The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
by the Sheriff Ordering
Other Mines to Disband.
WEST VIRGlNIANS At WORK
MANY DIGGERS REFUSE TO HEED
THE APPEALS OF ORGANIZERS.
others Reported to Have Deserted the
Strikers Cnuse-ReIief Needed
by Indiana Miners.

PITTSBURG, July 30.-The great demon
stration of strikers in the vicinity of the
mines operated by De Armitt and the New
York and Cleveland Coal Company has not
been as successful as the leaders expected.
Few diggers have quit work, but the strik-
ers are still in camp and hope to yet ac-
cCmplish their purpose Legal proceedings,
however, are to be taken against them UNI
less they disband and go to their homes.
This was decided on this afternoon and
Sheriff Harvey a. Lowry will be expected
to see to it that the asSemblageS are dis
banded. While the marches on the mines
of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company have not been as effective as the
miners officials could wish, it is evident
that the marchers are making impress
sion on the employees of the company. To-
day there was posted in the vicinity of the
Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum Creek
mines a proclamation issued by the sheriff
commanding that all persons shall refrain
from assembling or congregating on the
public highways or thoroughfares of Allie
gheny county or interfering with the peace.
All are commanded 10 Ietire to their resp Ct
i've homes or places of residence, or be dealt
with according to law. President Patrick
Dolan was asked what he thought OF the
proclamation. He said e did not care how
many proclamations We issued, so long
as the peace was kept, which, he said, it
was intended to do. He expressed himself
as having no fear.
A meeting was held this morning which
was addressed by District President Pat
rick Dolan. He went over about the same
ground as was covered in his speech last
night, and added that all labor organiza-
lions in the country, with the exception OF
the Brotherhood or Locomotive Engineers,
was with the miners in their strike. He
made an attack on this order saying that.
owing to the inroads of electric railways
and other means of rapid transit, the wages
of the engineers would drop sooner or later,
and then they would be asking assistance
from other organizations.
Secretary Warner claimed this afternoon
that all of De Armitts mines would be
idle tomorrow. Not a pound of coal was
mined at Sandy Creek to-day he sac and
not more than fifty men were working at
Turtle Creek. This afternoon he ordered
tents for the strikers encamped near De
Armitts mines. The strikers ne SAID
would not leave until the men quit work,
if they camped there for a month a call
for a meeting of the United Labor League
on Sunday evening to arrange for mass
has promised TO return and speak on tnat
occasion. President De Armitt denied
Warmers statement that the men were out
at Turtle and Sandy creeks to-day. He
claimed that all the miners were at work.
More than geo miners marched to COOK &
Sons mine at McGovern to-day, and are
now established in Camp Victory. They are
from the Millers run region and the mines
at Finleyville and Venetia, on the Balti-
more q Ohio Railroad. Camp Victory now
contains 500 determined men. The regular
professional demonstrations were held to-
day and it is reported that armed depu-
ties accompanied a body of diggers on
their way to the mine through the ranks
Of the marchers They We're permitted to
pass through unmolested by the strikers.
al M
and when approached on the subject say
the siege has just begun. More than seven
ty-five men are at work at the Allison
mine to-day and coal was run steadily
from 6 o'clock until noon. Both the
strikers and the operators say there is no
probability of outbreak.
At midnight Ii looks as though the sher-
tor in bringing e.bout trouble in the vicinity
of the De Arrnitt mines. Tonight a meet
ing of miners was held at Oak Hill, and it
was decided to pay no attention to the
sheriff's proclamation, as it was conS1d-
cred to be outrage AT the meeting ii is
reported that President DOlan, M. Z. Car
rick and other leaders told the men that
could not be enforced. The result of the
meeting was that three meetings were ar
ranged for-one at midnight, one at a. m.
and another at 4 a. m.-and the men are
now marching through the Turtle creek Ge-
giOn in three divisions to reach their meet
ing places The different times We're
chosen for the meetings as the best CINE
ing shifts Excitement is running high,
and if the night passes without a conflict
between strikers and deputies 1t will be
considered almOSL Il miracle.