Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-07
RESULTED IN A Big RIOT
Effort to Eyict Striking Coal Miners
Near Pittsburg Causes Riot and
BlOOdshed.
THE STRIKERS WERE LED BY WOMEN
The Deputies Driven from the Field, All
Bleeding and One With His Right
Hand Almost Severed from
His Body.
HE STRIKERS WERE LED BY WOMEN

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 7.-The efforts to
evict striking miners by the Pittsburg &
Chicago Coal company, at OrRngevile
one and half miles from Gaston7ille
resulted in riot of no mean proportions
and an utter failure. At O'Clock this
morning 20 deputies started to march to
Orangeville, each one carrying his Win.
chester and revolver. Headed by women
the strikers rushed on the deputies with
stones, clubs and pick handles, and blows
fell thick and fast.
One big woman wrested the rifle from a
deputy's hands and struck him on the
head, inficting serious wound. By this
time 1000 men, women and children had
Joined the crowd. The deputies finally
took refuge in a vacant house, closely
followed by the mob which surrounded
the building and threatened to burn it
Finally the strikers approached the house
with flag of truce and conference was
held The deputies were ordered to leave
the town, and after short parey decided
to do 30. They emerged from the house,
and, walking between opened ranks of
the strikers, started for Gastonvile. AL
most every man was cut and bleeding
and several were badly hurt. One had
his right hand almost severed AS the
defeated deputies ran the gauntlet they
we're greeted with hisses, curses and
ridicule. The strikers then closed behind
them and marched them to the station
where they took the train for Washing.
ton.
DISTRICT MEETINGS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 7.-District
meetings were held all over the West Vir-
ginia coal regions, where strike exists,
last night and today. AT Fairmont the
delegates we're instructed to secure if pos
sible continuance of the strike until
West Virginia is in position to demand
recognition, but, if that is not possible,
to secure from the national bodya pledge
to continue the work Of organization
until the whole state is organized and
able to demand wages based upon the
union scale. j. W. Rae, of the painters
and decorators, who has led the Feirmont
fight, said today that if the Columbus
meeting does not settle the strike all
union labor in Chicago, including rail-
readers, would at once boycott and refuse
to use or handle non. union coal.
PITTsBURa DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Pittsburg, Sept. r. The Pittsburg
miners convention, to elect delegates to
the national convention, which meets in
Columbus tomorrow to consider the
proposition of miners return to work at
the 65 cent rate per ton, assembled here
this morning. Nearly 100 delegates,
representing every mine in the district,
attended. The delegates are divided on
the question of accepting the 65 cents, or
standing for the So cent rate, but it is
thought that conference of influential
leaders will result in declaration for the
compromise rate.
At the mines of the New York & Oleve-
land Gas Coal company camps will still
be maintained and the strike vigorously
continued; also at all mines throughout
the district that refused to pay the rate
agreed upon at the Columbus conven-
tion.