Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
DEPUTIES ARREST STRIKERS
Five Men Placed in the Power Of the
Law, .
REFUSE TO DSplRss WHEN ORDERED
No Attempt to DO Physical Injury ny
Mnrchcrs-MnLc an Attempt TO
Push by the Dcputies-Lead-
ers Landed in Jail.

PtTTSBURG. Aug 2l.-Thcre was a clash
between the deputy sherIns and strikers at
Plum Greek at a. m. and FIVE strikers
were arrested for contempt OF court in dis
obeyiuE the orders Of the court as contained
iu the injunction There was no blood
shed, but a battle between the deputies and
strikers may be fought at any time. The
determination Of the strikers to march at
a. m was formed shortly after they had
successfully passed four deputies, who
wanted to stop their escortine citizens Of
New Texas to their camp. Their plans were
known to the deputies and they were ready
for the marchers The campers were di-
vided into three parties. one going to
Clarksville. another tc the tipple at Plum
Greek and the other along he Salisbury
pike. They were not formed in line, but
walked along aimlessly. rhe deputy
sheriffs met the vanguard on thu PIKE about
half mile above the postofite al Center.
The men in advance were turned back, but
the others kept on and the deputies formed
line across the road. Chief Deputy Young
stepped to the front and told them they
would have 10 turn back. There was a
laugh at this and the men moved on. There
was a sudden push from the rear OF the
body of strikers and the deputies were forced
back considerable distance, and then
there was such a miXup that one could not
tell which OF the struggling men were
deputies and which strikers. Chief Deputy
Young seized two men and called out that
they were under arrest At the same time
he shouted to the deputies not to struggle
with the strikers, but to arrest any man who
attempted to pass. This had its effect The
strikers stood still to what Mr., Young
intended to do with his prisoners, and the
deputies thus had a chance TO form in a
more solid mass across the road and to
bar all passage. The two men were placed
in charge of deputies, who conducted them 10
the De Armitt stables and placed them
under an armed guard,
PRISONERS LANDED IN JAIL.
There were about sixty men in the body OF
strikers. and most OF them started back
slowly toward Camp Isolation, There were
about dozen of them however, who stood
still and said that the court had no power
to block public roads and told the others
to 90 back to camp and they would either
see the miners in their homes and persuade
them not to go into the pit, or be taken to
jail. They started across the road on run
toward the tipple with a posse Of the depu-
ties in pursuit The latter caught up to
them near the company houses and placed
three more under arrest. The prisoners were
loaded into a spring wagon and taken to
Turtle Creek. whence they were brought to
this city and lodged in jail
The camp at Jefferson school house to
guard the Sandy Creek mines has been re-
established with seventy-fve men. The
camp is well stocked with provisions and it
is proposed to decrease the output Of the
mine by doing missionary work in the
diggers houses. The campers at Turtle
Greek attempted to march at a. m. but
they were stopped by a posse of deputy
sherifs. The strikers have made a dog
blanket out Of copy of the injunction and
have clothed bull dog with it and their
motto is The injunction is on the dog.
The leaders in the camp will not allow the
animal to be paraded on the streets.
The miners arrested at Plum Creek this
morning reached this city shortly after 1C
O'Clock Instead of being taken before the
court as was originally intended, they were
escorted to the Office of Alderman Greet
Finger. lnformations were made, charging
them with unlawful assembly. The informa.
tions were read and hearing fixed for Tues
day August 81. The men were then released
on their own recognizanCe.
Notwithstanding the statements issued last
night by both the operators and miners
which seemed 10 preclude conference be-
tween the two sides. il now seems probable
that meeting will be arranged. Presi-
dent Dolan returned from Columbus this
morning and announced that he had been
authorized by National President Ratchford
to arrange for conference with the Pitts
burg operators. Dolan is meeting with the
operators this afternoon for the purpose of
fixing d date for Mr. RatChfords coming
here. While saying that he is in favor of
arbitration, MIR. Dolan insists that his men
must receive SO cents or the strike will con
tinue.