The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-18

Plum Creek during the LAY OF striking
miners. The eyictions began ut noon yes
terdav.
Passengers on the morning train front
Pittsburg to Turtle Creek saw man who
gave his name as John Monroe. He said
he was from the Osceola mines and an
nounced that he was going TO Kill sam
Dehrmit. The claim " made that there
are number OF anarchists In the vicinity
or tho mines They are not IN the camps.
Samuel DeArmitt is under arrest by the
sheriff. Neither he nor the the shcrn will
say what for. but II is said :. Is to Tre
vent arrest by constable, which VIII DO
impossible as long us he is In he sheriff 8
hands.
Sixteen more men went into the Plum
Greek mine this morning. The strikers
say only twenty eight men are at work.
while the company say they have $50 men.
The output yesterday was seven cars OF
lump and three cars OF screened coal,
Tho contemplated plan to have tho
women make marches. which was TO have
been inaugurltod today has been definitely
decided upon by tholeaders. and the wives
and daughters of the strikers Will now take
up the work which the men have been en-
Joined from doing
II is the intention TO begin the march OF
the women while the men are away in
not operative Women me 'n a"a i re- ~
mains to be seen what the outco ne viii he.
new element is to be introduced in the
situation at an carly date. The farmers OF
Erie county, surrounding the several
camps. are making extensive preparations
for a march to show their sympathy for
the strikers. They propose 10 have pa
rade. headed by a band. and march down
the Centerville road and up over she hills
There will be no effort TO get the miners
out No missionary work Is 20 hn at
MT Cd mn n rn tG
the purpose Of showing symplthy with the
strikers. The preparations for the event
have been carried on secretly, but the story
was given out tonight by one OF the prime
movers He said the class NJ men who
will compose the parade .iavo no fear Of
interference and will not disolud m the
command OF few deputies.
About 600 strikers from Fom's Run, ac-
c0mpanied by about 100 women ana GILL
dren. marched to Camp Victory, near Can
nonburg. today They will remain at the
camp until Saturday when a meeting VIII
be held. Several of the officials VIII bc
present and address the meeting. About
800 more men and women are expected to
arrive at the camp by Saturday.
The forenoon at the camp was spent In
singing and dancing by some while others
prepared dinner. In the afternoon line
was formed. headed by the band and led
by the women and the march was made TO
are sim being carried on, although but a
few men are at work. About thirty OF
these miners Joined the strikers.
Suits and counter suits promise to be the
most prominent product OF the coal min
ers' strike. While the New York and Cleve
land Gas and Coal company is prosecuting
its injunction cases, the miners have been
gathering material on which to bring suits
not alone for wages but for trcspass.
| President Dolan said this evening az
soon as time afforded the miners offcals
would bring action against the officers Of
| the mines.
| The question OF the right OF the strikers
| TO visit employees OF he company at their
homes and plead with them and the right
| OF deputies to interfere with man when
no is walking on highway toward a resi-
dence. even though he Is compelled to walk
on the property OF the company, will be
looked into.
While speaking on the subject President
Dolan said:
In this battle II must be remembered
| that laws have also oeen enacted for our
benefit and we want TO see that we get
Justice; yet u may take a little time to do
| IT.. say no matter how the case is decid-
ed whether we win or lose the battle,
none OF our men will go TO the courts OF
Allegheny county to answer a criminal
charge as a result ofthe strike, II II can
at all be prevented