The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-15
Great Anxiety rcIt In the Iennsyl-
yania Mining Districts.
THAT INJUNCTION CASE
Hearing To-noffoS Awaited With latsnst
Interest Ainsfs are Stfong. According
to the views d Various AgitstOfs.

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days the eyc Of the Industrial world will
be- turned towards Piiuburg Tn, great
rrt nnxl y Will proyail uutll Monday
when the injunction proceedings against
tho marching miners viii b. nUnlly
heard That thsrc is much interest n
thc situation Ia cyinced by the ~, sonce
here or a number Of the foremost labor
leaders In tho country Michael Rntoh-
ford. national prcsidoHt Of the United
Miu Workers OF America. \ Gompers.
president Of the American Federation Of
Labor. h II J Il Sovereign. general mas
tot workman OF the Knights OF Labor.
arrived today ana viii remain few
days Thoy came from Wst Virginia.
ami were enthusiastic RhtchrorJ IN an
gcryi-w said
"Tlrc night f. in bc,ter condition today
than it ever was Tho men are nll solid
a- a rock Th-y are growing stronger
every DAY. aHI there are NOR orRnnlzers
nmo thcm than Their, have b,cn We
have nehci d poin, were wc are very
much cuflGllrR the output and whore we
tavo the cours TO nght In this conatc-
iion wish To say that for every man
inearrcrated there will be- ioJ fricshlt FOR
The caus We did not come here to defy
the courts and Judges In the discharge
~ thcir plain dWy. Hs. We know and
understand that Il would b. crime
to talk 90 the mon for the benefit OF
trades unloniam ana then call N IN to-
Eothcr In pcacoablo assembly. We are
willlng to meet the case
Fully 81 per ocnt OF the Am rican
people arv opposed TO our pressing the
ca NlctloUs Of tho public. and should We
uhirk our duty We would be unworthy
Of the trust and conndcnce r,pos i IA
us, There was "a feeling among some
Of the miners IN this state aA IN West
Virginia that their officers would desert
m IN wh,u The inJuncll,ns were cncoun-
tered. You may say for me tha, the |
officers viii Htaah by their faith and this |
great cauv- until the last We have |
,s,t"r,-i this contest to win. and Il we |
fnn to do 80. It viii b, b. cause the |
miners Themselves have no, lakcn our |
advice, do not nsricipatc this, how |
ever. for am sanguin, ot victory II |
the miners conduct ,h' msclves as IN !
have IN the r,coat past"
Prcslivn, Gompcrs expressed hopeful |
view OF th situation o. West Virginia. |
lie maintains that lJ.pp OF TN. 5000 Cig- |
gers IN tna, state have Joined the sus-
pension A series OF meetings 10 10 |
addressed 10y the ahcrs VIII be ar
ranged Ratchford. Gompcs aad Sover-
cigu viii address hlg meeting at Camp !
Isolation at Plum cr.ck tomorrow after
noua II Is ,&pccicd TO b. one OF he |
biggest mcotingS In the history Of the |
strike. II Is hoped 10 have nearly all
OF the miners employed by the New York !
q Cleveland Company at the meetings
Inactivity prevailed at the camps OF
ihc strikers about the mines OF tho
NV York 4 Cleveland Gas Coal Co.
mn day After the return OF the strikers
to camp this morning from their un-
successful attempt at marching in small
boiiv. they settled down to wait the
result OF the Injunction proceedings OF
Monday Will a number Of the strikers.
especially tho Foreigners, are anxious for
another march at oak I'm and Plum
creek. It Is not thought there will be
any further disturbance until Tuesday
morning. II the Injunction is continued
i is altog th,r probable that some OF the
men may march In order to get arrested
The reason for holding on today II Is
said. is that the men are IN hopes the
will he QuNshel In case
hey win. IN strikers say they will
amp right where they are and march
very morning until the strike is won.
rhc camp commlssaries are we'll stocked
With provisions and the strikers will no;
mr. r. No move viii he made by the
htIlT towards raiing the camps until
after the hearing ON Monday
Tho second meetL OF the Plum creek
mi, rs was held on the company prop
rty this afternoon. Thr matter was
discussed and It was agreed by the ma
ority TO continue work. There was also
marching OF strikers at Plum creek,
which served TO act as stimulus on the ,
nen who had been chatting under the
inactivity OF the day Addresses were -
made by number OF local leaders. who }
ounscled the men to keep the peace and
hey the law.