The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
AGAINST THE MINERS
Injunctions Were Made Permanent by
the Courts
HAVE BEEN FORBIDDEN TO MARCH.
Operators Will Combine and Start
the Works.
lave BEEN FORBIDDEN TO MARCH.
BLOOD MAY FLOW If THEY DO.
situation in the Coal District IL he.
coming Serious Ofncers OF the
Association May Lone Control.

operators day ana IRON present appear
ances they have made a most effective move
ard have nearly. II not quite. checkmated
their opponents. the striking coal miners.
The courts decree today making permanent
the preliminary injunction restraining the
strikers from eneamping, marching or In
any manner interfering with the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company's miuers
has had the effect of almost depicting the
camps about those mines and apparently
a general Generalization among the camp
era exists.
In order to follow up their advantage
the operators held a largely attended meet
ing tonight at the Monongahela house and
arranged for the starting OF their mines
with OF without force. II force seems to
be unavoidable it is the intention to start
a certain few mines at once under the pro.
lection of deputies and whatever expenses
may result will be shared pro rata by the
mine owners. This scheme to start the
mines was adopted to break the National
strife In 1894, The operators then agreed
to bear the expense and two mines were
put in operation and the men guarded by
deputies. At one mine eighteen cars were
loaded the first day. 1t was expensive
coal, but when the bills were settled no
operator could be made TO tell what that
coal cost. Various estimates were given
and 1t was conceded that 1t did not cost a
cent less than IS ton. But It had tho
desired effect. A similar successful effort
was made by the operators seyori g'cafs,
Aao tsshen Al number OF colored men were
brought in from the South and foreigners
were imported from other localities
President Dolan of the miners organlza-
ton does not believe the present move viii
be success, as the strikers are more In
earnest than in any former struggle.
",rhe operators now talk about their In
ability to pay the advance on account OF
having taken contracts at the Sac rate"
he said when they made these contracts
they were fairly warned that higher rate
would be demanded. They were told plain
ly not to make contracts based on sic
mining rate. We did not take any advan-
tage OF them, for they knew what was COM
Ing. When l spoke OF strife they merely
laughed and said We will have you
starved out In two weeks. They see now
where they We're mistaken and want to
Start. but they will not succeed. We will
establish a camp and marcn at every mine
where the attempt is made to operate. We
VIII fight to the bitter end"
Camp Determination at Turtle Creek was
reduced In numbers today from 200 10 fifty.
The men were told TO SO back. Men who
were ,old TO 20 home gathered in angry
crowds and denounced the officials bitterly.
Secretary Warner came in for large share
Of yituperation from the crowd. They de-
manded OF him work or assistance. He
replied rather CURLY that he would get
them a Job In the workhouse.
After Warner had spoken a number OF
tive homes and go TO work in the minGs.
They said the strike was hz1le. Some OF
he men left for the irwin and GreensbITg
districts, where they vii look for work.
Urilh Bellinghain. in charge OF the camp
at Plum Creek. put a damper on the camp
ers at that place today, He had just re-
turned from the city, where he heard the
courts decision in the injunction case.
He told the men there would be no more
marching and no need of such large mum
Der of men at the camp. He advised the
men TO dispense TO their respective homes
camp, where yesterday there were 500 men,
camp. whcr yesterday there were 500 men,
tonight there are less than 100.
Sandy Creek camp is practically aban
doned and 1t Is not known whether II VIII
be opened again or not. All told, there
mines. Ii is said that the men who are
still in the camps VIII remain there and
win march as usual in spite o. The sheriff
and the courts order.
President Doan said tonight that bis
men would continue TO march, and II the
sheriff arrested them other men would
take their places AT once. He said THE
sheriff will have to do his duty, II ne vio-
late the law, and arrest US. n he Is OF
the opinion that we are yiolators lie will
have 10 take us 10 jail and punlsh lis like
nny other criminal. I sent an order to all
the eampz this afternoon 10 continue The
marching On the same peaceable lines that
we have been following, AMI ! am Wiling
10 abide BY the result. We do not intend
to give UP an inch OF what we have
gained. II we are arrested We VIII 80
quietly and submit TO whatever punish
mont is dealt out to US. provided II IL
proven that We have broken the Law. We
do not wish TO swerye the sheriff from the
lire OF his duty"
TIE small showing OF the men at the
camps has apparently encouraged The De-
Arr,itts md II Is expected they will make
the attemp, to ftart their mines 10 full at
once.
When tourt opened this morning Judgss