The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
THE PITTsBURG DISTRICT.
Strikers Gaining in Number-PrOpOsed
Appeal to Federal Court.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. THE strikers
are continuing orderly and are gaining ac-
cessions to their ranks constantly. The $50
men employed at the Horner & Roberts
coal mine at Elizabeth refused to go to
work this morning; about seventy-five
miners at the Equitable mines in the same
locality also struck. Both mines were pay
ing the district rate. The Bunola men who
were persuaded to come out last evening
all remained away from the pit to-day, and
no coal was mined. The company leased
the ground where the strikers located yes
terday and ousted them, but another field
has been secured by the strikers which the
owner refused to lease to the company, and
a permanent camp will be established. 1t is
reported that an effort will be made to
start the mine Monday morning. The
strikers are preparing for the struggle, and
by 2 o'clock Monday morning 1000 men will
likely be in camp there This will close
down all the mines of the first, second and
third pools. Twelve recruits from the Plum
Creek mines joined the strikers to-day. and
a number consented to remain at home.
When it was found that but few men were
going to work at Plum Creek this morning
deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the
houses of the men and they were drummed
out and escorted to the mine. The COM
pany claims that this mine was working
full to-day. and that the usual amount or
coal was loaded.
This was pay day at Sandy Creek, and
when the strikers demanded their pay they
were told that inasmuch as they had
broken the ironclad contract no money was
due them. The legality of the contract
Will be tested in the courts.
A dispatch from West Newton says: The
sympathy of this entire community is with
the striking coal miners. The use of
large building on Third street has been
given free tor a commissary and the
townspeople and farmers have contributed
provisions literally. Several hundred dol
lars have also been contributed. This warm
feeling for the strikers took a sudden turn
last night when the report was circulated
that the strikers had visited the TrOup &
Riarick pits III Coal Hollow and ordered
the few men working there to stop work.
Ihese two pits have been supplying coal
for the borough electric light plant and for
family use, and have only been in operation
few weeks. The report reached the lead
erS of the strikers here, and they at once
branded 1t as the work of the enemy to
iniure ifI , their cause; This morning they no
mine all the coal they could.
simultaneously with the move on West
moreland county mines next week, dem
onstration will be made against the Wash
ington run mines in Fayette county 1t
was near the Washington run tippte that
others hurt by deputies two years ago
More than four hundred miners are organ
lied in Fayette City, and are ready TO
will meet Dolan tonight, and if he con-
sents the march will be made Monday. A
from the Sickle Hoiar tipple Being at
mat distance from the mine the miners
hope to escape injunctions.
The output of the De Armitt mines was
still further reduced by no coal being taken
from the Oakhill mine. The three men at
Sandy Greek mine have mined one gondola
car in three days. At Plum Creek the 200
men at work mined seventeen gondola cars
OF coal. There are five cars on the track
70 10 tiTNvNT
r, Counsel for the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company has prepared a bill to
be be presented to Judge NJ. w. Acheson, of
the United States Circuit Court on behalf
of the nonresident stockholders of the coal
company, asking for an injunction to re-
strain the striking miners from congre-
eating near the mines at Trutle Creek
Sandy Creek and Plum Creek, and from
interfering with the workmen of the com
the purpose of getting the aid of the United
states marshal as well as the sheriff Of
Allegneny county, to break up the camps
the strikers have established There was
q perpetual injunction issued during the
last strike of the miners by the county
court against men prominent in the present
struggle restraining them from conrre-
eating near the mines of the New York
and Cleveland Company, and it is claimed
to supplement- this with an order which if
qIsobeyeu, VIII result in the sending of
United states marshals into the region now
occupied by the strikers, and if necessary
ChlL6Q states troops could also be called
in The applca ton for the preliminary in
Junction is likely to be made on Monday.
ActlVe work in securing signatures to the
uniformity agreement was commenced to-
day. number of operators who have AL
ready placed their names to the agreernent
met at the Monongahela House during the
DAY and went over the list, each ANNOUNCE
ing the names of operators who had prom
lSed TO sign. When the work was com
pleted it was shown that los had pledged
themselves to sign This list includes the
largest operators in the district. There
q, n ~ oY.to
certain to sign when they see that by with
holding their signatures they will be re-
sponsible for the failure of the movement
When the required number of signatures
is secured the strike, if it is still in prog
ress will easily be settled and mining dis
putes of serious nature will be at an end
a lea ST until Ian I ~