The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23

MINERS And MARCHBRS
Strikers Claim to Have
Made Converts Among
De Armit's Men.
HE SAYS he HAS RECRUITS
Conference of Operators Develops
Dlssensions Against I'M
porting Men.
He SAYS he HAS RECRUITS

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. %, 1SS7.-The
striking miners encamped about the De
Armit mines experienced less interference
from the deputies than at any time since
the decision of the Court in the injunction
proceedings. The campers We're permitted
to march about in small groups, but We're
not allowed to get within speaking dis
tance of the working miners. There was
no evidence that the deputies intended 10
carry out the rumor which was spread
yesterday that an effort would be made
to break up the camp. In fact Deputy
Samuel Young, who is in charge at PluH1
Creek said this morning to Captain Uriah
Bellingham that there would be no more
arrests made until a decision was had in
the cases of the five men arrested Satur-
day.
Captain Bellingham has rented barn
at Center and will have fifty men quar-
tered there all the time, so that they may
be able to get into the town the first
thing each morning.
All the men in the camp will be sent
out this afternoon on scouting and mis-
sionary work 1t is the intention to visit
the house of each miner. Captain Bell
ingham has strong hopes that this scheme
will greatly increase the ranks OF tne
strikers. About twenty-five strikers sue
ceeded in eluding the deputies during the
night and visited the working miners at
their homes. They returned this morn
ing and claim to have been quite sue
ceSsful in securing converts. A NUMBER
of converts declared they would quit to-
morrow, but would have to work tooay
as it is pay day.
Samuel c. De Arnit, when seen before
the opening of the mine, SAID that ne
thought he would have an increase IN MS
force today. He anticipated that tnere
would be at least one hundred and hIty
men in the mines Early this morning d
raid was made on the camp of negro rail-
road laborers at Unity Constable Car
son and four assistants, heavily armed,
the gambling tables, demolished the un-
licensed liquor saloons and set nre 10 the
ruins.
eonstables' actions were heartily COM
mended by the striking miners, VINO STOOD
about the camp in readiness to AID IN the
preservation of peace, should the colored
iaborers have shown disposition to defy
the authorities.
The conference between the miners,
officials and the Executive Committee OF
the coal operators met at IL O'Clock TINS
morning. The miners were represented
by National President Ratchford, District
President Dolan, and Secretary Warner;
The operators committee was composed
of ]. 6. Dysart, G. W. Schluedeberg, J.
N. O'Neil, j. B. Zerbo, F. nj. Osborne,
u. A. Andrews, w. P. Bonney and w.
P. Rend.
President Ratchford arrived in Pittsburg
at nine O'Clock and in an interview said
he wanted 1t distinctly understood that
he had never been asked by the operators
to confer with them. 'The statements, .
said he, that 1 had refused a conference
is not correct l am here now at the
request of Mr.. Dolan. We will agree to
the operators proposition if they will pay
60 cents. That is the lowest rate the
miners will accept. 1t must be So cents
or the strike will be, continued until the
demands are granted. II the Pittsburg
operators settle upon our terms general
conference will not be necessary"
Previous to the conference large num-
ber of operators congregated in the cor
ridors of the Monongahela House. There
was much dissension among them. Many
were-opposed to breaking the strike by
importing men and quite a. large number
the acceptance of the miners terms. 1t
was claimed tht it was not the Pitts
burg operators who wanted to compro-
mise or break the strike, but that it was
the large mine owners and lake shippers.
The conference ended at noon after an
agreement had been made for a general
conference of operators