The representative., 1897-08-11
DEbS IS Defiant
He BITTERLY DENOUNCES JUDGE
JACKSON'S INJUNCTION.
Jays He VIII Go and Speak Where
He PIeases in the Magistrates
JurisJfctfOn-Strfke Decide to
Push Into Central Pennsylvanfa
to Get Out the Miners-DOlan and
Others Held to the September
Term of Court.

Term of Court.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 6.-Eugene V. Debs.
who addressed the large miners meeting on
the Duquesne wharf last night. left today
for Turtle Creek, where he speaks this even
ing. Before leaving the city Mr.. Debs de-
nounced Judge Jackson. Of West Virginia.
for issuing the injunction restraining him
from interfering in any way with the
Mohongah company or its employees. Mr.
Debs said: This injunction restraints me
from walking on any of the public high
ways leading to the mines of the Monon-
gah coal and coke company. 1t is most
sweeping and none other can be compared
to 1t. The injunction annhilates
the right of peaceabie assemolaxe
and efrectualy suppresses free speech. II
1t is sustained. and l have no doubt it Will
be, it sweeps away all constitutional safe
guards and delivers us. bound hand ana
foot to corporate capital
Il hold the IN Junction and the Judge who
Issued it in supreme contempt. II have oc-
casion to raise my voice in behalf OF tho
famis hing miners in Jacksons juridiction,
1 propose to do so, or at least make the at
tempt, totally regardless OF this infamous
Injunction.
The farce Of the proceedings Is that the
injunction is issued by d judge. 1t ought To
come direct from the coal operators and at
least hypocrisy would not intensity the IN
fanny of the proceeding
In Difference to the charge that the depu-
ties guard at De Armitt's mines
were forcing miners to work at the point or
revolvels, President Doian stated that the
matter had been placed In the hands OF
their attorney. and it was probable that the
miners officials would go into court and
ask for an in junction restraining these dep
uties. Said he: They have no right to COM
pei any man to go to work, and we Will not
stand it. l have in my pocket the names
OF many of the men who were treated IN
this manner, hut prefer not to give them
now. for fear the men will suffer-
The coal company discovered a new sort
of missionary work among its employees
today. Wives Of many of the campers are
in the field now. They have been arriving
for several days, until now there are about
20 of them scattered about through the
Plum, Sandy and Turtle creek settlements.
The women are from the Mcdonald, Car
negie and Wheeling division sections, and
while the men are at work. do missionary
work among their wives. They have access
to the workmens houses, but the men are
denied this. Deputies are stationed all
along the property line with instructions
not to allow solitary man to pass into
the house range.
Whether or not the strikers will be able
to get the Plum creek men to stop the
mine there is becoming more serious
question than the strike leaders at first
thought. Unlike the other digging settle
ments about all the Plum creek men live
III company houses on the company's land.
The WOrkmen do not have to leave the
De Armitt property to get into the mines
and strikers get no chance to stop them
on the road. The deputies do not allow
anyone to get near the houses and the
workers and strikers entirely without
communication except by the wJmen. 1t
now seems the Plum creek siege will be
much longer and much harder battle
than at any of the other mines.
Prices for coal moved up 10 cents a ton
since yesterday, the assigned reason being
that the prospects that the area of the
strike viii expand and embrace the north
ern and central Pennsylvania districts.
Coal is being noarded for possible future
demands, when prices will! be still higher.
Ruling prices are $1.4- for Of mine In
barges and cars Pittsburg, and and 6
gents bushel for slack in the river.
ni.o l1T@osca sn.etEn against the mine
owners of Westmoreland county and tho
operators of Central Pennsylvania which
has been delayed is now an assured fact
The strike leaders decided it definite
ly at a camp conference today and big
move will probably be made next Wednes-
day. The whole affair will be considera-
bly, the order of the famous Coxey
"CommonweaP' tour AS already consti-
tuted. the plans propose q direct march
through .he whole territory where mines
are ber~ = operated. until Clearfield county
is reached. Camps will be left at each
of the De Armit mines at Canonsburg at
Bunola and any other place that may seem
necessary to keep the mines closed, which
appears before the crusaders leave. The
leaders estimate that with what will re-
main behind in the camps at least 500
men will be kept constantly in the move
ment military code for the govern
ment of the army will be formulated be-
fore the movement Is started.
President Dolan says that. with any
kind of a system, he will be able to keep
everything quiet and the men peaceable.
Efforts are being made to introduce beer
and whisky at camp Determination by
outsiders. This has been going on for
two or three days and some Of the strik-
ers had been taken down to East Pitts
burg and filled up all the beer they
could drink. The danger of this to the
miners cause is fully realized by the labor
leaders and a sharp lookout is being kept
TO hnd out who is responsible for the ef-
forts to get the strikers Intoxicated. Last
night a barrel Of whisky was shipped to
the camp from Braddock. It had been
paid for at the other end and all freight
charges had also been settled. When
the whisky was delivered Capt. Mckay
ordered 1t taken back to Braddock as
quickly as possible. 1t was shipred back.
The strikers do not know who sent 1t.
Definite orders have been issued from
Harrisburg to local officers of the national
guard OF Pennsylvania. to hold themselves
in readiness for immediate service This
order, which arrived several days ago Is
being complied with to the letter and the
day and night address of each officer
together with the number of the nearest
telephone, has been forwarded to head
quarters However, those officers have ex-
pressed it as their opinion that the miners
have behaved themselves most orderly and
that the guard is not at all necessary as
vet.
Tomorrow will be pay day at Sandy
Creek and the report now has 1t that, In
addition to the contracts already signed
the men will be asked to place their sig
natures to a still stronger and apparently
more binding one before drawing their en-
velopes Those who do not see At to
sign these, will it is said there and then
be given the privilege OF resigning.