The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
Part of the Army in Camp at the Plum
Creek Pits Sent Home in Order
to Reduce Expenses.
TRIAL OF ALLEGED RIOTERS
PRICE OF PITTSBURG COAL AD-
VANCED 75 CENTS TO 81 A TON.
Southern Indiana Crusaders Joined by
100 Strikers from Linton, Led by
COxey COmmOnweaIer.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 4.-The miners strike
situation has not changed materially from
yesterdays report. Everything about the
Turtle Creek camp was quiet to-day. the
only ripple of excitement being the hear
ing of President Dolan and other officials of
the miners for riot and unlawful assem-
blage. The strikers claim twenty new ac-
cessions to their ranks from the Plum
Creek mines to-day. A careful estimate of
the men now at work in that mine shows
215 out of the usual total of 2S5. No work
was done at the Oak Hill or Sandy Creek
mines. The camp" was reduced in num-
bers to-day by three hundred men, They
were sent to their homes for two reasons
to lessen expenses and because the men
were not inclined to respond to the numer-
Gus marching orders imposed on them. The
camp has been costing $500 a day to keep it
in provisions. etc, being at the rate of
cents per man day. as against l9 cents
per DAY in the National Guard encamp-
ments. The camp is now under strict mil
itary discipline, and everything is moving
like clockwork. The customary march will
be made to Plum Greek in the early morn
ing, and will be continued daily, the miners
officers say, until the suspension in De
Armitts mine is complete.
AT the hearing in the case of President
Dolan and others for riot and unlawful as
semblage this afternoon before Justice
Slemmens a number of witnesses were
heard, but the justice reserved his decision
until tomorrow afternoon. The hearing of
the four miners arrested last week at the
McGoVern mines, near Cannonsburg, for
trespass, was concluded this afternoon. No
evidence connecting the defendants directly
with the song Wen hang black sheep
to a sour apple tree" or with the use of
opprobrious epithets was produced. None
of the defendants appeared at the hearing,
and they were held in contempt. Attach
ments were issued for their arrest.
Secretary Warner paid his compliments
to President De Armitt, of the New York
and Cleveland Company, in no very choice
terms The reason for this was the pub
lication of the story that Mr.. De Armitt
had said that $4,000 had been sent into the
Ptttsburg- district by the West Virginia op-
orators IN order to bring about a strike of
the miners in this district and thus force
the price of coal up. Both the secretary
and President M. Z. Carrick, OF the Paint
ers' and Decorators Union, characterized
the story as a canard, and said that ii ii
were true they would hardly send organ
1zerS into the district to induce the men
to strike if possible.
Organizer Cameron Miller is arranging
for q meeting of business men and miners
to take place at Roscoe, in the fourth pool
at l p. m. tomorrow. He expects that
about 800 men will be in attendance, COM
ing from all the mines in the fourth pool
from DunleVy to California. The meeting
will be addressed by President Dolan and
Mr.. Miller.
Arrangements have been completed for
the open-air demonstration under the au-
spices of the United Labor League of West
ern Pennsylvania tomorrow evening on the
l)uO1GSne nj no tri
ing miners. The leaders expect twenty
thousand people to attend. They are urging
ence that they favor free speech and the
right OF peaceable aSSemblage. The speak
ers will talk from a wagon. The meeting
VIII be addressed by Eugene V. Debs, Mrs.
Mary Jones, of Chicago; M NJ Garland
president and w. A. Carney, vice president
of the Amalgamated Association; United
Mine Workers Organizer Cameron Miller;
NJ. z. Carrick, national president of the
Painters and Decorators Union, and M ].
Plumbers Union. After the addresses an
appeal Will be made to the audience for
financial assistance for the striking miners,
and the leaders expect that the results will
show that the public is in hearty sympathy
with the miners in their struggle for living
wages. The miners claim that if they can
only get little more financial assistance
they will easily win the strike, and are
straining every nerve to accomplish their
end.
The diggers at the Schmock mines on the
Redstone branch Of the Pennsylvania line
came out again to-day and the mines are
closed down. When the news was received
in this city the price of coal jumped 70
cents to 81 a ton, and brokers say prices
are likely to advance to $3.50 before the end
of next week.
One of the notable features of the strike
has been the absence of any effort of the
operators to get their miners to work.
There has been no meeting by them to con-
slider the situation, nor have there been any
attempts to start mines with new men. This
was explained to-day by an operator who
a lyp
continue until January, as he has enough
coal to last him, or can get it at prices
which will enable him TO make a profit.
The lower river markets are reported to
be well stocked with Pittsburg coal, and
by reason of almost continuous naviga-
ton from January until July large stocks
havo been accommodating in the New Or
leans, Louisville and Cincinnati markets,
and no COAL boat stage of water can be ex-
pected now before November. Some of the
rail operators have plenty of coal, one pro-
ducer claiming to have not less than 200, 900
tens available for his contracts, and 9th
ers can buy coal at a price almost as low
as they can produce it.
President w. p. De Armitt, of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company SAYS
that his men are not on strike and are not
in sympathy with the movement. ''They
have been intimidated, said he, 'and
have no doubt that all would return to
work if the forces of strikers encamped
at the different mines were withdrawn"
Eight hundred worklngmen, headed by
band, marched through the streets OF Tur-
tie Greek tonight. The strikers had gone
to meet them and about 1,200 men were in
line. Rev. William Hall, of the NJ. E.
Church. Wilmerding, addressed a meeting
after the parade lie complimented the min
ers on their manly fight and the peaceable
manner in which it was being conducted.
At the close of his address he handed the
miners bag containing $3.50, contribution
from the citizens of Wilmerding.
J. =. Corey a prominent coal operator,
has sent a letter to Governor Hastings,
calling attention to the open defiance of the
sheriff S proclamation ana the sher1ns fail
ure TO enforce the proclamation and asks
him to order out sufficient force of the
National Guard whom. Mr.. Corey says, are
playing soldiers. to disperse the strikers.
ANOTHER INJUNCTION.