Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05


1900 strikers assembled at lurtle
creek, and, headed by three brass
bands, with flags and banners iying,
marched past the houses occupied by
DeArmit's men. The strikers hooted
and yelled and then marched to the
mines, where they planted themselves
before the pits, thus compelling De-
Armit's men to run the gauntlet to get
to work
A short time later Sheriff Lowry,
who had been wired to for assistance,
arrived from Pittsburgh with 80 depu-
ties. armed with Winchesters. The
strikers quietly withdrew and the new
deputies were placed on guard The
strikers used all their powers OF per-
suasion upon the diggers, but none
were molested and no threats made.
The strikers told the miners they were
ieopardzing the success OF the strike
by continuing at work and urged them
to come out and make the suspension
complete.
When the miners gathered for the
mass meeting that had been cal for
ten o'clock, President Dolan was made
chairman. and in a short speech he
accused Mr.. DeArmit of insincerlty.
He said that if DeArmit's men did not
come out there would be a sympathy
strike all over the United States.
When Eugene V, Debs was intro
duced there was great enthusiasm.
lie said, in part: ~ am here not to
encourage passion, but to appeal to
reason. You are in the midst OF the
greatest contest the world has ever
known. Whether You succeed or fail
depends upon yourselves In order to
win, Won must remain absolutelH sober
until this contest is over. Whisky
clouds the brain robs You OF your
money and makes you brutal and also
makes you do just what your enemies
want you to do
After the meeting the sandy creek
miners returned to work and the strlk-
ers went into camp and had lunch.
The presence of the deputy sherlifs
was not needed, as there was no
trouble Of any kind
Late last night, William Warner, sec
rotary Of the Miners Union. lephoned
that "a break in DeArmits men had
taken place, He says that after the
day meeting another meeting was ar.
ranged last night and it was attended
by many of the men who have been at
work Several local speakers, he says
placed the matter before them in such
convincing way that the men from
DeArmit's Turtle creek mine resolved
not to return to work in the morning
Secretary Warner says this is the most
important result Of the big meeting
and IL will be taken advantage of al
once to influence the men at the otheI
two mines to come out. The miners
officials are iubilant over this alleged
victory.
A VICTORIOUS CRUSADE.
ROANOKE, Ill, July 30. -Four hundred
miners from Minonk, Wenona, Toluca
Kinglcy and Streator made raid OF
the mines at Roanoke yesterday morn
ing. They arrived at three o'clocl
and encamped outside the town.
conference with the mine operator
was held at six o'clock, the latte
agreeing to close the mine and keep /
closed until the end of the genera
strike, The visitors were orderly, ex
cept that they seized Santa le trail
and demanded transportation to MI
monk. This was refused and the trail
WAS held from II o'clock until 1880 II
the evening. Late last night nearl.
all of the raiders had left town, AM
trouble is no longer feared, An at
tempt was made to burn the Santa n
bridge near town last night, but tn
fire was discovered in lime TO save tn
bridge,
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 3l.-Legal pro
ceedings are to be taken against tn
marching coal miners, unless they dis
band and go to their homes, This wa
decided on yesterday afternoon an
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry will be en-
pected to see to 1t that the assemblage
are disbanded. While the marches o
the mines of the New York Il Clevt
land Go. have not been so effective a
the miners officials could wish, it
evident that the marchers are maxim
an impression on the employees OF tn
company. Yesterday there was poste
in the vicinity of Turtle Creek, Sand
Creek and Plum Creek mines, II prot
lamaton issued by the sheriff, con
handing that all persons shall rctrai
from assembling or congregating o
the public highways or thoroughiar'
of Allegheny county, or interferln
with the peace All are commando
to retire to their respective homes
places of residence, or be dealt wit
according to law.
President Patrick Doan was asle
what he thought of the proclamation
He said he did not care how man
proclamations were issued, SO long
the peace was kept, which, he said,
was intended to do. He eXpresst
himself as having no fear. 1t looks
though the sheriff's proclamation WI
be the biggest factor in bringing abo'
trouble in the vicinity of the DeArm
mines, Last night meeting OF stri
..,.. MA al na1x lft1l aud IL was II