Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
TRAIN CAPTURED.
WILL BRING SOME WORKERS OUT

Armitt and the Labor Commissioners 1t
werk-India.a STRIKE Notes.
st. Louis. July ia. special to The
Republic from Pana, Ills. sAys: The
miners here were notined Thursday
night that the miners At MoweaQua,
fourteen miles north. had been offered q
large increase in wages. A committee
was sent there yesterday to confer
with them in an endeavor to get them
out, but the committee met with no
success whatever. As q result last
night at ESQ o'clock some 800 men here
boarded an Illinois Central freight train,
refusing to be put OF. and went to
MoweaQua, where they eamped last
night to meet the miners in the morn
ing. The tEainmen were powerless
against the large numbers, and sub
mitted to the mems demand for free
passage. Word was received here last
night that the men at Hillsboro would
eRdeavor to go to work In the morning
against the request and demands of ESQ
miners from Litchfeid and Gillespie.
and that the sheriff was swearing in
deputies to protect the men who wished
to work.
In the West Virginia Field.
Pittsburg. July lit was learned
last night that the programme Of the
miners officials is to bring out all the
men possible in the West Virginia field
and then bring all the organizers to
Pittsburg. It is expected that the terms
will be made here. as the district il
looked upon as the most Interesting
point after West Virginia has been dis
posed of. The miners hopes are high,
and they are confident that there will
be good story to tell from West Wiz
GINA Monday morning. The lukewarm-
ness Of National President .Ratchford,
and the beliAtling attitude of District
President -Delan, has put somewhat of a
damper On the true uniformity plan,
but President Qolan says that not
withstanding HIS private opinion con-
oerntag De Armdtt, he has been and
VIII oettnue doing everything in his
power D further the eonsummation OF
the scheme.
Little and De Arnitt at Work.
General Little anfDe Armitt left last
evening at S o'clock fer Philadelphia to
consult with Officials Of the Westnore-
land, Penn, Keystone and other coal
companies along the line Of the Penn
svlvasa r>Sa~c.d LOO, %ha "a a. - =.
.e.u,.,.~ ee.;- o.ar....,S. - :. sieS o1
fornfty plan. Ali Of the arbitration
board except 3. Frank Schnidt, Of Ia
difnR. are now cut Of the efty. Edward
Ridsely and Horace Calef are in Chi
| sago, and L. p. Mccormack at Indian
apolis, fer the purpose Of interesting CD.
eratofs Of these states In the PROPOSE
ton for testament Of the strike They
| onersto.s 49, e. 80. a. @. -. .1e
49, HxSnst,S -, T..s.S ~
| cam.a;,S;S.os. SaA Wy
tfaroe,,F yr,II = .~s.s s0'-
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CONDITION IN 1HE H0o0HIER STAGE.
ASssss frssefsak Eaiaap~e6nzsaeis.. b.s
I'll sf1sisn StfnAnE.
Indianapolis July IA. vtsfr ooxre.
spondent of The sx.utiue1 has h>>n. s..
| vAsti~atixc condition. r., d. T,a,,.r.
| eoaI 1.Id. az. ..,..,r 80 -. -
| -,...,- - -. 80 .ep.1 - = oe-
p.o. aD'e ooaui.H' 'he aiAeIs a'teaov
pracsiceHy racing starSatfon. me block
| coal miners OF Ciay county, 2,bo0 in
number, are all out, and oomEissariat
has been opened at Brazil to feed them.
At Fontanet, Ind, in the b,tuninous
| nelQ, the worst condition exists, These
miners have had practically no work
for long time. and now they are sub
sisting on one meal a day. In the other
mining districts the conditions are about
the same.
Eight Thousand Indiana miners are On
strike, about 80 Der cent. Of the total
humber. The mines in the vicinity OF
Evansville are the ONLY ones that are
being woSked and the operators there
| are tubiiant. Inforynation come. from
aAe COMFY tnat the men are begin
A. roasaee the MINERS, Wno0 toey
"eHs az "orh, were torceo 70 aeeept II
~ ~. .te... LEV t.e r 80. - ecaie
rood aa.I =, az H.. rst.s.. 80. .
deavorine 70 oomnaete The rsE.:tsa.
of a COMMITTEES of'a2zeus fo - AoStae
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