The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
RANKS OF The
STRIKERS SWELL
ACceSSionS From Men
Employed by De
Armitt.
Dolan Issues Orders to Main
tain a Pacific At
titude.
AS There Are No DIsorderIy Pro-
ceedtngsin Pennsylvania Troops
VIII Not Turn Out.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 3.-The strik-
ing miners appear TO have received access
slons from w. P. de Armitts miners.
President Dolan says the Turtle Greek and
Sandy Creek mines are closed down, only
few. men being at WORK, and Secretary
Warner claims that only 200 out of 450
miners are at work at the Plum Creek
mine. Permanent camps have been es-
tablished near the three mines. 1t is the
, intention to have no more than 800 men
at each camp. Later the number will be
reduced to 100.
An order was issued by Dolan tonight
TO strictly maintain pacific attitude. A
general manager is appointed for the camp
al Turtle Creek, and enjoined to arrest
and punish all violatorS OF the peace. The
general public is also invited to help arrest
all strikers guilty of a breach of the peace.
rigadier-GeneraI John A. Wiley to-day
conferred with the colonies of the local
militia regiments. He said he sees no
need of calling out the guard, as the strik-
ers are orderly. The strikers had parade
to- night at Turtle Creek similar to the one
last night.
Mem bers of other labor organizations
Tor big sympathy meeting on the wharf
here Thursday night. Debs and others
will speak. Friday night Debs will speak
at Turtle Creek.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. 3-A COM
mittee of striking miners last night visited
the mine belonging to the Indiana Coal
Company. in Clay County. and endeav-
ored TO persuade Walter Wright to stop
work. Wright refused.
During an alteration he struck William
Daniels, a mem Der of the COMMITTEES.
: Daniels seized a heavy club and struck
Wright on the head, fracturing his skull.
Wright died this afternoon.
The local relief committee met this
afternoon and ordered $500 sent to the
strikers. Reports received to-day show
the list of miners needing help is rapidly
increasing. Sixteen hundred in Clay
County are dependent upon charity.
p The coal miners at the Western Coal
and Iron Company's No. 1 shaft are on
strike, the company having discharged
the union check weighman.
ALTOONA, PA, Aug. 3.-The striking
miners at Hastings, Cambria County,
have instituted proceedings by entering
th rty-two suits to compel payments for
the fifth ton," which they aIIege has
been stolen from them. The defendant
operators are w. P. Duncan, NJ. L.
Spangler. James L. Nicholson, George and
Ed Nicholson.
. The miners set forth that the robberies
amounted to 20 per cent of their earnings
during June, and in addition to being
robbed of every fifth car they put out they
have been compelled to dig $500 pounds
coal for a ton.
O. TERRE HAUTE. IND, Aug. 3.-March-
ing miners about $50 strong with several
wagou-loads of provisions left Washing
ton last night on a crusade to the mines
o in Southern Indiana, where 500 or 600
men have continued at work.
At Littles and Cannelburg the men
came cut readily, and the march has been
continued to Ayrshire, where 200 men are
digging coal.
Wooley's men at Petersburg have quit,
Notwithstanding that Wooley made each
of them e present of S. gold piece a few
days ago and is paying fulI-scale wages.
The crusaders will go on to Princeton,
then to Evansville district.