Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-09


tended by about 200 women. the wives
and daughters of the miners who are
still at work in the Plum Creek mine.
Notwithstanding the fact that deputies
visited the homes Of these people yes
terday and advised them to not attend
the meeting nearly every wife brought
her husband with her. Because Of the
many restrictions put on the strikers
they have hitherto been unable to get
. chance to argue their cause with the
Plum Creek workmen, and the occasion
given them yesterday was taken adj
vantage Of to the fun.
The unusual opportunity was the re-
suit Of missionary work Of the wives Of
the strikers from Mcdonald, Finleyville
and Carnegie. These women had been
working assiduously during the past
week and secured the promise Of the
wives Of the working miners to attend
the meeting and bring their husbands.
The result Of the meeting was the as
surance from nearly . hundred men
that they would Join the strikers today.
The plan II for the men to work until
they receive their twenty days pay.
which will be given them today, and
then they are to desert the pit, leaving
only eight days wages back which,
the case Of the Sandy Creek strikers
Saturday. will be refused them. If this
plan does not miscarry the strikers
think it will only be q question Of a
very short time until the De Armit
mines are tied up completely.
The meeting yesterday was inaugur-
ated by religious services conducted by
Rev. Lincoln Lash, assisted by q choir
Of twenty colored jubilee singers, after
which Mrs. Mary Jones, the Chicago
agitator. spoke for about an hour. put
ting the case very plainly to her women
auditors. She placed the responsibility
for the success or failure Of the strike
on the wives. and made a decidedly ia
vorable impression.
strikers Capture Another Tain.
Vincennes Ind, Aug. San army OF
coal miners numbering eighty men from
Linton took possession Of an Evansville
and Terre Haute freight train bound for
Evansville yesterday. where they were
to meet 1000 more miners, then proceed
to Darlington. KY. to try to get the
miners at that place to Join the strikers.
The train was side.tracked here for halt
a day when Superintendent Corbett or
dered the train to Evansville. When
the train started the miners again took
possession Of 1t and proceeded to Evans
Vile.
Evansville. Ind, Aug. 9.-The march
ing coal miners Of southern Indiana
reached this city early yesterday morn
ing and went into camp at Garvin
Grove. which place had been secured
for them by the Central Labor union.
1t was the original intention of the IN
ion to have a monster mass meeting
yesterday afternoon. but the plans were
changed and the miners will employ
different tactics. If the miners are sue
cessful with the local miners their next
move will be on Darlington. KY.
Trouble Ahead for Michigan Mines.
Ishpeming. Mich, Aug. 9-From pres.
ent indications there is likely to be
trouble among the mine workers Of
Ishpeming and Magazines. Amass meet.
ing yesterday afternoon was attended
by over 500 men. The men were ad.
| dressed for over an hour by President
William Nudge, OF Negaunee. and Sec
rotary Matthew Wesley, Of Ishpeming
Secretary Wesley said that about Z:
per cent. of the workmen in Ishpeminf
| and Negaunee were members Of ths
union and could easily force out tn,
non-union men II they would only stant
together. The non-union men have late
ly been solicited to Join the union, bu
many Of them have refused, and in con
sequence the members had decided no
to work with them after Aug. %. wheI
trouble Is feared.
Judge Jsckson's Injunction IN Outrage.
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