The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-19
AN EFFORT WILL DE MADE TO
DIsPERsE THE STRIKING
PITTsBURG MINERS.
TODAY WILL Be An EVENTFUL ONE
strikers VIII Ignore InjunctiOnS ana
submit to Arrest, OvercrowdihS
the JniIs-BeIieved 10 lie
Plan to Get Militia.


tri,t The Developments of today tend
10 make the situation strained one,
and il appears that Il crisis is near nj
hand. The strikers have demonstrated
that their assemblages. marches ana
missionary work have materially Affect,
ed the output of the New York ana
aCleyeland Gas Coal company, while at
the same time public sympathy has been
enlisted in their cause.
The sheriff's ton, issued two
weeks ago, restraining the men from as
.sembling and marching, has been dead
letter, and the marching has continued
from day to day No disturbance OF
any kind has occurred, the officials of
the miners contriying throughout to
keep their men within peaceful bounds.
The preliminary Injunction issued to-
day by Judge Collier now brings the
matter to the county courts for settle
ment. The case will be heard on Mon
day morning, and the decision Is looked
forward to with much interest. The
miners and their officials claim they are
Keeping within the law and have the
right to assemble i'm peace and demon
strate to the world that they are being
wronged by a rate of wages that keeps
them constantly Mt the point of starva-
gtion; also that they have Il right to use
their presence and influence among men
'ests by continuing ut work. The New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company,
ooD the other hand, asserts that the
marches and assemblages are unlawful
and menace to their employees, many
of whom. they say, are willing to work.
provided the strikers remain away from
the mines. Looking at the matter from
this standpoint, the company made its
radical move today in the courts to
hiring "a bnut n spuIitint' nnIap ubinh
the company can operate their mines.
The plaintiff company sets forth that
1t IL corporation under the laws of
pennsylvania, with c2pital of n mill
ION dollars invested in coal lands of
PENNSYLVANIA. Three of their mines.
employing 300 men, are at Plum creek.
Turtle creek and Sandy creek. The bill
then recites the conditions prevailing
at their mines since the strike, and al
leges that the strikers have paid no
attention to the sherff's proclama ton.
and that the lives of the miners and the
property of the company are In danger.
Judge Collier granted preliminary
injunction. restraining and enjoinng the
defendants from assembling, marching
or encamping In proximity to the mines
and houses of the miners for the pur-
pose of intimidation, menaces. threats
and using opprobous words or prevent
working
IL further restraints the defendants
IRON inducing or compelling an employee
or miner to quit work. A hearing was
fixed for August 1G.
The injunction is regarded as the most
sweeping yet issued
President Dolan expressed surprise
when Informed that it had been granted
and added:
1t will make no difference to MS. We
will not break camp and will 20 right
;flong as usual until the matter is set
tied in the courts We will stay there
regardless of every judge in Allegheny
county. and If they try to enforce the
Injunction they will have to build more
jails to accommodate MS"
II the strikers continue their marches
i'm the morning. ms they now say they
VIII, in defiance of the Injunction ca
phases will he issued for the offending
men on the charge of contempt of court
Should the Injunction he enforced. the
strikers camps around the De Armitt
mines viii soon he extinct. The strill-
'ens, though excited over the turn of
events, are In no wise disheartened.
Developments at Cannonsburg are be-
ing watched closely. The avowed inten-
Mon of the mlrchers to proceed tomor-
row morning despite Judge McIlvaine's
injunction. is expected to result in blood
shed or the filling of the lookup with
the miners. The long talked of demon
stration against the Westmoreand coun-
ty mines has been abandoned by the
strikers, and after one days trial be-
cause of lack of food. The attempt
IT is said will be repeated soon. when
ample provisions will he carried along
and siege proclaimed and carried to
successful contamination.
w hen the news of the I'm iunrti ion
granted by the county courts practically
breaking up the camp reached the
miners the widest excitement ensued.
The strikers were emphatic IN their pro-
test against such action. \ conference
OF the camp leaders was at once called
Tor. ana means of holding the ground
gained against the New York and
cleveland Gas Coal company were dis.
cussed vac
When T. b. De Armitt heard of thc
threatened trouble he drove over from
turtle creek and spent all morning going
from house to house to induce the men
10 20 10 work
AZ noon there were 2O3 men in the
mime, n decrease of thirteen This do
crease is due to the new tactics of tho
strikers IN guarding the miners houses.
A new move is TO he made by the com
pahy, n number of the miners who are
working will file hill in equity asking
'hat me strikers be restrained from
marching past their houses. 1t is said
that the continued noise aud excitement
is endangering their own health ms we'll
as leopordizing the lives of members of
thelr families who are sick
Al sandy creek there are seventeen dig
gers, eight boys and twenty-five day men
al work. This is IN increase of eleven
Four OF the men are new and came from
the Panhandle district.
Funds from all sections of the Union
are coming to the rescue of the strikers
The Fishermen's Protection association
of Oregon offered TO send 100 eases of
canned salmon to the miners. which was
accepted. The salmon was started east
by freight.
There is no change in the price of coal
from the figures in the last few DAVIS.
The supply is said 10 have increased and
the West Nirginians are selling down TO
prices which approach those in effect be-
fore the. strike began. Many of the OPP
orators find il profitable to load the slack.
which has in previous years heen stacked
outside of the pits because il could not
be sold. This is now salahlc mt price
which Yields ms much as screened coal
before the strike.
EX-Nice President Cameron Miller saws
the miners will continue their campaign
as heretofore. using all lawfulness posi-
bit TO keep miners from korking during
the struggle for better wages.
1t is the intention of the officials of the
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