The herald., 1897-08-18
THE WIVES
OF MINERS
Not Affected by Order of
Court
THE MARCHING MOVEMENT
WILL BE CONTINUED BY THE
WOMEN
Neighboring Farmers Will Show
Their Sympa thy by Similar
Measures
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE contem-
plated action to have the women make
marches has been definitely decided
daug of the strikers will now take
up the work which the men have been
enjoined from doing. 1t is the intention:
to begin tomorrow and have the women
do the marching, while the men remain
in camp. The leaders think the injunc-
ton is not operative against women,
and it remains to be seen what the out
come will be.
A new element is TO be introduced in
the situation at an early date. The
farmers of the entire country surround
ing the several camps are making ex-
tensive preparations for a demonstra-
! ton to show their sympathy for the
strikers. They propose to have a pa
rade headed by band march down the
Saultsburg and up over the hills.
| About 600 strikers from Thomas Run,
accompanied by $50 women and children,
marched to Camp Victory near Canons-
burg, today. They will remain at the
camp until Saturday, when a meeting
will be held
| Suits and countersuits promise to be
one of the most prominent features OF
the coal miners strike. While the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
has been prosecuting it's injunction case
the miners have been gathering material
on which to bring suits, not alone for
wages, but for trespass. -
In the opinion of number of coal
mine operators, the uniformity agree
ment, admittedly a good thing, will no:
receive the support its articles are said
to warrant A canvass of operators
| shows that they are not rushing to the
committee with signed agreements in
their hands.
| The committee claims to have secured
the signatures OF a number of coal firms
and operators whose places of business
are out of the city. So far as can be as
| certained. however. the only Pittsburg
firms that are enrolled are those repre-
sented by j. ]. Steytler, who signed only
for his Panhandle mine; Henry Flor
shem, who was the first man to place
his name at the foot Of the articles, and
David D. Breckenridge of the Eclipse
| Coal company, whose mines are at Coal
Center.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
PITTSBURG, August 17-Martial law
to all intents and purposes has been de-
clared in Plum, Patton and wilkins
townships by Sheriff Lowry. Three
mines Of the New York and Cleveland
Gas and Coal Company are in these
townships and all roads leading to them
will be patrolled by deputies. Persons
who cannot give a satisfactory account
of themselves will be ordered to leave
the neighborhood and upon refusal ar
rested. The Sheriff will not attempt to
break up the camps of strikers until the
court passes on the question, but an
nounced today determined stop Of
marching and trespassing on the COM
pany's property No one will be- allowe d
on the company's property who fails to
have pass signed by Superinten
| DeArmitt. There are now nearly eight
hundred men in camp at Plum creek
After the mutiny at Sandy creek yester-
day the camp at that point was aban-
ooned and the men went to Plum creek
| In addition two hundred men arrived
| this morning from Belleverpon. The
large increase in the number in camp
caused shortage of provisions and the
men are hungry. They threatened to
march during the morning, but were in
| duced not to do so by the deputies
COFFEEN INVADED
HILLSBORO, ILL.,. Aug. 17.-Six hun
dred striking coal miners, eight abreast.
invaded Coffeen at $3.50 this afternoon
| throwing aside the deputy sheriffs do
ing guard duty and going through the
town pell NELL. The officials ordered
the guards not to shoot, but they began
making arrests as fast as possible Gen.
Bradley was the first man placed under
arrest and three guards came to this
city with him as fast as horses could
| travel. He is now in the county jail
Other prisoners are on the way here. No
shots were fired and no blood was she'd
| The invasion was for the purpose of
inducing the men at work in the mine
| there to cease and join the strike. The
sheriff will increase his force of deputies
and the invaders will be compelled to
leave the town or there will, be con-
fict.
NO AID NEEDED
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 17.--Both
the sheriff and police were ready today
| to give protection to the owners of the
First Avenue coal mine and to those of
the miners who still desired to work.
But when the deputies of one and squad
OF the other arrived at the mine early in
the morning they soon found that their
| services were not wanted
STRIKERS IN COMMAND
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. IA special
to the Republic from Coffeen, ILL.,, says:
| Tonight the strikers are in possession
of the town and Sheriff Randall has or
dered his handful OF men to the coal
| company's shaft, which he says he Will
protect at all hazards. The town au-
thorites are utterly powerless, as the
strikers cOmand the district The public
feel indignant towards the governor for
the stand he has taken. 1t was by his