The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-30
BIG MEETING HELD
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mounl district is completely tied up with
1900 mine workers Idle. Indications
point to a complete cessation Of work
before Angus. J..
Mr.. Ratchford says 14o0 organizers are
to be put in West Virginia. w. D. Ma
hon is here for further instruction az
10 the work there.
THE DAY IN ILLINOIS.
Roanoke, II ,.iJuly 29-Four hundred
miners from Minonk. Wenona, Toluca
Kingley and Streator made a raid on
the mines at Roanoke this morning
They arrived at o'clock, and encamp-
ed outside the town. A conference with
the mine operators was held at O'Clock.
the latter agreeing to close the mine
and keep closed until the end OF the
general strike. The visitors were or
derby, except that they seized q Santa
Fe train and demanded transportation
70 Minonk. This was refused and the
train was held from II o'clock until 7:30
this evening. Late tonight nearly all OF
the raiders have left town. and trouble
is no longer feared. An attempt was
made to burn the Santa Fe bridge near
lpNn tonight, out lire NdS
ed in time to save the bridge.
81. Louis. Mo, July "a special 70
the Post-Dispatch from Odin, ILL.,, says:
The striking miners from Breese are
still encamped here but have caused no
trouble. A raise in wages has been
granted by the operators and the men
seemed plea sed. They want 10 continue
al work and they will probably do 50 IL
not moles;ei by the strikers.
Peoria, Ill, July 2e.-Only about 500
OF the coal miners who had gone to-
wards Roanoke entered town, and that
was about O'Clock this morning. Il IS
estimated that there are as many more
about a mile and a quarter out in the
country and the leaders succeeded in
keeping them out Of town, having learn
ed that the sheriff vas there and had
sworn N about a hundred deputies. No
body was working al the mines this
morning and /, is thought no one will
GO back to work Visiting miners cid
not meet with local miners but held =
conference with mine opera tors. which
was without result Most OF the miners
have now left town and no violence vas
attempted
Springfield. III, July 2e.-The governor
today expected a call for troops from
Odell. Marion county. as 500 miners
were marching on the place. where only
100 negroes were working. Since the
commencement: % the miners difficult
ties. tents and emergencies have been
packed, boxed ans tagged al the state
arsenal ready to be sen, az a moments
notice.
AMONG THE MILL HANDS.
Sco.tdaie. Pa. July 2e.-The excitement
among the mill strikers and their sympa-
MIXERS hsd abated considerably today.
Las; night Burgess Porter appointed Is
special police from among me strikess
ami they were On du-y today TIE PREF
i5ent oc the Arraiganstsj association
and FIVE Members % the scale mernoe-s
constituted par. Of re police force and
their presence snoag the crowd had
much 70 10 with psc;fyins them A squad
Of new men were taken 70 the nil under
the guard % the deputies but ne stTik-
ers IN 10 way offered % interfere ~ith
them
Roanoke. Va. July 3s.-Tae Popal!si
state convention today nominated Cap
tain Edmund z -ook q snn5e-ssEi tor
liea.eas-t geve-rn-- No oshsr no-nina-
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