The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-10
MINERS WIVES RESENT EVICTION.
Two Families Removed from Their Homes, |,
 but Return to Them.

 Two Families Removed from Their Homes,
 but Return to Them.
 Pittsburg, Sept. 9.-The work of evict- ing the striking miners at Plum Creek and Clarksville was begun to-day. and as the result of two evictions serious trouble was threatened by mob of wo- men, armed with clubs and baseball bats, who were awaiting the arrival of Superintendent DeArmitt and the dep- uty sheriffs.
 At o'clock this morning sixteen dep- uties evicted James McCabe and his family from one of the company houses at Plum Creek. Little resistance was offered at the time, but as soon as the house had been emptied and the furni- ture piled up In the middle of the street the women gathered in front of the house of the evicted family. Immedi- ately after the deputies had gone the women forced an entrance to the house again and carried the furniture back. Desperate resistance will be offered in case a second attempt is made to evict the family.
 Three hours later the sixteen deputies arrived at Clarksville and evicted John Puke and his family. They are Polish people, but have many friends at Clarksville The same tactics were re- sorted to there after the deputies had completed their work. The furniture was carried into the house again. and Puke, his family and several friends have installed themselves there, pre- pared to make trouble for the deputies if they again attempt to evict them
 The deputies sent for Superintendent DeArmitt. The news of his coming spread like wildfire, and the women of Clarksville gathered outside Puke's home. They were all armed in one way or another, and were sufficiently arous- ed to attack the deputies when the lat ter should return.
 Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 9.-To-day at o'clock Superintendent Thomas DeAr- mitt and Samuel c. DeArmitt, together with Deputy Sheriff Samuel Young and a posse of twenty-five special deputies, appeared and the eviction was done all over again. A party of twenty women from the neighborhood had gathered and nearly all of the striking miners from Camp Isolation were present. They jeered the DeArmitts The wo- men were armed with baseball bats and pick handles. They conducted them selves in such a belligerant manner that the DeArmitts were glad to remain within doors while the eviction was be- ing done. Thomas B. DeArmitt came out on the porch and asked the men and women if they would permit him to make a few remarks. They consented to hear what he had to say and he en- tered into an explanation of the con- tracts which the miners had made with the company, the purpose being to show that the company was not doing more than it had right to do. He said the men had only themselves to blame for their troubles, for they had allowed themselves to be led and their leaders had simply "sold" them out again.
 Columbus, O., Sept. 9.-The miners convention remained in executive ses- sion until late this afternoon, adjourn ing until tomorrow morning without having taken any action on the pro- posed settlement. President Ratchford said tonight:
 You may predict with every degree Of certainty that settlement will be reached and that the action of the na- tional board in recommending a settle ment will be endorsed The delegates are beginning to see that the best thing they can do is to accept the proposi- tion of the operators and return to work at the price offered. While the convention should have finished it's business to-day, it was impossible to do so. Nearly every delegate desired to say something regarding conditions in his own locality and the convention had to permit them to have their say. When they have finished the conven- finn can pat tn work v