The herald., 1897-08-16

STRIKERS
Huddle Together Out of
the Rain
AGGRESSIVENESS DIES OUT
BUT NO INTENTION TO YIELD rs
SHOWN
In Grim Determination the Men Await
the Decision on the Question
of Marching
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. ia leaden
sky and fitful showers contributed to
the feeling of depression which existed
at the miners camps al Turtle and Plum
creeks today The men huddled together
for shelter under the commssary tents
and, having nothing else to do, put in the
time smoking and discussing the strike
in all its phases. The spirit of aggres-
siveness, however, has largely died out.
The same grim determination to stick
it out until starvation brings defeat or
victory is apparent, but there are no
propositions to attain their end by force
or go contrary to the sheriff's orders. The
men all realize that in opposing the law
as represented by the sheriff and his
deputies they would have about the
same success as in butting their heads
against stone wall They have no par
ticular love for the deputies, although
| there is an absence of that caustic repair
tee between the factions that has char
acteriZed former strikes. There was no
marching this morning. This has been
the usual Sunday custom at all the
camps, but even if it had been otherwise
the strict orders of all strike leaders to
wait quietly until after Monday would
have prevented them. Sunday has usu-
| ally been used by the men to do mis-
sionary work among the working min
ers. None of them attempted to see any
workmen, however, and kept severely
away from the company houses.
| The march into Westmoreland county
will begin as soon as the injunction is
settled in court. Much anxiety is ex
pressed as to the outcome. The men
stake everything on their ability to show
the right to assemble and march on the
public road.
| This afternoon there was a large mass
meeting al Plum Creek. About 1000 stri
kers and 200 miners from the Plum Creek
mine were present. Speeches were made
by President Ratchford, Samuel Com
pers, James r. Sovereign and the local
leaders. The meeting was orderly and
there was no interference from the dep
uties.
! There is a possibility of the customary
march taking place early in the morning
in spite of the strict orders issued by
President Dolan against such course.
Some of the men are fretting under the
restraint, and Captain Bellingham, who
is in charge of the company, said tonight
he had not decided whether to allow the
march or not. The deputies are on the
alert and say trey will arrest any who
participate.
| Evictions from company houses have
begun. Ore family has already been
evicted, and the household goods are en-
| the roadside near Center. 1t is probable
other eyictions will take place tomor-
row.
The meeting of the Union Labor league
tonight contrary to expectations, took
no action regarding the miners strike.
| Samuel Gompers and others made ad-
| dresses in which the workmen of the
country were heartily thanked for the
| interest they have taken in the strike,
| but no resolutions concerning the mat
ter were offered.
| The league decided to cooperate with
the New York Garment Cutters associ-
| alton in it's endeavor to have unicGl Ia
| bells placed or, all garments and shoes
for sale. in the city.
NOT A STRIKER
James Elbert, supposed to be an an-
archist, created excitement this morn
| ing at the police station by slashing five
policemen with razor. One of the offic-
ers, George Mcintyre, had his face cut
| in horrible manner, and his condition
is serious. The others, George Cole,
James McEvoy, w. e. Corless and Will
| liam Kenny, are badly but rot seriously
| cut.
After cutting his way through the
guard Of fifteen policemen, Elbert at
tempted to escape by jumping thirty feet
| from a rear window. He was hotly pur-
sued by officers while blood streamad
from their wounds. After a chase of
several squares Officer Corlees brought
| him down with bullet in the arm The
man fought desperately and had to be
dubbed into insensibility before he
could be taken back to the station. Ell
bert now lies in the Jail hospital in ser!-
Gus conditions
Elbert is an Austrian. He has been
working at the Armstrong cork factory
but was discharged because of his an
! archistic tendencies He had threat
| ened Armstrong; life and was arrested
because he insisted on hanging around
the factory
MUCH MUDDLED
WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 15.-Tbe
beginning of another week of the coal
strike irs the Wheeling and Eastern Ohio
districts shows muddled situation. a
vigorous opposition to the course of the
United Mine Workers in closing down
the mines that supply coal for the sew
eral manufacturing plants has develop
ed among the workingmen themselves,
many asserting that big mistake has
been made. The situation at the Laugh
lin mill mine across the river has beer
Strengthened out by the declira tion Of
the miners to work as long as the cap
pers are in TIE vicinity The LaughliD
and other plants are now getting coal
from Fairmont. Monday afternoon a
great mass meeting is to be held in Bel
laire, which will be addressed by Sec
retary Lewis and other leaders. It's pur-
pose is to force the Hetherington steam
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