River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-19
THE BIG STRIKE.
Developments Make Things Lively
in Various Quarters.
Judge Collier Commends Peaceablc
Attitude of strikers-CiviI and
Criminal Suits Against De
ArInit-Deputies Fight.

ArIntt-Dc puttes right.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 17.-Monday
was fraught with exciting incidents in
matters pertaining 10 the miners
strike. Mutiny in the strikers camp,
probable murder in the deputies ranks,
fling of criminal and civil suits against
the De Armits. and the hearing in the
injunction case against President Dolan
and others. kept both sides 10 the strug-
gle busy and on the qui vive all day
long. That the injunction will be ma
terially modified there can be no doubt,
which on its face would indicate a VIC
tory for the strikers. The preliminary
decree has been continued pending a
consultation of the judges and an
opinion will probably be handed down
Icy noon to-day. Judge Collier said in
court that the strike would go down
IN history as one of the wonders of the
country, and remarkable on account of
the utter lack of disorder, for which the
strikers are commended, and have the
sympathy of the court.
Miners Begin Suit for Wages.
The threatened suits against the New
York and Cleveland company for re-
tanning the wages of their striking min
ers have been commenced. 1t is an
ticipated that about $50 suits will re-
suit. Each will he for salaries rang
ing from SIS to SEQ, which represents
two weeks pay. Three suits were en-
tered before Alderman Toole Monday.
Criminal Suits Against De Armit.
In addition to the civil suits en-
tered against President W. +. DE Ar
nit by his former employers for wages.
three criminal suits have been brought
against Samuel De Armit, a brother
of the president. Mrs. Croter, who was
evicted on Saturday by Samuel DE Ar
nit, has brought a criminal suit charg-
ing assault and battery. She says in
her charge that her husband was not
at home and De Armit took her by the
shoulders and threw her out of the
above her head and threatened to XII
her.
Deputies Fight.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 17.-Two depu-
ties, Robert Kerr and Frank Anderson,
employed as guardians of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company,
fought Monday afternoon. and as re-
suit Kerr cannot live. Anderson was
in charge Of the deputies at Sandy
Greek. Kerr, who lives at McKee's
Rocks, is a river pilot by occupation.
lie has served before as a deputy dur
ing strikes.
Andersonwas IN charge of the guards
and ordered Kerr to go on the MONDAY
relief. Kerr refused and called Ander-
son an ugly name. He followed this
with a knock down blow. Anderson
arose and was knocked down again.
Then he drew his revolver, and, aiming
at Kerr's abdomen, fred. The bullet
entered Kerr's groin, and he fell fatally
wounded. Anderson was placed under
arrest by the other deputies and is now
a prisoner in the Allegheny county
Jail.
VIII Close All Mines.
Wheeling, ". Va, Aug. 17.-It was
decided by tine eastern Ohio leaders
and miners at a mass meeting Monday
at Bellaire, to close ell mines, no matter
what the circumstances, and no matter
how many mill and glass factory work
FRS become idle. There is discomfort
among the strikers as long as any min
ers are working, and to put an end TO
this all miners are ordered out. This
will throw 10000 men idle in the iron
and glass works. The action was taken
without regard to Ratchford's views.
Judge jackson has issued an injunc-
ton against the strikers at the instance
Of the New England and West Fair
mont companies, Identical with the
ones heretofore issued for the Fayette
county and Monongahela operators.
Injunction in Illinois.
ST. Louis, Aug. ia special to the
Republic from Cairo, H., says: Judge
\. X. Vickars granted an injunction
Monday at Murphysboro commanding
the itinerant strikers 10 desist from
trespassing on the grounds or inter
fering in any way with the employees of
the Muddy Valley Mining q Manufac-
turing company, the Muddy Valley
mines, ana also from entering on the
lands of w. L. Halliday.
Five watcrspouts i'm Lake Erie.
Cleveland, O., Aug. ia strange
phenomenon was seen by residents of
this city at about eight o'clock Thurs
day morning. Five dark and enormous
waterspouts were seen far out in the
lake, moving in an easterly direction.
One of these whirling waterspouts went
traversing the distance from the west
ern horizon, where they were first
sighted by the lookout at the life saving
station, to the eastern horizon, where it
finally disappeared or struck the shore
in - minutes. Two struck the shore
near the foot of Wilson nvenue while