lshpeming despatch under date of
August 20 gives the following in regard
to the situation there:
The meeting OF strikers yesterday alter
noon was a disappointment 10 business
people in so far us the vote 70 return to
work was concerned. There was big
row. as predicted. when the chairman
decided in iavor OF those who voted not
TO return.
Many claim the majority favored
returning, but were not rightly counted.
The union certainly received a hard
blow. as iauIt-fnding with it's recent
action is general.
The mines OF lshpeming are drawing
the fires from under the pump boilers,
the pumps are stopped, and the water IL
rapidly rising in the lower levels. This
means cessation of work for several
weeks at least. The Star West mine, a
small property nine miles distant,
resumed work today.
The county is now brought face 10 face
with the grave problem OF how TO sup
port the thousands who will now be
thrown upon charity.
The funds OF the county were depleted
by the care OF the INDECENT during the
memorable winter oi 1898, when the
iron industry was prostrated by the
panic. The county is not nearly 40 well
able To care for the poor now as it was
then, as no opportunity has been
afforded to recuperate from the effects Of
the panic,
All the pumps in the Lake Angcline,
Salisbury, Cleveland Cliffs Lake shaft,
and No. mines, OF the Lake Superior
company, are stopped, the fires are out
oil the boilers, the machinery is being
painted TO prevent rusting, and the
buildings arc being boarded up.
The companies have decided that they
will remain idle until winter. No ut
tempt has been made to start the steam
shovels TO load ore from the stockpiles
The attendance at Union Park today
was a small one, not more than 25O
from this city being present.
The Star West mine il working today,
and the Gribben, u small property eight
miles distance, is shipping. IL employees
but eight men. The Champion miners.
twenty miles distant from Ishpeming.
have pctitioned the company, asking
that they be given places ut the old
wages The dexter and Winthrop alss
want places Mt the new scale.
The big concerns have tired OF trying
to do business with the strikers, and will
simply stop all work until such time as
the men come To their senses. The
strikers have lost all sympathy here by
reason OF their foolish obstinacy.
An Ishpeming despatch OF yesterday
snys; There is practically nothing new
in the strike situation here other than
that the Lake Superior Iron company
has stopped the pumps at it's fIematiie
mine. The strikers did sot hold meet
ing at the park this morning owing TO
the incIemcnt weather. A meeting has
been called Tor this afternoon. however.
when ii Is expected thnt Robert Schilling,
Of Milwaukee, "a Populist. will address
them
Schilling addressed crowd at Negau-
nee last night, but his remarks were not
generally approved by many who stood
about the square and heard him. He IL
booked for an address at Ishpeming to-
night, but II is probable that his rcccp-
tion here will not be n warm one SO far
as the strikers are concerned