The record-union., 1897-08-15

The injunction was then read to them
and they were ordered back TO camp.
They resisted at first, but when the
deputies pressed forward the strikers
broke ranks and returned to their
quarters.
As a result of this twenty e~c dig
gers went into the mine
At Turtle Creek the men had just
formed on the rad when the deputies
appeared. After a short parley the
strikers withdrew. The output of the
mines show an increase.
At Plum Greek the situation is favor
able to the company so far as operating
the mine is concerned. There was no
marching, as the strikers decided 10
obey DOlan's orders TO discontinue the
marching until after the injunction
proceedings next Monday.
All was quiet during the night
There were 22S men in the mine to-
day a gain of 80. The strikers de-
cided to go to the pits in groups of
from two to four men, but this Sheriff
Lowry will not permit.
This morning Chief Deputy Richard :,
superintendent De Armitt and two
deputies went to Clarksville on a scout
ing tour. They found several small
bodies of men on the road. They were
stopped, and, after the injunction had
! been read, were ordered to dispersa.
/ The men invariably obeyed the order
The object of the trip, it is said. was to
secure names for the pupose of enter
ing proceedings for contempt of court.
There will be a big meeting at Plum
Greek this afternoon. President Dolan
says they will succeed in shutting down
the mine
In the Moon Run District 300 families
are said to be in want. Much sickness
is said to prevail. A fund for the dis
tressed has been started About forty
Italians returned to work at the Oak
Hill mine to-day under guard of dep
uties. Most of the Italians carried
knives, and as they marched to the
train they kept close to the deputies,
but no attempt was made to interfere
with them
STRIKE GAINING GROUND.
WHEELING CIV. Va), Aug. 1.-THE
failure of the operators in the Fairniont
region to call the bluff of the National
Labor leaders by serving Judge Jack
sons injunction, which was plainly
violated yesterday. throws the strike
in that region into aboGt the shape it
was week ago except the strikers are
gaining a little daily.
The MonOgah Union. too. has 7O7
members, a growth of fifty this week.
! Other mines are losing the workers
slowly and the strike is gaining in pro-
portion.
It is argued that since the injunction
was not served on the leaders the op-
orators Will hardly try serving it on
subordinate agitatOrs and miners.
Reports from reliable and disinterest-
ed sources in the Kanawha Valley do
not agree with those given by Fred.
Dilcher to the Associated Press. al
though it is admitted by many that the
strikers are making gains. There are
stiu twenty mines at work and 10000
miners. I is reported that the Norfolk
and Western will be attacked by the
organizers again Monday
The Wheeling District is now entirely
cIosed. A mass meeting will be held at
Martins Ferry this afternoon to discuss
the closing of the last two mill mines in
the Eastern Ohio region
Notwithstanding the injunctions Sc
cured by the Buenola Coaa Company
the strikers continue to march. This
morning the deputies arrested eight cen
and brought them to Pittsburg. They
We're placed in Jail on charge of dis
orderly conduct.
The injunction case against the Bu-
enola miners Will be heard before Judge
Collier Of the County Court and the de-
cision reversed. The Judge said he
wanted to do justice to both Sides and
before rendering a decision he desired
to carefully examine the testimony
Pending his action the preliminary in
junction against the miners was con-
tinued.
NIGHT BOSS POISONED.
DUNBAR Pa), Aug 14-Thomas
Jefferies, night boss at the Ferguson
mine was poisoned to-day by drinking
coffee in which had been placed paris
green. He was taken violently i'll, but
is now believed to be out of danger.
An examination Of his dinner bucket
showed traces of the poison. Paris
green was evidently put in the bucket
by some one in the mine. Jefferies in
Cured the enmity of a, number of the
strikers in 1894 by acting as a deputy
for the company The Ferguson mine is
in the strike region, but there is nc
trouble there at present.
FORCE WAS USED.
HAZELTON Pa0, Aug 1.-THE
drivers and miners employed at Hazel
Brook Colliery No. ; struck this morn
ing for an advance of wages. Some of
the drivers are Americans and Others
Hungarians and Italians. They have
been getting from 81 to 81 80 per day.
They claim they have to work one hour
per day without pay, and for this they
want remuneration.
Two drivers left the strikers ranks
and were going to the strippings when
about thirty strikers met them and tried
to persuade them to come back. Su-
perintendent Jones put in an appear
ance. Jones was knocked down and
kicked. Levi Watts, a. carpenter, who
came to his aid, was struck on the head
with a rock and severely injured. The
arrival of a number of English-speaking
miners probably saved the Superintend-
ent from a serious flogging. as he is un-
popular with the men. The coal and
iron police were called from this city,
but before their arrival the men dis
persed quietly, and no further trouble
has developed.