Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18
MARTIAL LAW RULES
Sheriff Lowry Patrols Three Townships with
His Deputies.
DOES NOT ALLOW THE MINERS TO MARCH
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Awaits Actio of the Court Before Ordering
Camps Broken Up.
TWENTY-FIVE EWCTlONS AT PLUM CREEK
Several Men Who Seek De Armitts Life
Placed Under Arrest.
WOMEN ATTEMPT A DEMONSTRATION
Yell ut Miners who Arc still ut work
and Threatens to Throw Brick
bats Mt Thcm-Dolan
Satisfied.


declared in Plum, Patton and wilkins
townships by Sheriff Lowry. The three
mines OF the New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal company are in these townships and
all roads leading to them will be patrolled
by his deputies. Persons who cannot give a
satisfactory account Of themselves will be
ordered to leave the neighborhood and upon
refusal will be arrested.
The sheriff will not attempt to break up
the camp of the strikers until the court
has passed on the question, but announced
today that he is determined to stop the
marching and trespassing on the companys
property No one will be allowed on the
company's property who fails to have a
passed signed by Superintendent De Armitt.
There are now nearly 800 men in the
camp at Plum creek. After the mutiny at
Sandy Creek yesterday the camp at that
point was abandoned and the men went to
Plum Creek In addition 200 men arrived
at 8 o'clock this morning from Bell Vernon
,rhe large increase in the number in camp
has caused a shortage of provisions and the
men are hungry. They threatened to march
during the morning. but were induced not
to do so by the deputies. Last n!sht IL was
decided to have the women march, as the
Injunction did not include them The Or
der of the sheriff to arrest all persons, now
ever caused change In the program ana
there was no march. Sheriff Lowry sald
ne would disperse the women as quickly as
the men as he interpreted the courts order
to mean to enjoin not only the men, but all
who ATTEMPTED show of force or interfer-
ence with the miners.
MORE EVICTIONS.
There we're twenty-five evictions near
Plum Creek during the day Passengers on
tho morning train from Pittsburg to Turtle
Creek say a man who gave his name as John
Monroe and who said he was from the
Osceoa mice, announced he was gong TO
kill Sam De Armitt. The statement is MADE
that there are a number under arrest In the
vicinity of the mines who are after the De
Armitts. They are not in the camp now
ever Samuel De Armitt is under arrest by
the sheriff Neither he nor the sheriff Will
say for what, but the strikers say 1t Is to
prevent his arrest by any constable. which
would be impossible as long as he Is in the
sheriff's custody
Sixteen more men went into Plum Creek
mine this morning. The strikers say only
twenty-eight men are at work, while the com
pany say they have $50 men. The output
yesterday was five cars of lump and three
cars OF screened coal.
The strike leaders for sume reason hav
abandoned the idea of having a meetIn!
CT the heads of the different labor organ
izations to devise ways and means OF bat
tling with an adverse ruling of the cour
on the miners injunction. President Dola
says a meeting of the union officers may b
held on Thursday, but IL 1t Is it will be TO
another purpose.
There Is rumor current that the d
Armitts have arranged for the importation
of 200 foreign workmen next Monday I
work In the Turtle Creek and Plum Cree
mines This is denied by Thomas De Ar
mitt but in spite of this it is believed tha
the New York and Cleveland Gas Goa
company will give notice to all striker
that they are willing to re-employ all tn
Old hands and should the strikers no
choose 10 return to work within a few days
tha " - N
will work
The work OF securing signatures to tn
uniformity agreement Is progressing favor
ably and in a few days the list will
ready for publication About thirty opera
tors are said to have signed, but the con
mlttee is not willing to say whether or NJ
any of the larger operators are on the list.
HEAD OFF THE MARCHERS.
At Turtle Creek fifty strikers, withol
leaders or music. and with nothing at the
head but the American flag, marched fro
Camp Determination this morning on IL
Oak Hill mines. This was done uneXpec
edly. Before reaching the mines Sheri
Lowry and posse met the marchers al
ordered them back to camp, The strikers r
,uctantly turned back, sorely disappointe
but peaceful.
White the men were going to work tn
morning they had to pass between two roy
of French women headed by Mrs Jennie
Wtte and Mrs Marie Rrogia. The wom'
called at the men ON the way to work al
threatened to hit them with stones
though they did not do The men hu
ried past az fast as they could Iearil
trouble When the men had all passed Il
women went TO their homes. saying th
would be out tomorrow.
The miners officials express themselv
rs well satisfied with the injunction pr
ceedngs. According to the court" sa
President DIlan, the injunction only +
strains us from what We have not done, b
what we do not intend to do. The cam
will be continued and conducted as usu
until further notice. We have abundant a
surance of help and all the reports that '
are destitute have no foundation"
President Dolan said he was nlisquoted
misunderstood yesterday when giving /
testimony at the injunction hearing.
did not intend to say or convey the II
presson," said he, that Operators Shield
blythe aud Steytler and other operators h
requested me 10 order strike. They ney
told me to get De Armtts mon on stril
but did say, and 1t is the general opni
among all operators. that De Armitt is
sponsible for the deplorable condition
aifairs in the Pittsburg district"
The decision in the injunction case "
probably not be handed down before
morrow. Four more suits were enter
against Superintendent Samuel De Arm
today by strikers and their wives,
charges being disorderly conduct
WOMEN WILL MARCH.
The contemplated plan to have the won
make marches, which was 10 have been
augurated has been definitely decided NJ
by the leaders, and the wives and daught
OF the strikers will now take up the w
which the men have been enjoned fr
doing 1t is the intention to begin tomorr
and have the women do the marching wi
the men remain in camp. The leaders th
the injunction is not operative against wom
and It remains to be seen what the outco
Will be.
The farmers of the entire country surrou
ing the several camps are making extens
preparations for demonstration 10 sh
their sympathy for the strikers, They r
pose 10 have parade. headed by a
aud march down the Salisbury read an
over the hills There Will be no "Cu to