The morning news., 1897-07-27
STRIKERS DON'T WANT STRIFE.
THEIR LEADERS SAY THEY WANT
THE PUBLIC'S SYMPATHY.

They DiscIaim Any Intention of
Marching on the Gas Coal COmpa-
ny's Mines-A Body of 1000 Miners
Armed With Heavy Clubs March
ON the CnstIe shannon Mines and
Persuade the Men TO Come out.
Senator Hanna Says He FavOrs
Anything to Improve the Condition
of the Men.
Pittsburg Pa, July 26.-Miners officials,
Dolan and Warner have assured the sher-
iff that the strikers had no intention of
marching on the mines of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company. Presi-
dent Dolan said it was not Intended to
lose the sympathy of the public by any Ill
advised display of force. AT the meeting
on Thursday" said he 1--WE want no crowd
from other points. We want only our
speakers and De Armitt's men there, and
it is my opinion that this plan will be sue
cessful. If we get a good meeting l think
we can show to the public and to the 9TH
er miners that De Armitt's men still have
manhood enough left in them to come
under our standard and join the strike.
We have told the sheriff that our inten-
tions are peaceable and he believes us.
We therefore, will not be interfered with
by him or his deputies"
A body of 1000 miners carrying heavy
clubs marched to the Castle Shannon
mines, at Oak station, where about 400 men
were working and prevailed upon them to
come out There was no disorder.
Senator Hanna was in the city to-day.
In speaking of the efforts to settle the
strike by arbitration he said: II am in
favor of any plan that will better the con-
dition of the men; that is the main point
of the situation. That their condition
needs betterment everybody knows, and 1
will give my hearty support and co-opera-
ton to any movement looking toward that
end. Present methods are in many re-
spects inadequate. Uniformity is lacking
and that is something l have always ad-
vocated."
This afternoon Rufus Crawford, owner
of the Bunola mines, went into court and
secured preliminary injunction restrain
ing the miners officials and strikers from
interfering with the employees or congre-
eating about the mines. The hearing was
set for Saturday.
President Dolan said the miners officials
would not attempt to fight the injunction.
They were not hunting trouble,' he said,
and would not deliberately violate the
law. The sheriff of Westmoreland county
has been called on for deputies to pro-
tect the miners at the Rostraver mines at
Webster. The Webster company proposes
to start with non-union miners tomorrow
or Wednesday.
The mining situation in this district
late tonight is quiet and unchanged. Both
sides are waiting for the result of the
meeting of the operators tomorrow. The
arbitrators are highly elated at the pros
poets. All agree in saying that it will
be the largest meeting of operators ever
held in this district. All of the western
men are here, and the eastern people will
arrive in the morning. Hotel lobbes are
meeting places tonight for the operators
already here. and the strike question is
being we'll discussed. While a large num-
Der are not in favor of the old uniformity
plan, all are anxious to hear what new
phase the peace commissioners have given
the subject. Some are decidedly opposed
to uniformity, burt all are in favor of ar
bitration for a settlement of the strike.
The board is busy completing the contract
which is to be presented to the meeting
tomorrow at the court house. No one
can at this time, predict the outcome of
the conference, which is expected to last
two and perhaps three days.