The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-19
Miners STRIKE SITUATION.
WOMEN HAVE BEGUN MARCHING
SINCE THE MEN WERE
ENJOINED.
TWENTY-FIVE EV|CT|ONS REPORTED
More Suits Filed Against De Armitt.
Governor Tanner of Illinois Re-
Fused to Send Troops to Cof-
feen-Pittsburg Anarchists.

dlifefent labor organizations to devise
ways and means of battling with an ad-
verse ruling of the court on the miners
injunction. President Dolan says meet
ing of the union officers will be held on
Thursday, but if is, it will be for an
other purpose.
There is rumor current that the De
Armitts have arranged for the importa-
tiOn of 200 foreig" workmen next Monday
to work in the rtle creek and Plum
creek mines. This is denied by Thomas
DE Armtt, who says the company has
| enough men working, and that there is no
need of importing other miners. In spite
of all denials, however, il is believed that
| the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company officials will give notice to all
strikers that they are willing to re-employ
all the old hands, and should the strikers
not choose to return to work within a few
days the company will try to employ some
who will work.
The work of securing signatures to the
uniformity agreement is progressing fa-
vorably and in a few days the list will
be ready for publication. About thirty
operators are said to have signed. but the
| committee is not willing to say whether or
not any OF the larger operators are on the
iist.
At Turtle creek fifty strikers, without
leaders or music. and with nothing at their
head but the American flag, marched from
Camp Determination this morning to the
Oak hill mines. This was done unex-
pectedly and in violation of the restrain
ing order temporarily continued by the
| courts yesterday.
Before reaching the mines Sheriff Lowry
| and posse met the marchers and ordered
them back to camp. The strikers reluc-
| family turned back, sorely disappointed but
peaceful.
While the men were going to work this
| morning they had to pass between two
rows of French women, headed by Mrs.
Jennie De Wits and Mrs. Marie Borgia.
| The women called to the men on the way
| to work and threatened to hit them with
stones, although they did not do so. The
| men hurried past as fast as they could,
fearing to say anything, as the women
| looked desperate. When the men had all
passed the women went to their homes,
| saying that they would be out again to-
| morrow morning.
The miners officials express themselves
as well satisfied with the injunction pro-
ceedings
According to the court" said President
Dolan, ''the injunction only restraints us
from doing what we have not done and
| what we do not intend to do. The camps
will be continued and conducted as usual
until further notice. We have abundant
we are destitute have no foundation
President DOlan said he was misquOted
| or misunderstood yesterday when giving
his testimony at the injunction hearing.
81 did not intend to say or convey the
impression" said he "that Operators
Shields, Blythe and Stetyler and other op-
orators had requested me to order the
strike. They never told me to get De Ar
mitt's men on striks, but | did say, and
| it is the general opinion among all opera
tors that De Armitt is responsible for the
deplorable condition of affairs in the Pitts
burg district.
! -Four more suits were entered up against
Superintendent Samuel De Armitt today
by strikers and their wives, the charges
being disorderly conduct.
There were twenty-five evictions near
Plum creek during the day of striking
yesterday.
Passengers on the morning train from
Pittsburg to Turtle creek saw man who
| he was from the Osceola mine and ar
nounced that he was going to kill Sam
uel De Armitt.
The claim is made that there are num-
ber of anarchists in the vicinity OF the
| mines. They are not in the camp.
Samuel De Armitt is under arrest by the
sheriff. Neither he nor the sheriff will
say for what, but the strikers say IT Is
| to prevent his arrest by aLy constable
which would be impossible as long as he
| is in the sheriff's hands.
Sixteen more men went INTO the flu1n
creek mine his morning. The strikers
saw only twenty-five men are mt work,
while the company say they have 200 men:
| The output yesterday was III cars of
lump and three cars of scrcnrcd coal.
The contemplated plan to have the
women make marches. which was to have
been inaugurated today, has been definite
| " decided upon by the leaders, ana tne
wives and daughters of the strikers VIII
| now take up tie work when me Heh
| nave been enioined fICm dong.
1t is the intention to begin tomorrow
| and have the women do the marching
while the men remain in camp. Ihe
leaders think the injunction IS not opera
| five against women. and it remains 10 be
| seen what the outcome will be.
A new element is to be introduced III
| the situation at an early data The farm
ers of the entire countrr surrounding the
several camps are making extensive pre-
| parations for a demonstration 10 show
! their sympathy for the strikers. They
| promise to have parade. headed by q
| band. and march down the Saltbnrg road
and up over the hill. There will be no
"On TO the mines" sentiment or any eff
| fort to get the miners out. No missionary
| work is to be attempted; the demonstra-
ton is purely for the purpose of showing
sympathy for the strikers. The prepara,,
| tions for the event have been carried
| on secretly, but the story was given out
tonight by one of the prime movers. He
SAYS the class of men who will compose
the parade have no fear of interference
and will not disband at the command of a
| few deputies.
About 600 strikers from Toms run, ac-