The Mena star., 1899-06-22

tie the Street Car Strike at Cleveland
 Indiana Coal Miners strike.
 Washington, June 21.-The indus trial commission to-day continued it's investigation of the agricultural con ditions of the south. Mir. J. Polk Brown, president of the AgriculturalSociety of Georgia, was the first witness. He agreed with Mir. Barrett, who testified yesterday, that the condition of agri- culture in the south was more de- pressed than it had ever been. More people were blowing barefooted and barebaclSed than ever before He agreed with the late Henry Grady, that the fault was not with the soil or the climate, nor, as many had claimed, was it entirely with the tariff. One of the most prolific causes of the trouble was in the fact that cotton was practically the only crop. Another cause, he asserted, was that the edu- cation was not sufficiently practical. 1t should teach people to do manual labor. So far as the colored race was concerned, there was no opening for them in the trade or the professions.
 Mir. Brown dwelt on the presence of the negro as the special cause of the want of development of the south He regarded him as retarding the indus trious, moral, religious, social and agricultural development of the sec tion, and he felt that if they were absent q better class of labor would take their place. The more the negro fs.,a E... laborer. Mir. Brown wanted the race separated from the whites and colonized either in this country or elsewhere, in the interest of the southern states. But the race is non-progressive and in- disposed to adopt new methods and new devices. The great obstacles in the way of the development of the manu- featuring interests was the want of money. Mir. Brown advocated diversi- fled crops. recommending that each community should raise sufficient of everything to meet it's own demands
 Status of the Colorado Strike.
 Denver, Col, June 21.-The strike situation remains about the same. and there will be little change until the ar rival of k. W. Nash, president of the trust. He is expected here tomorrow. The shelter managers have prepared a scale they are willing to pay. The shelter employees will present statement of their grievances and the citizens committee will pour oil on the troubled waters, all when President Nash arrives. The strikers are somewhat disconcerted by 100 men applying yes terday for work at the trust smelter at Pueblo. Sixty of these were taken to clean up the plant and get it ready for operation. J. E. Grant, of the trust. prepared to meet Q committee of his former employees yesterday, but the committee failed to appear. The mine owners of the state are anxious to pre- vent the ascendancy of unionism. While there is great deal of discus sion still over wages and unionisn, the situation remains peaceful, with the chance in favor of q resumption of work within ten days or less
 Aldermen Trying to Settle the strike
 Cleveland, O., June 21.--Cars were running during the day on all lines opened by the street car company since
 
 to gather. At one o'clock this after- noon the special committee of the city council, appointed to try to settle the street car strike, met the representa- tives of the strikers and the company face to face. The members hope to open q way for the settlement of the trouble.
 Indiana Coal Miners strike.
 Evansville, Ind, June 21.-The coal miners strike in this city is assuming serious proportions The operators of the sunny Side mine are determined to start up. They have a large force of colored miners at the mines. The union men say the mine will not be operated.
 
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