Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-01
COAL OPERATORS EXPRESS THEM
SELVES VERY FORCIBLY.
STRIKE MAY BE ENDED SOON.
UNIFORMITY AGREEMENT LIKELY
TO BE RATIFIED.
Expected Clash at DeArmit's Mine Did
Not Occur YeSterday-Men still
at Work Are Said TO he Wa
yering-News of the
Strike.

Pittsburg. Pa, July 31.-A number OF
coal operators who congregated at the
MCrcngehela house to-day expressed them
selves very forcibly on the strike situI-
ton. They were all in favor OF ;he
strikers. and say they hope the miners will
win. They were strong in their denuncia-
ton Of Sheriff Lowry for issuing the
proclamation ordering the strikers at the
New York and Cleveland mines TO retire to
their homes. John Blythe, the veteran
coal operators. said:
Il am more heartily in sympathy with
the miners in this struggle than 1 have
been in any strike they ever inaugurated.
1 kcpe they will win. The proclamation
Of the sheriff was an outrage, and 60 not
believe he can force the miners TO leave
the grounds they are now occupying with
the permission of the owners. l do net
think he has a right TO interfere
James W. Shields. who operates the big
OgoeoIa mine is sending a donation Of pro-
visions to the strikers daily, and says he
will continue to do so as long as the strike
continues He also condemns the action
of the sheriff and says the miners should
neImit themselves TO be arrested and fill
tIa iaiI making the expense OF the county
so great that the taxpayers Will Interfere
and resent obnoxious prOclamatiOns.
has been completed and the committee
will begin TO secure signatures on Monday.
Generators who have discouraged the move.
n7eut are gradually coming into line. and Il
is believed that the required number of
signatures can be obtained. When that
is done the strike can easily be settled.
ANXIETY. expectation and suspense. which
were the conditions in the coal mining
situation about DeArmits mines to-day.
have given place to peace ana quletness
tonight After running counter 10 deputy
sheriffs several 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 a rest and no trouble Is
expected before Monday morning.
The week closed with the miners Off
cisIs satisfied that they had made a
marked impression on the diggers of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
many who. II seems are wavering as TO
their purpose.
All the men are at work at Sandy Creek
and hut few were at work at Turtle Creek
today. Plum Creek was in full operation
I'D the entire force Of the strikers was
centered at this point. but without success.
The men at work appear determined 10
stand by their employers. but the strikers
sim have hopes of bringing them out.
A large number OF men got into the
mines at Plum Greek this morning be-
fore the marchers arrived. This being the
last dav of the month. it is the end of a
MY, neriod. and the men had gone into
the mines two hours earlier, so that they
could swell their accounts by big day q
work.
The rnarchers approached the mine by the
MonroeyiIle road. The mine property ad-
ioIns the Center school house, in Plum
township. and on the dividing line between
the two properties the marchers were met
bv a deputy sheriff, who told them they
could not 20 any further on the Monroe
1,i1Ia road. The leaders Of the strikers
n,isbed lin aside and marched on Twenty
Or thirty other deputies hurried 10 tht
scene and the strikers We're brought 10
standStiI within twenty yards OF the tres
~ THE men were very indignant ana foi
a moment II looked as though there WouiC
he serious trouble. At this Juncture Su-
nerintendent DeArmit arrived on the scene
and told the strikers that MS men hao al
ready entered the mines ana tnat Dattlt
with the deputy sheriffs would De very
foolish action. in that II wouId surrey re
sult in large numbers being arrested ahC
would be the worst thing they coIl9 90 Iol
| the strike The strikers then withdreW.
Late this afternoon President DoIah loot
| $50 strikers from the camp ana nlaTcned tC
Plum Creek where meeting was organ
lied. Speeches were made BY PRESIDENT DO