The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-20
UNIFORMITY CERTAIN.
Enough Sig Iatures to Ensure
Its Success.
COMMITTEE Is MEETING TODAY.
The Pittsburg Sheriff Takes Control of
the Roads About the DeA Armit Nine.
More Strikers being Evicted-Sam De-
AImit's Life Threatened.

PITTSBURG, Aug 1S.-The coal oper-
ators' uniformity committee is meeting
this afternoon to her reports from Sec
retary j. B. johnson aud the sub COM
mittees that are making canvass
among the operators for signatures 10
the agreement.
1t is likely that the committee will
authorize the publication of the list. as
a large number of operators have
signed. Among the signatures are
those covering the interests of Francis
l.. Robbins. the largest producer in the
district. George w. Schluederberg
signed for ten of the companies. and
David w. Van Eman signed for the
fittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal COM
pany. DIR. ID. NJ. ANDERSON and Henry
+ floersheim have signed. and If the re-
port is true that Osborne, Saeger q Co.
and Boyle Bros. have signed, all the
mines on the Wheeling division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad are in
cluded in the uniformity agreement
There seems to be no doubt now that
the agreement will go through, and an
effort will be made TO have it become
operative Mt an earlier date than Jan. l.
All roads in Plum, Patton and
Wilkins townships plum Creek mine
Is in Plum township; the Oakhin mine
in wilkins township and the Sandy
Creek mine in Patton township are pa
trOlled by deputies, and persons are
stopped from walking or driving along
the roads who cannot give a satisfac-
tory account of himself or herself.
Those who cannot do this are ordered
TO leave the neighborhOOd and on re
fusal will be arrested.
The sheriff will not attempt to break
up the camps until the couIt has p s., d
on the question. No one will be per
mIted on the propeIty of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company who
has not permit.
The Turtle Greek campers marched to
the Oak Hill mines, but were stopped
by the sheriff on the road and turned
back without trouble.
There were % more evictions of
striking miners living in company
houses near Plum Greek. The names
OF five are John Burke, John McCabe,
John SalOGis. James Black and Peter
Gems.
Passengers on a tram from Pittsbure
to Turtle Creek say Il man, who gave
his name as John Monroe and who
said he was from the Osceola mine, an
nOunced that he was going to kill Sam
DeArmit. The claim Is made that
there are a number of anarchists in
the vicinity of the mines who are after
blt DC-AI htS are nOt IN GnG
camps. how ever.
Samuel DeArmit is under arrest by
the sheriff. Neither he nor the sheri {
will say for what he is arrested, but
the strikers saw II is 10 prevent his ar
rest by any constable. which would be
impossible as long as he is in the sher-
iff's custody.
Additional suits are to be entered
against Samuel DeArmit. Mrs. Tenney
ri a hn
her niece. Dueila, will prefer charges
of disorderly conduct against him be-
fore Alderman Toole. Mrs McCabe
says she and the two girls were in
suited by Mr.. DeArmit on Sunday, and
claims that he used vulger language
Charles Stevick entered suit, charging
Samuel DeA-mit with using profane
and abusive language.
Several other persons called at the
miners headquarters and say they will
also bring suits. but desire first to con.
suit an attorney.