The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-19
THEY MUST NOT MARCH
Injunction Against Miners
Made Permanent.
OPERATORS WILL FORCE FIGHT.
they VIII Start Few Mines by
Combined Action, sharing the
tost-StrfkerS' Camps Breaking
Their Ieaders-Many Arrests in
West Virginia for Marching
Shortage of Ceai in Ohio valley.

PiTTsBURG. Aug. 1a.-This was oper-
aeoEs Cay. and from present appearances
.aey nave made a most effective move and
nave nearly 4 not quite. checked their
opponeu uts, the striking coal miners. The
courts decree today IN making permanent
the preliminary injunction restraining the
strikers from camping. marching or IN any
manner interfering with the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company's mines
had the effect OF almost depicting the
camps and apparently a general demoral-
lzati0n among the campers exists
Judges Stowe and Collier handed down
the decision making the preliminary in
Junction permanent. and the plainsln was
ordered 10 file a bond Of $500 to answer
for such damages as may be sustained by
the defendants oy reason Of the injunction
Immediately after the Sling Of the decree
and upon the motion OF Thomas Patter-
son. the court ordered 4 similar decree 10
Be- drawn II the case against the Bunoia
miners. IN which an injunction vas applied
for by Rufus G. Crawford.
WIZ start Mines by Force.
In order to follow up their advantage.
the operators held a largely attended
meeting tonight at the Ncnongshela
house and arranged for the starting Of
their mines with or without force. II
force seems TO be uuavoidable. IL is the
intention TO start certain few mines AZ
once under the protection Of deputies,
and whatever expense may result viii be
shared pro rata by the mine owners.
strikers Deserving Camp.
Camp Determination at Turtle creek
was reduced in numbers today from zoo
to fifty. The men were told to go home,
as 10 more food would be furnished them.
They gathered in an angry crowd and
denounced the officials bitterly. ( num-
Der OF men threatened 10 return 10 their
respective homes and go to work in the
mines. They said the strike was fizzle.
Some OF the men left for Irwin and
Greensburg districts, where they viii look
for work.
Sandy creek camp is virtually abandon
/ ed and il Is not known whether II will
be opened again or not All told. there
\ are less than $50 men now encamped about
( the three mines. IL is said the men wao
are still In the camps Will remain and
viii march as usual in spite OF the sheriff
and the courts order.
De armit TO start Work.
The small showing Of men at the camps
has apparently encouraged the De Armits.
and 1t is expected they viii make the at
tempt TO start their mines in fun AT once.
A meeting of miners from the AuckleTat
mines waited on Superintendent Dick
SON. OF the Aucklerat mine, Of j. s. Cor
". Al
mine IL the men returned at the 5i-cent
rate He said he would not. and that the
mine would not be opened until the next
lake season.
The Price of Coal Raised.
The price Of coal, which is reported to
have advanced at almost every point in
she country east of the Missouri river and
at all Missouri and Mississippi river points
since the great strike began seven weeks
n snr ut
burg. The ruling figure in large lots Is
5951s cents per bushel.
Plans are being formed for the mainten-
ance OF the strikers and their families for
q prolonged period. The expense of car
ryinf on the strike is placed at $500 a day.
and appeals are coming in every day for
help for families in the mining villages.
The action at the meeting Of operators
In the coal strike yesterday is In accord
ance with the plan mapped out after the
! uniformity agreement had been formulat-
ed. The agreement provides that all coal
contracted for on the 52-cent basis shall
be mined at that rate until the contracts
are filed. It is known that the require
ments of the lake trade by September is
are 6Go0.00o tons. II the contracts are not
filed, the operators viii not only lose
large amount OF money, but put them
selves In q position TO lose contracts for
all time TO come.
VIII seek "a Settlement.
The meeting of Pittsburg coal operators,
which was begun at Cleveland last night,
was concluded here tonight shortly after
midnight The only statement given out
was the fact that the action taken at the
Cleveland meeting was ratified and even
emphasized. and that the president Peter
Hitchcock had been empowered TO ap-
point a committee tomorrow. who viii seek
a conference with the miners officials
looking 20 a settlement Of the strike.
shortage on the Ohio R,ver.
WHEELING. Aug. 1s-The local coal
situation is growing serious. The city gas
works had what was always deemed a suf-
fcieut advance supply Of coal from the
Florscheim mines on the Wheeling divi-
sion OF the Baltimore & Obio railroad, bat
this supply is now growing decidedly short
and new arrangements Will soon have 70
be made. Coal is selling in the local yards
at L cents per bushei just double the usual
price. Slack brings s cents, and both ara
hard 10 get al these rates. There are 30
families in Wheeling in need Of coal, while
ali manufacturers that do not Use gas are
hampered for fuel On the Ohio side Of
The river. manufacturing establishments
using thousands Of bushels daily have had
their supplies cut down or shut Of
In the Paramount held o'Conneh and his
campers are stin az the Montana mines.
not having succeeded In closlag Them en-
tirely. A march 70 West Fairmount and
New England Is scheduled 20 begin to-
night when the United States court In
5unciioas vii probably be served under
Judge Jackson's new ruling that marching
columns are intended 20 intlmidate and
contrary 10 law.
IRE movement in the kanawha valley
shows no change a few more men went
20 work this morning ana Dllchers' CO.
guan succeeded Ia winning q few more
recruits IN the upper valley The new
carnpalgn o. the agitators on the Norfolk
4 Western railroad has apparently borne
70 fruit
F.URE's FAREWELL BOMB.