Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-02
STRIKE SITUATION.
The Miners HaVa Gained No Applr-
emf Advantage To-day.
PRIEST. DoLAN RELEASED On BAIL.
West virginia Men Talking Of Joining
ihe Sirikers-seytn Hundred aud
Thirty Men Dat

! uehNot W get tat DeATmlt men Gu
WAS waged this morning with Gppai-
| emily no further gains over last week.
The marchers Of 8 a. M. in The vicini.
~ OF Turtle creek mine Dumberad
l,500. II reports received by the
| ieauors are trus there will be $500
men On the ground by p. IN to try to
shame DsArmitt's men to come out.
Other bodies OF men are arriving every
few minutes with brass bands anu
enthusiasm. This means a long Il bt
II the leaders are aoIs 10 continue the
goou oruer among the meD. So far
during the marching not n striker has
shown any sign OF tne use oi liquor.
While the ranks OF the strikers at
Turtle creek we're being augmented !,
parties VI mHrohers were 10 tue fisIu
10 induce the miusrs not TO 10 to
work. About $50 gathered at the
FUN Greek mines before the men
started 10 wors. A line was opened
up and as the diggers neareu tue pit
mouth, they passed between the lines
| OF the strikers. There was no attsmpt
ut force, Tut number OF the dig ers
stopped aDu talked with tue strikers
and then PAS ed IN into toe mine.
5 me- were Induced 10 come out.
About an hour later the strikers
moved of in the direction OF the Nc
Cres scheoi house.
At toe Osk Hill mine uemous:rn.
ton WAS adt, but no men were Ia
iuceu TO quit. How mRny men are
IN the mine lie NOT known. The strikers
lay only eight, but IL IL knowa that
10 new men wealth.. AT the Sandy
creek mine many mea are Out. The
company say 100 are at WORK, while
the strikers say only % went in.
AT 9:l6 O'clock tue matchers left
Turtle creek about 1000 str0Lg and
started for the mass meeting az the
McCrea school house. The procession
wae headed by four brass bands.
President Dolsu, who was arrested
carry this morning on n charge OF
riut and unlawful assemblsge, gave
bail for LearIng "Wednesday and
again Joined the strikers. Mr.. DoIsn
commeeted biitsrly en- the action oil
SUPP. De Armiit. He accuses the
operators OF trying TO incile riot by
causing an arrest at sucb time and
place. He claims he was rot disturb.
ing any oneaano that ~ arrest W az
made without cause. He thinke the
arrest, however, will hoip the strike.
1t was the intsntiUn TO hold meet.
inS at the Betnlenem school house
and invite the Plum creek miners
thsre 10 attend. When the msrcneis
reached the place they found that a
ieLce hal been erected around the
school property and notices posted
hat no trespassing would be allowed.
This mSve engendered consIuerable
III feeling as the schoI i house grounds
were the only public place In the
vicinity OF tns mines wuere . meet
ing c-uld be nelu. Tho leaders OF
The msrcheIs said tuey would not dis
obey the notices, ana the men marched
back to McCreas scnoJI house.
None OF the district officials were
present when the big meeting at M
Cres's scnooi house was called 70
order. Spesches were made by q. p.
darriek, III. J. Counshan, WIN. Car.
pey aud Mr.. IS. Il. jones, Chicago.
Speeches were mate In the Italian
ami Hungarian lar gusges by inter.
pretets. Between 5000 anu 5000
miners we're present. The greatest
enthusiasm was maniIestej, bus there
WAS no disorder. The speakers I'll
cautioned the strikers against breaking
the law. President Dolau said that out
" l,0OU minsrs employed In the three
mines but sixty were at work.
Secretary Warner was In this city
this morning and sent cut come pro.
visions to camp. II d said he would
not 20 Into court lousy 10 mako appli.
cation for an isjunot.on restraining
Sheriff Lowry from interfering with
Inc marchsrs, but would place the
matter before Judge Sleatfer as soon
ss he had tune.
IN THE FAIRMoNT DISTRICT.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Aug. 2.-Addl.
: ons are being made 70 tue Lumber OF
strikers in the Fdirmont district under
tho efforts OF Jas. w. Rslmond, assis.
tAnI. Seven hundred and thirty msu
are now with the strikers, while near.
ly three times that number are siili at
work.
1t is thought that this will no. be
the csss week hence. The coal
operators are getting no contracts o 4
over ten oayt' duration. The men
say there IL no permanent beneh. for
them, 20 they viii join the strikers.
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED To WORK.
81. LOUIS. Aug. "A great effort
was mads tuis morning to stampede |
the striking miners back to work at
ana ar.unu B.llevllle, ILL, but it was
u uiemel failure. AT nil OF tue mines
south OF the town d several In other
directions fires were lighted, great
clouds OF black smoke poured from !
numerous ntackP, whistles were biown
long anu loud, but the ruse d id not |
work, for only SIX OF the several hun
dred strikers !, lug around went down
into the bowels OF the earth to dig,
aud they viii not be allowed to con.
tiDue lOng,as the striker says they will |
be either co. X ID or tore ed 10 quit In u
couple or three days.
WORK WILL BE RE5uMED.
KNOXVILLE. Ten =, Aug 2-Reli- |
able Information has been received |
from the Jellico district, where the |
mines have been closed since May aad |
over 1000 miners are out on strike,
that " Urk Will soon be resumed. The |
operators held q meeting last week anu |
lt 10 unuerstlod thAt satisfactory
wage scale will DC prep red.
MET BY sIRIKERs.
WAsHINaroN, Lid, Aug. 2-This
morning VI miners started to work 1
at CabeI & Cu's mine. Tn.y were
mei ny slIIEvrs who requested them