The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-01
.DENOUNCE THH HACTION OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BUSINESS.
Work on the Uniformity Agreement The Strk-
ers Appear to be Under the Best Sort Of
leadership Violence and Drunkness
Have no Part in Their De
monstrations

| m0nStratlonS
| Pittsburg. Pa, July 31.-A number
of coal operators who congregated at
| the Monongahella House during the day
expressed themselves very forcibly on
| the strike situation. They were all in
favor of the strikers and say they hope
| the miners will win. They were strong
/ in their denunciation of Sheriff Lowrey
| for issuing the proclamation ordering the
strikers at the New York and Cleveland
mines to retire to their homes. John
Blith, the veteran coal operator, said:
II am more heartily in sympathy with
the miners in this struggle than | have
been in any strike they ever inaugurated.
hope they will win. The proclamation
Of the sheriff was an outrage, and do
not believe he can force the miners to
| leave the ground they are now occupying
with the permission of the owners.
do not think he has right to inter-
| fere."
James w. Shields, who operates the
Big Osceola mines, is sending a donation
Of provisions to the strikers daily, and
says he will continue to do so as long
as the strike continues. He also con-
demns the action of the sheriff and says
the miners should permit themselves to
be arrested and fill the Jail. making the
Iexpense on the county so great that the
taxpayers would interfere and resent
obnoxious proclamations.
The work on the uniformity agree
ment has been completed and the COM
mittce will begin to secure signatures
on Monday. Operators who discouraged
the movement, are gradually coming in
to line and it is believed the required
number of signatures can be obtained.
When that is done the strike can easily
be settled.
In the county courts to-day the pre-
liminary injunctions against the strikers
restraining them from interfering with
the men at the Bunola and Castle
Shannon mines. were continued.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 31.-The situa-
ton at Dillonvale and Fairmont remains
practically the same as yesterday. Judge
Mason announced this evening that the
, Injunction granted at the solicitations of
, the operators was not permanent. The
, miners do not seem to care anything
!, about the injunction.
{ The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
, Assembly has issued call for mass
? meeting of all citizens in sympathy with
= the strikers for next Thursday evening,
Wheeling, w. Va, July 31.-The min
, ling situation in the Wheeling district to-
y day was as follows:
About half of the full force was at
work in the two mines of the Boggs Run
Company; 30 men went into the Glendale
mine, and about 40 were working in the
mine at Elm Grove. Only eight men re-
| turned to work at Moundsville and it is
not likely the effort to resume there will
4 be successful. Secretary Lewis, of the
j Ftsehio miners, addressed the Elm Grove
strikers. There is likely to be a clash
between the men who returned to work
and those who stuck to the strike. The
Glendale Company posted notices that all
who did not return to work were dis
charged. This brought about half the
force to terms.
Plttsburg, Pa, July 31.-Anxiety, ex-
pectatlon and suspense, which were the
conditions in the coal mining situation
about DE Armitts mines to-day have Civ
EN- place to peace and quietness tonight.
After running counter to deputy sheriffs
several times during the day, the strik-
ers peaceably withdrew this evening, and
are now asleep in their camp. AS the
miners will not work tomorrow the strik-
ers will take rest and no trouble Is ex-
| pected before Monday morning. The
week closed with the miners officials sat-
isfied that they had made a marked inn
preston ON the diggers of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company who.
it seems, are wavering as to their pur-
pose.
, Late this afternoon President Dolan
took $50 strikers from the camp and
marched to Plum Greek where a meeting
was organized. Speeches were made
by President Dolan and Vice President
Mckay and the men cautioned to keen
within the law. While the meeting was
in progress Sheriff Lowry and Chief
Deputy Richards with an armed force of
deputies, appeared upon the scene. Sher-
lif Lowry read the injunction procured
by De Armitt and ordered the strikers
:, to disperse. President Dolan replied
that they were on public ground and pro-
duced certificate from the road super-
visor OF the township declaring the place
a public highway. Sheriff Lowry again
! ordered them to disnerse and after a
short parley the meeting was closed and
the strikers marched back to camp Up
on their return it was learned that 400
men from the Panhandle district had
started for Turtle Greek and would reach
there tomorrow morning.
| When the reinforcements ar
rive arrangements will be made to march
to Plum z feek about midnight Sunday
night az guard the mines until the men
start t, work when another effort will
be made to induce them to come out.
President Dolan, Secretary Warner and
: Cameron Miller are all at the Turtle