The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
MINERS MARCH AGAIN
Deputies Refrain from Molest-
ing Men at De Armit Mines
Trouble at Hazleton.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. n, 1Ssz-For
the first time since Monday the striking
miners encamped about the De Armit
mines resumed marching About four
o'clock this morning two hundred campers
lined UP and started to visit the miners
houses at Center, Unity and Clarksyilie-
When the cross roads were reached the
marehers encountered twenty deputies,
but no attempt was made to stop the
men.
Chief Deputy Young stated that there
will be no interference with the marchers
pending the decision of the court in the
case of the three men now under arrest
for contempt.
The marchers then proceeded on their
way and were successful in persuading
three foreigners to strike. The strikers
say fifty men went to work today. This
is an Increase over yesterday. Superin-
tendent De Armit claims two hundred
men are at work There will be a big
demonstration at Camp Isolation tonight.
and the deputies will not interfere. The
procession will start from New Texas
and headed by two brass bands will
march to the camp. Many farmers and
residents will participate and it is ex-
pected 1,soO persons will be in line
Slabtown, the plague spot at Unity,
where the negro railroad laborers nave
been holding high carnival for several
weeks still Stands, but it will go up in
flames In smoke before the day is over.
Twenty deputies have been detailed to
assist Constable Kersten in applying the
torch, and if there is any resistance from
the negroes, the strikers stand ready to
aid the peace officers. There i " was ,5,gbt 5ne
but so far as known no one was hurt
The miners leaders are more encouraged
than ever over the prospects OF an carry
settlement of the strike in favor or the
diggers. Efforts are now being directed
to the mines along the pennsylvania
Railroad and the central field of Penn
sylvania. District President Dolan ad-
land county, last night, and the result was
that the men decided to quit work. This
means the closing of two mines OF the
Westmoreland Gas Coal Company, the
largest company on the PennSylVanla
Railroad.
President polan says the work will be
Systematically pushed and expects. soon
to have all the mines IDLE. He says asg 81 SIX
field and that work will be suspended in
that region within short time. Sheriff
Lowry Went to Bunola this morning ac-
companied by several deputies and or
dered the strikers off the public roads.
An injunction was served on Captain
Walker, who is in charge, and also on
preparing to start their mines,e but it is
not likely that any move to resume will
be made until after the St. Louis conven-
tion and Labor Day.
Strike at Hazelton.
HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 27, 1S97.-The
threatened strike at Van Wickle's Color
aid and Beaver Meadow collieries took
place this morning. The Hungarians and
Italians are masters of the situation and
1900 men are idle pending the decision OF
the foreign element. Last night the for
eigners held meeting and at a late hour
they visited the homes of their country
men, pulled them out of bed and delivered
the edict. When the officials arrived at
No. 2 colliery this morning they found the
mine door closed and a placard bearing
the word s'Stragk' placed upon it. This
was the announcement of the strike.
Two hundred men marched to the canal
this morning, where they We're Joined by
100 more. They then went to the breaker.
The bosses and coal and iron police tried
to stop them, but they were hustled aside,
and the breaker was cleared. The carpen-
ters and blacksmiths were driven from
the shops and a squad of 100 men are
now marching to the Evans colliery. 1t
is aid that the strikers will invade the
Milnesville district this afternoon. The
strikers are without an Intelligent leader,
and heir grievances are but partially I'M
derstood.
A meeting is called TO rthis afternoon,
when the demands will take formal shape.
The English-speaking miners are not in
the movement, but they can do nothing at
present.
Four hundred strikers on their way
from Beaver Meadow to Milnesvile,
marched throUyn this city shortly before
noon The distance between Beaver
Meadow and Milnesyille is six miles The
reporter for the Associated Press talked
with the leaders, and 1t was learned that
the Hungarians and Italians were to be
recognized on the same basis as the En-
glish speaking miners. The English
miners, they claim, get $1,97 per day
Hungarians, $50 and $1.65, and the En-
glish laborers receive $1.50 and the Hun
garian laborerS 81. Is.
In anticipation of the strikers reaching
Milnesville, the entire coal and iron po-
lice force were taken from this city this
morning, and will meet the strikers at
the works The men are not yet organized
but expect to get in shape tonight and
present their claims in formal manner.
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