The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
ARE ARRESTED
BOTH SIDES MUCH WROUGHT UP AND
TROUBLE FEARED.
But Secret Work Among the ''iisrs is to
Continue on Very Large
Scale.

Pittsburg. Pa, Aug 2o-Seoret work
among the working miners is to be eon-
tinued on large scale. There were no
men at Sandy Greek camp though, it is
said, an effort may be made to resume
there. Operations are also temporarily
suspended at Turtle Greek. One hundred
and seventy-tve men marched from
Camp Isolation at Plum Greek this after
noon. They marched to Unity and were
stopped at Plum Greek by the deputies.
The injunction was read to them, but
they continued to Center, two miles past
the dead Line" They then marched to
New Texas and returned with the farm
ers from that section, who were making
a demonstration in sympathy with the
strikers. The strikers were Joined bg
their wives and about 500 people at a
meeting which was addressed by Mrs.
Jones. Of Chicago, Capt. Mckay and
others.
Deputy Sam Young teIegraphed for
the sheriff TO come to the scene. Whole.
sale arrests are expected to follow the ar
rival of the sheriff, and as both sides are
wrought to the highest pitch. there is ne
telling what the result may be.
There was trouble at the strikers camp
near the Bunola mine during the morn
ing, and a number of strikers were ar
rested for violating the injunctions.
Arrests were also made at Camp Vie
tory, near Ganonsburg. A constable ap.
peared in camp with warrants for twelve
men, but could only find two Of them.
The others had anticipated arrest and
left the camp before the officer arrived.
Resolutions were passed by the miners
as follows:
Resolved, That committee be az
-thOrized in case the miners leaders agree
to confer and no satisfactory basis can be
agreed upon in said conference to pro-
pose that he matter in dispute betweew
the miners and operators of the Pittsbure
district be submitted to arbitrations, pro-
vided the miners are put to work at once
pending the decision of said board of ar
bitration."
The operators statement says:
The operators now have exhausted
every effort to make amicable settle.
ment, but the miners will neither meet
in conference or arbitrate. The positioM
taken by Mr.. Ratchford occasions great
surprise to the operators. He insists in
bringing in all competitive States when
he knows the operators of other States
under no circumstances will attend
joint conference.
''In making this demand Mr. Ratch-
ford is seeking to delay settlement in
hope that he may bring to his aid all the
labor organizations OF the country and
assume such political influence as will
frighten the politicians into insisting upon
a settlement of the strike without regard
to the merits of the case.
"He has always insisted that the
Pittsburg district is the key to the sit
uation and the operators hold out to
him an olive branch from which is sus-
pended the key he. sought.
''Mr. .Ratchford must arrange a con-
miners as a cats-paw to scratch political
,hestnuts off the idle coal tipples in this
district.
"He know ary wen that delay in set
lement win deprive Pittsburg miners
# work which viii be done during the
winter by miners Of the Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa regions.
"Mr. Ratchford must arraneg a con-
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