The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
FIRST BLOWS STRUCK.
Rioting Begins Among Minors at
Danville, Ill.
Many shots Fired and One Man Re-
ported Observation-Disclosures 1'ry
New Tack at PittsburRh-striixe
Situation Reviewed.

the miners commenced in this district
Tuesday night. About 400 or 500 Bel
gian strikers and other foreigners gath
cred at the Pawnee mine. and when a
cage full of colored miners who had
been at work reached the top of the
shaft they were assaulted with diff
ferent kinds of weapons. some using
knives and others slaves. Reed. one OF
the colored miners, secured bar OF
Eron and a revolver md defended his
life. Shots were fired, wounding sew
eral strikers. This Infatuated the
striking miners and they retaIiated by
rnn exchange of shots, at the same time
retreating TO the woods. The strikers
piled ties on the Chicago a. Eastern IL
ainois tracks. also tried TO break a
switch and so wreck the train carry.
ing the working miners to the city.
They demolished the car windows with
rocks and bricks. Then the miners in
side the coaches opened fire on them.
About 80 shots were exchanged. 1t is
reported that one miner was killed.
Springfield. ILL.,, July 14.--Not a shaft
I'm Sangamon county is in operation
and about 1900 miners are idle. and
the tie-up in the Springfield mining dis
frict Is complete.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 14.-The proven
bal calm before the storm is likely to
be carried out in the miners strike sit
uation. Throughout the day every
thing In the district had n peaceful
look, all the mines but two or three
were closed down and both operators
and miners appeared 10 be resting on
their oars as il were. At night, how
ever, it developed that n number of the
operators have been quietly planning
n coup which is expected to bring dis
may to the miners. 1t is the intention
TO at once equip the mines with ma
chimes and do away with great many
.diggers. When the mines are ready TO
start miners will be imported and put
20 work under heavy guard, and the
premises barricaded after the manner
pursued by the Carnegies during the
great strike OF 1892. With the coopera-
ton of the other operators, j. A. Beid-
Ter. OF the Webster Gas Coal company,
located on the Monongahela river, will
take the initiative. The operators claim
this plan becomes necessary because
the West Virginia people are gobbling
all of their contracts. IL goes without
saying that the diggers will resort to
every possible means TO prevent the
carrying out of the proposed scheme.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 14.-Tuesday
the members OF the arbitration boards
OF Ohio, Illinois and Indiana practically
abandoned the arbitration scheme and
took a new tack. After listening for
two hours 10 w. p. DE Armitt's recital
OF the troubles among the coal opera
tors and miners, and hearing him make
the positive declaration that he will
never consent TO arbitrate or discuss the
situation with Messrs. Ratchford, Doian
and Warner. the miners leaders, they
concluded that arbitration was out of
the question. Instead of bringing the
operators and miners together in the
hope OF compromising the strike, they
will now take up the old question of
true uniformity. They think they can
accomplish what the operators and
miners officials heroically labored for
months TO do-get o. per cent. Of the
operators TO agree TO uniform mining
conditions They will take up the old
agreement Of February, 1906, and will
try 20 get the operators to sign It. No
one here thinks they will be successful.
Two sessions OF the arbitration board
were held Tuesday. representatives
from the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois be-
ing present. At the afternoon session
President De Armit appeared before the
board and told OF the conditions which
exist from his point OF view. He re-
cited the history ofthe miners struggles
fer better conditions He told OF the
great uniformity movement in 1s95-0G.
which failed Of its purpose. Mr.. DE Ar
NIT said that II the operators OF the
Pittsburgh district will abolish their
company stores, use a uniform screen.
give honest weight, 1000 pounds of
coal for a ton. and pay cash every two
weeks, he will leave IL 10 any commit
tee TO settle the price of mining and
pay it, no matter how high. providing
all his competitors pay the same price.
Unless these conditions can be brought
about he would not agree TO abolish the
contract with his men.
Cincinnati. July IA Times-Star
DllttAnA AiOHl Va tulHs ne
miners In Schick's mines on the Balti-
more g. Ohio road were on Tuesday per-
suaded TO stop mining and with the
closing OF these mines all the mines In
eastern Ohio will be closed.
steel Workers Refuse nm oner.
Milwaukee, July l4.-There was a
meeting OF the lodges Of the Amalga-
mated association at Bay View Tues
day night 10 consider n proposition
which had been made by the company
60 President Garland and Vice Pres-
dent Hickey from the Illinois Steel
company. The company proposed to
start up this mill and pay by the day
at the rate OF six dollars. AT piece work
the men could make as much as ten dol
lars a day, though the work Is very
hard. The proposition OF the company