Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-01-08

Aug. estate mine inspector for Shen-
andoah (Pa.) district finds coiheries
flooded.
and Pres. Mitchell to discuss at the
white house means of ending strike
2-At white house conference MltcnelI )
offer to accept arbitration by Pres.
Roosevelt rejected by operators, who de.
mand troops to enable reopenng Oh
6-Gov. Stone (Pa) orders out entire mill,
tary force for service in anthracite coal
fields.
7-Mitchell refuses Pres. Roosevelt,s re-
quest TO end strike on promise tnat a
national commission would investigate
miners grievances Immediately;
SINNERS vote TO continue strike uhtii
concessions are granted.
e-Detroit conference recommends extra
session of congress to deal with strike
situation.
I0-At conference in New York between
Gov. Odell, u. S. Senators Platt, quay
and Penrose operators refuse to con-
cede cents ton advance and recog-
milton of union.
I3-J. p. Morgan proposes TO Pres. Roose-
welt on behalf of operators to submit
differences to arbitration commission to
be named by president.
1b-strilee ends. President Roose-
welt names idrntion commis-
sion; Brig. Gem John NJ. Wilson.
Judge Geo. Gray, Il. E. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John l.. SpaIdinE, Thos. Ii.
Watkins and Carroll ID. Wright.
R1-Miners convention at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. unanimously voted TO end strike;
2-Strike commission organizes Win
Judge Gray, chairman.
Nov 5-Commission ends inspection OF
mines. having examined Z of them.
u-COal operators file answer TO demands
of miners, and reiterate that there. VIII
be no recognition of United Mine Work
ers OF America
25-Attempt to reach agreement outside of
arbitration commission blocked by lnde-
neudent ODETAtOTS.
Dec. 3-Commlssion resumes investigation
after 10 days recess to allow disputants
to get together.
a-Commisslon adjourns until Jan. G.
Orber InduJfriaf EOenfG.
Jan. 24-Pres. Mitchell, of United Mine
Workers of America reelected. ONO
supreme court decided in blacklist
case that right of employer tc employ
'or discharge men cannot be questioned,
and that his motives cannot be consid-
Feb. 7-Miners' delegates at Indianapolis
adopted wage-scale already in force in
bituminous fields.
14-Big combine of transatlantic steaD-
ship lines formed.
Mar. 4-Martial law proclaimed in Nor
folk. Va, to suppress rioting In eonnec-
tion with street railway strike.
10-Attorney General Knox institutes
proceedings at st. Paul to declare ille-
gal northwestern railroad merger and
TO dissolve Northern Securities Co.
Apr. PAT Dubois, Pa, 10000 bituminous
coal miners strike.
S-Strike in woolen mills in Mass. and
other states paralyZes wool market.
23-Firemen and dockhandS of tugs on
great lakes strike.
May l-Amalgamated association in ses-
sion at Wheeling, w. Va, reflects The
odore Shaffer president. Ind. supreme
court decides S-cent-fare law invalid.
S0-TemporarySinju against packers
granted by u. s. court in Chicago pre-
Venting operations under alleged trust
agreements,
and department store drivers compro-
missed after several serious riots. Chi
cago packers enjoined from doing busi
ness in New York state in violation of
antitrust law.
ll~Strlke of Chalmers employees
which had lasted a year, settled.
20-Troops guard silk mills at Paterson,
n. j.. to prevent riots by strikers.
22-Trpops ordered out at Toronto, Ont,
to prevent rioting by striking street car
Elen.
Jul. international Order of Machinists
serve notice on $ western railroads to
pay union scale and observe 9-hour day.
12-In Chicago 5000 teamsters sympathiz-
ing with 5000 striking freight handlers
quit work.
Aug. 1-Several funerals turned back
from a Chicago cemetery on account
OF strike of grave diggers for more pay
...l;@O Chicago boilermakers strike
1S-Internauonal Typographical union in
session at Cincinnati makes maximum
MOlhltlk nuuFS per week "a. 0OGuGn 1u-
bilee of union celebrated.
22-J. L. Hannanan elected grand master
of Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen.
29-Union girl clerks at st. Paul pledge
themselves TO marry only members of
labor unions. Lead manufacturers
combine at New York; capital $50, ,000,-
GOO
Sep Labor day generally observed in
American cities.
7-Coal miners strike in Kanawha and
New River fields, w. Va. involving 49,
COO men, which began June Z, ended
S-PrGs. Roosevelt attends convention of
Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and Is made an honorary member
Oct. l-Ship combine files incorporat on
papers at Trenton N. J., for si20oC0,0o0
capital
I2-New Orleans street railway strikers
accept ultlmatum OF 20 cents an hour
with 10 hours maximum work.
lS-Minneapolis -four mills change from
two l2-hour shifts to S-hour schedule
l7-U. S. Packing Co. Understood to be
the beef combine) incorporated at Tren-
ton. n. J.
Nov. S-Pres. Gompers. at New Orleans
convention Of Am. Federation OF Labor
eNonerateG Of charges of infidenty to
trades union principles.
Dec 15-Notice served by S.o9 Pullman
ulll car shop employees of refusal to work
Sundays hereafter