Evening journal., 1897-08-23
A CONFLICT IN CAMP
Three Strikers Wounded In a
/ Saloon Discussion.
QUARREL OVER GOING BACK TO WORK.
One Man Shot Near the Heart. Another
In the Eye, and n Third SIashed
with RRzor-The Injured
wnI Recover.

Pittsburg. Aug. 2S.-Religious serv-
ices were held in several Of the strikers
camps yesterday and all were largely
attended but Notwithstanding the re-
Igious spirit pervading the camps, a
conflict between workers and strikers
took place in the afternoon, during
which three strikers We're badly hurt,
but none is in a serious condition. Five
Of the men who are working for the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
went to William Seamons boarding
house, about a mile and a half from
Oak Hill tipple, where a number of
strikers are quartered for the purpose
of persuadlng the strikers to go to work.
The meeting was a stormy one and re-
suited in Antonio Podasky being shot
near the heart. the bullet going almost
through his body. Grongron Pimolo was
shot in the eye, and Botiste Dalmeso
was cut with a razor. The injured men
are all strikers.
This was the only disturbance record
ed at the camps. The aggressive work
men escaped before the men on the Oak
Hill camp were aware of the fight. The
report that Sandy Creek camp will be
abandoned is denied by the strikers. and
| they say that the men will be sent there
from Plum Greek and Turtle Creek.
In addition to the general missionary
work for the week the leaders have de-
| cided to direct especial work to the pre-
vention of operations at the Sandy Creek
mine The strikers say that they will
continue their marching tactics, claim
ing that under the ruling Of Judge Goff
In the West Virginia cases they are
given this right
Samuel De Armitt said that from 150
TO 175 men viii be at work in the Plum
| Creek mine today. It is announced that
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company will make eight more evictions
today from eight different company
| houses. 1t is not probable that there VIII
be any trouble.
The sherff does not say what course
he will pursue should marching begin,
but thinks he Is ready to meet every
emergency.
sympathy for the strikers by the
farmers and citizens is not diminishing
: in the least. Yesterday there We're
about ZOO visitors to the camp at Sandy
Creek. Many Of the farmers who came
brought wagonloads Of provisions. Cit
liens OF New Texas sent word thai
they had plenty Of food for the mer
and wanted them 10 call on them wher
needed
Want All States to BE Represented.
Developments IN the coal mining situ.
alton in the Pittsburg district Will b,
watched with unusual interest thi.
week. Both sides were apparently a
rest yesterday. but It was develope,
p that at the conference today Their
will probably be a disruption. b.
| fc Il r.
ford, the national president Of the min
a ers' organization, will not be present
!. II Is claimed that he win stick to hi
e original assertion that he viii not agre
to arbltrate unless all the states in
o volved are represented. It is a wei
> known fact that the operators Of othe
? states viii not join the local operator
in the movement for arbitration.
II Ratchford is obdurate. the confer
| ence will be useless. From a reliabl
a source IL was learned that II the oper
e ators start mines on the lines laid dow
# other mines viii also be started by tn
miners. 1t is proposed TO select opera
+ tors who are not represented at tn
# conference and who are friendly to IN
miners. Permission will be given to min
r coal at the rate demanded and hav
d the coal stored. BY this means II is ex
j. pected 10 raise a fund from the unio
!. miners who happen to be working an
II with this fund pay the expenses Of
Is fight against imported labor.
7 The miners are making arrangement
' to have fund on hand to send foreig
% labor home just as fast as 1t arrives
Il with mines operated under the juris
4 diction of the labor leaders and wit
operators who are friendly, who reap
~ profit, they hope to have available
- large fund. This plan has been out
!, lined and will be submitted to the ma
- uonal officers If the conference proves
failure.