The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-22
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The News sent Out While the Rlotlng
Was In Progress

The News sent hut hhlle tho hiotinl
Was In Progress
LEADvIIE, Colo, Sept. 2i.-The min.
err strike, Of which last nights law.
lossness is the Outcome, has been in
progress Tor three months and trouble
has been looked for for the last two
weeks The state troops have boen held
In readiness for a call 10 arms ever since
the strike began. Tho strike was over
the cut in wages.
The former united scale Of wages in
I,eadvillc was ~ for everybody, but in
1898. when the price Of silver dropped
below 60 cents, an agreement was made
that g. 90 should be paid. This agree.
mont. the miners aflerward declared,
was unfair, a. many Of the mines paid
large dividends. Il was TO force the
original scale Of q that the men struck
About 5000 men were involved. With.
In the last two weeks several mines
have resumed work. and last week the
output was 1900 tons daily against 2OOC
tons before the strike.
The following bulletins were sent ont
in the early morning telegraphic report
Of the Associated Pres;
m.-Three very heavy explosions
aroused the slcepers IN the eastern part
Of the city Tor blocks around the Coro.
nado mine. which Is the one which first
resumed operations, ana which wa
heavily baricaded and well stocked
with provisions and arms.
The explosions were followed by {
fusillade Of rifleshots, apparently from
within the bArricade, and rapid but ir
regular shots from outside, evidentl!
from a widely scattered attacking force
who were on hand to protect the retrea
Of the dynamiters. The shooting laste,
10 minutes and all was silent for 5 min
! utes, when desultory firing was rc
! newed and has been kept up ever sine,
. i;50 a. m-Another explosion wa
. heard. sounding like dynamite. Te
q minutes after the first explosion tel,
phone message from the Coronado state
Z that nobody inside the barricadc Ia
e been hurt. Since then IL has been in
I possible to reach che Coronado by tel'
\ phone
The Herald. Democrat Is now bein
watched by several bands Of mel
a grouped in dark corners and alloys, an
b this may meAn that they propose to pr
4 vent any communica,ion.with the tel
G graph offices. tho watchers not KNOWN
y that The Herald Democrat has the A
sooiAied Press leased wirc and Ion
distance telephone.
"a The city is in a panic Of fear Coun
u and city officials are ont looking aft
e, the work Of tho police and sheriff.
:, Bullets frequently whiz over II
n Herald. Democrat office and all togoth
y the situation Is wariks.
u li55 a. ma bright biazo has ju
= broken on, at the Coronado mine in &
y immediate vicinity aud shots are It
"A being exchanged.
The local militia companies have be
n, called ont and are now at their armori
m getting ready for instant action.
". the whistles In town are blowing.
- 2sOOA m.--The fire Is believed 20
the oiltanks inside the barricade at I
w Coronado shafthouse. A telephone m
!. sage just received from the mine ~
" that none Of the defenders have b
n, hurt as yet.
a;l0a m.--Tho sights and sounds
"a, terrifying. All the whistles in the
bat aro blowing and two or three 81
scions add disCord 10 the dark mig
ca alarming chorus The sharp crack