The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-30
AFTER DE ARMITT'S MEN.
DEPUTY SHERIFFS FIRE A VoLLEF
OYER TIL HEADS OF STRIKERS.

The Bands OF Marching MINERS Fake Away the
Dinner Pals or De Armitt'a s1en-No other
violence Mt the mig NTeetiuE-Debs Inrorms
tho Coal miners That They Are slaves.
P~rrrsBuRo, July 29.-AlthouRh about 5000
striking miners gathered in tho neighborhood of
w. d. De Armitt's mines this morning, there
was no violence. For q few minutes II looked az
II there might DO a fight. but Dc Armitt's miners
preferred to submit to robbery rather than re-
nist-
They gave up their dinner buckets, their sole
possession except their working clothes. The
strikers marched across the country, beginning
about midnight, their destination being the
McCrea schoolhouse, whore q meeting was held
later in tho day. Delegations wero sent to the
Plum Creek, Sandy Creek, and Turtle Creek
mines, and got ready to receive the miners rs
they would start to work.
The borough authorities forbade one deleea-
ton to march through tho streets Of Turtle
Creek, and the brass band and strikers stationed
themselves on the township road. Tho steam
whistle at the mine tried to drown the notes Of
tho band, and the company carried some of the
miners to the coal pit over a private railroad.
The Sandy Creek delegation Of strikers listened
to tho reading Of an injunction and made no
attempt to 60 on the company property. The
strikers were partly successful here, as more
sJnhu W VI tu0 5huuy SE6ek u11n6Tb lNLeT Az
tended the meeting.
The Plum Creek contingent Of strikers missed
Its way at FIRST and marched nine unnecessary
miles. When the men arrived OF the mines the
deputy sherifs fired a volley over their heads
as . warning, and the strikers drum corps re-
sponded with a lively tattoo on tho instruments.
Tho strikers overlook the miners going to
work, but werc unsuccessful In Inducing them
TO stay out Of the mines. Then they robbed
them of their dinner buckets. and the workmen
were so terrified that they ran into tho mines.
The meeting at the MoCrea schoolhouse began
at IL A. NJ. and was addressed by Eugene Y.
Debs. II. P. Carrick of the Painters and Decora-
tors Union and Dolan and Warner, miners
local officials. All the orators blamed De A-mitt
for causing the strike, but failed to explain
why. II he Ii to blame, they are Furnishing his
SoI ]ssti.o II by By stsFIihing . ssa ..is them. These
appeal 10 your reason. You are in the midst of
The victory depends upon. yourselves. To win
you must remain absolutely sober until this con.
tss: i y sHae saeH Tis,s MsSt y yau I sS dS. yep S do ssu ts
rot gone out n strike. Il you cause these mon
$SisSIOn and SsE5adsaos. Whss VIM you SSSSI
90 Sss sS viii { t5ss S9 SS s ssu would S'S please T NIL
OF the operators meet mo In discussion in the
presence Of all tho miners. Let the operators
Then let the miners decide.
waa rai only II n0t Il { Is sa = bst aHs against RSfe @ Tass. g sts sGSa
are regrettable. In, this case 1t was unavold.
say. srrike. 4 man. that viii not strike for bis
vile and children 10 not 1T, to have any: 4
msssin e. a A hsn now o w han and 10 h i've e IN M q ho 1ho a
hole which q respectable coyote would not own.
Fl appeal to you to do your own thinking.
ssgo z black sIavs was worth snythins .Irom
slI.e. II is true that the owper Of the slave
Ing condition t%sitios Your .1 MASTER make You work work
fsepi hStS yoa in S Working Ing c aSs on 'WVSfhs When You N
sre tired out your master throws you aWay and
s a,ho so snS Son af saAs sever Af R1e sitiaen sso fR sstesd cf
that you are slaves. The railroads would rather
gu q brakeman than a hog. They have to pay
DO all you can lawfully 70 INDUCE all the men
them that your CAUSE !Haa is their Sai' cause. Then 90 to
the operators and state your terms. Until these
terms are agreed to not q bushel OF coal should
The stolen dinner buckets did no. 60 very far.
pounds OF bologna being distributed, Later a
separate meeting of Sandy Creek miners was
hCho- Oio plCoChtSu uBlOOlIik "
say that three-fourths of the Turtle Greek
mi psbs i eiS0 t ot n Tor y Sf Torre H @sso,n Ind. and
p0lan, Warner. and Cameron Miller. who came
trs sG 70 Ssf So Ha@ a @ nee t msnt W. Su +. f Bs Ar@ no n" was
In MS Once all IaS T%eceivipg reports 6y wire
of his miners, attended the meeting, and said
only a few Of the Sandy Creek men were there.
burg district. Is not pleased with the uniformity
agreement IN the form adopted by the operators
.essIisT sss tbf He sg ssia sS,niG ght;,as. that in s,,nr
any c%ontract now existing for the future deliv-
cry Of coal for specific prices. operators may
We told the operators last spring not to mako
any contracts based on the present low wages.
strits eo for high higher WA Wages. RWaS We have struck WG T1 and
we will not go back at less than 90 cents a ton"
An operator said tonight that Dolan need not
De worked up so; that the uniformiJya agreement
is a contract between the operators and not the
"Dolan must remember" said he. "that that
provision Is meant TO be effective only as re-
OF course, II tho miners were to Join this strike,
every operator would have to pay the price, no
% Wiss Fl, T hias S9n WoSI5 he may %Srt hqe1 I'VE for Other &T.
provision, complained of by Dolan would he of
no so avail Snsd II o that '1v case o to operators with a CON
n; \. Sanford. one, OF the operators on the com.
mittee which is TO obtain signatures to the uni.
THAT agreement is fair; it contains no pro,
vision thai any just man can object to. Write l
w. uoI tIlo' Lhup lhc. houhtb 'Oinplhlntu OF
exist to the extent named, yet / am aware thai
public opinion demands that the agreement lie
signed. I really think that no coal operator In
this district will dare to withhold his signature
It was a big meeting that was held at Turtle
Creek tonight. Warner, Dolan and Cameron
Miller addressed tho crowd. Resolutions were
adopted pledeing the Turtle Creek miners not
to 20 to work in tho morning. Warner
says that all De Armitt's mines al
Plum Greek. Sandy Creek, and Turtle
Creek will be idle in the morning. Strikers are
oncamped near all the pit mouths. They will see
that al tho miners stick to the resolutions. ant
will try to prevail on miners to refrain from
work should any of them prove weak.kneed IL
their resolutions.