The morning news., 1897-08-08
PEACE PREVAILS AT THE PITS.
NINE STRIKERS STILL GAINING
WITHOUT RIOTING,


ertS Mine Mt Elizabeth and - Wen
at the Equitable Mine, in the Same
Locality, Go Out Despite the Fact
That They Were Receiving the
District Rnte-Pay Day at sandy
Creek and Plum Creek.
Pittsburg Pa. Aug. THE strikers
continue orderly and are gaining access
sions to their ranks constantly. The $50
men employed at the Horner & Roberts
coal mine at Elizabeth refused to go to
work this morning; about seventy-five
miners at the Equitable mines in the
same locality also struck Both mines
We're paying the district rate
The Bunola men, who were persuaded
to come out last evening, all remained
away from the pit to-day and no coal
was mined. The company leased the
ground where the strikers located yes
terday and ousted them, but another field
has been occupied by the strikers, which
the owners refused to lease to the COM
pany and permanent camp will be es-
tablished. 1t is reported that an effort
will be made to start the mine Monday
morning. The strikers are preparing for
the struggle and by o'clock Monday
morning 10000 probably will be in camp
here. This closed down all the mines of
the first, second and third pools.
Twelve recruits from the Plum Creek
mine Joined the strikers to-day. and
number consented to remain at home.
When it was found that but few men
nj.
morning deputy sheriffs were dispatched
to the houses of them and they were
drummed out and escorted to the mine.
The company claims that this mine was
working full to-day, and that the usual
amount of coal was loaded.
This was pay day at Sandy Creek. and
when the strikers demanded their pay,
they were told that inasmuch as they had
broken the iron-clad contract, no money
whatever was due to them The legality
of the contract will be tested in the courts.
Monday evening another big meeting
will be held at Plub Creek 1t Is said
that the miners there viii join the strik-
ers after Monday No trouble is expected
at Plum Creek tonight, Notwithstanding
the proximity of the miners camp to the
negro quarters at Unity. The miners and
railroad laboreIs are not expected TO af-
filiate with each other.
A special from West Newton says: "The
sympathy OF this community Is with the
striking miners. The use of large build
ing on Third street has been given free for
comissary and the towns people and
farmers have contributed provisions lib
orally. Several hundred dollars have also
been contributed. This warm feeling for
the strikers took sudden turn last night
when the report was circulated that the
strikers had visited the Troup and Riarick
pits in Coal Hollow and ordered the few
men working there to stop work. These
two pits have been supplying coal for the
Borough electric light plant and for fam
lily use. and have only been In operation a
few weeks. The report reached the lead
ers of the strikers here and they at once
branded It as the work Of the enemy to in
jure their cause. This morning they no
titled Troup and Riarick that they might
mine all the coal they could. Simultan-
eously with the move on the Westmore-
land county mines next week, "A demon
stration will be made against the Wash
ington run mines in Fayette county. 1t
was near the Washington Run tfpple that
four striking miners were killed and ten
others hurt by deputies two years ago.
More than 400 miners are organized In
Fayette City and are ready to march. A
committee from Fayette city will meet
Mr.. Dolan tonight. and II he consents the
march will be made Monday. A sight has
been selected one and a half miles from
the Sickle Hollow tipple. Being a great
distance from the mine, the miners hope
to escape injunctions.
The output of the DeArmits mines was
still further reduced by no coal being TAX
en- from the Oak Hin mine. The three men
a. Sandy Creek mine have mined one gon-
dola car In three days. At Plum Creek the
200 men az work mined II gondola cars of
coal There are five cars on the track near
the Oak Hill tipple.
Counsel for the New York and Cleveland
Gas Company has prepared a bill to be
presented to Judge NJ. w. Aeheson OF the
United States circuit court on behalf Of
the nonresident stockholders of the coal
company asking for an injunction 70 re-
strain the striking miners from congre-
eating near the mines at Turtle Creek,
Sandy Creek and Plum Creek, and from in
terfering with the workmen OF the COM
pany. This new move rs being made for
the purpose Of getting the aid OF the
United States marshals as well as the
sheriff OF Allegheny county, 10 break up
the camps the strikers have established.
perpetual injunction was issued dur
ing the last strike OF the miners by tho
county court against men prominent IN
the present struggle, restraining them
from congregating near the mines Of tho
New York ana Cleveland Company. and Il
IS claimed that It is still In force II ~
now desired 20 supplement this with an
order, which, IL dlsobeyed. Will result In
the sending OF United States marshala
into the region now occupied by the strlk-
ors. and " necessary. United States troops
could also be- called In. The application
for the preliminary injunction Is likely to
be made on Monday.