The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
DEPUTIES DO NOT INTERFERE.
kriking Campers Permitted to March In
Small Groups.

Irlklnk tduPCfS " '"'~"N>- -
Small Groups.
-Pittsburg, Aug. 24.-The striking MIN |
Is encamped about the De Armit mines ;
Experienced less interference from the !
Equities Monday morning than at any
me since the decision of the court in
be Injunction proceedings The camp
rs were permitted to march in small
houps. but were not allowed 10 get
tthin speaking distance of the work nS
liners. There was no evidence that the
&eputies intended to carry out the ru-
kor which was spread Sunday that an
fort would be made TO break up the
bmp. In fact Deputy Samuel Young,
|ho is in charge at Plum Greek, salu
bonday morning to Captain Belllng-
lam that there would be no more ar
lists made until a decision was had III
be cases of the five men arrested sat
hday. Captain Bellingham has rented
barn at Center and will have htty
hen duartered there all the time, so
bat they may be able to get INTO the
bwn the first thing each morning. All
he men in the camp were sent ous
|onday afternoon on scouting anu nlls-
|onary work. 1t was the intention To
bst the house of each miner. Captain
)ellingham has strong hopes that ms
theme will greatly increase the ranks
\ the strikers.
ABOUT twenty-five strikers succeed1d
eluding the deputies during the night
bid visited the working miners at
heir homes. They returned MONDAY
borning and claim to have been quite
)lccessful In securing and converting
number of miners, who declared they
ould quit Tuesday, but would have 10
ork Monday as II was pay day. sam
RI c. De Armit when seen BEFORE the
bening of the mine, said that ne
bought he would have an increase III
Is force. He anticipated that theie
ould be at least $50 men in the mines
arly Monday morning a raid was mace
the camp Of negro railroad iaporers
Unity. Constable Carson ana -FOUR
6sistants. heavily armed, went to the
Imp and after destroying the gambling
lbles. demolished the unlicensed liquor
Moons and set fire to the ruins. The
egroes offered no resistance. The con
able's actions were heartily commehu ,
by the striking miners. who stoou
bout the camp in readiness TO all III
be preservation of peace, should the
blored laborcrs have shown a disposi-
on to defy the authorities.
Bomb for Miner.
Centralia, Ills, Aug. H.-For Two
bys a humber OF miners have peer
gging ccal here ard threats have beer
bade bv The strikers, which were put
bio execution at o'clock MONDAY
borniLg. A large dynamite charge wa
kploGed In tie yard of Sem Pope, :
blored miner, which shattered the pu'io
g, breaking ell TIC rloss en- the IRON
de OF the house and tearing a larg'
pie In the ground. There were eleVei
rsons sleeping III the house VINO wel'
everely shaken up. but no one wa
brit
win Await Result at Conference.
st. Louis, Aug. 24.-The Bellevue
Is, coal mine strikers say they nav
ecided to make no more enorts
resent toward inducing the Du Quoir
arterville and Murphysboro men
pit work, but to quietly await the re
pit of the conference to be held In .
puts Aug. 30. They virtually aom'
bw that their only hope Is to induc
e railroad men to refuse to haul Coz
ON the places named.
Bloomington Miners Stay Out.
Bloomington, Ills, Aug. 24.-The nor
hion men have decided not to go bac
work yet. At meeting held sunda
u Of seventy-hve miners but twovote
return to work
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