Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
WITH THH COMING IF DAWN
Hope Fled From the Hearts of
 the Marchers.
MUCH HOPED FOR STRIKE
Of Dearmi:t's Men Did Not Materalize and a Day of Hard Work Was Wasted
 Ray of Hope Still Lingers.

Pittsburg, July 9O.-After q lors and weary night of waiting to learn the re- suits of the meetings of the miners Of the New York and Cleveianl Gas Coal company. the camping strikers were lot of disappointed men today. for the ex- pected strike of the Sandy Creek Plum Creek and Oak Hill miners did not oc- cur. The miners did not quit work as they promised to do last n.snt and all the mines were in operation today. Un- til daylight the indications were that the strikers had won and no more coal would be mined until the strike was over, but the dawn brought disappointment. In the vicinity of Sandy Creek and Oak Hill mines anxious inquiry was made about Plum Greek. AL the two ,aeet- ings last night the leaders announced that the Plum Creek miners would come out and no more coal would be dug until the strike was oVer What grounds these statements were based on it culild not be learned. but they must have been unfounded for at 3:90 this morning 200 strikers, after making a demonstration at the Plum Creek mines, went into camp at the Negley postofiice, one-half mile from the tipple, where they remained un- til and left only when they learned all the miners had gone in again and yes terdays work was fruitless.
 At Sandy Creek a small body of strik- CTS watched a majority of the miners who attended the meeting last night go back to work The main interest in the strike, so far as the Dearmitt men are concerned, is a Oak Hiil, two miles from the camp. The strikers thought this mine would strike, but this morning the Oak Hill miners boarded the companys train at Turtle Creek as usual and started for the mine. A number of strikers were campsd along the track and as the train hauling the men passed along the track four of the strikers jumped on the cars. Two of the miners believing the strikers were about to make an attack jumped from the cars and joined the strikers.
 These two were the only Oak Hill miners who started from Turtle Creek for the mine and did not go to work.
 The mine officials say that including these two men not over six per cent. of th1 Oak Hill miners are idle and their ab Sar,ce Is caused by sickness or Something other than the strike.
 What the marchars will do is not known, but from indications given by the speakers yesterday 1t is believed that large bodies of strikers will be brought to the Vicinity of the Dearmitt mines and -th.a denc lstra tions will be kept up.
 Much credit is given the i~adsts ard the strllp rs For the good order which has peen nlaintained and the indications are
 
 are not drinking and perfect order is maintained in the camp.
 Secretary Waruer claimed ths after noon that all of Dearmitt's mines would ba idle tomorrow.
 E Not a pouFd of coal was mined at San dy Creek today and not more than fifty n1sn were working at Turtle Creek
 This afternoon he ordered tents for the strikers erclmped rear Daarmtts mines. The strikers, he said. would not naaves until the men quit work, if they camped there for a month.
 President Dearmitt denied Warmers statement that the men went out at Tur- tie and Sandy Creeks to-day. He claimed that all of the miners were al work.
 Legal proceedings are to be taken 3glirst the marching coal miners unles ss they disband and go to their homes. Th's was decided on this afternoon, and Sher- Tiff Harvey Lowry will be expscl.e1 to see ito it that the assem'blaees are disbanisd. Whiia the marches on the mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal com parry have not been as effective as the miners officials could wish. it is evident that the marchers are making an impress sion upon the employees of the company. 2 Today there was posted in the vicini;y of Turtle Creek, Sandy Greek and Plum Greek mines a proclamation issued by the sheriff, commanding that all persons shall refrain from assembling or congregating upon tha public highways or thorough ldISS Ol AnSS COuBly UT liittIleTIIlS with the peace. All are commanded 10 retire to their respective homes or places of residence, or be dealt with according to law.
 President Patrick Dolan was asked what he thought of -he proclamation. He said he did not care how many proclama- lions were issued so long as the peace was kept, which, fre said, 1t was intended 10 do. He expressed himself as having no fear
 A meeting was held this morning which was addressed by District President Pat rick Dolan. He went over about the same ground that was covered in speech last night, and added that all the lab or organizations in the country with tn: ex- ception of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. were wi-h the miners in their strike. He made an attack on this order, saying that owing to the inroads of elec- tric railways and other m'sans of rapid tr4arsN, the wages of the engineers would drop sooner or later, and then they would be asking aid from other organiza tions.
 h other parts of the district strike nla-- tsrs are quie-. The strikers are awaiting det eionments among the Dearmi.t men. The Clark Shannon mine operators have closed their plant until the strike Is set- tied