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to stand and listen to the reading of

to stand and listen to the reading of
the injunction.
A few of the more stubborn ones Of
fered resistance, and asserted a right
to go down the road in the direction of
the pit mouth One of these was Jas.
A. Bruce, colored, of California. He
said he had paid his tax, and asked to
pass through the line of deputies.
When refused he insisted that his
name should be added to the list of de-
PENDANTS in De Armitt's equity suit, and
also demanded a copy not only of the
injunction but of the allegations upon
which 1t was issued.
While the negro was being disposed
OF, Richard Barrow of Walkers Mills
and half a dozen companions seated
themselves on the side of the road and
refused to move. They said they could
not be made to move by all the depu-
ties present and a wordy war ensued.
Finally Deputy Sheriff Clark seized
Barrow by the shoulders and half q
dozen strikers ran to his rescue. One
striker, one with a cooler head then
the others. shouted to them not to re-
sist the officers, and after much per-
suasion Barrow and his companions
moved off
The strikers then marched to Camp
Isolation without further molestation.
No one can tell how serious trouble
was averted during the clash between
the strikers and deputies.
The strikers in camp at Turtle Creek
obeyed the injunction by not marching
on the Oak Hill mine. Instead they
proceeded to the Spring Hill mine of
Dempster, Boyd & Co. and succeeded in
inducing the men to meet them this
afternoon and discuss the situation.
Last night was one of sleeplessness
among the Deputy Sheriffs at Center.
They had hardly fallen into doze be-
fore the pickets gave an alarm that
strikers We're coming in a body and
they tumbled out of bed and were mar
shaled about the company's buildings
at Center.
The music of a brass band was heard
and after a wait of ten minutes the
head of a column of strikers appeared,
escorting home from the camp Emma
Haas, the lame girl, who had been
crowned by them with q wreath of
daisies for firing a revolver in honor Of
the marchers. About 2 O'Clock this
morning some of the deputies doing
duty at the Plum Greek mines were
called from Center school to disperse a
crowd of Hungarians. The daisy
crowned Jeanne dare had aroused
seventy-five Hungarians to the point Of
accompanying her to the company g
house to do missionary work.
They motley crowd got a good start.
but news of the move was conveyed to
the deputies After much chasing the
deputies managed to catch up with the
crowd and dispersed it.
During the morning about forty wo-
men appeared on the road leading to
Plum Creek. The party was headed by
the strikers queen, Emma Haas, wear
ing a wreath of daisies and carrying a
flag A number of banners were dis
played, bearing striking inscriptions,
among which were: I'VE are out for
women's rights!" Sixty nine cents or
bust!" United we stand, divided we
falli" and It's bread and butter we
want!"
The deputies lined up again and or
dered the crowd to dispense. One girl
said to a deputy, "Oh. you are not so
many. We are not afraid of you
The deputies received many taunts
and jeers, but the marching women
were finally persuaded to return to
their homes without any serious trouble
occurring.
Tt is reported the twenty-nine men
discharged from the Plum Creek mine
are to be arrested for alleged breach of
contract.
MOEQUA 0ll), Aug. 13.-This city
was invaded last night by a large body
of miners from Pana, Assumption and
Nokomis en- route to Decatur. They
were reinforced here by number of
miners and left for the north about
midnight.