Evening journal., 1897-08-09
THE MINERS ACTIVE
Effective Work Done by the Strik-
ers at Plum Greek.
A LARGE MASS MEETING WAS HELD.
Wives and Daughters OF the Miners
Are Working Assiduously to Aid
Their Husbands-PIans of
the Strikers.

Pittsburg. Aug. 9.-Although yester-
day was considered a day Of rest among
the strikers, probably the most effective
work among the Plum Creek miners
was performed, and as a result the
strikers have been assured that consid-
erably less than 200 men Will be at work
today at this mine. A large mass meet
ing was held at Camp Isolation at Plum
Creek yesterday afternoon, which, in
addition to about 1000 others, was at
tended by about 200 women. the wives
and daughters Of the miners who are
still at work in the Plum Creek mines
Notwithstanding the fact that deputies
have visited the homes of these people
and advised them not to 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 a chance to argue their
cause with the Plum Creek worxmen,
and the occasion given them yesterday
was taken advantage Of to the full ex-
tent The unusual opportunity was the
result of the missionary work Of the
wives Of the strikers from Mcdonald,
Finleyville and Carnegie.
Women Doing Heroic Duty.
These women have been working as
siduously during the past week and Sc
cured the promise of the wives OF the
working miners to attend the meeting
and bring their husbands. The result
of the meeting was the assurance from
nearly 100 men that they would join
the strikers. The plan is for the men
to work until they receive their 20 days
pay, which will be given them today,
and then they are to desert the pit,
leaving only eight days wages back,
which, judging by the action Of the
company in the case of the Sandy Creek
strikers on Saturday will be refused
them. II this plan does not miscarry.
the strikers think it viii only be a ques-
tion Of a very short time until the De
Armitt mines are tied up completely.
The meeting yesterday was inaugu-
rated by religious services, conducted
by Rev. Lincoln Lash. assisted by a
choir Of 20 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 favorable
impression.
Typhoid Fever Raging.
An epidemic of typhoid fever in a
mild form is raging in the vicinity OF
Camp Determination at Turtle Creek
60 cases having been developed among
the citizens of that borough. The camp
ers have not been attacked as yet, and
as a precautionary measure the health
officials have ordered extra sanitary
measures. Bad water and lack OF sew
erage in the borough is assigned as the
cause of the disease. Five deaths have
resulted up TO date.
Only % strikers were in Camp Deter
mination yesterday, but toward even
ing It began to assume It's normal con-
dition by the return Of the men who had
gone home to freshen their apparel
and otherwise prepare for the new
( weeks work. Before morning the usu-
al complement will be on hand and the
forces are to be divided into three bands
, who will march to the three pits and
guard them at as close range as the
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