The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-14

PITTSBURGH, AUG, ld.-lnJunClohs
uy the courts have put a stop to
marches by the striking miners against
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company, for q time at least. But in
the execution OF the injunctlons the
sheriff and his deputies narrowly es-
capped preclpltating serious trouble. AS
IT was, the first blood of the strike was
she'd Henry Stewart, one of the sher-
IFS deputies, struck Jacob Mott, a
drummer of the Mcdonald band, with
the edge OF a brass horn and cut q Sc
we're cash above his eye. The sight OF
the blood wrought up the 1000 idle
miners TO such pitch that desperate
conflict was imminent. The deputies
also were excited and noisy. The strlk-
ers were jeering and yelling and urging
n further rush down the road, In that
crowd were enough angry strikers to
annlhilate four times the force OF dep
mites on the ground. Captain Belllng-
ham, Sheriff Lowry, Chief Deputy
James Richards and Superintendent
De Armltt were the only cool men in
the assemblage. To them and to Cap
tain Belllngham, Of the strikers, belongs
the credit OF avoiding a riot.
When Bellingham saw there was
danger OF his men getting beyond his
control, he commanded halt, and ad-
dressed himself to the task OF restrain
ing the more belligerent. So well were
his efforts directed that he soon had
restored comparative order.
Sheriff Lowry had a difficult task to
perform, but he handled 1t well, and by
his coolness and good nature did much
TO neutralize the bitterness and strife
invited by the behavior OF his subordl-
nate.
The strikers finally retired and
marched back to their camp. There
were several other brushes with the
deputies, but no actual collision.
After the miners returned to camp the
officials held conference with their
attorney, and he advised them to quit
marching until the court had heard the
argument next Monday on the bill in
equity brought by the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company. as II
might lnjure their cause II they were
brought up for contempt before the
court.
Ordered 10 Quit Marching.
President Do1an then issued orders
that no marches should be made on any
OF the mines Of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company until fur
ther orders, although marches may be
made against other places. In place of
the marching, mass meetings will be
held and speeches made as n means of
keeping miners of the company from
going to work Two meetings Will be
held at Plum Creek tomorrow after
noon at which addresses will be made
by George Harris. OF the central Penn
sylyania field, Mrs. Jones, OF Chicago.
VIM. Warner and Cameron Miller The
miners Of the New York and Cleye-
land company will be urged to be pres
rnt.
The feature OF the scene this morning
was the fact that the women sympa-
thizers. for the Arst time In the strike,
participated in q daylight demOnstra-
ton, and. like their brethren In the
cause, had the Injunction read TO them,
and they were ordered to cease using
the highways for parade ground.
There were no signs Of trouble to-
night the strikers remained within
their camp, and while the deputies were
on guard they had little to do. In or
slton, Sheriff Lowry swore in twenty
additional deputies tonight and dis
patched them TO Plum Creek.
The sheriff does not think there will
be any trouble ut any OF the mines OF
the New York and Cleveland company,
and Is fully convinced the miners will
do the right thing. He is now confident
that he can handle the strikers, and II
the Injunction OF the Allegheny county
courts are made final they Will obey the
order. He hhs given strict orders, how
ever not to permit any marching and
TO enforce the law, even II compelled to
arrest all the leaders In the movement
Up to a late tonight Sol Schoyer
esq, counsel for the De Armitt's, had
not prepared the petition TO court ask
Ing that the strikers show cause why
an attachment should not issue against
them for contempt. The sheriff did not
know when this Is Is to be done, but Il
Is likely no further action will be taken
until after the final hearing on Monday
SO long as the men simply camp there
without marching to the mines and in
terferng with the men going TO and
from work they will not be disturbed.