New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
STRIKERS ORDERLY AND GAINING.
MORE ACcEssIoNs TO THEIR RANKS-MoRE
COURT ORDERS THREATENED.

COURT ORDERS THREATENED.
Pittsburg. Aug. 1.-The strikers continue orderly
and are gaining ac,essions to their ranks con-
stantly. The 1tO men employed at the Horner q
Roberts mine, at Elizabeth. refused to go to work
this morning: about seventy-hve at the Equitable
Mines In the came locality. also struck. Both mines
were paying the district rate The Bunola men
who were persuaded to come out last evening all
remained away from the pit to-day and no coal
was mined. Tho. company leased the ground where
the strikers located yesterday and ousted them. but
another field has been secured by the strikers
which the owner refused to lease to the company.
and permanent camp will be established.
Is is reported that an effort will be made to start
the mine on Monday morning. The strikers are pre-
pairing for the struggle and by o'clock MONDAY
morning one thousand men will probably be In camp
here. This closes down all the mines Of the hrs'.
second and third pools
Twelve recruits from the Plum Creek Mine Joined
the strikers to-day. and number consented to re-
main at home. When II was found that but few
men were going to work at PUN Creek this morn
Ing deputy-sherifrs were dispatched to the houses
Of the men. and they were drummed out and es-
cored to the mine. The company claims that this
mine was working full to-day and tina. the usual
amount Of coal was loaded. This payday at the
Sandy Creek mine. and the dggers were all paid on
on Monday those working In the Plum Creek Mine
will receive their wages, and Monday evening
another big meeting will be held at Plum Creek 1t
is said that the miners there will join the strikers
after Monday.
No trouble is expected at Plum Creek tonight.
Notwithstanding the proximity Of the miners camp
to the negro quarters at Unity. The miners AMI
railroad Iaborers not expected to affiliate with
each other.
More than four hundred miners organized In
Fayette City, and ready to march. A commit
tee from Fayette City will meet Dolan tonight
and II he consents the march will be made Mon
day. site has been selected one and half miles
from the Sticking Hollow tipple. Being at that dis
lance from the mine the miners hope to escape
injunctons.
The output Of the De Armitt mines was still
further reduced by coal being taken from the
Oak Hill Mine. The three men at Sandy Creek
Mine have mined one gondola car in three days. At
seventeen gondola cars OF coal There five
cars on the track near the Oak Hill tippe.
Counsel for the New-YOrk and Cleveland Gas
to Judge NJ. ". Acheson of the United States Cir
cult Court, behalf of the nonresident stock
holders Of the coal company. asking for an In
junction to restrain the striking miners from con-
gregating near the mines at Turtle Creek. Sandy
Creek and Plum Creek and from interfering with
the workmen of the company. This new move Is
being made for the purpose OF getting the ald OF
Of Allegheny County TO break up the camps
which the strikers have established. ,,
There was perpetual injunction ISSUED during
the last strike OF the miners by the county court
srainng them from congregatng near the mines
OF the New-York and Cleveland company. ana II ~
claimed that 1t Is still In force. 1t Is now desired
to supplement this with an order which, II dis
obeyed, will result In the sending Of United states
msrshals into the region now occupied by the
strikers. and If necessary: United States troops
could also be called In. The application Ior tne
preliminary injunction Is likely to be made on
Monday