The herald., 1897-08-05

STRIKERS
Gain Little But Lose No
Ground
MANY MINERS ARE SENT HOME
TO LESSEN EXPENSES AT THE
CAMP
AANY MINERS ARE SENT HOME
All Efforts Directed Toward Complete
Suspension at the De Armitt
Mines
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 4-The miners
strike situation has not changed ma
terially from yesterdays reports. Ev-
erything about the Turtle Creek camp
was quiet the only ripple of excitement
being the hearing of President Dolan
ing an unlawful assemblagc. The strik-
ers claim twenty new acceSyions to their
ranks from the Plum creek mines today
A careful estimate of the men now al
usual total Of 2S5.
No work was done at the Sandy creek
or Oak Hill mines. The company was
reduced, in numbers today by 300 men.
They were sent to their homes for two
reasons-to lessen expenses and be-
cause the men were not inclined to re-
spond to the nume erous marching orders
imposed upon them. The camp has
been costing $500 day to keep it in pro-
visions, ETC., being at the rate of cents
per day per man, as against 10 cents per
day in the National guard encamp-
ments The camp is now under strict
military discipline, and everything Is
moving like clockwork. The customary
march will be made to Plum creek in the
early morning and will be continued
daily, the miners officials say, until the
suspension in the De Armitt mines is
complete.
At the hearing in the case of President
Dolan and others for riot and unlawful
ass mblages before Justice Clemmens,
a number of witnesses were heard, but
the justice reserved his decision until
tomorrow. The hearing of the four min
ers arrested last week at the McGovern
mines near Canonsburg for trespass
was concluded this afternoon. No evil
dence connecting the defendants direct
iy with the song, I'VE will hang black
| sheep to sour apple tree" or with the
use of opprobous epithets. was pro-
| duced. None of the defendants appear
ed at the hearing, and they were held in
contempt. Attachments were issued for
their arrest.
Secretary Warner paid his compli-
ments to President De Armitt of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal COM
pany. The reason for this was the pub
said that $4,000 had been sent in to the
Pittsburg district by the West Virginian
operators in order to bring about a
strike of miners in this district and thus
force the price of coal up. Both the Sec
retary and President A. P. Carrick of
the painters and decorators, who char
acterized the story asa canard, said that
if it was true they would hardly send
organizers into that district to induce
the men to strike.
Arrangements have been completed
for the open al demonstration under the
auspices of the United Labor League of
Western Pennsylvania tomorrow on the
Dupuesne wharf, in the interest of starv-
ing miners. The leaders expect e, 900
people to attend. They are urging every
body to attend to show their preference
that they favor free speech and the right
of peaceable assemblages. The speak
ers will talk from wagon.
The meeting will be addressed by E. V.
Debs, Mrs. Mary Jones of Chicago, M.
M. Garland, president, and w. A. Car
ney, vice-president of the Amalgamated
association, and M. M. Carrick.
After the addresses an appeal will be
made to the audience for financial assist
ance for the striking miners. The miners
claim if they can only get little more
financial assistance they will easily win
the strike, and they are straining every
nerv,e to raise more money.
Thi miners at the Schmock mines, on
the | edstone branch of the Pennsyl-
vani railroad, came out again today and
the hines are closed down. This inter-
ference caused the price of coal to jump
up from rs cents to 81 a ton, and brokers
say there will probably be another ad-
vance to s1.50 before the end of the next
week.
WOMEN WRAPPERS STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-One hundred
women employed as Wrappers in the
Rhenia silk mills at College Point. L. l..
made a demand today for an increase
of wages and for the unemployment of
the men who struck two months ago in
consequence of a reduction of 30 to 40 per
cent in wages. Both the requests were
refused and the strikers decided to stay
out until they win.
THE COLOR LINE
ATLANTA, Ca, August 1.-Two hun
dred women and girls employed at the
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills struck this
morning because negroes are employed
by the management. Twenty five negro |
women were put to work in the filing |
department today and white females
refused to go TO work, AT noon four
hundred men walked out in obedience 70 |
the orders of the Textile Workers |
Union. in sympathy with the females,
forcing the mills 10 close down. A riot |
is threatened.
EVICTIONS BEGUN
CALIFORNIA, Pa, Aug. 4.-The Cha |
moni miners are receiving their first ex- |
perence of strike hardships today A |
force of deputies from Unontown has |
been busy all day evicting tenants from |
the company's houses. Some of the men
who were put out claim that they had |
paid their rent month in advance.
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