Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-03
Marchers and Officers Collide and
Former Win Their Point.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT DE LRNITq
Another Injjunstion Served on West
Virginia Strikers Today.
kANAWHA DISTRICT TIED Up

PIrrSBURG. Pa. September "A holy
Of strikers were stepped by deputies this
morning while marching to Center The
men were in squads of twos and threes
but crowd Of seyenty-five soon collected.
and wnen the order given by john NJ -
Cure. the leader, n rush was made. and
they went through in spite OF the deputies.
A short, sharp scufiie cnsued. but no
frrthvr opposition made by the depu-
ties. and the men marched on. Last night
the campers at Plum Creek discovered a
spy I'm their midst. and he was quickly
drummed out of camp to the tune of THE
Rogue's March,
The settlement of the coal strike on the
basis Of the proposition now under consid-
GRAFTON at the Columbus conference will
have no effect upon the future action of
the New York aud Cleveland Gas Coal
Company. according to the statement of
President De Armitt.
Will Hold TO the Contract
Said he: Even II the great bituminous
coal strike is settled in every state and dis
trict involved, and all the strikers return
TO work pending arbitration on new price,
the miners of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company viii still have to fight
IL out with the company. and return TO
work to carry out the contract legally
signed and accepted by the workmen'
In the last great strike De Armitts em-
p!oyes were induced TO JOIN the strikers
ard ii was three months after the strike
was settled before the miners OF the NV
York a1d Cleveland Company returned to
work at he same price they were receiving
when they quit President DE Armitt fig-
ures that the strike has so far cost the
mirerc OF the &C ountry sS.0n.rn. He based
| thls statement upon the supposi ton that
| 100000 men were out and that they aver
ed mon 10 l,s,..
ed Sl!.GGo in wages to the company by
break:n. their contracts.
The fight of the DE Arn;ts against the
miners has also been a very costly one.
Already about sllu0O has been spent by
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company for wages and board of deputy
sheriffs.
Another injunction Issued.
WHEELING, w. Va. September Am
other injunction vas served this morning
on J. w. Rea, James Wood and seventy
| three others named and an unlimited nuiG-
| her OF unnamed and unknown people, pro-
hibiting them from holding meetings Or
| marching near the property of the Worth
| ineton Coal and Coke Company.
This injunction was issued by Judge J. IL.
| Haeans, the regular Judge of the Marion
county circuit court. Among those named
| In the instrument is Rev. W. H. Wiley,
who has been holding religious services in
| the strikers camps on Sundays. and prayer
meetings through the week. He has never
Tailed TO pray for the operators and Gov.
Atkinson at any of these services. Wiley
| Is the regular pastor of the Methodist
| Church.
Reports from kanawha show further
| gains for the strikers, while in the Norfolk
and Western region they have made sub
stantial gains.
kannwhn District Tied Up.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, September B.
The miners at Acme have Joined the
strikers and the kanawha district is COM
plete!y tied up.
Strikers Go Rack tn Work.
HAZLETON, Pa, September 3.-The Van
Wickle, Colerain and Milnesville miners
! resumed work today. The Lehigh and
Wilsesharre strikers are still out