Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-05
AGAIN
Used to Restrain the West Virginia
Strike Leaders.
SWEEPING ORDER BY THE JUDGE.


Possibly Do and Is Issued by . United
States Court-why Pittsburg Coal OPP
orators Are Not Trying to Run Their
Mines-How Things Are Going with the
Siege ofthe De Armit Working.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Aug. Son the
application Of James Sloan, Jr., Of Bal
timore, a stakeholder in the Monongah
Governor Fleming, his counsel. Judge
Jackson III the United States court yes
teriay afternoon. granted a sweeping
injunction restraining Eugene v. Debs
and his associates from in any way
interfering with or molesting the man
agement or the conducting Of the prop
erty Of the Monongah Coke and Coal
company, or its employees, either by
trespassing upon the property of the
company or approaching thereto, or in
citing its employees to strike, or inter-
fering in any manner whatever, either
by word or deed, in the company's af--
fairs. The text Of the writ covers ev-
erything that can possibly be construed
into an infringement Of rights Of cor
porations, and practically prevents all
future agitation in the vicinity of the
Monongah mines.
Pittsburs Operators Are Ouiescent.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-One Of the notable
| features of the strike Of the miners has
been the absence Of effort by the op-
orators to get their miners to work.
There has been no meeting by them to
| consider the situation, nor have there
been any attempts to start mines with
| new men. This was explained yester-
| day by an operator, who said he is
| satisfied to have the strike continue I'M
| til January, as he has enough coal to
last him, or can get it at prices which
| will enable him to make profit. The
lower river markets are reported to be
| we'll stocked with Pittsburg coal, and
| by reason of almost continuous naviga-
ton from January until July large
stocks have been accumulated in the
New Orleans. Louisville and Cincin-
natl markets, and no coal boat stage of
water can be expected now before No
vember. Some of the rail operators
have plenty of coal, one producer claim
ing to have not less than 200. 900 tons
| available for his contracts, and others
can buy coal at price almost as low
as they can produce it. Ruling prices
are IS cents. free on board cars at ship
ping point, for run of the mine," and
81 to S1.2s for screened coal.
Hearings of Riot Gases.
At the hearing in the case Of President
| Dolan and others for riot and unlawful
assemblage yesterday afternoon before
Justice Slemmens. number Of witnesses
| were heard, but the Justice reserved his
decision until this afternoon. The hear
ing Of the four miners arrested last week
at the McGovern mines near Canons-
burg for trespass was concluded yester-
day afternoon. No evidence connecting
the defendants directly with the song
''Well Hang Blacksheep to a Sour APP
pie Tree" or with the use of opprobrious
epithets was produced. None Of the de-
PENDANTS appeared at the hearing, and
they were held in contempt. Attach
ments were issued for their arrest.
Warmers Compliments to De Armit.
Secretary Warner paid his compli-
! ments to President De Armit, of the
New York and Cleveland company, in
no very choice terms. The reason for
this was the publication of a story that
De Armit had said that $4,000 had beer
sent into the Pittsburg district by the
. West Virginia operators. in order tt
bring about a strike Of the miners ir
this district, and thus force the price
OF coal up. Both the secretary and Pres.
ident NJ. P. Carrck, of the Painters and
Decorators. characterized the story as 6
carard. and said that il it were true
they would hardly serd organizers into
r that district to induce the men to strike
| il possible. Organizer Cameron Miller
is arranging for meeting OF bushes
, men and miners to take place at Roscoe
! in the fourth poel. at p. m. today. H,
expects about / 500 men will be in at
, tendance. coming from all the mines il
. the fourth pool, from Dun1evy to Cali
: forna. The meeting will be addressed
by Dolan and Miller.