The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-18
STRIKERS INVADE A TOWN.
The Guards Ordered Not 10 Shoot, but
Many Arrests Ire Made.
MARTIAL LAW PRACTICALLY DECLARED
In Three Townships and All Roads VII 10
Patroiled by Deputy sheriis Farmers
Plan a sympathetic Demonstration
The Uniformity Agreement

hundred striking coal miners, elbht
abreast. invaded Cooneen at $50 this
evening. throwing aside the deputy sher-
.0s doing guard duty, and going through
the town pell-men.
The officials ordered the guards not TO
shoot. but they began making arrests as
fast as possible.
.cc,er,rr Bradley was the first man
rlaced undcr arrest and three guards
c.,,e IN This city with him as fast as
horses could travel. lie is now IN the
county jail. Other prisoners are on the
WAY here. No shots were fred and no
blood was shed. - .,. r,,-roeo ~
! inducIne the men at work al the mine
there 10 cease and join the strike.
Tbe sheriff will increase his force OF
deputies, and the invaders VIII D1 COM
| pelled TO leave town OF 'heIe VIII 10
0o'''''1'' MARTIAL LAW.
PrTTsBtrRG PA. August H.-Martial
| law has 10 all intents and purposes Deeh
declared in Plum. Patton an4 w., itSrns ,bres
/ mines OF the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal C0mpany are In these townships ana
| AN roads leading 10 them VIII be pa
| troled by his deputies. -,- 49,.
Persons walking or driving along the
roads who cannot give satisfactory ac-
| count OF themselves VIII be ordered 10
| leave the neighborhOod and upon reIusal
| VIII be- arrestd.
The sheriff will not attempt 10 Dreak UP
| the camp Of the strikers until the court
! has passed upon the question, put an
nounced to-day that he IS determined 10
stop the marching and trespassing upon
| the companys property. NO one VIII be
| allowed on the companys properly Nno
| fails to have a pass signed by Superin-
/ tendeut De Armitt.
men in the camp at Plum Creek. After
the meeting al Sandy Creek yesterday,
the camp al that point was abandoned
and the men went 10 Plum creek. IN
addition Two hundred men arrived at 3
O'Clock this morning from BeLe vernon
The large increase in the number in camp
has caused "a shortage Of provisions ana
| the men are hungry.
EMOTIONS.
There were twenty-five evlctions near
Plum Creek during the day, or striking
miners The evictions began at noon to-
day.
| Passengers on the morning train from
Pittsburg to Turtle Greek say man who
| gives his name as John Monroe and said
| he was from the Osceio mine. announced
| that he was going TO see Superint endcnt
| De ArnIitt.
The claim IS made that there is a num-
bcr Of anarchists I'm the vicinity or the
| mines. who are after the De Armitts.
| They are not in the camps, however.
The contemplate plan to have the wO-
men make marches which was 10 have
| been inaugurated to-day has been definite
| ly decided upon by the leaders ana the
| wives and daughters Of the strikers VIII
now take up the work which the men
| have been cnjOined from doing.
IL IS the intention 10 begin The work
and have the women do the marching
| while the men remain in the camp. The
| leaders think the injunction Is not Ope-
| isiiNe oGninst rhc women.
SNNll'A1l ITtC rrMONS-G - oN.
| \ new element is 10 be introduced into
| the situation al an early date. The farm
| crs I'm the entire country surrounding
| the camps are making active prepara-
| tions for a demonstration TO show their
sympathy for the strikers.
| They propose 20 have parade headed
| au q band and march down the Saltburg
| road and uu over the hills. There viii
| be no "On TO the mines" sentiment. or
any effort 90 get ihe miners Ouf. No mis-
| sionary work is 90 be attempted the de-
| mOnstratiOn is purely for the purpose Of
| showing sympathy for the strikers. The
| preparations for the event have been car
| rlcd on secretly but the story was given
| out tonight by one OF the prime movers.
| lie says the class OF men who will COM
| pose the parades have no fear OF inter
| ference and viii not disband az the COM
| mand Of "a few dcputies.l
| About six hundred strikers from Thomas
| Run, accompanied by about one hundred
! and fifty women and children marched
| TO Camp victory, near CanOnsburg. to-
| day They Will remain at the camp until
| saturday when a meeting VIII be held
| Several Of the officials viii he present
and address them. About five hundred
more men and women are expected 10 ar
| rive at the camp hy Saturday.
IN THE COURTS.
| Suits and cOuntcr-suits promise 10 be
| one of the most prominent features OF the
coal miners strike. While the New York
| and Cleveland Gas Coal Company has
/ been prosecuting its injunction case the
miners have been gathering material on
which 20 bring suits, not alone for wages,
but for trespass.
as soon as afforded an opportunity the
/ miners viii bring action against the oni-
|, GERS Of the New York ana Cleveland Gas
| Coal Company. The question Of the right
| of the strikers TO visit employees Of the
II company al their homes and plead with
| them. and the right OF deputies 10 inter
| fere with man when he Is walking on
a highway toward a residence, even
! though he Is compelled 10 walk on the
| property Of the company, will be looked
| INTO. .-... .,.,,..
| EVANSVILLE IND. August 17.-Both
| the sheriff and the police were ready to-
! day 10 give protection TO the owners OF
| the First-Avenue coal mine ana 10 those
| of the miners who still desired 10 work,
| but their services were not needed.
| At the regular meeting OF the striking
miners il was reported that there were
| oulv about nfty men at work in the four
| mines Of this city though the mine
| owners claim that they have larger
| force at work and enough men, al any
| rate to supply the most pressing OF or
| ders The leaders OF the marchers are
| sin out OF town, but the men seem 10 be
Igetting along all right without them.
| 'rhev are still camping near the city
| LEARNED \ LESSON.
| WHEELING. w. VA, August li.-Com-
| nittees OF Belmont county strikers are
| closing up all OF the peddling banks on
! the Ohio side with the exception OF one
| which supplies Bellaires water Woths.
| Sentiment against this move Is strong
| and the Eastern Ohio strike leaders DO
| nof favor H. Manufactures are getting
| West Virginia coal or putting IN natufai
| gas. There will be no sympathetic srlkes
| among the workers on account OF the
| nse of West Virginia coal. The three coal
| carrNying roads centering here are hand
| ing more coal than at any time since
| the strike started. The strikers nave not
| made a move against the coal trains, tnelr
| disastrous experience or 1910 Dtihs les
son they have learned sthorou,g,n1liSS-;. 1l "a,
: PTT'rS3IfRG. PA. August l4.-in the
| oninlon OF q number Of coal operators the
| unlformitt agreement admittedly good
! thing Will nOt receive the support lis
| articles arc said 10 warrant.
| A canvass of operators shows that they
| ars moi rushing 10 the committee with
| signed agreements In their hands in
| f@cf thfy are all holding back and each
seems willing 10 see what the other Eel
! low intends to DO.
| ai,,uicc the names OF the operators Who
| ,,-r .Pixsi their signatures In the In