The record-union., 1897-08-15
MarCherS Forced to Break Ranks
and Return to Camp.
Some Show Of Resistance at Sandy Greek
and Plum Greek.
40 Further Important Move Ex-
pected Until a Decision is Rem
dered on the Injunction Pro-
ceedings To-day.

ceed1uRS 1O-oay'
PITTSBURG Pa), Aug. 14.-For the
next two days the eye of the industrial
world will be turned towards Pittsburg.
The greatest anxiety viii prevail until
Monday, when the injunction proceed
ings against the marching miners VIII
be 1nally heard. That there is much
interest in the situation is evinced by
the presence here Of a number of the
foremost labor leaders in the country.
Michael D. Ratchford, National Presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers of
America; Samuel Gompers, President
of the American Federation Of Labor,
and James R. Sovereign, General Mas
ter Workman of the knights Of La
bor. arrived this afternoon and viii re-
man a few days. They came from
West Virginia, and were enthusiastic.
RatchfOrd. in an interview, said: THE
fight is in better condition to-day than
it ever was. The men are all solid as
a rock They are growing stronger
every day, and there are more organiz-
ers among them than there has been.
We have reached a point where we are
very much curtailing the output, and
where we have the courts to fight. In
this connection l wish to say for every
man that is incarcerated there viii be
100 friends for the cause. We did not
come here to defy the courts and
Judges in the discharge of their plain
duty, as we know ard understand II
would be aN crime to talk to men for
the benefits of trades uniOnism, and
call them together in peaceable assem-
bly,. We are willing to meet the case.
Fully 80 per cent. of the American
people are opposed to expressing the
convictions of the public and if We
shrink from our duty we would be
unworthy of the trust and confidence
reposed in US.
There was a feeling among some OF
the miners in this State and in West
Virginia. that their officers would desert
them when injunctiOns were encounter
ed. You may say for me that the Off
GERS will stand by their faith and this
great cause until the last. We have
entered into this contest 10 win, and II
We fail to do so. it VIII be because the
miners themselves have not taken our
advice. ] do net anticipate this how
ever, for I am 81 ng12iae Of -ietory.
If the miners conduct themselves as
they have in the recent past"
President Samuel Gompers expressed
a hopeful view Of the situation in West
Virginia He maintains that 1900 Of
the 10000 diggers of that State have
Joined the suspension. A series Of
meetings to be addressed by the labor
leaders will be arranged.
Ratchforld, Gompers and Sovereign
will address a big meeting at Camp
Isolation at Plum Creek tomorrow af-
.ternOon 1t is expected to be one of
the biggest meetings in the history Of
the strike It is hoped to have nearly
all of the miners employed by the New
York and Cleveland Company at the
meetings.
Inactivity prevailed at the camps of
the strikers about the mines OF the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company all day After the return Of
the strikers to camp this morning from
their unsuccessful attempts at march
ing in small bodies, they settled down
to await the result of the injunction
proceedings of Monday While a num-
Der of strikers, especially the foreign
4ers. are anxious for another march at
Oak Hill and Plum Greek, it is not
thought there viii be any further de-
.velopments until Tuesday morning
If the Injunction is continued, it is
altogether probable that some of the
men may march in order to get arrest
ed. The reason for holding off to-day,
IT is said is that the men are in hopes
the fniunctions viii be quashed. In
case they win. the strikers say they will
camp right where they are and march
every morning until the strike is won.
The camp cOmmissaries are well
stocked with provisions, and the strik-
ars viii not suffer No move will be
made by the Sheriff towards raiding
the camps until after the hearing on
Monday.
A secret meeting Of the Plum Creek
miners was held on the company prop
erty this afternoon. The situation was
discussed and it was agreed by a ma
1ority to continue work. There was
also a mass meeting of the strikers at
Plum Creek which served to act as
stimulus on the men who had been
chatting under the inactivity Of the day.
Addresses We're made by a number Of
local leaders. who counselled the men
10 keep the peace and obey the law.
1t is stated that several men who
were discharged from Oak Hill viii be
evicted from the company's houses on
Monday. Such action promises TO stir
ND a good deal of feeling among the
strikers and their friends.
The Boone mine of the Canonsburg
Coal Company was closed to-day. ow
ing to a report that another march was
contemplated. The strikers in camp at
McGovern are paying no attention to
the Sheriff's order prohibiting march
ing.
The Buela mine, near Elizabeth, was
closed down again to-day. Twelve ar
rests of strikers for disorderly conduct
were made to-day and eight yesterday.
The men were brought to Pittsburg
and lodged in Jail in default of bail.
The strikers made no resistance when
arrested.
AWAITING THE RESULT OF IN
JUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
PITTSBURG, Aug 14.-Despite the
orders Of the miners officials the men
at Sandy Creek and Turtle Greek at
tempted to march on the mines this
morning, but the deputies were alert
and the marchers were forced to break
ranks and return TO their. camps.
There was the same show of resist
ance by the marchers at Sandy Greek
as was made at Plum Creek. only of a
rniIder degree. They began their
march at 800 an hour and half
earlier, to outwit the deputies. but the