The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-05
THE DE ARMITT MINES ARE BADLY
TIED UP-ABsTAINING FROM
VIOLENCE.
may SOON SPRING THE INJUNCTION
DeArmitcs Last Resort Will Proba-
bly, He an Appeal to the Courts,
Though Miners are Report-
ed as Perfectly PeaceabIe.

Pittsburg, Aug. 3.-The strikers con-
thue TO gain accessions to tneir neigh
bors from the New York and Cleveland
company's men. Sandy creek and Tur-
Tie creek mines are completely idle, and
the rum creek men are surely, but slowly,
coming in line with the men camped in the
vicinity. Today nearly half of the dig
gers ut this stronghold of the company
tailed to go to work, and number of
&AsSsppSe who did go into the pit have prom
s to quit as soon as they can clean up
5,Se coal now lying in their rooms. At
Camp Determination it was reported that
every one of the miners of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company who had
gone to work were in sympathy with the
movement and only their signatures to a
contract prevented them from staying out
The miners are satisfied with the progress
they have made. They claim the offending
miners were nearer to suspension than
they have been since the strike was in
augurated, and are jubilant over the work
they have done.
Peace and order seem to be the watch
words of the strikers. They realize that
they have the sympathy of the public, and
if they lose it. their cause will get black
eye.
At the headquarters of the miners Of
ticials in this city there were many callers
during the day. Proffers of aid were
numerous. The miners officials have re-
taned counsel to defend them at the hear
ing before Justice Semmens at Turtle
creek tomorrow afternoon. They are
charged with riot and unlawful assembly
1t is expected there will be some file
points of law discussed. There are close
tr)on 200 strikers at Turtle creek, $50 at
~ 'lum creek and 800 at Sandy creek. If
NgN, number is not sufficient to deter the
81 ,Armitt miners from going to work. all
~ ese camps will be largely increased be-
fore the end of the week. Arrangements
are being made for the big demonstration
On Thursday night This promises to be
he greatest demonstration of the kind
kind ever held in this city.
The announcement today that Sheriff
Lowry was in communication with the
governor, and that there was possibility
of the state troops being ordered out mad
no effect at Camp Determination.
The district mining officials were in the
city today arranging the details for the
continuance of the camps at the De Armitt
mines. They were elated over the change
that has been worked in the situation,
and President Dolan is authority for the
statement that the entire New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company has been
fought to standstill.
The lull in the situation after the eX-
citement of the last twentyfour hours is
the first the officials have had to size up
the situation.
In speaking of the situation tonight
Mr.. Dolan said:
"The entire success of the movement
now depends ON the order maintained in
the camps. We have demonstrated to
De Armitt that his men, whom he had
bound with irOnclad contracts, were not
invulnerable. When left the mines to-
uiy Ills eutiIe lnteIestS "tlc at d sluhu-
still. The New York and Cleveland
company has given up hope of operating
the Sandy creek mines while those at
Plum creek and Turtle creek are so bad
ly crippled that there are not enough
men to get out a car of coal.
"The statements are not based upon
the idle talk of the men, but upon per-
= lal observation. Mr. De Armitt un-
uoubtedly recognizes that the strike sit
uation is gradually assuming favorable