Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-03
MINISTERIAL.

Jan. l6-Thousands of coal miners in vicinity of Mercer, Pa struck, wages being reduced 11 per cent
 Jan 28-In Ohio, 10000 miners refused to &C., cept reduction in wages.
 Jan. 27-Waye 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 between laborers
 Mar. 5-Near Bridgeport, O., 1000 miners re- sumed work, leaving settlement of outside laborers' wages to arbitration.
 Mar. 25-Goxey's good-roads army left Mas sillon, O., for Washington.
 Apr. 4-Nine mon killed as result of trouble near Connellsville, Pa.
 Apr 5-Judge Caldwell's decision in Union Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored en- ployes at every point
 receivers to restore former wages of employees, at Omaha.
 Apr 16-Cokers' strike in Connellsville (Pal region practically ended.
 Apr. IS Striking laborers near Detroit. Mich, collided with sherif,s officers; two of
 Apr. 20-Strikers at St. Cloud, Minn. arrest ed for interfering with malls.
 Apr 2l-Nearly 13000) miners east of the Mississippi obeyed order of United Mine Work
 Apr S31Mines in Hooking (o valley fired by coal strikers. Two 1aborers killed near Detroit, Mich, in fight between strikers and officers.
 Apr 25-Iogan's industrial army, 300 strong, moving cast on stolen train, captured by fed-
 
 Apr 27-Great Northern road tied up by strike from St. Paul to the coast
 Apr S8-U. S. Marshal Cronan given com mand of 200 regular soldiers to effect arrest of Great Northern strikers in North Dakota
 Apr x9-Coxeys commonweal army arrived in Brightwood park in Washington. District of Columbia police prevented Coxey from mal1- ing speech from the capitol steps. and ar rested Chief Marshal Browne and Capt Jones.
 6, Great n Northern IT., railway strike settled at employed men paraded streets of Cleveland, O., several riots occurring in which street cars were wrecked end persons injured.
 May 2-Gen CoxcY arrested i'll Washington.
 May 3-Coke strike resulted in bloody riot at the Painter works near Seottdale. Pa. May 1.-Two deputies shot at Yakima, Wash, in battle between deputies and eomInonwealers. May 1.-Two CoXeyites shot, f00 captured in fight with officers at North Yakima, Wash =. At Pullman car works In Chicago $500 opera tors went on strike.
 May 2l-Cfncinnatl carpenters and mill hands all ordered out on strike having been refused s2. 50 for eight hours or 8 for nine -, Coxey, Browne and Jones, commonWealers, sentenced to 20 days in jail. May 21-Five strikers killed in encounter with deputy sherifis at Stickle Hollow, Pa. May 25-Strikers at Kangley, H., drove out the miners near there then wrecked the mine. .... Strikers wreck a mine and burn tools near l Ottawa, Ill.,. Strikers blew up gold mine at 1 Cripple Creek, Col, killing II men. ] June 4-Strikers firing upon Powcllton (W. l Val miners killed four... Colorado mine own .ers agreed to settlement of strike as proposed | by Gov Waite. Ip battle with strikers who | were burning railroad DlldgeS to prevent nov ing coal trains four were killed by militia near Farmersburg, Ind.
 June 6-Ohio militia ordered out to scene of coal miners strike. .. MeIxeesport Pd.) tube works strikers forced men at Duquesne to quit l work and destroyed several coal tipplcs.... Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria, l Ill. four defenders were wounded and one | striker killed .. Strikers stoned q train near 1 Brazil Ind, killing engineer and injuring con- i ductor and brakeman
 {. June 7-Seven lives lost in battle between l strikers and militia at Mineral Siding. Col. June 8Striking miners at Cripple Creek, Col, surrendered to commander Of state mi lltla.
 June 10 Three striking miners k1lled in 2