Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-26


the Starting of Their Mines, Leaving tie
Matter with Committee - Important
strike of Coal Digeers I'm 1owa-Eifteen
Hundred Men to Go Out-Fom Illinois
Strike Points.
Pittsburg, Aug. 26.-Patrick Dolar,
district president of the United Mine
Workers of America, was arrested in
Washington county yesterday afternoon
while leading a body of marchers past
the Allison mine of Cook & Sons, near
McGoVern station. He was arrested for
violating the injunction by marching.
Ever since the strike started the min
ers have been making daily marches
from their camp to the mine. From the
mine TO the railway there is tram
way under which runs the public road
known as the Washington pike. Yes
terday morning, with q band at their
head, about 400 marchers tramped alon.
the pike and passed under the tramway.
On their return they We're stopped by
deputy sheriffs and told that they could
not pass under the tramway, but must
return to their camp by crossing a
field and coming down the railroad.
The marchers became enraged. and for
a time it looked as if there would be
serious trouble. The marchers held a
conference and decided to remain
where they We're and communicated
with PRESIDENT Dolan by telegraph.
volunteered tn Head the Parade.
Dolan arrived shortly after o'clock
ana made speech to the strikers He
SAID that the deputy sheriffs had nc
flSht To stop them from marching on
the public thoroughfare as long a.
their mission was Il peaceful one, and
told them he would lead the process
sion. The band with Dolan at its head
and the marchers following then started
down the read to go under the tramway
ana ON to the camp. When Dollar
reached the tramway he was told b.
the deputy sheriffs that he could go ne
farther, and when he wanted to know
the reason why he was told that such
"A move was a violation of the law and
the injunction. This Duan denied. and
the arrest followed. He was taken tn
Washington on the first train TIL.
marchers were Disconnected and were
allowed to return to their camp unmo.
Tested.
Coal Operators Change Front.
Pittsburg, Aug. 26.-The coal operator.
of the Pittsburg district have made q
decided change in front since Tuesday
internal dissensions, mixed with fear on
the part of some. caused a split in their
forces ard change of base On its
race the move looked to many like a
temporary surrender to the United Mine
WORKERS of America. This, however, 1:
denied in most emphatic terms by the
most prominent lake shippers. who say
they are going to start their mires and
upply the demand from the northwest
and not stand idly by and let a large
volume of business go to operators of
other states. They publicly state that
they are willing to wait for a week or
ten days before decided move is made
They claim that this will give them am.
pie time to get the lake trade. Some ol
the operators in the meeting were frank
enough to state that the situation at the
present time in all branches of labor i.
critical. and that they have no desire to
make any move that would cast odium
on the operators of the Pittsburg dis
trict.
Left 1t to a Committee.
The session was short and as a result
the following was issued by their press
committee: The organization composed
or all the coal operators. which has been
in session at the Monongahela House.
adjourned this morning sine die. This
action puts affairs into the hands Of a
committee appointed this morning under
an agreement which was entered into at
Cleveland. ana which has since been
ratified and strengthened by the sigma
lures Of large majority of the railroad
coal producers Of this district This COM
mittee is vested with discretionary pow
er to act" All efforts to find out who
composed this special committee Were
futile. The press committee after re-
peated entreaties refused to divulge the
names of the committee men.
Dutch Are Celebrating in Holland.
Holland, Mich, Aug. 26-The popula.
tion or the quaint old town, together
with several hundred visitors from Wis
consin, Iowa, New York. New Jersey.
the Dakotas. Kansas and other states
who are proud of the fact that they are
natives Of the land of dikes and wind
mills, held high carnival here yesterday
In celebration of the semi-centennial OF
the great Dutch hegira to this country
IN 1s41. The town was galy decorated
IN honor of the visions. the intertwined
stars and stripes and the flag Of Holland
DeiuS everywhere in evidence.