The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-11
4 CRISIS APPROACHING.
THE STRIKERS MOST ORDERLY.

They Still Claim That the Outlook Is
Most Encouraging For Their Cause.
Rain Interferes With the Proposed
Marches on the Working Minors.
Pittsburg. Aug. ia crisis is fast
approaching in the miners movement
against the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company. The next few days
should determine whether or not the
strikers object will be realized. The
strikers still maintain excellent order,
and claim that the outlook Is most en-
couraging for them.
While yesterdays work Is not viewed
in disappointing light by the camp
ers at Turtle Creek, Sunday Creek and
Plum Creek, yet yesterdays happen
ings were not Of the most encouraging
sort. They had to contend with their
first spell of bad weather. A heavy
rain drenched the camps and prevent
ed the marchers from carrying out
their regular program. At Plum Greek
the rain and continued absence of a
band kept the men In their quarters.
with the result that little, IL any, mis-
sionary work was undertaken.
The storm also had the effect of pre-
venting the march to the Spring Hill
mines, between Wilmerding and Wall
Station. which are owned by Alexander
Dempster. The only march of the day
was made by the 100 men at Camp
Determination, who left camp shortly
after s o'clock. and marching close to
the Oak Hill tipples spent two hours
In the vicinity Of the miners homes
There was not even ordinary excite
ment attached to the invasion along
Thompson's Run, A summary Of The
days development finds conditions
much the same as they were on Mon
day, save that the company claims
to have made a further break In the
strikers ranks at Turtle Creek and
Sandy Creek. The Plum Creek mine
was running considerable coal yester-
day, and the number of men reported
at work equals that Of Tuesday.
The failure to hold q meeting at
Camp Isolation was another disappoint-
ing feature of the day, and the men are
loudly clamoring for the presence of
the officials. The batch Of Italians that
struck camp on Monday are expected
to do much good among their fellow
countrymen at work In the Plum Creek
mine, but active labors were withheld
until today, when 1t will be positively
known whether or not the men pro-
pose remaining away from the pits.
Yesterday afternoon District Presi-
dent Pat Dolan accused the operators
Of the Pittsburg district with having
broken faith with the striking miners
in this district. He also outlined the
policy to be pursued by the United
Mine Workers in their fight in the cen
trail Pennsylvania district, where 1t Is
proposed to close down all the mines
He cannot predict when the strike will
be settled. but claims his organization
can stand the strike until the last of
September. The operators. he said,
had promised to pay the price when the
supply at DeArmitt's mines had been
cut off. This has been done, but the
operators had failed to keep their part
of the contract.
regularly at the Oak Hill mines were
paid yesterday afternoon. Those who
Joined the strikers did not get their
cash, the company holding It, as under
the contract the men forfeited their
wages by striking. There was no ex-
element Between 800 and 400 en-
ployes were on hand, but few Of them
received any money. Mr.. DeArmitt
made a speech to the men. telling them
he sympathized with them and that the
money was withheld not because the
company wanted It. but because It had
to carry out the terms of the contract.
He denounced the midnight marching
and the encampment. and said It was a
blot upon the history Of the country
that the laws are not enforced and such
movements stopped.