The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-01
Yesterday Was a Day of Anxiety
and Suspense.
COURT INJUNCTION
CREATED TROUBLE
WITH DEPUTIES WAS
s NARROWLY AVERTED.
Strikers Will Remain Quietly In
Camp Desperation Today Mass
Meeting Called to Protest Against
the De Ar1nitt Injunction-Non-
Union Nan Shot at Scottdale.

Pittsburg, July 31.-Anxiety, eXpecta-
ton and suspense. which were condi-
tons in the coal mining situation about
De Armitt's mines today, have given
place to peace and quiet tonight. After
running counter to deputy sheriffs sew
eral times during the day. the strikers
peaceably withdrew this evening and
are now asleep in their camp. AS the
miners will not work tomorrow the
strikers Will take rest and no trouble
is expected before Monday morning.
The week closed with the miners Of
fcials satisfied they had made a
marked impression upon the diggers of
the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal
company. who, il seems. are wagering
as to their purpose.
All the men are out at Sandy Creek
and but few were at work at Turtle
Creek. Plum Creek was in full opera
ton, and the entire force of the strik-
ers was centered at this point, but
without success Late this afternoon
President Dolan took % strikers from
the camp and marched to Plum Creek
where meeting was organized.
DISPERSED BY INJUNCTION.
Speeches were made by President Do
Ian and Vice President Mackey and
the men cautioned to keep within ehe
law. While the meeting was in gro
greSS, Sheriff Lowrev and Chief Deputy
Richards, with an armed force of depu-
ties, appeared upon the scene. Sheriff
IoWrey read the injunction procured by
De Argnitt and ordered the strikers to
dispense. President Dolan replied that
they were on public ground and pro-
p fa
pervisor of the township, declaring the
place a public highway. Sheriff Low
cry again ordered Uhem to dispense and
after short parley, the meeting was
closed and the strikers marched back
to camp. Upon their return, it was
learned that 400 men from the Pan
Handle district had started for Turtle
Creek and would reach here tomorrow
morning.
When the reinforcements arrive ar
engagements will be made TO go
to Plum Creek Sunday evening
and guard the mines until the
men start to work, when an
other effort viii be made 10 induce them
to come out President Dolan. Secre-
tary Warner and Cameron Miller are
all at Turtle Creek camp tonight. The
camp has been organized on military
lines Guards and pickers are on duty
and all strangers viii be kept on the
outside Several wagonloads of provi-
sions We're received and enough ra-
tons are now on hand TO feed 1900 men,
Sheriff Lowrey said this evening
that he would visit the camps in per-
son tomorrow, and after making a
careful investigation, would probably
decide to take some decisive action on
Monday.
CAMP DESPERATION.
Camp Desperation" at the McCrea
schoolhouse, will be headquarters for
many strikers for the next few days.
Committees and subcommittee viii
visit the offending miners in their
homes tomorrow with the hope of in
ducing them to join in the movement
AT midnight President Dolan re-
ceived word that zoo men were on their
way from Thomas Run, 100 from Car
negie and 100 from Mucke-rat. By noon
tomorrow, he said, 1000 men will be in
camp.
OUTRAGE BY THE SHERIFF.
A call has been issued for a mass
meeting of all the miners in the Pitts
burg district at McCrea's schoolhouse,
near De Armitt's mines, on Monday
morning at II o'clock. The call urges
all miners throughout the district to
meet at their mines and arrange to
proceed to the meeting place, and con-
tinues:
THE miners of this district confront
crisis. In their peaceable, laWabiding