The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-29
And Threaten to Pay DiGEcrs the
Rate Demanded by Strikers of
the Pittsburg District.
RENEWAL OF THE MARCHING
NEITHER MEN NOR WOMEN STOPPED
BY DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
The st. Louis COnference-PrOmpt Set
Element of the Strike Predicted
by Mr.. Carson, of Illinois.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 2S.-The small coal OPP
orators in the Pittsburg district who are
in the majority, are in revolt against the
big Thirteen" or lake shippers and
threaten to put their mines in operation al
the rate demanded by the miners, 50 cents,
next week if the miners officials Will allow
their men to return to work. Instead of
selling their product to the big Thirteen"
as heretofore they will forward to the diff
ferent markets themselves. District Presi-
dent Dolan, of the miners, said that if the
small operators could show how they were
going to sell their coal outside of the syn
dictate he could readily give his consent to
their plans to resume work The Big
Thirteen" are owners of the different mines
where the most bitter fight against the de-
mands Of the miners is being made and they
practically control the coal trade in this
part of the country.
The first mines in this district to be start
ed in the attempt to break the strike will
be those of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas
Coal Company, on the Wheeling division of
the Baltimore & Ohio road. All the ar
rangements have been completed for put
ting the mines in operation, but the COM
pany prefers to have the old men return,
and for that reason has decided to defer ac-
ton for ten days. A efficient number of
men has already been lngaged, but there
are no accommodations for them at present.
The company has taken steps to secure pos
session of its houses and during the day all
the tenants were served with legal notices
to vacate within ten days. The company
has leased all the available property III the
vicinity to prevent the strikers camping
about the mines, and President Vaneman
says the men who go to work will be given
ample protection.
The campers at Plum Creek executed a
flank movement on the deputies guard
there shortly before daylight, and before
they were discovered they had marched all
around the company's houses and induced
eight men to stay at home When the depu-
ties arrived they attempted to stop the
marchers, but the strikers paid no attention
to the orders, and when they had finished
their work marched back to camp.
There is much suffering at Camp ISola-
ton on account of the lack of clothing and
shoes. Many of the men are barefooted,
having worn their shoes out marching and
doing missionary work. superintendent De
Armitt visited a number of the striking
miners at their houses early this morning,
but failed to induce any of them to return
to work.
Hereafter the deputies will not interfere
with the strikers if they march after
O'Clock in the morning and keep off the
property of the coal company; but all
marchers will be stopped before that hour
About thirty women made demonstra-
ton at Newton this morning before day
light. They carried miniatu e flags, which
they waved enthusiastically as they
marched up and down the rood Every now
and then the women cheered, and they
walked quickly to keep warm The depu-
ties kept away from the women, and the
paraderS, after marching up and down for
an hour, got tired and went home The
women who were out looking for victims
had to go home without finding them. Not
a digger showed himself near the marching
women. The few who went to work took
roundabout route to the pit.
The camps at Turtle and Plum creeks
been maintained ahOnt
and the situation to-day is but little differ
ent from that at during the first few days of
Gas Coal Company is mining COAL but not
nearly to the capacity Of the mines The
men still at work seem satisfied with the
conditions under which they are employed
and doggedly stick to their picks. On the
other hand, the strikers in the camps seem
as determined ever. They are waiting
until the result of the hearings in the cases
OF the men arrested for violating the in
junction show what course the courts will
take. In case the men are released the
morning marches to the mines will be re-
sumea and the De Armitts will have a
nara time IN holding their men at work. If
the courts hold the defendants in contempt
the result is problematical. To stay in
camp without making demonstrations can
do but little good, and some of the strikers
say they will march in spite of courts and
deputies. The peaceful spirit which has
made the strike the most remarkable on
record Is being slowly worn away by the
veXattons and disappointmentS which have
been ShOWered upon the strikers The con-
tlnued want or success in closing the three
mines has overthrown the feeling of GER
tainty that peaceful means and public SYM
pathy would win their cause, and under the
surface an ugly feeling is growing. The
to-day as ever, and while it holds there
will be no violence on the part of the strik-
ing miners.
Cameron Miller district organizer of the
United Mine Workers, returned to Pitts
burg to-day and announced that he had
succeeded in practically closing all the mines
In Mercer and Butler counties.
II appears probable that about the only
representative of Pittsburg organized la
Dor who will go to the St Louis convention
Is President Dolan who will represent both
the miners and the United Labor League,
be acceptable are pleading that inportant
engagements interfere.