The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-18
NOW UNDER
MARTIAL Law.
THAT is the Practical Result of Sheriff
LOwry'S order.
WOMEN WILL DO The MARCHING.
Wives and Daughters Of Miners Will Rep
resent Husbands and Fathers in the
Miners Demonstrations Par
mers, Too, Will Form
a Parade.

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Pittsburg, Aug 1S.-Martial law has
to all intents and purposes been de-
clared in Plum, Patton and wilkins
townships by Sheriff Lowry The three
mines of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company are in these town
ships, and all roads leading to them
will be patrolled by his deputies. Per-
sons walking or driving along the roads
who cannot give a satisfactory ac-
count of himself or herself will be or
| dered to leave the neighborhood and
upon refusal will be arrested.
The sheriff will not attempt to break
up the camp of the strikers until the
court has passed on the question but
announced that he is determined to
stop the marching and trespassing on
the company's property. No one will
be allowed on the companys prop
erty who fails to have a pass signed
by Superintendent DeArmitt.
After a conference last evening be-
tween the sheriff and strike leaders
the lat. + are convinced that the sher-
lff's latest order means practically mar
tial law. They understand that the
strikers may retain their camps, but
cannot march nor do anything toward
getting the DeArmitt men out, They
cannot go about either in squads nor
singly If their mission is for anything
but to attend to private business. They
cannot coll on a friend if he should
be located on company ground. Under
the changed conditions 1t Is expected
the camps Will be greatly reduced in
numbers. as only a few men will be
needed.
The contemplated plan to have tho
women make marches, which was to
have been inaugurated yesterday, has
been definitely decided upon by the
leaders and the wives and daughters
of the strikers will now take UP the
work which the men have been enjoin-
ed from doing. The leaders think the
Injunction is not operative against
women, and it remains to be seen what
the outcome will be.
A new element is to be introduced at
an early date, The farmers of the en-
tire country surrounding the several
camps are making extensive prepara-
tions for demonstration to show their
sympathy for the the striking miners.
They propose to have a parade, headed
by a band, and march down the Salts
burg road and over the hills. There
will be no ION to the mines" sentt-
ment, or any effort to get the miners
out. No missionary work is to be at
tempted The demonstration is purely
for the purpose Of showing sympathy
for the strikers. The preparations for
the event have been carried on Sc
cretly, but the story was given out last
night by one Of the prime movers He
says the class Of men who will COM
pose the parade have no fear Of in
terference, ana will not disband at the
command of a few deputies,
Suits and countersuits promise to be
one of the most prominent features OF
the coal miners strike, While the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal COM
pany has been prosecuting its inJuno-
ton case the miners have been gather
ing material on which to bring suits
not alone for wages, but for trespass-
ing. President Dolan said today that
as soon as time afforded the miners
officials will bring action against the
officers of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company. The question of
the right of the strikers to visit em-
ployes of the company at their homes,
and plead with them, and the right of
deputies to interfere with a man when
he Is walking on his way towar- a res
idenoe, even though he Is compelled to
walk on the property of the company,
viii be looked into. While speaking
on the subject President Dolan said:
I'm this battle It must be remem-
bered that the laws have also been
enacted for our benefit, and we intend
to see that we get Justice yet it may
take a little time to do 1t. / can say,
no matter how the case is decided,
whether we win the battle or lost it,
none Of our men viii go before the
courts OF Allegheny county to answer
a criminal charge as a result of the
strike If It can at all be prevented"
In the opinion Of a number Of coal
operators the uniformity agreement
win not receive the support its articles
are said 70 warrant A canvass Of the
operators shows that they are not
rushing to the committee with signed
agreements in their hands. In fact
they are holding back, and each one
seems to be waiting to see what the
other intends to do, The uniformity
committee refuses to diYulge the names
Of the operators who have affixed their
signatures to that instrument and in
qulry tends to show that only three
firms have made decisive step in the
matter and signed the agreement. A
number Of coal men stated that they
yet had the question under advisement,
although they thought It improbable
that they would sign.
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