The record-union., 1897-08-13

ers at Corinth are in an ugly mood and
threaten the property's camp and the
life of superintendent Anderson. The
Sheriff left this morning with Marshal
jackson for the scene of the trouble. 1t
is expected that deputies will be put on
guard, and order restored by force of
arms if necessary.
The much-talked of bill for an injunc-
ton against the United Mine Workers
that was to have been filed in the United
States Courts was filed in the County
Court about noon by counsel for the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany. The defendants named are the
United Mine Workers of American, Pat
rick Dolan, President; Edward Mckay,
Vice-President; William Warner, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and others.
The plaintiff company sets forth that
it is a corporation under the laws of
Pennsylvania, with a capital of 81 ,000,
OOO invested in coal lands of Pennsyl-
vania- Three of their mines, employ
ing 1000 men, are Plum Greek, Turtle
Creek and Sandy Creek
The bill recites the conditions prevail
ing at their mines since the strike be-
gun, and alleges that the strikers have
paid no attention to the Sheriff's warn
,ings and the lives Of the miners at the
property of the company are in dan
ger.
Judge Collier granted a temporary in
junction restraining and enjoining the
defendants from assembling, marching
or encamping in proximity to the mines
and houses of the miners for the pur-
pose of intimidation or by using threats
and Opprobrious words or preventing
the miners of the plaintiff from work.
ing
1t further restraints the defendants
from inducing or compelling any en-
ploye or miner to quit work. A hear
ing was fixed for August 18th. The in
junction is regarded as the most sweep
ing yet issued.
President Dolan expressed surprise
when informed that it had been grant
ed, and added: 1T will make no diff
ference to us. We will not break camp
and will go right along as usual until
the matter is tested in the courts. We
viii stay there regardless of every
Judge in Allegheny County, and if they
all at tempt to enforce the injunction
they will have to build more jails to ac-
commodate the men,
The striking miners at Canonsburg
issue by continuing the daily marches
and meetings in the neighborhood Of
McGovern and Canonsburg mines. in
spite of the order of Judge McIlwayne
of Washington, forbidding marches on
the public roads leading to the mines.
The purpose is to have the men arrest
ed. in order to test the legality of the
Injunction. Patrick Dolan stated that
it had been determined to keep up the
marches, and as fast as one group is
arrested another will take its place un-
til there will be so many of them in Jail
that the public opinion will be aroused
on the question of the alleged new form
of Injunction. In this movement the
support of all the leading trades unions
of the country is said to have been
pledged at a secret meeting in Colum-
bus during the last three days, presided
over by Samuel GOmpers.
Information has been received by the
Pittsburg operators that the miners of
the Bell. Lewis & Yates Company have
struck in Reynoldsville, and the rest Of
the mines of the company are idle. The
company is one of the heaviest tonnage
producers in the northern field. About
5000 men are employed.
No information has been received
from the PunxSutawney and Clearfield
districts. but at East Brady it was re-
ported that tho miners at several pits
in those districts are out, the grievances
being of a local nature and independent
of the national strike.
The usual march of the miners was
made at Turtle Greek at 4 o'clock this
morning, but more men were taken into
the pit to-day than yesterday. Deputy
Sheriff Richards was in charge of some
going 10 work at Unity this morning.
and the strikers ran ahead hooting and
1eerine them. Sheriff Richards or
dered the strikers to move but they re-
fused. He then called ON his other dep
altiess to assist him, and the strikers, see
ing that he meant what he said, moved
of. still hooting the men going to work.
When a report of the trouble was made
at camp many threats We're made, but
the excitement quieted down on the
arrival of the leaders. There are now
twelve deputies at Plum Creek, an in
crease of fifty-two.
When T. B. De Armitt heard Of the
threatened trouble he drove over from
Turtle Creek and spent all morning go
ing from house to house to induce the
men to go to work. At noon there were
1O3 men in the mine a decrease Of
fourteen. This is due to the tactics of
the strikers in guarding the miners
houses.
A new move is to be made by the
company A number OF the miners
who are working will file a bin of equi
~ asking that the strikers be restrain
ed from marching past their houses.
They say that the continued noise and
excitement is endangering the lives of
members of their families who are
sick. At Sandy Creek there are twelve
drivers. eight boys and twenty-five men
at work This is an increase of eleven
Firms from all sections of the Union
are coming to the rescue Of the strik-
ers A cereal company at Akron. O.,
sent a dispatch offering to donate two
TONS Of corn meal. The offer was ac-
cepted and the meal Will be distributed
among the homes Of the miners.
The Fishermen's Protective Associa-
4ion of Astoria, Or, has started East
nv fast freight 100 cases of canned sal
mon for the miners.
There is no change in the price of
coal from the figures of the last two
davs. The supply is said to have in
creased and the West Virginians are
selling down to prices which approach