Evening journal., 1897-08-27
WOMEN IN THESTRIKE
Wives and Daughters of the Min
ers Jeer Workers.
STRIKERS FAMILIES BEING ELECTED.
The Work WIN BE Kept Up Until the
Oak Hin Mine oniciaIs Have Pos
session Of All Their
Houses.

Plttsubrs, Aug. 27.-The wives and
daughters Of the striking miners at De
Armitts Oak Hill mines, near Turtle
Creek, took a prominent part in the
demonstration against the working
miners. Early yesterday morning a
dozen or more women gathered at the
camp and with flags and banners
marched along the roads leading to-
ward the tipple.
On their way they met a number of
miners going to the pit. and they greet
cd them with yells and jeers. They de-
rided the miners who are working and
ridiculed them in a manner which
caused many of them TO hang their
heads in shame. The women say they
will make a demonstration every day
hereafter.
The strikers claim that only Is men
were at work in the Oak Hill mines
yesterday and that the output the day
before was only 80 pit cars, while the
company's officials say that IS pit cars
We're mined. Superintendent S. c. De
Armitt and four deputy sheriffs com
menced the work of evicting the fam
lilies of the Plum Creek strikers yester-
day. The work will be kept up until
the company has possession Of all its
houses.
At Bunola the mine owners are grad
ually gaining on the strikers. Fourteen
men returned to work Wednesday and
p yesterday. w. ]. Brennan. attorney
for the miners. is preparing his answer
to the bill of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal company in the proceed
ings against the miners officials and
strike leaders for contempt of court.
The answer viii declare that the camp
and marching is not for the purpose OF
intimidation or menace to any one, but
merely to indicate to the men in the
mines that the miners generally are on
strike and TO demonstrate their
strength by show of numbers.
Gus Date. who is in charge Of the
sheriffs deputies at Plum Creek, was
told by the sheriff's attorney that un-
der the injunction he could not interfere
with marchers who paraded with a band
at their head The only ones he can stop
are those who are intimidating the work.
men, A large parade and meeting was
held at Turtle Creek last night without
moestation from the deputies.
President Dolan addressed a big meet
ing at Clare Ridge. Westmoreland coun-
~. Before leaving the city he gave the
details Of his arrest at McGovern. He
went before Judge McIllyain and was
told that he had not violated the pro-
visions Of the injunction and was dis
charged
Colonel Tsend Stands by His Statements.
Colonel w p. Rend. the Chicago op-
orator who created something Of a
scene during the recent joint confer
ence of miners and operators by MAX
ing serious charges against President
Ratchford. has returned from Buffalo
When told that his charges had created
considerable excitement and that in
timations had been thrown out that a
libel suit might be entered against him,
Colonel Rend said: Let him sue me.
am ready to prove what charged
and think IL would be a good thing for
the country if It were proved. That
st. Louis convention could not set itself
a better Job than to investigate this
matter I made Dolan an offer to pre-
sent Ratchford with the evidence, but
It was not accepted
Speaking of the strike generally
Colonel Rend declared that it is now
certain that the miners will lose It.
He anticipates that within the next few
days new men will be brought in tc
start some Of the pits. but even if this
IS not done and the mines remain idle
the men will never again get such an
other golden opportunity as they have
rejected.
He says their great mistake was r
supposing the operators were ready e
give in because they sought arbitration
He declares that all the large lake ship
pers are firmly determined TO resist the
demands of the miners. If the miners
haS accepted the first propositions
made by the operators at the confer
ence on Friday, they would have made
a substantial gain and would have i'm
proved permanently their condition.