People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — MANY GO TO WORK. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MANY GO TO WORK.

Miners Break the Strike in Several Districts. 'Borne Still. However, Hold Oat—La Salle Men Are Willing to Resume—The 4 Seventh, I. N. G., Busy at . Mount Olive, IH. WILL NOT RESUME. Stbeatob IIL, June 18.—At a mass meeting of the miners of this city and vicinity held here Friday it was decided to continue the present strike and ignore the agreement made by the miners and operators at Columbus. Moving the CoaL Massilon, 0., June 18.—The coal 'blockade of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling road was broken Thursday night without a blow. Eight coal trains, under the guard of state troops, ran the gauntlet without an incident. Strikers’ Families Starving to Death. Lexington, Ky., June 18. — Advices from up the Chesapeake & Ohio road are that great destitution exists among tbe striking miners, their families in some cases starving to death. Dissatisfaction exists among miners in the Peach Orchard mines, which may result in their going out. Reject the Compromise. Bbaceville, 111., June 19. —A mass meeting of over 2,000 miners from the Braid wood district was held near Coal City to take action on the bulletin sent out from Columbus. A resolution

Edward E. Ayer, president of the museum, is one of Chicago's most prominent citizens. Ho %as born in Kenosha, Wis., in 18-41. He has been a successful railroad contractor, and at present ls.presldent of a large lumber company He donated a *100,003 collection of Indian relics to tho museum. F. J. V. SUiff, the director-general of the museum, occupied an influential executive position with tho World's Columbian Exposition, and is known as one of the most efficient administrative officers in'ho country.

■was adopted rejecting the ten cents reduction proposed by the agreement at Columbus. Will Not Go to Work. Tebkk Haute, Ind., June 10.— The •delegates to the convention of Indiana •miners Saturday afternoon, by 08 votes ■to 27, decided in favor of continuing the strike until they received last year's price of 70 cents. A resolution was aiso adopted calling for the resignation »f State President Dunkerly, who signed the Columbus compromise agreement for 60 cents. The resignations of the national officers is also demanded. The convention reassembled in the •evening to receive President Dunkeriy’s resignation, but it never came. He promised it, and claims to have sent .it, but the convention got tired and lEeclared the office vacant, electing to Hhe place George Purcell, of Daviess •county, who was vice president, and who is counted as a radical among the strikers. Miller, of Brazil, a block coal man, was elected vioe president. Refused to Ratify. Massillon, 0., June 19. —'The 2,000 •pick miners of Massillon district have Tefused to ratify the Columbus agreement and will continue on strike. Between 700 and 800 men attended the •meeting in the rolling mill green Saturday afternoon and by a substantially unanimous vote reached this decision.

000 miners in this district has given an impetus to all kinds of business and the situation is more hopeful than at any time for many months.

Cost of the Strike. Chicago, June 10. —001. W. P. Rend :said in an interview that the strike lad cost the miners in loss of wages about $200,000 a day, or over $10,000,000 for the entire period they have been idle. La Salle Miners Willing to Work. ' La Salle, 111.. June 20. — A mass meeting of the miners of this vicinity adopted a resolution favoring going to work at the price agreed upon at Columbus, providing there is a general resumption of work in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The resolution passed by a small margin. Twenty-Six Arrests. Mount Olive, 111., June 20.—United ■States Marshal Brinton with a dozen deputies arrived here Monday armed •with a warrant from Judge of ~the United States district court at Springfield, for the arrest of those taking part in releasing the prisoners last Saturday. Aided by the Seventh regiment of the militia the marshal succeeded in making twenty-six arrests. Ohio Mines Resume. Bellaibe, 0., June 20.—The attitude •of the miners in the Sixth district of Ohio is encouraging. Nearly 2,500 people have found work in the mines in this part of the Ohio valley. The others, about half of the miners in the district, will await the result of the conference at Columbus. All the soldiers have gone home. Mabtin’S Febry, 0., June 20.—The misters at Laughlin Nail works, Gaylord, Long Run, Bellaire and other mines returned to work. A general break is expected. Cincinnati, 0., June 20.—A1l the Hocking valley miners except those at IBtraitsville and Lost Run returned to work on Monday. In the Sixth district nearly 2,500 people went to work Situation More Hopeful. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 20.—The settlement of the great coal strike and the return to work of 15.000 of the 20.-

EDWARD E. AYER. F. J. V. SKIFF. Officers of Field Columbian Museum, Chicago.