Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-13
OPPOSED BY DEPUTIES.
The First BIOOdshed of the strike
Occurred This Morning. when a
Clash Took Place Between Strik-
ers and Company of Dep
uty Sheriffs.

Pittsburg, Aug. 13.-Strikipg miners
started to march to the Plum Greek
mines, of the New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal company this morning. They were
met by Sheriff Lowery and his deputies
who ordered them to go no further.
Uriah Bellingham, leader of the marchers,
tried to push his way past the deputies
scuff1e ensued, in which Jncob Mott, a
member of the band, was cut seriously
over the eye by Harry Stewart, one of the
deputies, thus causing the first blood
shed of the strike.
The men were in sullen mood and
nearly 100 gathered about the sheriff,
One man demanded to know by what
rights the courts granted an injunction
against citizens using the public roads
LOT lawful purposes. He was immediate
ly served with a copy of the injunction.
There was threatening movement
among the men. Sheriff Lowery made q
short speech, saying the men were de-
PENDANTS in suit brought by the New
York d Cleveland Gas Goal company,
and the injunction would hold good until
Monday, when they would have hearing
before Judges Stowe and Collier. He
added II command you, as high sheriff
of Allegheny county, to cease this march
ing. You must not moeat men who
want to work. They have as much right
to the roads as you, and if you do not de-
sist, in obedience to this injunction, l
will arrest YOU"
The deputy sherlffs formed in line
across the road, and forced the strikers
to move along. Seeing no way to defend
themselves the fife and drum began to
play and the strikers moved in the direc.
tion of their camp.
News of the sheriff's action had reached
the division of strikers guarding the
miners houses across the ravine, and
they hastened to meet their companions.
They formed on either side of the road and
invited the deputy sheriffs to pass
through. The invitation was not accept
ed. This did not please the strikers and
the band started back.
George Kelly of Claremont, and Michael
Burkes Of Carnegie, marched ahead carry
ing flags, and attempted to break through
the ranks of the deputies. They did not
succeed, and were compelled to stand and
listen to the reading of the injunction. A
few of the more stubborn ones, offered
resistance, and asserted their right to 60
down the road IN the direction of the pit
mouth, but Sheriff Lowery told them as
they came from their camps, they would
have to return that way.
Richard Barrow and half dozen COM
panions seated themselves on one side of
the road and refused to move. They said
they could not be made by all the depu-
ties present, and a wordy war ensued.
Finally the deputies seized Barrows by
the shoulders, and dozen strikers ran to
his rescue. One striker with cooler
head than the others, shouted to them not
to resist, and after much persuasion Bar
row and his companions moved off. The
strikers then marched to camp without
further molestation. The marchers final
ly turned back to camp.
The strikers In camp at Turtle Greek
obeyed the injunction BY not marching
on the Oak Hill mine. Instead they pro-
ceeded to the Spring Hill mine of Demp-
ster, Boyd & Co., and succeeded in Undue
ing the men to meet them this afternoon
and discuss the situation.