The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
Women ReinState Family
That Was EviCted.
They Armed Themselves With
Clubs and Ball Bats.
Later SheriflS Returned ana Second
Eviction Took Place. ,

pfttsburg. Sept. 1o.-The work or
evicting the striking miners at Plum
Creek and Clarksville was begun yes
terday, and as the result OF two evlc-
tions serious trouble was threatened by
mob OF women, armed with clubs and
baseball bats, who were awaiting the
arrival of Superintendent DeArmitt and
the deputy sheriffs. Sixteen deputies
evicted James MCCabe and his family
from one of the company houses al Plum
Creek little resistance was offered at
the time. but as socn as the house had
been emptied and the furniture piled up
in the middle of the street the women
gathered I'm front of the house of the
evicted family. Immediately after the
deputies had gone the women forced an
entrance 10 the house and carried the
furniture back. Desperate resistance
Will be offered i'm case a second attempt
Is made to evict the family. Three
hours later the lG deputies arrived at
Clarksville ana evicted John Puke and
his family. The same tactics were re-
sorted To there after the deputies had
completed their work. The furniture
was carried into the house again. and
installed themselves and propose to
make trouble for the deputies IL they
again attempt TO cvict them. The depu-
ties sent for Superintendent DeArmItt
The news Of his coming spread like
wildilre and the women of Clarksville
gathered outside Puke's home. They
were all armed in one way or another
and were suflicieHtly aroused TO attack
h.a dom Ice.
turn.
subsequently Superintendents Samuel
G. ana Thomas II De Armitt together
with Deputy Sheriff Samuel Young and
posse OF 20 special deputies. appeared,
and the eviction was done all over again.
A party Of 20 women from the neigh
horhood had gathered. and nearly all OF
the striking miners from Camp Isola-
ton were present They jeered the De
Armitts. The women were armed with
baseball bats and pick handles. They
conducted themselves in such n belliger-
ent manner that the De Armltts were
glad TO remain within doors.&hile the
eviction was being done. thomas II.
ne Armitt came out on the porch and
asked the men and women if they would
permit him 10 make a few remarks
They consented to hear what he had to
say, and he entered into an explanation
Of the contracts which the miners had
made with the company, the purpose
being to show that the company was not
doing more than IL had right 20 do.
He said the men had only themselves TO
blame for their troubles, for they had
allowed themselves TO be led. and their
leaders had simply sold" them out
again. MIR De Armitt concluded by in
viting Uriah Dillingham;. leader of the
striking miners at Plum Creek TO reply
To his charges
Mr.. Billingham accepted the invitation,
and the result was period OF warmth
that threatened TO become a riot. fie
wound " his remarks by denouncing
Thomas II. De Armitt as a "grinning
liar"
Cheers came from the assembled min
crs and women, and Deputy Sheriff
Young came from the house. Young
essayed 10 place Dillingham; under ar
rest. but the striking miners moved for
ward 10 the support OF their leader and
Young concluded not to make the ar
rest. Billingham succeeded in getting
the strikers 10 return to their camp.