The age-herald., 1897-08-14
FIRST BLOOD SHED
 BUT VERY LITTLE Marching Miners and Deputies Prevented
 From Coming Together ONLY BY VERY COOL HEADS Rash Act of a Deg Very Nearly Precip-
 stSsS a Row Which Mig Have Been Very Bad For Both SiSSewOmen Join the Marching Men. v Waiting on the Courts For a
 Final Decree.
ONLY BY VERY COOL HEADS

Pittsburg, Aug. 13.-Injunctions by the court have put a stop to marching by the striking miners against the New York and Cleveland Coal Gas company, at least. But in the execution of the in- | functions the sheriff and his deputies narrowly escaped precipitatng serious trouble. As it was the first blood of the strike was she'd Henry Stewart, one of the sheriff's deputies. struck Jacob Mott, a drummer of the Mcdonald band with the edge of a brass horn and cut a the blood wrought up the 1000 miners to such a pitch that desperate conflict was imminent. The deputies also were jeering and yelling and urging a further rush down the road In that crowd there were enough angry miners to annihilata four times the number of officers on the ground.
 Captain Billingham, Sheriff Lowry. Chief Deputy Richards and Superintend- ent Dearmltt were the only cool men in the crowd. To them and Captain Bill lingham belonged the credit of averting conflict. When MT. Bellingham say ths miners getting beyond his control he commanded halt and addressed himself to the men on keeping the peace. So well did h. do his work that trouble was averted. Sheriff Lowry had difficult task to perform, but so well did he han de it that his coolness and good nature did much to neutralize the strike en- gendered by his associat:s. The strikers finally retired to their camp There were several brushes, but no actual collision.
 After the miners returned to camp ths officials held a conference with their at- torney and he advised them to quit marching until the court had heard the argument nsxt Monday on the bill In Cleveland Coal Gas company. as it might injure their case if they were brought up for contempt before the court. Presi- any marches against the New York and Cleveland Coal Gas company until fur ther orders, although marches may be marches mass meetings will be h=ld and speeehss made to keep the miners from going back. Two meetings were held at i Harris, of the Central Pennsylvania | field; Mrs. Jones, of Chicago; Mir Warner and Cameron Miller The miners of the New York and Cleveland company wers urged to be pr+ sent
 The feature of the scene this morning was the women sympa .hfzers of the strik- CTS participating in a da aylight domon- stration ana. like their brethren, they had the induEetion read to th em, and they were ordered to cease using tn epubfc highways for parade ground
 There was no trouble today. The rl1- CTS stayed in their camps and when not on guard they had Nttle to do. In order to more thoroughly fortify his position Sheriff Lowry swore in twsnty additional deputies .onight and dispatched them to- Plum Creek The sheriff does not think there will be any trouble at any of the mines of the New York and Cleveland company, and is fully convinced the min CTS will do the right thing. He Is now confident that he can safely handle the strikers, and if the inJuncdons of the A1ieghenny courts are made final they will obey the order. He has given strlct orders. however. not ito permit any march- ----------~-----~-~---~-- -~---------~~>--~--~>~~--
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