The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-18
FARMERS SHOW SYMPATHY FOR
STRIKERS.
ANARCHISTS ARE SEEKING De ARMIT
Operators Meet and Decide 10 Begin 0pefat-
ing Mines in Pittsburg District at Once
Say the Strikers Are High Hand
ed and Unreasonable.

| townships by Sheriff Lowry. The three
mines of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company are in these town
ships, and all roads leading to them will
be patrolled by his deputies Persons
walking or driving along the roads who
cannot give a satisfactory account of
himself or herself, will be ordered to
leave the neighborhood, and upon re-
fuSal viii be arrested.
The sheriff will not attempt to break
up the camp of the strikers until the
court has passed on the question. No
one will be allowed on the eompany'S
property who fails to have pass sign
ed by Superintendent De Armit
There are now nearly 500 men in the
camp at Plum Greek. Ia addition, 200
Den arrived at 3 o'clock this morning
from BelleveFnon The large increase
IN the number in camp has caused
shortage of provisions and the men are
hungry.
There were % evicti6ns near Plum
Greek during the day of striking min
ers. The evictions began at noon yes
teTday.
The claim is made that there are a
number of anarchists in the vicinity of
the mines who are after the De Armits
They are not in the camp, however.
The contemplated plan to have the
women make marches has been definitely
decided upon by the leaders, and the
wives and daughters of the strikers will
begin the tramping tomorrow, while
the men remain in camp. The leaders
think the injunction is not operative
against women.
A new element is 10 be introduced in
the situation at an early date. The
farmers of the entire country surround
ing the several camps are making extern
siVe preparations for a demonstration
to show their sympathy for the strikers,
No missionary work is to be attempted.
the demonstration is purely for the pur-
pose of showing sympathy for the strik
ers. The preparations for the event
have been carried on secretly, but the
story was given out tonight by one of
the prime movers. He says the class
of men who will compose the parades
have no fear of interference, and will
not disband at the command of a few
deputies. Abuot six hundred strikers
from Toms Run, accompanied by about
$50 women and children, marched to
Camp Victory near Canonsburg to-day
urday, when a meeting will be held
Several of the officials will be present
and address the meeting. About 500
more men and women are expected to
arrive at the camp by Saturday.
Suits and counter suits promise to be
one of the most prominent features of
the coal miners strike. While the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany has been prosecuting its injunction
case, the miners have been gathering
material to bring suits not alone for
wages, but for trespass.
President Dolan said this evening that
as soon as the time affored, the min
ers' officials will bring action against
the officers of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company. The question
of the right of the strikers to visit en-
| plOyees of the company at their homes
| and plead with them, and the right of
| deputies to interfere with a man when
| he is walking on high way toward n
residence, even though he is compelled
| to walk on the property of the company,
will be looked into.
THE UNIFORMITY AGREEMENT.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 17.-In the opin-
ion of number of coal opera tors the
|
thing, win not receive the support its
articles are said to warrant. A canvass
of operators shows that they are not
rushing to the committee with signed a.
greements in their hands. In fact they
are all holding back and each one seems
waiting to see what the other fellow
intends to do. The uniformity commit
tee refuses to divulge the names of the
opera tors who have affixed their sigma
lures to that instrument Some stated
that they were waiting for the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
to head the list and seemed unwilling to
have their names enrolled until PreSi-
dent De Armit announced that his COM
lpany had actually signed.
The committee claims to have secured
the signatures of number of coal firms
and operators whose places Of business
are out Of the city. So far as can be as
certained, however, the only Pittsburg
firms that are enrolled are those repre-
sented by J. J. Steytler, who has signed
only for his Panhandle mine; Henry
Floersheim. who was the first man to
place his name at the foot of the articles
and David B. Breckenridge, of the
Eclipse Coal Company, whose mines are
at Coal Center.
GENERAL" BRADL- & ARRESTED
Hillsboro, ILL.,, Aug. 17.-Six hundred
striking coal miners, eight abreast, invad-
ed Gotten this afternoon throwing aside
the deputy sheriffs doing guard duty
and going through the town pell NELL
The officials ordered the guards not to
shoot but they began making arrest;
| as fast as possible. General Bradley
was the first man placed under arrest and
three guards came to this city with him
4 as fast as horses could travel. He is
now in the county Jail. Other prisoners