The herald., 1897-09-10

ASNAG
By United Mine Workers
in Convention
LOCAL JEALOUSIES CROP UP
BUT RATCHFoRD STILL FEELS
CONFIDENT
LOCAL JEALOUSIES CROP UP
Miners Wives Resist Eviction and
De Armitt Makes a Worse Than
Useless Speech
Associated Press Special Wire.

gates has grown a feeling that even
were the strike settled Ohio and Penn
sylvania would be the beneficiaries. The
men of this belief are Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and West Virginia, the two first
States being practically unanimous
President Knight and Secretary Ken
nedy of Indiana believe settlement on
the basis proposed would adjust matters
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Eastern Illinois, but would have little
or no effect in Northern Illinois. These
men substantially favor a continuation
of the strike
Delegates from Illinois and Indiana
as far as learned, as the session is be-
ing held with closed doors, are acting in
harmony. Certain Ohio delegates are
standing by West Virginia that set
tlement without advantage to that sec
ton. from the miners point of view
would be tantamount to the Miners
Union losing ground gained there. Some
Indiana and Illinois delegates feel they
have been a catspaw in the movement.
They say they have time and again
struck at the request of other districts,
and when such districts gained what
they wanted, the contest would be de-
without substantial benefit.
The convention remained in executive
session until late this afternoon, ad-
journing until tomorrow morning with
out having taken vote on the pro-
posed settlement. Tonight, however
President Ratchford said to an Asso-
ciated Press representative: you may
predict with every degree of certainty
that a settlement will be reached and
that the action of the national board in
reaching settlement will be enforced"
EVICTION RESISTED
PITTSBURG, Sept. 9.-At 8 this morn
ing Deputies evicted a family from the
company's house at Plum Creek Little
resistance was offered at the time, but
as soon as the house had been emptied
and the furniture piled up in the middle
Of the street. women gathered in front
of the house. After the Deputies had
gone miners forced an entrance into the
house and carried the furniture back.
A desperate resistance will be Offered
in case a second attempt is mads to
evict the family.
Three hours later sixteen Deputies ar
rived at Clarksville and evicted John
Puke and family, Poles, who have many
friends. The furniture was carried into
the house again, and the Puke family
and several friends installed themselves
there, prepared to make trouble for the
Deputies II they again attempt to evict
them. The Deputies were sent by Super
intendent De Armitt and are expected
here any moment. The news Of their
coming spread like wildfire and the
women of Clarksville gathered outside
the Pukes' home. All are armed In one
way or another, and are sufficiently
aroused to attack the Deputies as soon
as they return.
At o'clock Superintendent Samuel c.
and Thomas de Armitt, together with
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Young and a
posse Of twenty-five special deputies,
appeared and the eviction was all done
over again. A party Of twenty women
from the neighborhood had gathered
and nearly all Of the striking miners
from Camp Isolation were present. They
jeered the De Armitts. The women were
armed with baseball bats, picks and
other things. The conducted themselves
in such belligerent manner that the
De Armitts were glad to remain within
doors while the eviction was going on.
Mr.. de Armitt came out on the porch
and asked the men and women if they
would permit him to make a few re-
marks. They consented to hear what
he had to say and he entered into an
explanation of the contracts which the
miners had made with the company the
purpose being to show to the assembled
people that the company was not doing
more than 1t had a right to do. Then he
launched into a discussion of the strike
generally and said the men had only
themselves to blame for their troubles,
for they had allowed themselves to be
led and their leaders had simply sold.
them out again.
Mr.. De Armitt concluded by inviting
Uriah Dillingham;. leader of the striking
miners at Plum creek, to reply to his
charges.
Mr.. Billingham accepted the invitation
and the result was period of warmth
that threatened to become riot. Bill
lirgham made a denial of De Armitts
accusation and asked for proof of the
charges. He wound up his remarks by
denouncing Thomas B. de Armitt as a
"grinning liar" Cheers came from the
assembled miners and women and Dep
uty Sheriff Young came from the house
and essayed to place Dillingham; under
arrest, but that man appealed to some
deputies who were in a wagon to prove
his assertion that De Armitt had invited
him to make speech. The striking
miners moved forward to the support Of
their leader and Young concluded not to
make the arrest.
Billingham succeeded in getting the
strikers to return to their camp, but the
women remained and remarked that
they wished to get at the De Armitts
The latter stayed in the house to avoid
trouble.
The evicted families moved their
goods into stables in. the neighborhood
and began housekeeping in these
quarters.
Late tonight it is reported from Brad
dock that number Of deputies, who
had been concerned In the evictions at
Plum Creek, got into row with crowd
Of strikers. the result being that three
deputies are under arrest
HAZELTON, Pa, Sept. 9-The strik-
ing miners continued marching today
They marched to Beaver Meadow col :
liery and before being dispersed by dep
uties they drove all the miners from the
mine. There are more miners idle today
than at any time since the strike began
1t is said that nearly 5000 are on strike.