Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-14
DEPUTIES AND STRIKERS MEET.
But LITTLE DAMAGE Is DONE,
BOTH SIDES GREATLY EXCITED
ONLY GOODNESS OF LEADERS PRE-
VENTED DESPERATE CONFLICT.
Strikers VIII Heed the Injunction and
March No More Against De Ar
mit's Mines-DeArmft to Try
Again to Operate His
Mines.

| Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 13-Injunctions by
| the court have put stop to marches by
| the striking miners against the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company for a
| time at least. But in the execution of
| the injunctions the sheriff and his deputies
narrowly escaped precipitating serious
| trouble. As it was, the first blood of the
strike was shed.
Henry Stewart one of the sherif's s
deputies. about ; o'clock this morning
struck Jacob Mott a drummer of the Me
Donald band, with the edge of a brass
horn and cut a severe cash above his eye.
The sight of the blood wrought up the eco
Idle miners to such pitch that a des-
perate conflict was imminent The
deputies also were excited and noisy. The
strikers were jeering and yelling and urg-
ing further rush. There were enough of
the miners to annihlste the deputies Cap
tain Bellingham, Sheriff Lowry. chief
Deputy James Richards and Superintendent
DeArmit We're the cool men in the as
semhlage. To them and to Captain Belling
ham belongs the credit of avoiding riot.
When Bellingham saw there was danger
o. his men getting beyond his control, he
commanded Il halt and addressed himself
to the task of restraining the more bellig
Crcnt. So well were his efforts directed
that he soon had restored comparative
order. Sheriff Lowry had a difficult task
TO perform, but he handled it well, and by
his coolness and good nature did much to
neutralize the bitterness and strife in
vited by his insubordinates. The strikers
finally retired and marched back to their
camp. There were several other brushes
with the deputies. but no actual collisions.
Marchers Were Astir Early.
The 1.OOO strikers in the camp at Plum
u-.E4 ..s,sl
into two squads at Center, one body of the
marchers going TO Center school house and
the other to the miners houses. The Cen
ter squad was headed by the Mcdonald
drum corps. Sheriff Lowry reached Center
about a. m. He drove from Turtle Creek
by way of MonrOeville and was met by
Deputy Sheriff Richards and 4 number of
deputies. The marchers were stopped and
the sheriff read the injunction order made
yesterday by the court. He then ordered
the strikers to return to their camp. The
men paid no attention to the order for a
time. and the drum corps attempted 10
lead the marchers past the sheriff and lis
deputies. The deputies closed up and moved
forward headed by the sheriff. and the op-
posing forces came together No blows
were struck and no weapons drawn, but
there was a lively scuffle during which
Jacob Mott was badly cut over the right
eye. Blood flowed in a stream from the
wound.
The sheriff again read the order of court
and ordered the crowd to disperse and ap-
pear in court Saturday to make answer
to the bill filed. The men again refused
and John Brown was particularly pro-
nounced in his opposition. He was threat
ened with arrest. and after considerable
argument, during which he asserted his
right to be on the public road, Urich Bell
ingham and the band again tried to force
their way past the sherinf and his deputies
The deputies again closed up and moved
forward. More pushing and showing fol-
lowed. The deputies pushed ahead, crowd
ing and pushing the strikers back until
both bodies were closely packed. and it
looked for a time as though serious trouble
would follow.
Men Return to Their Camp.
Sheriff Lowry again ordered them to dis
perse and threatened them with arrest if
they did not instantly obey. After some
hesitation the strikers moved back, turned
and marched back to camp, closely fol- |
lowed by the sheriff and his deputies
After the miners returned to camp the |
officers held a conference with their at !
torney and he advised them to quit march |
ing until the court had heard the argu- |
ment next Monday on the bill in equity |
brought by the New York and Cleveland |
Gas Coal Company, as 1t might injure their |
case If they were brought up for contempt |
before the court.
President Dolan then issued orders that |
no marches should be made on any of the |
mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company until further orders, al
hough marches may be made against other
places. In place of the marching, mass
meetings will be held and speeches made
rs a means of keeping miners of the COM
Dany from going to work. Two meetings
will be held at Plum Creek tomorrow
afternoon, at which addresses will be made
Dy George Harris of the Central Penn
iylvania field, Mrs. Jones of Chicago, Will
am Warner and Cameron Miller The
miners of the New York and Cleveland
Jas Coal Company will be urged to be
present.
Women Warned Also.
The feature of the scene this morning
vas the fact that the women sympathiz-
rs, for the first time in the strike. partici-
lated in a daylight demonstration, and,