The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-18
EXCITING
INCIDENTS.
Strike Situation En|ivened by Muir
der and Judicial Proceedings.
HEARING OF THE INJUNCTION
CAsEs-DEPUTIEs FIGHT WITH
FATAL EFFECT-SUITS BROUGHT
FOR WAGES DUE-TwENTY- FIVE
HUNDRED MINERS IN EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA JOIN THE
GREAT ARMY OF STRIKERS.

Pittsburg, Aug. 17.-To-day was
fraught with exciting incidents in mat
ters pertaining to the miners strike.
Mutiny in the strikers camp, murder in
she deputies ranks, fling of civil and
criminal suits against the. De Armitts.
and the hearing in the injunction case
against President. Dolan and others, kept
both sides to the struggle busy and on
the qui vive all day.
The hearing in the Injunction case be-
fore Judges Stowe anu Collier was, per.
haps, one of the most important and in
| tereseing ever held in Il PENNSYLVANIA
court. 1t was II hearing in which both
capital and rights of labor were inter.
este", and the decision is expected to have
telling effect on the conduct of the coal
miners strike, which has been on since
July 5th.
| From the testimony adduced and from
| the expressions of the court it eau safely
be said that there will be some surprises
| That the injunction will be materially
modified there can be mo doubt, which,
on its face, would indicate victory for
the strikers. The preliminary decree has
been continued pending consultation of
the judges and an opinion will probably
be handed down by noon tomorrow.
Judge Collier said in court to day that
the strike would go down in history as
one of the wonders of the century and
remarkable on account of the utter lack
of disorder, for which the strikers are
commended and have the sympathy of
the court. Said he:
There can. be no question as to what
our duty is under all the testimony, but
| am somewhat in doubt as to whether or
not the order should be modified. We
| cannot determine this without II consul
| tation.n
| Judge Stowe said this evening:
This injunction will no, justify the
| issuing OF an attachment against any
marchers who are not found in company
with the men named in the Injunction. /"
He left it to he understood that the in
junction is not so sweeping as has been
thought; that only thes1ive men.named in
the writ-Patrick Dolan, William War
ner, Cameron Miller, Uriah Bellington
and Edward Mcl<ay--are restrained from
marching or tresspassing on The COM
| pany's property. The others mentioned
can be only those found in company with
the five named in the Injunction.
AS near us can be learned, the strikers
under the injunction can march, but not
Mt stated times. as long as they are not
in company with any of these defendants.
The threatened suits against the New
| 1o K and Cleveland Company for retain
ing the wages of their strikers has been
commenced. 1t is anticipated that about
$50 suits will result. Each will be for
| salaries ranging from $50 to $50, VIII. CHI
represents two weeks pay. Three suits
were entered before Aliereman Toole to-
day. The hearings were fixed for next
Saturday and the outcome will be
watched for with great interest, as it
involves the legality of the iron clad CON
tract and the right to withhold the wages
of the striking employees.
Two deputies, Robert Kerr and Frank
Anderson, employed Jas guardians of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany, fought this afternoon, and as re-.
suit Kerr cannot live until morning.
Anderson is proprietor of dive on
Water street, this city, and is known rs IL
bud man. He was in charge of the depu-
ties at Sandy Creek. Kerr, who lives at
Mckees Rocks, is river pilot by occu-
patton. He has served before rs deputy
during strikes. 1t is not known what the
men fought about, but they met on a
bridge crossing Plum reek, and after n
| few words Anderson was seen to hit
Kerr, who retaliated, and a rough and
tumble fight, lasting about five minutes
| followed Anderson scceeded in drawing
his pistol and placing it close to Kerr's
| abdomen, fired, the ball tearing through
the victims intestines and lodging in his
back. The physicians say. he will die in
few hours. A constable tried to arrest
Anderson, hut he was prevented by dep
uties, who sal that they would hold him
until the arrival of the sheriff which
may not be before morning.
Hazlcton, Pa, Aug. 17.-Twenty-fve
hundred miners of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre colleries la the Honerbrook
district went OH strike this morning
and at meeting tonight resolved to
stand togethe~.
| This is the first detection among the
miners OF eastern Pennsylvania. Apart
| from the wage question, the men demand
the discharge or transfer of Superintend
ent Jones, and the feeling against him is
go strong that he moves about with ar
armed escortssand his house is guarded
| day and night. .
At meeting tonight resolutions
were adopted declaring that the men
would stand together il an attempt was
made to discharge them for participating
in the strike movement. II committee
was appointed to wait on Manager
laval and demand restoration of the
| system which was in vogue prior to the
advent of Superintendent Jones to the
| district.
The committee is instructed to report at
the meeting to he held Mt noon to-mor-
row. In the meantime no work will be
done at any of the mines in the district.
| y number of men discharged to day were
| orde red to leave the COMPANY houses