The herald., 1897-11-10
Scoffed at by Miners Of
Spring Valley
ONE OBSCURE LITTLE MINE
WON'T SET THE PRICE FOR THE
STATE
Workmen at Streator Understand the
Question Better and Tremendous
Excitement Ensues
ssociated Press Special wire,

Associated Press Special Wire.
SPRING VALLEY. ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The
miners in this part of the district are
indignant over the action Of the Brace
vile men in accepting a settlement be-
low the scale. The Spring Valley men
claim to have the strike won and the
leaders say that no matter If Braceville
men do return to work at the non-union
scale the Spring Valley men will hold
out until next May If necessary for the
scale formulated at Springfield.
Ladd, Seatonville, La Sale and Peru
are equally firm. The labor leaders
here scoff at the idea of the "Coolie"
movement being success. They say
it is only bluff.
Said one prominent leader today:
what if they do succeed in working
one obscure mine with Cinnamon? That
does not break the strike. We are not
going to let Cinnamon at Carbon Hill
make the price of mine work for over
100000 miners in Southern Illinois"
A committee of miners from this point
of the district will probably be sent to
Braceville for the purpose of inducing
the men of that place to reconsider their
late action. A delegate convention of
Northern Illinois miners will be held at
Streator tomorrow and an effort will be
made to get the Braceville men to re-
scind the vote by which they decided to
go to work below the scale. A report Is
current here that settlement has been
effected at Wenona under the terms of
the Springfield scale. John Mitchell.
the district organizer, left this city last
night for the seat of the trouble at
Braceville and Carbon Hill.
A FAMOUS FENCE
CHICAGO, Nov 9.-The Tribune says:
Work is in progress on a proposed s.
foot board fence to be placed around the
star mine No. at Carbon Hill in the
Braidwood, ILL.,, mining district. All the
company's buildings are to be moved
inside the enclosure. Along with the
reports of the stockade building there
came to Chicago private advices to the
effect that the backbone of the strike
was broken, and that thousands of the
men who have been idle for almost half
a year would return to work within ten
days. The stockade may have the pri-
mary purpose of answering the COM
pany's demands, or it may be planned
with the significant aim of protecting
imported Mongolian workmen.
One thousand men formerly employed
by the Wilmington Coal company al
Braceville mine voted yesterday to re-
turn to work. This mine is the largest
In the northern part of the state, and is
said to be one of the keys to the situa-
ton in what is known as the Braidwood
district.
| BADLY FRIGHTENED
| STREATOR. ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The an
nouncement that Chinese would be
placed in the mines of the Northern H.
linois field has caused an immense
amount of excitement here, and a call
has been issued for a full convention
Of the district to be held next Wednes-
day afternoon in this city. Every shaft
will send delegates and in the meantime
the various organizations will get to-
gether and take action.
1t is understood that Wednesday e
meeting will be of tremendous import
ance to the craft throughout the State
as it is claimed that if Chinese are al
lowed to go to work here and elsewhere,
it will be only matter Of time when
mines employing that kind of labor will
be able to undersell those employing
skilled hands and thus the price will be
again forced down. The situation here
is looked upon by business men as most
serious. The Chinese question has put
an entirely new phase upon it. 1t means
to Streator alone the displacement OF
about 5000 men.
| ONE QUESTION SETTLED
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 9.-Tht
council held with Governor Mount with
reference to the importing of Kentucky
miners into Davies and Pike counties
Indiana, to take the places Of strikins
miners of Gabel and Kaufman Goa
operatives, has come to satisfactor,
ending. One hundred Of the striking
miners, it is said, will go to work imme
diately and others will follow. The La.
Dor Commissioners went to Davie.
county today for the purpose of bringing
about a better understanding between
employees and employers.