The record-union., 1897-08-18

Leaders Will Go Into Effect To-
Day.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 17.-Martial law
to all intents and purposes has 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. Persons
who cannot give a satisfactory account
of themselves will be ordered 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 to-day that he is deter
mined to stop the marching and tres
passing on the company's property. No
one will be allowed on the company's
property who fails TO have pass
signed by superintendent De Arn1itt.
There are now nearly 800 men in the
camp at Plum Creek. After the mu-
| tiny at Sandy Greek yesterday, the
camp at that point was abandoned and
the men went to Plum Creek. In addi
ton 200 men arrived at 3 o'clock this
morning from BellevernOn. The large
| increase in the number in camp has
caused a shortage of provisions and the
men are hungry They threatened to
march during the morning but were in
duced not to by the deputies.
Last night it was decided to have the
women march. Sheriff Lowry said ne
would disperse the women as quickly as
the men, as he interpreted the courts s
order to mean to enjoin not only the
men but all who attempted a show of
force or interfered with the miners. So
the women did not march.
There were twenty-five evictions near
Plum Fresk during the day. Passen-
gers Oh Tie morning train from Pitts
burg to Turtle Greek say a man who
gave his name as John Monroe said he
was from the Osceola mine, and an
nounced he was going to kill Sam De
Armitt. The claim is made that there
has been a number of arrests in the
vicinity of the mines of men who are
after the De Armitts. Samuel De Ar
mitt is under arrest by the Sheriff.
Neither he nor the Sheriff will say for
what, but the strikers say it is to pre-
Sixteen more men went into Plum
Creek mine this morning. The strikers
say only twenty eight men are at work
while the company say they have $50
men. The output yesterday was five
cars of lump and three cars of screened
coal
At Turtle Creek fifty strikers, with
out leaders or music and with nothing
Lot hnit- I0<a lN11t fIao Hncr
marched from Camp Determination this
morning on to Oak HILL This was
done Unexpectedly and in violation of
the restraining order temporarily con-
tinued by the court yesterday. Before
reaching the mines Sheriff Lowry and
a posse met the marehers and ordered
them back to camp The strikers reluc-
tantly turned back, sorely disappointed
but peaceful.
While the men were going to work
this morning they had to pass between
two rows Of French women, headed by
Mrs. JEANNE de Witte and Mrs Maria
Borgia The women called at the men
on their way to work and threatened to
hit them with stones, although they
did not do so. The men hurried past as
fast as they could. fearing trouble
When the men had all passed the
women went to their homes, saying
that they would be out again tomorrow
morning.
The miners officials express them
selves as well satisfied with the injunc-
tion proceedings.
According to the court" said Presi
dent Dolan, "the injunction only re-
strains us from doing what we have
not done and what we do not intend to
do The camps will be continued and
conducted as usual until further no.
tice. We have abundant assurance of
help. and all the reports that we are
destitute have no foundation"
President Dolan said he was mis-
quoted or misunderstood yesterday
when giving his testimony at the in
junction hearing. L did not intend to
say or convey the impression said he
that Operators Shields Blythe and
Stritler and other operators had re-
quested me to order a strike. They
never told me to get De Armitts men
on a strike but they did say, and il is
the general opinion among all opera
tors, that De Armitt is responsible for
the deplorable condition of affairs in
Pfttsburg district"
Meetings Will be held at Irwin to-
night at Monongah early tomorrow
and at Canonsburf Saturday If sue
cessful at Irwin camp will be estab-
lished there.
The decision in the injunction case
will probably not be handed down until
Tomorrow. Four more suits were en-
tered against superintendent Samuel
De Armitt by strikers and their wives,
the charges being disorderly conduct.
The strike leaders. for some reason.
have abandoned the idea of having a
meeting of the heads of the different
labor organizations to devise ways and
means OF battling with an adverse rul-
ing OF the court on the miners injune-
ton. President Dolan says a meeting
Of the union officers may be held on
| Thursday, but it win be for another
purpose.
There is a rumor current that the
De ArTnitts have arranged for the i'm
portation of 200 foreign workmen next
Monday TO work in the Turtle Creek
and Plum Greek mines. This is denied
by Thomas De Armitt but in spite Of
this, it is believed that the New York