The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-01

the mines. He was elated over the
success Of the movement 10 bring out
the men Of the New York and Cleveland
| Gas Coal company, and said the result
exceeded his brightest anticipations. He
CLAIMED that the correspondents who
were here on the ground were sending
| misleading reports OF slle situation.
The march was made on the Plum
Creek mines at an early hour and with
few exceptions the diggers refused 10
work.
The Sandy Creek mine is as silent as
the grave" said Mr.. Dolan, and but
eleven men are at work in the Turtle
Creek There viii not be a man al work
Monday. The prospects of winning the
/ blg strike are brighter than at any time
since 1t was inaugurated. The close OF
the fourth week OF the strike shows
more miners idle in the country than a.
( any time in the history OF the coal indus
Try. The strikers declare that no atten-
ton viii be paid to Sheriff Lowrie's
proclamation; that they will remain here
where they ara and Will if necessary as
semole thousands Of men OF all trades
and keep them until every employee OF
the New York and Cleveland company
IS forced by shame 10 join the ranks of
the strikers. The people of Turtle Creek
are treating them liners very kindly and
great baskets of provisions are carried
there for them. AZ all the meetings COL
lecmons are taken up with which such
provisions as are needed are purchased
THE MARCHING MINERS.
a 1rr 30 ;r.,
mines al Plum Creek this morning be-
fore the marchers arrived This being
the last day Of the month, it was the end /
or a pay period and the men had gone !
into the mine two hours earlier, so tina. !
they could swell their account by a big |
mass work. The marchers approached |
the mine by the Nonroeyilie road The |
mine property adjoins the Centre schoo 1
house, in Plum township, and on an even I
line between the two properties The 7
miners met deputy sheriff, who told
them they could not go any further on
the Monroeville road. The leaders OF the /
strikers pushed him aside and marched |
on. Twenty or thirty other deputies hur-
RED 70 the scene and the strikers were
brought TO a standstill within thirty yards
Of the entrance. The men were indignant
and for a moment trouble looked inevi-
table. At this juncture Superintendent
De Armitt arrived on the scene and told
the strikers that his men had already
entered the mines and that a battle with
the deputy sheriffs would be a foolish
action. and would result in numbers o,
them being arrested, which vas the
worst thing they could do. The miners
then withdrew.
The strikers then went into camp be-
hind the school house. but they contin-
Ted TO make demonstra lions about the
mine and a number of stones We're
thrown. The spectacle of loaded cars com
ing from the pit mouth agitated the
strikers and the deputy sheriffs establish
ed new picket line, each man holding
a loaded revolver in ris right hand while
a reserve force of fifty deputies was in
the office. armed with rifles.
The strikers Worn out by the march
ing, then settled down. Samuel De Ar
mi;t went among them and distributed
pines and tobacco. These were enjoyed
and many Of the men went TO sleep. The
news Of The march to Plum Creek mine I
reached Thomas De Armtt at Oak Hill
I
been cut, ne drove to Plum Creek, bu. I
found al quiet and his brother distribut- 4
ing the pipes and tobacco. !
During the excitement Of the morning {
one Of the deputies had a fit and fell in {
This had much to do with
Quieting them, as the miners crowded {
around TO assist him.
This afternoon the rtrikers announced
their intention Of camping at the Centre
school house and remaining there until
Monday in orer to see that the miners
did not go back TO work.
A representative Of the Associated Press
was admitted to the inside Of the Plum
Creek mine and he talked with about
a dozen Of the men while they were ar
work All of the men spoken 10 said
they had no sympathy with the strikers
and that they would not leave the mines
until they were driven out. Most Of the
men were armed.
AT PITTSBCRG, KA...
Pittsburg. Kan, July 91.-The miners
It Weir shat. No. 5, at a meeting this =
afternoon voted to suspend work until Z
next and called a mass con- r
-ention Of all the miners in this district /
or Tuesday next. a. which meeting &C
ion will be taken on the demands OF Y
ne miners for better powder at lower
,rices and for an increase in the price {
or mining The action today is said 10
,e due 10 the ignoring OF the demands 8
Z the men by a majority OF the operat- o
rs. AT the conference on Friday last, 2
,etween miners and operators but five
Z the fifteen companies Of the district
we're represented, the others ignoring 4
ne request for q meeting. r