Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-13
FOOD FOR STARVING.
Contributions for Food Pour in On the
Destitute Miners.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 12.-The striking
miners at Canonsburg have determined
to force the injunction issued by contln-
uing the daily marches and meeting in
the neighborhood of the Mctiovern and
Canonsburg mines, in spite of the order
of Judge McIlwaine of Washington. for
bidding marches on the public roads iead-
ing to the mines. The purpose is to have
the men arrested in order 10 test the lc-
gality of the injunction.
Patrick Dolan stated that ii had been
determined to keep up the marches, and
as fast as one group Is arrested another
will take it's place until there VIII be 50
many of them in jail that the public
opinion of the community and country
viii he aroused on the question of the III
legged new form Of iniunctions.
Information has been received by the
Putshurg operators that the miners OF
the Bell Lewis Il Yates Co. have struck
in the Reynoldsviile district and that all
of the mines of the company are idle.
About $500 men are employed. No IN
formation has been received from the
Punxsatawney and Cteariieid districts,
but at East Brady il WAS reported that
the miners at several pits in those dis
iricts are out. the grievances being oil q
local nature and independent OF the ma
tional strike.
The usual march of the miners was
made at Turtle Creek at o'clock this
morning but there was little TO eneour-
age the strikers, as more men went INTO
Firms from all sections OF the Union
are coming to the rescue of the strikers.
\ cereal company at Akron. ONO, sent
dispatch Offering TO donate two tons OF
corn meal, agreeing TO snip ii whenever
directed. The offer was thankfully ae-
cepted and the corn meal will be dis
trbuted among the homes of the miners
in need.
The Fishermens Protective Association
of Astoria Oregon. offered to send East
100 eases of canned ea imOn to the miners,
which was also accepted The salmon
started east by fast freight. yesterday.
Serious trouble was threatened at Unity
at o'clock this morning. Deputy Sherin
Richards was in charge of some men GO
ing to work and the strikers ran ahead
of the men, hooting and jeering them.
Sheriff Richards ordered the strikers TO
move but they refused He then called
on his other deputies 10 assist them. and
the strikers. seeing that he meant what
he said. moved off. still hooting the men
going to work. There was great excite
ment and many threats. bur the excite
ment quoted down on the arrival of the
leaders.
There are now 10 deputies at Plum
Creek, an increase of y.
When T. b. DeArmitt heard of the
threatened trouble. he spent all the morn
ing going from house to house to induce
the men to go to work. AT noon there
We're 213 men in the mine. decrease of
~. This decrease is due to the new tao
ties of the strikers in guarding the min
ers' houses.
The company will make new move.
4 number of the miners who are work
ing will file Il bill in equity asking that
the strikers be restrained from marching
past their houses. They say that the
continued noise and excitement is en-
dangering their own health as well as
pardzng the lives of members of their
families who are sick.