The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
DE ARMITT'S MEN WEAKEN.
STRIKERS GAIN IN PENNsrLvhNIA
AND Nv VEST TIRGINIA.
1--WE or the DC Armitt Mines Practically shut
Down-In One the DiEEerr Went Z" Nerk
Berore the Nnrchers ArriVed-rhe West
IirEtnia Men Welding to the AEitntor~.

Down-IB One the Diggerr Went Ia sNork
iieFore the Sinrchers Arrived-rhe West
VirEinIa Men WELDING 20 the AEitntor~.
PIrTsBURG. Pa, July 3l.-Bctter luck than
they had yesterday fell to tho lot Of tho striking
miners TODAY. None OF Dc Armitt's mines
closed down on Friday. To-day two OF them
were practically shut down. Patrick Dolan got
in to- Knight from the seat OF trouble. and this is
what he said:
Not n miner went to work in tho OAK iill or
Turtle Creek mine of the New York and Clcve'
land Gas Coal Company. Tho company got out
one car OF coal. but this was loarings gathcrcd
up by the day men. The Sandy Creek mine Ia
closed down entirely. and not n pound OF coal
came out Of that mine to-day.
only nfty men quit work at tho Plum Creek
mine. and OF these only five said they would
strike. Tho other forty.hve arc not fully de-
cided whether or not to stay out Monday. l
think by that time. however. we will have con
WINGED them and the other men working in tho
same mine that It Is to their interest TO stay out.
Sheriff Lowry ordered us to-day to leave tho
schoolhousc lot ut Plumb Creek. Idenlcd his
right 10 order us away. but my men got restless
while the Sheriff and | were talking and dc
cided It was better TO obey Lowry. ] told him.
however, that we would return on Monday to
Sandy Creek and Turtle Greek. We are on
private property, by permission OF tho owners.
The Sheriff has no right to drive MS from there. v
Sheriff Lowry said this morning that he had
received no new calls for deputies and now has
about 100 men in the field. Chief Deputy
James 7. Richards left early this morning to
take general charge OF the deputies and later in
the day Mr.. Lowry will join the men in the
field. lie does not anticipate any serious disor'
der. lie says that his men are instructed TO
prevent dcprcdations on farm property and TO
suppress promptly any small riots tina. may
occur.
The strikers were outwitted by De Armitt's
men at Plum Greek this morning. the miners
esrlieEs tS sons usual sU "' When an the a. strikers tsp arrived rived
they hid no chance TO intercept the men going
10 work. sam De Armitt. brother OF w. p De
Arinitt, talked with the marching strikers this
deputies, who forbade them to 20 b, the ltllppie.
wanted to. ana then they decided that they were
TOO tired to 60 any further. sam brought ont
iSeI s,riE aaS S WHO G sane Exhausted Sd% to the ' aroan ID
and smoked In peace. Later u deputy sheriff
tainted. and the strikers ran for water and did
all they could TO restore him.
A number OF coal operators who met at the
Monongahela House to-day expressed them
They were an in favor of the strikers, and say
they hope the miners Will win. They were
for issuing a p~roelamation orjering the strikers
at the New York and Cleveland mines to retire
to their homes. John. Blyth said:
miners in this struggle than have beon in any
strike they ever started. hope they will win.
and ! do not believe he can force the miners TO
leave the ground they are occupying with tho
permission of the owners. | do not think he has
James W shields, who operates the big osceola
mine. Is sending II donation Of provisions TO the
strikers daily. and says he will continue to do so
rs long as the strike continues. He also con-
demns the action of tho Sheriff. and says the
miners should permit themselves TO be arrested
and I'LL the Jail, making the expense OH tho
county 30 great that the taxpayers would inter
fere and resent obnoxious p~roclamRtions.
The work on the uniformity agreement has
been completed, and the committee will begin
to secure signatures on Monday. Operators
who discouraged the movement are gradually
coming into line, and IL "a believed the required
number OF Signatures can be obtained.
inGs OF Rufus {. Crawford against Patrick Do
Ian. William Warner: ana others WAS held to-
conr, 10. i. 4 preliminary i hI@%tp1 was was
granted on last Monday, restraining
'iSn of fr sSe b Inis5lt'Fi mFne.. VIII W,,n the opera era
the mines were now bring operated and
the eonr, made an order continuing the prelim.
Robert stewart. Henry Lennon. Andy LennoI,
and Dominica pazona. Tho bill was dismissed
As to Dolan. Warner. Frank Lucy. and Joseph
Ramshaw and the hearing continued until
Sept. a..
A hearing was held In Common Pleas Court
proceedings of tho PittsburR ana Castle shan
non RAilroad Company against Patrick Dolan.
" " u hha NAu hlNbA attlI lin TIC
testimony OF +. }. Reamer. sn superintendent. aud
Others. the court continued tho preliminary in.
junction against John Bowmiller, John Drcxler,
George Netty. and all others acting with them.
WHEELING. W. Va, JuLy 3l.-The programme
OF moral suasion mapped out for West Virginia
BY the leaders OF the coal strik" seems TO be
having All effect. At several places unions were
organized to-day and men decided ir quit work
and To await Judge Mnson's inluu. ton, now in
effect in Marion county. Miners are crossing
the limo and are holding conferences In Harrison
county. At Clarksburg a meeting this after.
noon resulted In sixty men deciding to strike.
| The Pinnickinnick miners in the same licld
organized and 100 OF them viii not return TO
work, At the Wilsonbure mines, near tho
Marion county line, n meeting will be- held to.
morrow. Two hundred diREers are expected to
Join the union. In the Norfolk and Western
field. where matters have been quiet for several
weeks, organizers are getting In some effective
Maiden and 800 men Ave ~siEniaei their inten,
W.; organized io.day nd as a result 100 men
The state j. being assai!ed on all sides by
organizers. In spite OF appearances OF steady
work at most OF the mines he supply OF coal for
homo purposes Is becoming very shUrt.
The big mines are too busy to III domestic OF.
dcrs, Municipal gas and water plants and
Wheeling mnnufact IrlnE establishments are In
danger OF serious annoy auCc. Meetings were
held in many towns tonight TO arrange for
miners day. ON Aug. !, Many local unions OF
various organizations are contributing to the
aid Of The West Virginia strikers.