The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-01

A new plan of campaign is now being for
mulated and his presence is desired before 1t
is put into effect. number of the leading
miners throughout the district and the
Westmoreland field were at the headquar-
tiers this morning and the plan was dis
cussed in secret What the proposed changes
are could not be learned, but from a reliab BILE
source is given the fact that the entire
situation will be changed in this district
before the close of the week. The camps
al the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company's plant will be continued Ma
tional Organizer Cameron Miller. who, with
District Secretary Warner, has assumed
charge of the strike during President lent, DO 20
situation throughout the entire district
looked very favorable to-day. He is ar
ranging for a number of meetings in the
district. These will be held before the con-
templated change in the campaign is put
into effect
Patrick Dolan Pittsburg district president
of the United Mine Workers Of America,
William Murdoch and James Norton are
freed from the faint of contempt of court
in Washington county. Judge j. A. Nc
IIvaine, at Washington. Pa, to-day dis
charged the rule on them to show cause
why they should not be attached for con-
ern last week. Twenty-Five men went to
work yesterday in the Boone mine of the
Canonsburg Coal Company, at Canons-
burg, Pa.
The five striking miners arrested by depu-
ties on Aug. Il at Plum Creek for march
ing in defiance of the injunction issued by
Alderman Groetzinger this morning ana
held for court on charges of unlawful as
Collins John Finn, R. Barrow, Samuel
Sheppard and Thomas O'Donnel. Captain
Bettingham offered bail for the men, but
they refused to accept 1t and said that they
preferred to go to Jail.
Under the leadership of Emma Haas, the
Jeanne Fare of Camp Isolation, twenty,
five women wives of the strikers, marched
to the mine back of Center, Pa, at O'Clock
this morning and succeeded in inducing
four miners to stay out OF the pit Inc
women were stopped several times by the
deputies, but they forced their way past
them and went ahead on their mission.
The men in the camps surrounding the
mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company are in an excited state OF
mind tonight. The first note of revolt
the strike of miners by President Ratch-
ford, of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, sounded by Paul Trimmer, MEM
Der Of the executive board who is in COM
mand of the strikers in Camp Determine
ton at Turtle Creek. Trimmer was attend
ing a concert for the benefit Of the strik-
ing miners in the Turtle Creek Opera
House when a reporter told him of the ma
tional presidents plan. He declared that
rangements for calling the strike off and
declared further that the miners never
would abandon the strike on the terms sug-
gested. Trimmer said that the authority
for negotiating for q settlement of the
strike was vested solely in the executive
board and any action taken by It must be
referred to a delegate convention of the
miners for ratification or rejection.
Captain Uriah Bellingham, in charge of
the camp at Plum Creek, became very in
dignant when told of the rumored settle
ment. He declared that the men in camp
were there for the purpose of defeating De
Armitt and nothing could make them aban-
don the siege before the accomplishment of
their aim. He further said that he was con-
1dent the men in this district would not
work for less than So cents and as a mem
Der of the executive board he would oppose
any action accepting lower rate; Every
man in the camp seems to be of the same
mind as their leaders.