Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-31
STRIKERS FAIL TO PERSUADE DE
ARMIT's MEN TO QUIT.
PROMISES WERE NOT KEPT.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO BE TAKEN
AGAINST THE MARCHERs.
sheriff Lowry Issues n Proclamation
Ordering Them to Disband-Min-
erS and Operators of south
eastern Kansas Hold
Conference.

Pittsburg Pa. July 30-After long ana
weary night of waiting TO learn the re-
suits of the meetings Of the miners OF the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany, the camping strikers were a disap-
pointed lot of men this morning, for the
c1rected exodus from the Plum Creek.
sandy Greek and Oak Hill mines did not
occur. The miners did not quit work, as
they promised to do last night, and all the
mines were in operation to-day Until day
light the indications were that the strikers
had won. and that no more coal WouId
be- mined until the strike was over
What the marchers will now DO Is not
known. but from indications given by the
speakers yesterday, it Is believed that lars
bodies af strikers will be brought 10 the
vicinity Of DeArmit's mines and the oeIh-
onstrations will be kept up.
Secretary Warner claimed this afternoon
that an Of DeArmit's mines would be idle
tomorrow. The strikers, he said, would
not leave until the men quit work, II they
camped there for month
Legal proceedings are 10 be taken against
the marching coal miners, unless they us
band and 90 to their homes. This was ue-
cidsd on mis- afternoon, and Sheriff Harvey
4 Lowry will be expected to see to II that
the assemblages are disbanded. W ME s tIS
marches on the mines of the New 1Ofh anu
Cleveland Gas Coal Company have not peel,
ss effective as the miners officials could
wish. il is evident that the marcntIs a. : :
making an impression on the eHlplO!Caa - -
I az connauy To-day there was posted IN
the vicinity of the Turtle Greek, 9dnuS
l creek and Plum Creek mines a pIoclaiiha.. md.
I tion issued by the sheriu ceHfldhuinS tLlie N
al rersous shall refrain from assembling OF
COngrecating on the public hlSh"d!s VI
/ thoroughfaTes of Allegheny county, OF ~ "A
terferiug with the peace. All are CoHlhldhu-
I ed 10 retire to their respective MONIES OF
places Of residence, or be dealt WIN dc-
eJb JpbTras.siaeTt Patrick Dolau was asked what
/ he thought OF the proclamation lie sdlu
( he did not care how many proclamai i.l.,. Mons
I were issued. so long as the peace N5s heb,,
{ which ne said il was intended 70 40 he
/ EXPRESSED himself as having no rear. It'll,
/ A meeting was held this morning Wilici. .ii.
was addressed by District President FdtIICh
Dolan. He went over about ILL., Ine in :,
l ground as was covered in his speech ias'
night and added that all lSD9r bSr.
! tiOuS with the exception OF the bIotIlgl ..t
/ hood Of Locomotive Engineers, were Win
the miners in their strike Ia, or,,o- eayinr
. that owing TO the inrOads Of electric tail
w4vs and other means OF rdplu " iIiSlt i
the wages Of the engineers Would 4IgGl ~
. sooner or later. ana then ihty MOf MOiH ~
asking assistance from other OrgdhiHa
nm other portions Of the district the strike
matters are quiet: Inc stIlhgrS ar ~. -,
BeArrnit mine. The owners OF the -asti'
shannon mine have decided 10 close 'ntu
UlaUr until the present AlIItItlSSS Al ''i'
COal trade are adjusted. -
At midnight II looks as II the sherih
nrOcl9mation will he the biggest factor II
bringing about trouble iu the vicinity OF I'M
he Arruit mines. Tonight meeting o
strikers will be held at oak Hill. and II wa
decided to pay no attention to the sheriti
prncIamation as IL was considered 10 ~
an outrage At the meeting. il is reported
fbat President DOan. VI. p Carrick ant
other leaders, told the men that the man
date Of the sheriff was unjust ana COul'
not be enforced. The result OF the meetlnl
was that three meetings were arrange'
I FOR one at midnight. one at A. m, AM
I another al 4 a. m. and the men are nov
. marching through the Turtle creek reglol
. I'M three divisions TO reach their meeuni
. places The different times were chosel
fcr the meetings as the best to catch tn
. working miners when changing shirts. TX
element is running high. and II the nigh
masses without a conflict between striker
and deputies IL will be considered almost
The deputies at the DeArmit propert
. number 125. the majority Of which are a
Turtle creek and Sandy creek. Twenty
five deputies are distributed along the com
+ pauv'S railroad between Turtle creek an
. oak Hill II is expected that trouble. II
J occurs will be on this railroad. about
a m when the companys train come
down from Oak Hill to gather up the work
T,en to take them to the mine. The sherll
to-day swore in some of the IDLE men a
f Turtle creek. men said 10 be In the serNic
/ Of the DeArmits and fifteen more depuUe
were taken there from Pittsburg-