The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-31
DISAPPOINTED STRIKERS
Ths Miners at DeArmitt's Mines
viii Not Quit Work.
NOT OVER SIX PER GENT IDLE.


band and 60 to Their Homes-Fall-
ure to Get West virginians Out.
Pittsburg, July 21.-After a long and
weary night of waiting to learn the re-
cults Of the meetings of the miners OF
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company. the camping strikers were a
disappointed lot of men. for the ex-
pected exodus from the Plum Creek,
Sandy Creek and Oak Hill mines did
not occur. The miners did not quit
work. as they promised to do and all
the mines were In operation yesterday.
Until daylight the indications were
that the strikers had won. and that
no more coal would be mined until the
strike was over. but the dawn brought
disappointment.
In the vicinity Of the Sandy Creek
and Oak Hill mines anxious inquiry
was made about Plum Creek. At the
two meetings Thursday night leaders
announced that the Plum Creek miners
would come out, and that no more coal
would be dug until the strike was won.
What reports their statements were
based on could not be learned, but
they must have been unfounded, for
200 strikers, after making q demon
stration at the Plum Creek mines, went
into the camp at Negly Postofiice, one
half mile from the tipple, and left only
when they learned that all the miners
had gone in and that the days work
had been fruitless.
. The main interest In the strike, SO
far as DeArmitt's men are concerned,
is at the Oak Hill mine, about two
miles from Turtle Greek. The strikers
thought that mine would close, but
yesterday the Oak Hill miners board
ed the company's train at Turtle Creek
as usual and started to work. A body
of the strikers was camped along the
railroad track, and as the train hauling
the miners passed the camp four Of
the strikers jumped on the cars. Two
of the mtness, 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 6 per cent OF
the Oak Hill miners are idle. and thei,
absence is caused by sickness or some.
thing other than the strike.
Legal proceedings are to be taken
against the marching coal miners, un-
less they disband and go to their
homes. This was decided on this after
noon, and Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry
will be expected to see to it that the
assemblages are dtshanded. While the
marches on the mines of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company have
rot been rs effective as the miners
officials could wish, it is evident that
the marches are making an impress
sion on the employees of the company.
Today there was posted in the vicinity
of the Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and
Plum Creek mines a proclamation is
sued by the sheriff, commanding that
all persons shall refrain from assem-
bling or consregating on the public
highways or thoroughfares of Ale
Ghcny county, or interfering with the
reace.
not care how many proclamations were
issued SO long as the peace was kept,
which, he said, he intended to do. He
addressed g meeting yesterday, and
said that all labor organizations in the
country, with the exception of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
were with them in their strike. He
made an attack on this order, saying
that owing to the inroads of electric
railways and other means of rapid
transit the wages of the engineers
would drop sooner or later, and then
they would be asking assistance from
other organizations. In other portions
Of the district the strike matters are
quiet. The strikers are all awaiting
with an anxious interest the result at
the DeArmitt mines. The owners of
the Castle Shannon mine have decided
to clcse their plant until the present
differences in the coal trade are adjust
ed.