Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-09
AMONG STRIKING MINERS.
Epidemic Of Typhoid FtYr Breaks
0lf,
Women Joining the RnnEs-AntIcIpat-
ed Additions 10 the strikers
Numbers,

PITTsBURG, Pc, Aug. S.--AlthOugh
today was considered day of rest
ameng the strikers, probably the most
effective work among the Plum Creek
miners was performed, anu as result
the strikers have been assured that con.
sideIably lees Than eco men will be al
work tomorrow at the mine.
A large mass meeting was held at
Camp Isolation, at Plum Greek, this
ternOUn, whlcn, in addition to about
700 others, was attended by about 200
omen, the wives anu daughters oil the
miueTs who are etill at work in the
PUN Creek mine. Notwithstanding
the fact that deputies visited the
homes OF these people this morning
anu adv sed them not to attend the
meeting, nearly every wife, with a
brother or husband with her, attended.
Because OF the many restTic-
tiOus put on the strisers, they
have hitherto been unable to &c;
a chance to argue their cause with the
Plum Creek wOrkmeu, anu the OccA-
sion given them today was taken ad-
vantage o. TO the fullest extent. The
unusual opportunity TO-DAY was the IT.
sul1 OF missionary WORK OF the wives OF
the strikers from Mcdonald, Finley
vile ard Carnegie. These women have
been working assiduOusly during the
past week, ami secured the promise OF
the wives OF the working miners TO at.
tend the meeting and bring their hus-
bands. The result Of the meeting
Was the assurance from nearly hun.
dred men that they woull Join the
strikers tomorrow. TAe plan Is for the
men to worE u I'll they receive their
twenty days psy, which will be given
them t0mUrrow, and they are to de.
sert the pit, leaving only eight daysi
wages back.
An epidemic OF typhoid fever in
mild form Is raging Ia the vicinity OF
Camp Determination, at Turtle Greer,
sixty cgses having developed among
the citizens Of that borough. The
campers have not been attacked az
yet, ana ne n precautionary measure
the health officials have ordered extra
sa nitary measures. Bad water ana
lacb OF Few erage in the borough 10 at
signed as the cause OF the disease. Five
deaths have resulted up TO date.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. s "A special TO the
Republic from Mt. owe, Ills, says:
The interest in the strike situation OF
the coal miners In this district is now
conferred in Colleen. The president OF
the village has itsued a proclamation
and declared "A system OF martial law
by which he has cut Colleen fl from
III connection with outside com uui.
cation. kilograms cannot be cent from
or received ut that point, aad. while
Mt. Olivet has direct connection with
Colleen by telephone, II is impossible to
have anyone called TO the 'phone.
Several wRgOnloads OF provisions
were taken from here yesterday to
Iced the miners, as they are not per-
mitted to enter the village to buy pro.
visions. The mayor OF Mt. Olivet went
over yesterday, accompanied by a
physician, to look after Eome OF the
men who have been sick. 1t was dark
when they approached the village
lines, anu they were halted by the
who presented shotguns and
refused to permit them to 60 further.
The doctor explained that 1t was auso- |