The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13
sweeping Injunction Against
the Coal Miners.
THEY Will iGNoRE The oRoE4
Wholesale Arrest. VIII BE Invited
I'm order TO Precipisase Crisis
The >trske Spreading into yaw
Diefriets of p~rn.yfvanfn-zttrno ois
Traitor Expelled.

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coal miners strike ia The Tattshzsrg ats-
/ N1ct The sseveloEn naeatH of ssssay ten I
= make TIE Situation strained ard Il AZ
+ par. that a crisis is rear AZ han4 The
SsFskeFS have demonstrated fhat their
ASs@'sftza%sss rsargEes ard r-1}sss ssarzry
i m.srA Save materially ageets<a she output
/ q the Veg York ard Cleveland Gas Coal
COMPANY. while at TIRE sar1e time public
sympathy mas been enlisted IN their
/ cause. The sherfG7s proclamation. issued
TWO weeks ago Eesfr 4iTsing 1t. nssz from
assembling and marching has 1aen a
dsag letter and the marches have beea
Continued daily No disturbances Of any
SAsid 1aS occurred. tfe officials Of the
miners ea~fFiTfIg through fEs. "a hole {Fg.ss.
u keep sheir raen within peaceful hounds
Ihe preliminary injunction issued today
ty Judges Collier and Stowe nov brfrEs
the matter 10 The county courts for SETTLE
flent The case viii be heard or Non
Gay morning. and the decision ~ looked
/ forSaFd 70 with much interest
The Injunction Was fl II r. the county
court today b. counsel for the New York
ard Cleveland Gas Coal Company. TIE
cefenfiants named are the United Ntls.
workers Of America, Patrick Doian. pres
iss-Fst' Edward Mckay. v5ee president.
Nsstiara Warner, secretary and treasure,
anil others
The plaintiff company sets forth that /,
is corporation under the laws Of Penn
sylyania. with capital OF 81 Ga 80 IN
vested III coal lands in PerussIyar,ia
Three Of their mines. employing / sfs
men, are AT Plum Crc.k Turtle Greek
and sandy Creek. The bill then ress9fss
the conditions prevailing at the mines
since the strike began. and alleges that
shs strikers have paid no attention 10 tha
sheriff > warnings and that the lives
on the miners and the property OF the
"A fsS a
Judge Collier granted a temporary In
l2nGtion restraining ard enjoiaiug the d =
fen@auts from assembling marching or
tf7camElng in proximity TO the mines and
h2usas OF the miners for the purpose os
intimidation. using threats ard orprobrs-
Gus WORDS or preventing the miners Of
the plaintiff from working II further
Restraints the defendants from inducing
or compelling any empioye or miner 10
quit work
Arrests for Contempt Likely
II The strikers continue their marches. as
they noN say they Will lp defiance of the
injunction, capIases .in be issued for the
Offenders oa the charge Of couternst OF
court. Should The injunction be- enforced.
tas striker camps around the De ArEni,
mines wilf soon De extiact. The strikers
though excited over the turn Of events. are
IN nosise disheaxtsnsd
Iae Injunction secured by the New York
aud Cleveland Gas Coal Co was read 20
President Dalan by deputy this afternoon
AZ the miners' headquarters Mr.. poian.
weo was writing at the time %carcelv
stopped his work. and when the reaf!lnr
was finished acknowledged Ii hy merely
saying:
Thank YOU
lie says the injunction will not change
the miners campaign in the least
kx-Vics President Mills came into th,.
ftsasf stflfsa "a ssargs &f-- O.
the document 10 palan. He said the min
ers would continue a. heretofore. using all
lawful means possible 30 keep miners sroy,
working duFias the struggle for better
wages.
Crisis i'm the Morning
II Is the inteutIcn Of the officers Of the
court 20 try 10 forss;all the customary
march in the morning by Eolng 20 the
camps tonight and reading the Injunction
to the campers. II this Is 9lone. the crisis
viii he certainly reached Ak about o'clock
In the morning. as the strikers appear de-
terfntned 10, test the.F right 10 carry out
their usslal programme II ts said that
when the deputies do start 70 enforce fhe
Injunction they VIII hs compelled 10 arrest
very man for contempt. and thar as fast
as the men are placed rs AL others viii
b. brought into camp % take their places
and thus the deputies VIII b. kept busy
making arrests untI tae 3alIs are over
crowded.
This evening the strikers a. Plum Creek
held . meeting and votrd unanimously 10
bald the foTg bar NOT - resist arrest.
DoIsn IL Defiant.
The in3uns1lon Is regarded az the most
sweeping YET Issued President DoIan ex-
pressed sGrpT!se when Informed gHat *
had been granted. aud added.
~Is viii make no difference 70 Us. We
w.ll so right aioag us usu8l wutu rhe mat
ter a. tested In court We wf3 stay there
yeszr,3iess ~ every fudge in Alleraenv
ceun5y and II they attempt 20 enforce the
Injunction thvy VIII nave 20 buila more
t2lts 10 Accommodate the men
one Camp Drenks tn.
TIE cRB1p Of the striking miners near the
lz5ues of tsc %estrr oFeta1d & Egn--yfta- e
MA Gas Coal Company AZ Irwin Pa has
hroSeu Ep~ This lisAar61ax OF Gha Gttle
array t. attributed "a tbe fzeg That the
people og She uelge eoorhuod refused 70 CON
tribute praviSSogs ayd naoaey Tor JEs main
tanance 81 the strikers
WASHINGTON. Pa. Aug. I@-5 II
CacS cosi operator O. A-tzovvrr. -srna
snga eoa~t tE.s afternoon and co-urla.aed
thA. str.ksTs sreus aRala treseaEs.ug cn
bis property that AniTVw SsvaEe. tha
ieaseg already en52&ne8. &2@ lcers. ard
~ Thought they had {ns- Eor-tcHs 50 20
where ;hey pleased ~ disregard - ere
Injunction a rs request fHe ~our- r1sde
an ortser Including tae Ca1e3 M.ae Work
ers ~ America. President Rateatrr2 and
Secretary Pierce 2ac ere P-tsa-rr dis
,riet H,tnc worse~s. President Doe1 and
Secretary Warner tr the }u5uHesiar
Ttry Ignore the f-isucEtoa.
The striking miners az C&uoc5at.r- &
! Nav, determined 20 f1-Hs the l1j4r ttsr
issue ~ coaunalrg tEetr aaliE lGzrc2.as
ara aa4a1tceS IN thc CetSf S0rAca6 81 JAs
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