The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-14
AT The SIGHT OF BLOOD
The Coal Miners Were Wrought 10 a
Desperate Pitch.
4 DEPUTY SHERIFF DEALS A BLOW.
A oIinsr struck on the Head with Brass
Horn-The Injunction stops Marching
for q Time, but Serious Trouble
is Imminent.

PITTsBURG, PA. August lS'-lnJune-
tions bv the County Court have put
stop TO marches by the striking miners
against the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company for Il time at least
But I'm the execution Of the inJuncuohS
the sheriff and his deputies narrowly
escaped prccipaung serious trouble AS
II was. the first blood Of the strike was
shed. Henry stewart one OF the sheI-
ms deputies. struck Jacob Mott a drum
ncr OF the Mcdonald Band, with the
edge Of a brass horn. and cut severe
cash above the eye
The sight Of the blood wrought up the
100 idle miners to such pitch that
desperate conflict was imminent.
AN EXCITING TIME
The deputies also were excited and
noisy. The strikers jooring and yeiIlns
and urging a further rush down the
road
In that crowd there were enough an
cry strikers TO annlhiliate four times the
force OF officers ON the ground.
Captain Bellngham Shcrim Lowry
Chief Deputy James Richards, and su-
ItllltilNhNIA lfN fAAihNNN w." Wv
cool men in the assemblage. To them
and Capt. Bollingham, belongs the
oedit of avoiding q riot. When Belling-
ham saw there was danger of his meE
getting beyond his control ne com
manded "a halt and addressed himself 10
the task of restraining the more hell-
geront. SO well were his efforts directed
that he soon had restored comparative
order.
4 DIFFICULT TASK.
Sheriff Lowry had difficult task to
perform. bat he handled IL well and
his GOODNESS ana good nature did much
10 neutralize the bitterness and strife
invited by the behaviour OF his subor-
dnates.
The strikers finally retired and march
ed back 10 their camp.
There were several other brushes with
the deputies but no actual collision,
After the miners returned 10 camp the
officers held conference with their at
torney ami be advised the men 10 quit
marching until the court had heard the
argument next Monday ON the bill i'm
equity. brought 10y the New York and
cleveland Gas Coal Company, as II might
iniurc their case if they were brought mp
for contempt before the court
NO MARCHES.
President Hulan then ISSUED orders That
no marches should hc made "a any of the
mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company until further orders al
though marches may he made against
other places. ln place Of the marching
mass meetings will bee held and speeches
made as a means of keeping miners OF the
company from going 10 work.
Two meetings. WAl-be held az Plum
Greek tomorrow. at which addresses VIII
be- made by George Harris. Of the central
PENNSYLVANIA neid. Mrs. Jones, Of Ohica-
90. will also speak. and cameron Miller
The miners of thc New York ana CieNe-
land Company will hc urged 90 be present.
The feature of tho scene this morning
was the fact that the women sympa-
IN zers for the first time during the strike
participated iu daylight demonstration.
and like their brethren in the cause had
the injunction read 10 them, ana they
were ordered 10 cease using the puphc
highways for a parade ground.
There were no signs OF trouhle to-nght'
Tho strikers are am within their camps
and VIII le the deputies were on guard
they had little 10 do.
MORE DEPUTIES.
I'm order 90 more thoroughly tortliy MS
position sheriff Lowry sWore IN twenty
additional IDENTITIES tonight ana dlspatch-
"a them 10 plum Greek.
The sheriff does not think there viii be
anv trouble at any of the mines or the
New York and Cleveland Company ana
rs fully convinced the miners VIII 90 inc
right thing lie is now confident mat
be can handle the strikers and II the
iniuuctions OF the Allegheny County
Courts are made final, they viii oheX lhe
order He has given strict orders how
over.not 10 permit any marching ana
90 enforce the law. even If compelled Ia
arrest an the leaders In the movement
I'm to "a late hour tonight Sol Schoyer
1sea. counsel for the DE Armitt had
not prepared tho petition TO court asking
tNat the strikers show cause why am az.
tacamcnt should not bc ISSUED asalhs'
them for contempt.
The sheriff did not know when this IS u
be done hut no further action Is hkciN
until the nnal hearing on Monday. 20
long as the men simply camp Wllhou'
marching tO the mines ana interfering
with the men going to and from work
they viii not ho disturbed