Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-17
DRIVEN BACK.
Deputies Win Victory Over
\ Marching Strikers
SERIOUS RIOT NARROWLY AyER1ED.
Tho Injunction IL Openly Deaed, But
the Marohers Finally Forced to
Retreat-WillN Now Await the
Result of the Trial.

Result of tho Trial,
Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug. 14.-Injunc.
lions by the court have put stop to
marches by the striking miners against
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company for time at least. But in the
execution Of the injunctions, the sheriff
and his deputies narrowly escaped pre-
Duplicating serious trouble. AS it was,
the frst blood Of the strike was shed.
Henry Stewart. one Of the sheriffs dep
Ntiss, struck Jacob Mott, drummer Of
the Mcdonald band, with the edge OF q
brass horn and cut a severe cash above
his eye.
Almost Riot.
The sight Of the blood wrought up
the 1000 idle miners to such pitch that
desperate conflict was imminent. The
deputies also were excited and noisy.
The strikers were Jeering and yelling,
and urging further rush down the
road. In that crowd there were enough
angry Strikers to annihilate four times
the force of officers on the ground.
Capt. Bellingham, Sheriff Lowry, Chief
Deputy James Richards and Superin-.
tcndent De Armit were the only cool
men In the assemblage. To them
belongs the credit Of avoiding
riot. When Bellingham saw there
was danger of his men getting be-
yond his control, he commanded halt
and addressed himself to the task Of re-
straining the more belligerent. Sowell
were his efforts directed that he soon
had restored comparative order.
Strikers Resist.
! Sheriff Lowry had difficult task to
perform, but he handled it well, and by
his GOODNESS and good nature did much
to neutralize the bitterness and strife
invited by the behavior of his subor-
dinates. The strikers finally retired
and marched back to their camp. There
were several other brushes with the
deputies, but no actual collision. After
the miners returned to camp, the Of
fcers held a conference with their at
torney and he advised them to quit
marching until the court had heard the
argument next Monday, on the bill in
equity brought by the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal company, as it
might injure the case If they were
brought up for contempt before the
court.
President Dolan then issued orders
that no marches should be made on any
of the mines Of the New York & Cleve-
land Gas Coal company until further
orders, although marches may be made
against other places. In place Of the
marching mass meetings will be held
and speeches made as means Of keep
Ing miners Of the company from going
to work. Two meetings will be held ct
Plum Creek this afternoon at which
miners Of the New York & Cleveland
company will be urged to be present.
The feature Of the scene Friday morn
Ing was the fact that the women sym.
pathizers, for the first time In the strike,
participated In daylight demonstra-
ton, and, like their brethren in the
cause, had the injunction read to them
and they were ordered to cease using
the public highways for parade
ground.
There were no signs of trouble FRI
day night. The strikers remained with
In their camp, and while the deputies
were on guard they had little to do. In
order to more thoroughly fortify his
position, Sheriff Lowry swore in 20 adj
dItional deputies Friday night and dis
patched them to Plum Creek. The
sheriff does not think there will be any
trouble at any of the mines Of the New
York and Cleveland company and is
fully convinced the miners will do the
right thing. He is now confident that
he can handle the strikers, and If the
injunctions of the Allegheny county
courts are made final, they will obey the
order. He has given strict orders, how
ever, not to permit any marching and
to enforce the law, even IL compelled to
arrest all the leaders in the movement.
Women Make a Denomination.
During the morning about 40 women
appeared on the road leading to Plum
Creek. The party was headed by the
strikers queen, Emma Haas, wearing a
wreath Of daisies and carrying flag.
A number of banners were displayed,
bearing striking inscriptions, among
which were: eve are out for wome1fs
rightsl Sixty-nine cents or busti"
"United we stand. Divided we fall.
It's bread and butter we wantl"
The deputies received many taunta
and jeers, but the marching women
were finally persuaded to return to
their homes without any serious
trouble occurring.
VIII Sue De Armit for Perjury.
.t
attorney for the strikers, said that he
would enter suit against w. P. d.
Ar1nit for perjury in connection with
the affidavits made in the application
for the injunction issued Thursday
Mr.. Brennan said that one of the de-
PENDANTS named had been dead two
years and two others had not been min
ing coal for about the same period
The names, he said, had evidently beer
taken out of an old book.
Injunction Not Served.
Fairmont, w. Va, Aug. 14.-At tn
meeting at Monongah Friday after
noon Ratchford spoke to the men. 81,
was followed by Gompers, Sovereign
O'Connell and Mahon. There were n,
signs Of serving the injunction and {
prominent operator tells the press maj
that 1t will not be served.
situation at Decatur, III.
The situation at different camps o
miners from other cities Is quiet
About 200 men are in camp on the ives,
100 on the south and $50 on the south
west. Deputy sheriffs guard the road
In the vicinity Of the camps. There ha
been no disorder and no sign of troubl