The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-07

Imported Diggers for the Oak Hill Mines
Fail TO Show Up.
The Proposed Campaign Against
Mine Operators in Central
Pennsylvania Now an Assured
Fact-The Big Move Will
Probably be Made Next We'd
nesday.

ncSuays
PITTSBURG Pa), Aug. 6.-The i'm
ported miners expected to reach De
Armitt's mine from Virginia this morn
ing did not arrive. They are looked
for, however, some time tonight or to-
morrow The strikers We're on the
watch for them all night.
The marchers continue to make gains
as shown by the number of men at
work in the De Armitt'S mines AT
Sandy Creek only three men are work
ing. The camp is thinning out and the
men are going to Plum Creek because
their presence it not needed at Sandy
Greek.
The mine at Sandy Creek is absolute
ly dead. At Plum Creek eighty men
who worked yesterday did not go into
the mine this morning. The officials of
the company say it is the custom of the
men to lay off the day before pay day,
which is tomorrow.
The output of the three mines is as
follows: Plum Greek, % cars, though
the strikers say only 21; Turtle Creek,
3 cars; Sandy Creek, . pit cars.
Plum Creek camp was excited last
night by riot in the railroaders' camp
adjoining. A number of shots were
fired and three negroes were wounded,
but not seriously.
Judge Sermons has not yet rendered
his decision in the riot and unlawful
assemblage cases.
The proposed campaign against the
mine-owners of West Moreland County
a y11 tOr Of
vania, which has been delayed, is now
an assured fact The strike leaders de-
cided on it definitely at a camp con-
ference to-day, and big move will
probably be made next Wednesday. The
whole affair will be considerably on the
order of the famous Coxey commonweal
tour. The leaders estimate that with
those who will remain behind in the
camps, at least 5000 men will be kept
constantly in the movement.
An immense meeting numbering fully
10000 people, gathered around the
strikers camp at Turtle Creek to-nig ht.
Eugene V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and several
local speakers made addresses. Delega
tons from all the surrounding country
attended the meeting, and the enthusi-
aSm was unusual. The Westinghouse
employees from East Pittsburg, number
ing 100; the striking puddlers from
McKeesport attended, and large crowds
from Wilmerding, Pittsburg and Allie
gheny helped to swell the numbers A
monster parade preceded the meeting,
farmers and citizens generally marching
with the strikers to show their SYM
pathy.
Tho ctrilxo tinr fn-nicht al in c
practically unchanged The imported
diggers for the Oak Hill mines have not
yet shown up. The usual march to
morning.
DEBS ADDRESSES THE MINERS.
PITTSBURG Pa.), Aug &c. V.
Debs, who addressed the large miners
meeting on the Duquesne Wharf last
night, left to-day for Turtle Creek,
where he speaks this evening.
Before leaving the city Mr.. Debs de-
nounced Judge Jackson of West Vir-
ginia for issuing the injunction re-
straining him from interfering in any
way with the Monongah Company or
it's employees. Mr.. Debs said:
This injunction restraints me from
walking ON any public highway lead
ing to the mines of the Monongah Com :
pany 1t is most sweeping, and none
other can be compared to it. This in
junction annihilates the right of peace
able assemblage and effectually sup
presses free speech. IF it is sustained,
as L have no doubt 1T will be, it sweeps
away all constitutional safeguards, and
delivers us bound hand and foot to cor
porate capital.
Il hold the Injunction and the judge
who issued it in supreme contempt II
l have occasion to raise my voice in be-
half of the famished miners in Jack
sons jurisdiction | propose to do so, or
at least make the attempt to, totally
regardless of this infamous injunction.
1.-THE farce of the proceeding is that
the injunction is issued by Judge. 1t
ought to come direct from the coal OPP
orators, and at least hypocrisy would
not intensity the infamy of the pro-
ceeding."
In reference to the charge that the
deputies now on guard at De Armitt's
mines were forcing the miners to work
at the point of revolvers, President Do
Ian stated that the matter had been
placed in the hands of their attorney
and that probably the miners officials
would go into court and ask for an in
junction restraining these deputies.
Said he:
They have no right to compel any
man to go to work, and we will not
stand it. / have in my pocket the
| names of many of the men who We're
treated in this manner, but prefer not
to give them now, for fear the men will
suffer-
The wives Of twenty of the campers
are in the field now. They have access
to the workingmen's houses, but dep
uties are stationed all along the prop
erty line with instructions not to allow
| a solitary man to enter the house
range.
Many Plum Creek men are expected
| to join the strike after pay day Mon
day The strikers say they would be
out now, but they want to get as much
| money as possible ahead SO as to have
something to fall back upon.
Whether or not the strikers will be
able to get the Plum Creek men to stop
the mine there is becoming more Sc
rious question than the strike leaders
| at first thought Unlike the other dig