The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-18


atcrs Of twenty-five Pennsylvania coal
mines held a conference IN this city today.
al which L was determined that the mines
III the PIttshnrg district should be started
and operated without further delay. or the
ground that the miners have taken a high
handed position, that nothing but an TN
reasonable price for mining viii satisfy
their demands. and that they have been
unwilling TO treat with the operators on
any faiT grounds. also that there is 80
other course left open 10 the operators al
this time IL was determined that all coal
sold AZ the 54-cent basis Of mining this
year must be mined az this price. No
change IN the price Of mining will be con-
sidered until the contracts made at ths
54-eent basis are filed and the uniformity
agreement Is completed.
Al least three-fourths Of the tonnage OF
the Pitts6urg district was represented NJ
the conference. and ali are unanimous. and
agreed 10. If necessary, forcsbly resume op-
erati0ns. with the exception OF III. A.
Hanna a. Co.
HILLSBORO Ill. Ahg I7.-Slx hundred
striking coal miners eight abreast. invad-
ed Coffeen at $50 this afternoon. throwing
aside the deputy sherifts doing guard duty
and going through the town peii-men The
Officials ordered ths guards not 20 shoot.
but they began making arrests as fast as
possible. Gen. Bradley was the first man
came 10 this city with him as fast as
horses could travel. He IS now In the
county Jail. Other prisoners are on the
way here. No shots were fired aud no
blood was shed.
The invasion was for the purpose of In
dueing the men at work In the mine there
to cease and join the strike. The sheriff
will Increase his force OF deputies. and the
invaders viii be compelled 70 leave town
or there Will be @ conflict.
Tanner won't send Troops.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Aug I7.-Gov.
Tanner this morning received the follow
ting telegram:
COFFEEN, H.. Aug. IT.-John r. Tan
ner. Governor: one word from the gov
ernor will disperse $50 or more miners who
are now besieging the village OF Coffeen.
VIII you say that word now, or wait un-
Ill the little town Is in ashes and possibly
lives lost. The presence OF the state
militia might serve a good purpose at
this time. The miners declare their in
tention OF dIsregarding the proclamation
this evening. What shall do2
HENRY y. RANDIE Sheriff.
The governor replied as follows:
SPRINGFIELD. III. Aug. 17.-Henry
n. RAndle. Sheriff. Ccffeen: In reply 10
today's message calling for troops, j will
say that / am advised that so far there
has been no personal harm. no destruction
OF property and no fnfraction OF the law
at CofYeen. shall not. on the vague an
ticipatiun OF mob violence, send troops
70 Goffeen. In the meantime Il is your
duty TO preserve the peace and protect
life and property.
JOHN r.. TANNER.
Practically Martial LAW.
PfTTSBURG. Pa, Aug. 1T.-Martlai
law. 10 all intents and purposes. has been
declared In Plum, Patton and wilkins
townships by Sheriff Lowry. The mines
of the New York and Cleveland Gas Com
pany are all In these townships. and all
roads leading TO them will be patrolled by
deputies. Persons who cannot give a sat
isfactory account Of themselves will be or
dered 20 leave the neighhorhood. and upon
refusal. be arrested. The sheriff will not
attempt 10 break up the camp OF the strik-
ers until the court has passed upon the
question but announced today that he IS
determined TO stop marching and tres
passing on the company's property.
There are now nearly 500 men in camp
al Plum Creek. After the mufiny AZ Sandy
Greek yesterday the camp al that point
was abandoned and the men went 10 Plum
Greek.
The Women to March.
Last night Il was decided 20 have the
women march. ard the wives and daugh-
ters OF the strikers viii now take up the
work which the men have been enioinad
from doing. II Is the intention to begin.
tomorrow and have the women do the
marching while the men remain In camp.
The leaders think the injunction Is not
operative against women and Il remains 10
he ssen What the outcome Will be. Sheriff
Lowry said he would dispense the women
as quickly as men. as he interpreted the
courts order to enjoin not only the men,
bur al who attempted a show OF force or
interfere with the mines.
The FARMERS fo Help.
4 new element is 10 be introduced In
the situation az an early date. The farm
ers OF the entire country surrounding the
several camps are making extensive prep
arationz for A Demonstration 10 show their
sympathy for the strikers. They propose
70 have a parade headed by a hand.
march down the Salisbury road and up
over the hills.
About sga strikers from Thom's run. ac-
coTunanled By $50 wen1en ard children,
marched 10 Camp Victory. near Csnons-
hurE. today. They Will remain az the camp
unsil Saturday, when a meeting viii 6e
held
Al Turtle Greek, fifty strikers marched
from Camp Determination this morning on
the Oak Hill mines. This was done uneN-
peciedly and On violation OF the restrain
ing order temporarily continued by the
csurt yesterday. Before reaching he min
Sheriff Lowry anA-a posse met ihe rlarcl-
strikers reluctantly returned.
Not Nseh of sn Injunction.
The miners officials express themselves
as well satisfied with the injunction pro-
eeesi5ngs According 20 the court. " said
President Doisn. the injunction only Te-
strains rs from anything we have not
done and from what We de not iuteud 20
do The camps viii bs continued as usual
until further notice"
Samuel De Armt Is under arrest.
Neither BE nor the sheriff wlii say for
What. bat the strikers say n is tc pre-
vents his arrest by AEy constable
suits and q 4ater-Suits promise 70 10
ora q the fsoSt pronlners features %
the coal nnsrevs' strlkc- While the New
work 4 CgkFaIArd Cas Ccsl Company hss
bean proseeuting SIS injunction case. the
miners have been gathertnE nzateria! on
which te brinr suits. not alone FER wages.
bat for trespass-
Umiformits scheme Fails.
Ia the orlnion of = number ot coal
,e~e~ators, the uniformity agreement asI-
s,sfftralv a gessd thiuE, VIII not geeeive
raa support SIS ARTICLES are said 20 Nar-
vaut \ earva~= % operators shows sHat
thev are uos rushing 20 the committee
urffh ~iwne8 agreements SIS thrir hsnas
ss,sa committee claims - have secu~osi the
slrnatures of number 81 caal crras and
.,sesr.a t.srs whose places oE 1us5nsss ara
a.. ~ the city. 50 FAR a. can he ascsr-
,af.e,a haueyer TIRE nu,y rstsshurE GrH,s
80, are enrolled are those represented
So I Sfextler wha signea cuiy for his
Ysa-hsrAls gnsne. Bcnry Faorsheim. who
was see Ersg uan 70 place his rause st
.he f2ot cf the articles. and DAVID -.