The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19

Pitt ourg. Aug. 1s.-This was operat-
ors' !, and from present appearances
stlney Dave made a most effective move
and IA G nearly, if not quite, checked
their Iopponents, the striking coal
Intrer
The {court's decree today in making
perEnsf eut thu preliminary injunction
reia.I inning the strikers from camping,
rYarcl ng or in any manner interfering
with Iae New York & Cleveland Gas
r Coal Icompanys mines mas had the
effect tof almost depicting the camps,
and apparently q general demoraliza-
ticn alnong the campers exists.
In otder 10 fellow up their advantage,
the oferators held a largely attended
lneettg tonight at the Monongahela,
H0us4 and arranged for the starting
OF thIr mines with or without force.
If forIa seems to be unavoidable it is
the ii entiOn 10 start a certain few
miresIat once under the protection of
deputts and whatever expense may
resultIwin be shared pro rata by the
mine twuers This scheme to start the
IpfnesI was adopted TO break the ma
tsonalt strike in 1894. The operators
then tgreed TO bear the expense, and
Two Hines were put in operation and
The mines selected were the Manowa,
of tht Youghiogheny Gas Coal COM
many, Hand the Durr mine of Osborne,
SagerI& Co
At tae former mine IS railroad cars
were Faded the first day. 1t was ex-
pensi1le coal but when the bills we're
seeded no operator could be found to
tell What it had cost. Various estimates
we're lgiven and it was conceded by
some Ihae II die not cost a cent less
than + a ton. But it had the desired
effect
A similar successful effort was made
by IN operators several years ago
when T. number of coloTed man were
brought in from the south and foreign
ers wire imported. They remained az
ter 1t strike vas ended, and are sill
in thi district and among the surplus
of MID ers.
DOLAN'S VIEWS.
President Dolan of the miners or
yanizltIo does not believe the move
1l,ent fwiu be a success, as the strikers
are More in earnest than in any for
Iner 3ruggle.
Til operators now talk about their
inability to pay the advance on ac-
coun1of having taken contracts at the
preseft rate" said he. When they
InadeYthose contracts they were fairly
warntd that higher rate would be
demanded. We called for conferences
and told them to not make any con-
tract4 based on the low rate for dig
ging1 So that there could be no pos
sibilisy Of a misunderstanding we is
sued h public notice and had ii printed
in til daily papers. They were told
plainly not to make contracts based on
a 54-fent rate. We did not take any
advaftage of them. for they knew
whadfwas coming. When l spoke of
Sfril<f they merely laughed and said:
Ne VIII have you starved out in
two teeks.' They see now where they
were mistaken, and want to start, but
they tviII not succeed. We viii establish
the lamp and march at every mine
wherf the attempt is made to operate.
We 3in fight to the bitter end"
Catp Determination, at Turtle Creek,
was reduced in numbers today from 200
to 5OF The men who were told to go
homo gathered in an angry crowd and
6enotnced the officials bitterly. Secre-
tary civilian Warner came in for a
largef share of vituperation from the
crowd. They demanded Of him work or
assistance. He replied rather CURLY
that fhe would get them jobs in the
worlfhouse.
Aftlr Warner left a number of men
thraa3 ened 10 return to their respective
homf and so TO work in the mines
Theyfsaid the strike was fizzle. Some
of thu men Jeff for Irwin and Green's
burg districts, where they will look for
work.
Sarty Creek camp is practically
abandoned. All told there are less than
$50 rfan now encamped about the three
1ainef
1t & said the men who are still in
the Amps VIII remain there and Will
march as usual. IN spite Of the sheriff
and de courts order. President Dolan
said Tonight that his men would con-
4fns4nk RI march and If the sheriff ar
reste& them other men would take their
place. at once. Said he:
The sheriff VIII have to do his duty
if wetviolaUe the law and arrest US. If
he isl of the opinion that we are vio-
lator& he will have to take US to jail
and punish us like any other crimi-
/ ORDER TO MARCH.
Il Sent an order TO all of the COM
pari3s this morning to continue the
marching on the same peaceable lines
that I've have been following, and L am
wilIi1fg TO abide by the result If re
are Arrested we viii go. to Jail and sub
init f. whatever punishment is dealt
out s, US, provided it is proven that
we hive broken the law. We do not
wishf to Swerve the sheriff from his
. line $f his duty
Th{ small showing of men at the
camrk has apparently encouraged the
De A{mitts and ii is said they will make
the 4 etmpt TO start their Flines in full
st onfe.
= ikeeting of miners from Che Muck
leret kmines waited on Superintendent
Dick 3on of the Muckleret mine Of J. S.
Core3 and asked him if he would open
the Zine if the men returned at the
54ce3t rate. He said he would not |
and tslat the mines would not be opened
untilSthe next lake season.