The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-04
STRIKERS GO INTO CAMP.
COAL MINERS Ear SIEGE TO DE
ARMITT,s MEN VINO WORK.

NAU vi Nuo SANNHA - AtAN
and President Doinn OF the strikers rsauoa
Instructions ne TO Its
Made In tho Ranks OF Ne Armitt's Mes.
PrrTsBURa, Aug. 3.-The striking coal miners
appear to have received accessions to their
ranks from w p. De Armitt's miners Presi'
dent Dolan says the Turtle Creek and Sandy
Creek mines are closed down, only a few day
men being at work, and Secretary Warner says
that only 200 out OF $50 miners are at work In
the Plum Creek mine. Permanent camps have
been established near the three mines. 1t Is
the intention to have no moro than 800 men nj
each camp. and later the number will DO re-
duccd to 100 and perhaps only 80 at each camp.
The following order was issued byDolan this
evening:
Order No. Ito the miners OF the Pittsburg
District: You are hereby notified that l do ap-
point Edward Mckay as general MANAGER OF
Camp Determination, located at Turtle Creek,
Pa. to enforce the following rules and reEula-
tions for the government Of said camp:
"First-All orders issued by the general man.
ager shall BIO strictly and sacredly observed by
tho members of our camp.
"Second-He shall be empowered to eject and
arrest, II necessary, any and all members tres
passing on the property of said camp under
tho influence of intoxicants, whereby trouble
may originate from their presence.
'"Third-He shall be further empowered to
appoint any and as many assistants as he may
see fit to strictly carry out these rules.
"Fourth-He shall also have authority to dis
miss any and all persons who have already boon
appointed:when, in his judgment, the party or
parties are not carrying out his orders to tho
best interests of the members of 81 i'd camp.
"Fifth-To the public generally:-I do hereby
request that. in the event Of any violation Of
the peace or statutes of this Commonwealth.
by any members of our camp, you report
at once to Edward Mckay. general manager,
and We will proceed to arrest and prosecute and
convict. # necessary, any members OF our craft
for violation of said peace or statutes.
sixth urgently request all miners sacredly
and inherently to regard and respect the law In
the future as in the past, and tho press and
struggle for bread.
"aovcnth-You are strictly prohibited from
and Cleveland ID Cas- Coal Company BY order Of
"PATRICK DoLAN, President.
This afternoon u delegation composed of the
wives OF the Italian and French miners OF Tur.
tie Creek and sandy Creek visited the wives Of
those Iri ium Creek sTs miners who are still work TX
wives TO persuade their husbands to quit work.
Gen. John A, Wiley, \. q. r, is in the
the local militia regiments. He said he sees no
need OF calling out the National Guard. as the
strikers are orderly and seem to threaten no
violence. The strikers had another parade to.
night at Turtle Creek, similar to the one held
last night. Members of other labor orRaniEa-
Secretary Warner Of tho miners says the
Edgar Thomson Steel Works is drawing no coal
in order to carry out his contract, is buying
coal for the steel works from the Westmoreland
has asserted ali through the strike that he was
Obliged to buy sixty car loads OF coal u day. the
supply from his own mines not being sufficient
to satisfy the demand.
Preparations are still, under way for q, big
sympathyy meeting, to be held on the wharf n1n
speak. On Friday night Debs will speak at
Turtle Creek. Cameron Miller and Jacob An;
morrow afternoon. James ". Shields, a coal
operator. gave bond for them.
ALTooSi. Pa, Aug. 3.-The striking miners
at Hastings, Cambria county, have instituted q
ullege has been stolen from them. The defend
ant operators are W. +. DUNCAN. NJ. l; Spang-
George and +. b. Nicholson, and others. The
miners set forth in their plea that the robberies
ing the month OF June, ana that in addition to
being robbed OF every nth car they put out,
they have been compelled to dig 1900 pounds
The trouble at the Mitchell mines has broken
ment between the strikers and the operators.
Not a man has gone back to work. 1t is said
that the reason OF this is that the property is
about to change hands.
HARRIsBURG, Pa. Aug. 3.-Adjt.. Gen. Stewart
is remaining ut his post. ready for emergency
which may necessitate the calling out of the Ma
tional Guard in the coal strike. He has taken all
the usual precautions in the way OF preparing
material at the arsenal. ana also in providing
for transportation facilities, but he apprchends
no serious trouble: He said tonight that he had
not heard anything from the, Sheriff Of Al
lcgheny, but will remain here in touch
with the officers of the National Guard,
SO that there may not be a minutes
delay if the presence OF troops Is necessary 10
preserve the peace or protect property. He dep.
recates anything like sensationalism In the
strike matter. and is keeping his plans carefully
to himself. He had u conference with MAJ
Gen. snowden late last night. and they have an
understanding regarding the plan to be pursued
II the troops should be called out.
SPRINGFIELD. H.. Aug. 3.-Gov. Tanner ex-
pressed himself freely on the present coal strike
to-day. He said:
The conduct OF the strikers has been admira-
BILE. They seem to have learned the secret power
of all great observation-disclosures. The
masses of the people are their friends and desire
that they should win. The prices OF digging coal
has for years been far too low. The operators
arc themselves to blame Tor the situation. The
spirit of competition has run away with their
business judgment. In order to insure contracts
from the heavy consumers they have put the
price Of coal, down, down, down, until the very
life had to be cut out OF wages, even when the
output was large"
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