Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-08-19
yfRlKE-
sFs From the Kanawha Valley Conflict.
STRIKERS CLAIM ADVANTAGE.
It is Said Miners are Returning to Work Disguised With the Strike.

1 WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. n.-Re 1 ports from K anawha Valley are con- | ficsi<ag. The organizers claim that they
 have the best of it, and that all the | miners will be ous by Saturday. On | she other hand disinterested persons say large number of miners returned | 50 work this morning, disgusted with l the organizers for having misrepre- septed matters to induce them to strike. | There is no change in the situation at Paramount.
 PITrsBURG, Aug. 11.-Oak It'll min-
 SITS whose wages were withheld by the Ds Armits Company yesterday because they struck, met at Newton last night and formally declared a strike after de- nouncing the company. They say shey will remain out until the districb price
 of 69 cents per ton is paid. l. spite of
 this more men are at work this morning
 than at any time sinos the marchers
 appeared. De AaFmitt has received
 several threatening letters recently.
 PIrrsBURG. Pa, Aug. 12.-The much
 talked of bill of injunction was filed to-
 day in the county court house by coun
 sal foP the New York and Cleveland
 Gas Co.,, also against the United mine
 workers. Judge Collier granted 8
 temporary injunction restraining de-
 fendauts from assembling in proximity
 to the mines and houses of the miners
 tor the purpose of inbimid ating OF in
 ducng employees from working. The
 hearing is set for August 16sh. It Is
 regarded ae the mosb sweeping yet is
 sued.
 PIrrsBURG, Aug. l2-The striking
 miners propose to test the legality of Judge Mo l.. Waynes injunction by continuing their daily marches on the public roads until arrested. Dolsp says that as fast as one squad is ar rested another will take the road to she mine until 80 many ars in jail that public opinion will be aroused on the question.
 P1TrsBURG, Aug 13 The first blood shed during the present miners strike | wee that of Jacob Mott, a drummer in 1 the McDoual band. The trouble occur red about o'clock this morning near the Plum Greek tipple.
 One thousand strikers left their camp as Plum Creek as o'clock this morn- ing and divided into two squads at the center, one body of msrchers going to the Centre school house and the other to the strikers houses. The center squadron was headed by the McDonald drum corps.
 Sheriff Lowry reached Centre about ) B. m. and met a number of deputies. The marchers stopped and the Sheriff -ead the injunction order. Then he ordered the strikers to return to camp. The men paid no attention to the order or time and the drum corps stsempt- ,d to lead the marchers past she Sheriff md deputies. The latter closed up and moved forward, hsade by the Sheriff, md the opposing foross came together. No blows were struck and no weapons lrewn but there wss lively souff1s dur ng which horn in the hands of one of he band wss pushed into Joseph Mott's ace and he was bsd!y cut over the right ye. Blood flowed i'll 8 stream from { he wound snd She sight of blood check d the pushing and struggling man.
 The Sheriff sgsiu read the order ot he court aud ordered the crowd to dis 6 1eke answer to the bill filed. The men C gain refused and one was particularly ronouncsd in his opposition. He was hrestsned with arrest ard after con- ideRsble argument, during which he sserted his right to be on the public pad, the band again tried to force their ray past the Sheriff and deputies.
 Alter repeatedly warning the strikers Tho were reinforced by the division ] usEdiug the mines and houses She de- uties finally induced them to march 3 ack to camp. BuS not before several ( xciting scenes had been enacted. | The strikers as Turtle Creek obeyed F De injunction by not marching on the q ak Hull mine The deputies at Cen il sF spent sleeplees night. They were II rss aroused by 8 column of strikers y scortiug Emma Hess, girl orowned a ith wreath and who was arrested ,r firing 8 revolver in honor of the 2 rikers. At two o'clock the daley owned Joan De Arc had aroused twenty-five Hungerians to the point Of ming her in missionary work. They r' ere dispersed but later ca ths same F Fl headed crowd of about forty men e ho defed the deputies bus were finally 1 D duced to disperse.
 THE GOLn srRIKE.