The age-herald., 1897-08-18
DESPERATE METHODS USED
Women Will Take the Places of Men and
 Make Marches.
FARMERS WILL MAKE A PARAD
And Show Their Sympathy for the Strikers Oearmitt Threatened by Anarchists Consolation From Wheeling Leader
 of Marchers Arrested.

Pittsburg, Aug. 17--Martial law has to all intents and purposes been declared at Plum, Patton and Watkins townships by Sheriff Lowry. The three mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal com pany are in these townships and an roads leaiding to them will be patrolled by h.s deputies.
 Persons walking or driving along the roads who cannot give satisfactory ac- count of himself or herssrf will be ordered to leave the neighborhood and upon re- fusal will be arrested.
 The sheriff will not attempt 10 break up the camp of the strikers until the court has passed on the question. but an- nounced today that it Is determined to stop the marching and trespassing on the companys property. No one wih be a. lowed on the eomplny's prop-rty who fails to have a pas signed by sure-tnsen- dent DeArmfti. Th~re are naE nssrly 500 men in the camp ss Pian C7eek- Af- tar the murd 2 as ssnsy c-esk ss-terszy the camp at that paifs " a1.a1do7ed and the men wens Co Flam cr-ek- Tn addition 300 men arrived at s'eso=k srlm Belle Vernon. The large lnereass In the number in camp has rsus=l sss0rage of provisions and men are huzgry. There were twenty-fwo eviotions in Plum Crsek today of striking miners. The evIctions began at noon yesterday.
 Passenger on the morning train from Plum Creek say man who gives his name as John Monroe and says he is from the Osceola mine, said he was going to kill MT. DeArmitt. The claim is made that there are a number of anarchists in the vicinity of the mines who are after the DeArmitts. They are not in the camp, however.
 The contemplated plan to have the wo- men make marches which was to have been inaugurated today has been defin- the wives and daughters of the strikers will now take up the work which the men have been enjoined from doing. It was decided today that the women do the marching whil= the men remain in camp The leaders think the women can do the marches which the men have been enjoined from doing.
 A new element will be injected into the strike within an early date. The farm CTS in the vicinity of the several camps are making extensive preparations for a demonstration to show their sympathy for the strikers. They propose to have Ia parade. headed by a band and march down the road and up over the hills There will be no lon to the mines sen timent or any effort to get the mine CTS out No missionary work is to be attempted the demonstration is purely for the pur- pose of showing sympathy for the strik- CTS. The preparations for the event have be5n carried on secretly. but the story was given out tonight by one of the prime movers. He says the class of no fear of interference; and will not dis band at the command of few deputies
 About 600 strikers from Thomas Run. accompanied by about 150 women and children marched to Camp Victory noar Canonsburg today. They will remain at the camp until Saturday when m.c.- ing will be held Several of the officials will be present and address the meeting. About 4oo or 600 more men and women are expected 10 arrive al the camp ly
 
 Saturday.
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