The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-18
WOMEN MARCHERs.
1t Has Been Decided To Enlist the
Wives and Daughters.

Pittsburg Pa, August 17.--The strike
leaders fer some reason have abandoned
the idea of having "a meeting of heads OF
tho different labor organizations to devise
ways and means of battling with an ad
verse ruling of the court on the injunction.
President Doian says needing OF the
union officers may be held Thursday, but
If 1t is It will be for another purpose.
There is runner current that the De
Arrnitts have arranged for the importation
OF 200 foreign workmen next Monday 10
go irto the Turtle creek and Plum creek
mines. This is denied by Thomas Dear
mitt, who says the company has enough
men working and that there is no need of
importing other miners. In spite Of all
denials, however, 1t Ia believed that the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal com
pany will give notice TO all strikers that
they are willing to re-employ all the old
hands, and should the strikers not choose
to return to work within few days, tho
company will try to employ some who will
work Tho work of securing signatures TO
the uniformity agreement Ia progressing
favorahly and in q few days the list will
be ready for publication. About thirty
operators are said to have signed, but
the committee is not willing to say whether
or not any of the larger operators are on
the list.
At Turtle creek the strikers, without
leaders or music and with nothing at their
head but the American flag. marched from
Camp Determination this morning on the
Oak Hill mines. This was done expectedly
and in violation of the restraining order
f1.A r-4e
terday
Before reaching the mines Sheriff Lowry
and posse met the marchers and ordered
them back to camp. Tho strikers reluc-
family turned back sorely disappointed, but
peaceful.
While the men were going 10 work this
morning they had to pass between two
rows Of French women headed by Mrs.
Jennie DeWitts and Mrs. Marie Brogia.
The women called to the men on the way
to work and threatened to hit them win
stones. although they did net do SO. The
men hurried past az fast as they could,
fearing TO say anything, as tho women
locked desperate. When tho men had all
passed the women went 10 their homes,
saying that they would be out again to-
morrow morning.
The miners officials express themselves
as well satisfied with the Injunction pro-
ceedings.
According TO the court" said President
Dolan. the injunction only Restraints us
from doing what We have not done and
what We do not intend TO do. The camps
VIII be continued and conducted az usual
until further notice. We have abundant
assurance of help. and all the reports thai
we ere destitute have no foundation"
President Dolan said he was misquoted
yesterday when giving his testimony at
the injunction proceedings. Il did not
intend TO convey the impression" said he.
that Operators Shield. Blythe, sssytler
and other operators had requested me TO
order q strike. They never told me to get
the determined men on a strike. but did
saw and 1t is the general opiaion anitI y
all operators. that DeArmitt u responsible
for the deplorable condition Of Affairs In
the Pitfsburg district"
-Four more suits were entered up against
Superintendent Samuel Dehrmitt todfy by
strikers and their wives. the chsI ge5 be-
ing disorderiy conduct.
There were TWENTY-FIVE evictions rcas