Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-03
THEY MUST HALT.
Marching Miners Threatened with
Is Legal Proceedings
THEY ARE COMMANDED TO DlSBAyD.
Proclamation BY n Pennsylvania
Decentralization in West vir-
Standardization Among
Illinois Miners.

ginia-Destitution Among
Illinois Miners.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 31.-Legal pro-
ceedings are to be taken against the
marching coal miners unless they dis
band and go to their homes. This was
decided on Fridny afternoon, and Sher-
if Harvey a. Lowry will be expected
to see to it that the nsscmblages are
disbanded. While the marches on the
mines of the New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal company have not been as effective
as the miners officials could wish, 1t Is
evident that the marches are making an
impression on the employees Of the COM
pany. Friday there was posted in the
vicinity Of the Turtle Creek, Sandy
Creek and Plum Creek mines procla-
nation issued by the sheriff command
Ing that all persons shall refrain from
assembling or congregating on the pub
lie highways or thoroughfares of Allie
gheny county or interfering with the
peace. All are commanded to retire to
their respective homes OF place of resi-
dence or be dealt with according to
law. President Patrick Dolan was
asked what he thought Of the procla-
NATION. He said he did not care how
many proclamations were issued, so
long as the peace was kept, which, he
said, it was intended to do. He ex-
pressed himself as having no fear.
In other portions of the district the
strike matters are quiet. The strikers
are all awaiting with anxious interest
the result at the De Armitt mines. The
owners of the Castle Shannon mine
have decided to close their plant until
the present differences in the coal trade
are adjusted.
May Cause Trouble.
! At midnight it looks as though the
seriff's proclamation would be the big
;gest factor in bringing about trouble
in the vicinity of the De Armitt mines.
Friday night meeting of strikers was
held OF Oak Hill and it was decided to
pay no attention to the sheriff's proc
aamation, as 1t was considered to be nm
outrage. At the meeting 1t is reported
that President Dolan, NJ. P. Carrick and
other leaders told the men that the
mandate of the sheriff was unjust and
could not be enforced. The result of
the meeting was that three meetings
were arranged for, one at midnight, one
at two a. m. and another at four a. M.
and the men began marching through
the Turtle Creek region in three d.
visions to reach their meeting places.
The different times were chosen for the
meetings as the best times to catch the
working miners when changing shifts.
Excitement is running high.
Fired at His Tormsntors.
scottdale, Pa, July s1.-Wild excite.
ment prevails here. AS the afternoon
turn OF nonunion men who have taken
the place of the striking iron workers
at the Scottdaie iron works were 90
Ing home one OF them, said to be a man
named Painter, became incensed at the
remarks Of some boys and deliberately
fired at them. a large crowd was gath
cred about the station at the time and
they started after the nonunion man.
who fired four OF five shots into the
crowd before he reached the Geyer
house, where he boards. The hotel was
immediately surrounded by an excited
crowd. md 1t was with some difficulty
that Burgess Porter got them cooled
down, and had he not had the assistance
OF the strike leaders there is no telling
what the maddened crowd would have
done. Another nonunion man whose
name could not be learned drew his re-
Nolver on Pittsburgh street and fired
several shots. He was knocked down
and pretty badly beaten before he could
be reached by the officers and taken to
Ibis boarding house. The excited crowd
ds massed about the station and the
balance OF the men in the mill are afraid
to venture out.
\ Established for a Siege.
! Washington, Pa, July 31.-More than
300 more miners marched to Cook g.
Sons mine at McGovern Friday and are
now established in Camp Victory. They
are from the Millers Run region and the
mines at Finleyville and venetia, on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Camp Vic
tory now contains 500 determined men.
The regular professional demonstra-
tions were held Friday, and tits report
ed that armed deputies accompanied a
body Of diggers on their way to the
mine through the ranks of the march
ers. They were permitted to pass
through unmolested by the strikers.
The campers are not at all discour-
aged, and when approached on the SUBJ
ject say the siege has just begun. More
than rs men were at work at the ALI
son mine Friday and coal was run
steadily from six o'clock until noon.
Both the strikers and the operators
say there is no possibility Of An out
break.
In West Virginia.
: Wheeling, w. Va, July 31.-The strik-
ing miners' organizers In the Wheeling
district are making desperate effort
to oountsract the refusal OF the men in
the two mines Of the Boggs Run Coal
company to come out, but tits likely
that the .Boggs Run break will pre-
eipitate others. In fact, the mine at
Moundsville was working Friday with
Q small force, and 80 Of the 70 men at
Elm Grove were at work. The Glendale
operators assert that their mine will
resume this morning with full force.
All OF these assertions are the direct
cause OF the failure TO bring out the
Boggs Run men.
state Convention Of Miners.
: Springfield, Ill, July 31.-James NJ.
Carson, Of Ofallon, state president of
the Miners association, has just issued
q call for state convention Of miners
to be held In this city Thursday, August
D, at ten a. M, to adopt a union scale for