The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-04
1INGToN, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1897.

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+ u hor~6 20 have she required number
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some rs-.p xfsata tie present month %
yaer<ace s-~N gp~aE-ss 70 carry Il fn1c ef-
<p>- ry,4~tl~g Before the last u the
rror.h ts rot eAeu-@d p-obsbis. When this
fs done. me operators oy THE terms OF Ehe
eorst-ae.: wgu - ready 70 ccvfsr r3sh tne
miners about sse settlement ~ TIE strike
ard - rsrenars for Joint meeting of ape-
raecrs ara rrs-srz 20 agTee uron a ware
scale to go into sTs-t win the uniformity
agreement January ]. lSs.
Hams Make Oren War.
WHEELING " Va Aug. AT Cor
inth. " Va. AT ! oseEock tonight Joseph
fsoassani. 80 {saEan coal miner. was beat
en- so badly by a gang Of striking Hanga-
rtars mat hi. CARROT live until morning,
and foa- ~ RS fellow countryEea were
severely r4afsreatsd. Sheriff wilson wen.
To The .rtre fssa tonight but the Hrn1a-
rfars .assef him. Tonixsae the Huns crossed
the nnA into Aaryi8na- They threaten 20
kill arg man WHO enters the mines Of the
Oakland Coal and Coke Company
same Law far Both Parties.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Aug. s-Goy.
Atkinson nas written a letter 10 M@ssrz.
Gorapers and Raschsord. committee on
behalf Of The striking miners who called on
him 10 Inquire concerning the injunction
against them ard 90 ask what ~sre their
rights in connection wfth addressing he
miners The governor reminds them thai
his office Is executive and thar he cannot
interfere witn tfe zSsion OF tEs courts. o.it
he sc>s on 10 say that in his opinion there
Is the atalast freedoms allowed in discussion
ia pubic piacss Of any subject. the only re-
~trzcgious 0eing tnat they must no. trespass
upoa the properly OF others. nor iaeite %
riot Or unlawful violence. He assures the
men mat be will protect all citizens Ia the
exers!sss OF the righs 81 free speech, warTl-
ing them at TIE s2rne Itras that IL sney
ahs+se that risht ~ interfering with she
rights or property Of others, he viii just as
sasrgeticaliy use tho power of the state 10
rerresS all iawlessness and preserve the
peace.
The Dispute in Kansas.
PTTTSBCRG. Kan. Aug. 3.-The coal
miners at the Western Coal and Iron Gem
yany's No. shafI are on . strike the CON-
pany having discharged the union check
weighman and the miners refusing to name
meeting or the union. II Is thought the
trouble viii be adjusted.
The miners al gas Weare Coal Company 5
No ) shaft. who struck OF Saturday last.
pending settlement OF their grievances, held
meeting last night and voted TO return
20 work today. Their grievances will ne
discussed al d conference or miners and
Operators on Friday next.
Compromise In Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Aug. 3.-Tle Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Railroad Company
has compromised with It's Blue creek min
ers and signed new wage scale at y cents
a ten. These mines. which are the only
ones In the state ROW Idle. will resume IL
once. giving employ naent 10 l.eG men.
Iowa Miners Come Out.
oTTUMwA. la, Aug a-An the miners
went out in this district tonight. They
demand ~ ceats and 81 from the ooerat-
ors. The latter granted the se-ceut rate.
but refused 10 bind themselves to tie
winter prices.
Indiana Miners on the Trail.
PRINCETON. Ind, Aug. 3.-The strik-
ing miners of Davis, Piae and Gibson
counties have taken the marching fever
and today a movement began in which
they viii attempt to close every coal mine
in Southern Indiana. The march began
alneag the Davis county miaers. The h
vaded Pike county today and have closed
the mine al Rodgers and the Wooley mine
at st. Petersburg. Ii is reported here
that the strikers entered the Wooiey mine
and drove out the men az work Ike cattle.
The strikers threaten To seize a Louis
vile 4 ST. Louis Alr Line freight train
and take Ii To Hunsfnkhurg. where they
viii call the men out. They Will then go
down the Evansville branch on the Air
Line and close all the mines in Warrick,
Spencer and Perry counties.
Superintendent Hoibrook of the Air
Line. has asked the sheriGs of tie various
counties through which his line passes for
protection and IL Is said the sherifrs have
promised IT, Trouble is feared