The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
SERIOUS BLOW TO THE STRIKE.
MEN AT PLUM AND SANDY CREEKS
AND OAK HILL WON'T QUIT.


vicinity of the Mines to Keep Up
the Demonstration Until They
Close the Mines - Much Credit
Given the Strikers For the Good
order They Have Maintained.
Plttsburg, Pa. July 30.-After long and
weary night Of waiting to learn the re-
suits of the meeting of the miners of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal COM
many. the strikers were disappointed lot
of men this morning for the expected
exodus from the Plum Creek, Sandy
Creek and Oak Hill mines did not oc-
cur
The miners did not quit work, as they
promised to do last night, and all the
mines we're in operation to-day Until
daylight the indications were that the
strikers had won and that no more coal
would be mined until the strike was over,
but the dawn brought disappointment.
In the vicinity of the Sandy Creek and
Oak Hill mines anxious inquiry was made
about Plum Creek. At the two meetings
last night the leaders announced that the
Plum Creek miners would come out, and
that no more coal would be dug until the
strike was won.
What reports these statements were
based on could not be learned, but they
must have been unfounded, for at $3.50
O'clock this morning 200 strikers, after
making demonstration at the Plum
Creek mines, went into camp at Negley
postUfice, one-haH mile from the tipple,
where they remained until o'clock, and
left only when they learned that all the
miners had gone in and that yesterdays
work had been fruitless.
At Sandy Creek a small body of strik-
ers watched majority of the miners who
attended the meeting last night go back
10 work.
The main interest in the strike. so far
as DeArmit's men are concerned, is at
the Oak Hill mine, about two miles from
Turtle Creek The strikers thought that
mine would close, but this morning the
Oak Hill miners boarded the company's
train at Turtle Greek as usual and start
ed to work. body of the strikers was
camped along the railroad track, and as
the train hauling the miners passed the
camp four Of the strikers jumped on the
ear Two oil the mineis Delie,iAs IiIe
strikers were about to make an attack,
jumped from the cars and joined the strlk-
ers. These two were the only Oak Hill
miners who started from Turtle Creek for
the mine and did not go to work.
The mine officials say that, including
these two men, not over per cent. OF the
Oak Hill miners are idle, and their alb
sence is caused by sickness or something
other than the strike.
What the marchers will do now is not
known, but from Indications given by the
lrav ~seNo Io1r : fe lNnlf largo
bodies Of strikers will be brought to the
vicinity Of the DeArmit mines and the
demonstrations viii be kept up.
Much credit is given the leaders and the
strikers for the good order which has been
maintained and the indications are that
there will be no violence. The men are
not drinking and perfect order Is main
tained in the camps.
secretary Warner claimed this afternoon
that all Of the DeArmit mines would be
IDLE tomorrow. Not a pound of coal was
mined at Sandy Creek to-day, he said, and
not more than fifty men were working at
Turtle Greek. This afternoon, he ordered
tents for the strikers encamped near De-
Armits mines. The strikers, he said,
would not leave until the men quit work.
Il they camped there for a month.
PRESIDENT DeArmit denied Mr.. Warmers
statement that the men went out at Tur-
Ne and Sandy creeks to-day. He claimed
Legal proceedings are to be taken
AGAINST the marching coal miners unless
1neg ulsoand and go TO their homes This
was decided on this afternoon, and Sheriff
l1l 'ey A. Lowrey will be expected to see
J., mat the assemblages are disbanded,
WlHe the marches on the mines OF the
~" lork and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
p'ny nave not been as effective as the
HlNeIa oihcials could wish, il is evident
sr"' 'he marches are making an impress
s'2n no, on the employees Of the company
o-uay there was posted in the vicinity
'ne Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and
.'ln creek mines a proclama tion, issued
10y the sheriff, commanding That all per-
soNs 5hail refrain from assembling or con-
s',Saung on the public highways or
.notoughfares of Allegheny county, or In
a.eilhs with the peace All are COM
l.'lpeu TO retire TO their respective homes
vi PAGES Of residence, or be dealt with ac-
Oordins TO law.
resident Patrick Dolan was asked
I9' ne thought Of the proclamation. He
~ 'N ne old not care how many proclama-
v, 9 were issued, so long as the peace
vas Kept, which, he said, It was intended
no fear "' "a''"s
meeting was held this morning, which
,,,f IlNressed by District President Pat-
holan. lie went over about the
i. GROUND as was covered In his speech
t-,tHt ana added that all labor or
e1.''@1uons In the country, with the ex-
,p"gn OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
IVY, Englneers were with the miners IN
or1 auike he made an attack on this
~ saying that owing to the inroads
ra,' .lrc railways and other means OF
vl'i, Iansii. the wages OF the engineers
wC,i5 ii crop sooner or later, and then they
esrl.. ,I oe ,5 asNing assistance from other or
t.r,, o.ner portions OF the district the
me 1 matters are quiet.
lo'. strikers are all awaiting with anx-
m.r.e interest the result az the DeArmlt
Inc owners OF the Castle Shannon mira
r..,,, v,aed i,se.d TO close their plant until Inc
Iusted. e1 IN the coal trade are
s6arls'1,'Hl s'1,'Hluhlght II looks as though tho
r..t ~. PROCLAMATION would be tbe Big
t.s i'Dlor IN bringing about trouble n
r.-b, NY OF the DeArmif mines To-
UIl tt', meeting OF strikers was bcia n,
t,rltt' !. .a!nla ana u was decided 10 pav no a.
als 800, 9 tne sheriff's prociamatlon a. A.
moa,,r. ''lered 20 be an outrssc a. 49,
M ls reported President Doian
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