The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-21

Wholesale Arrests Expected and Serious
1r.nblo May be Prrcipitated

| PITTSBCRG. Pa. August 2O-Secrct
/ work among the working miners is 20 be
/ continued ON q large scale. There were
/ mo men at Sandy Creek Camp though 10
is said an EFFORT may be made 10 resume
! there
Operations are also temporarily sus-
/ pended at Turtle Creek
one hundred and seventy five mor
marched from Camp Isolation az Plum
Creek This afternoon. They marched 10
Unity and were stopped at Plum creek
Dy the deputies. The injunction 3 as TsId
To- them. but they continued 90 Centres.
/ four miles past the dead line. They
then marched 10 New Texas and returned
with the farmers from that section. who
were making a demonstration in SYM
pathy with the strikers. The strikers
were, Joined by their wives and about
/ five hundred people at "a meeting which
was addressed by Mrs. Jones, of Chicago,
Captain Mckay and others.
Deputy Sam Young tcIegraphod Tor the
sheriff tO come TO The scene. Wholesale
arrests are expected 90 follow the are
rival of the sheriff. and as both sides are
wrought 10 the highest pitch. there is no
telling what the result may be.
There was rblo at the strikers camp
near the BuuOla mine during the morn
ing ANA 70 number Of strikers were arrest
cd fOr violating the iniunctiOns.
Arrests We're also made at Camp Vic
t'rv near Cannonsburg. a constable APP
reared ir camp with warrants for the ar-
rest OF twelve men. but could only hnt
two of them. The others had anticipated
arrest ana left the camp before the
oticnr arrived.
Tho coal operators in their meeting fo-
night after waiting in vain for AN answer
from President tatchford. Co their telc-
gram. asking for % conference here TO-
morrow to arhitratc tho strike question.
issued statement t0 the public shortly
after midnipht
The statement was given ont after
day of waiting and was prccipitatcd hy
the following resolution. passed to-day.
"RceoAcd. That committee Doe author
izcd in case the miners leaders agree to
confer and 100 satisfactory basis can he
agreed upon in said conference 90 propose
chat The matter iu dispute between the
miners and operators Of the plttshurg dis
.trict hc submitted to arbitration. pro-
Vidol the miners are pat Co work at once,
pending The decision of said board of arr
bitration'
Tho operators statement says
"rhc operators now have exhausted
every effort 90 make amicahlc settlement.
hut the miners will neither meet I'm con-
ference nor arhitrate. The position taken
10y Mr.. RatchfOrd occasions great SUR
prise tO the operators. Tie Insists in
bringing I'm AN competitive states. when
Dee knows the operators Of others states
under mo- circumstances viii attend joint
conference
"In making this demand Mr. Ratchford
is seeking 10 delay settlement ion hope
that ho may bring 90 his aid al The labor
organizations Of the country and assume
such political~ influence as will frghtcn
the politicians into insisting upon sct-
Element OF the strike without regard 10
the merits Of the case.
lie has always insisted that the Pitts
burg district is the key 20 tho situation,
ana tho operators hold out TO him am
olive branch from which is suspended the
key he sought
Mr. Ratchford is using the Pittsbure
miners as cats paw tu scratch political
rhcstnuts OF the idle coal tipplcs I'm this
district
Gle knows verv well that delay i0 set
tlemcnt will deprive Pittsburg miners OF
work which will bee done during the win
ter by miners Of the Ohio. Indiana, Illi- |
lOis and Iowa regions.
Mr.. RatchfOrd must arrange confer |
'uCe at once for settlement or arbitra-
ton of the troubles in tho Pittsburg dis !
.rist. or he must stand accused OF incon- |
slstency and insincerty Public opinion |
viii certainly hold him responsible for the |
icstitution which must inevitably pre-
vail I'm the district during the coming |
winter.