The record-union., 1897-08-01

a standstill within twenty yards of the
trestle. The men We're very indignant,
and for a moment it looked as though
there would be serious trouble.
AT this juncture Superintendent De
Armitt arrived on the scene and told
the strikers that his men had already
entered the mines and that battle
with the Deputy Sheriffs would be a
very foolish action, in that it would
surely result in large numbers being
arrested and would be the worst thing
they could do for the strikers.
The strikers then withdrew and went
into camp behind the school house, but
they continued to make demonstrations
about the mine and number of stones
were thrown.
The spectacle of loaded cars coming
from the pit mouth agitated the strik-
ers, and the Deputy Sheriffs estab
lished new picket line, each man hold
ing loaded revolver in his right hand
while a reserve force of fifty deputies
was in the office armed with rifles.
The strikers, worn out by their
marching, then settled down. Samuel
De Armitt went among them and dis
tributed pipes and tobacco. These were
enjoyed and many of the men went to
sleep.
The news of the march to the Plum
Greek mines reached Thos. De Arnitt
at Oak Hill and. finding that the tele-
phone wires had been cut, he drove to
Plum Creek but found all quiet and his
brother distributing the pipes and to-
bacco
During the excitement of the morn
ing one of the Deputy Sheriffs had
fit and fell in convulsions. This had
much to do with quieting affairs, as the
strikers crowded around to assist him.
This afternoon the strikers announc-
ed their intention of camping at the
Center school house and remaining
there until Monday in order to see that
the miners did not go to work.
WHAT DOLAN SAYS.
PITTSBURG, July 31.-District Pres
ident Dolan of the Mine Workers ar
De Armitts mine this morning to at
tend to some business, and al 10 O'Clock
returned to the mines.
He is elated over the success of the
movement to bring out the men of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company, and says the results exceeded
his brightest aioicipations.
He claimed the correspondents who
are on the ground are sending mislead-
ing reports of the situation.
The march was made on the Plum
Creek mines," he said, 'at an early
hour, and with but few exceptions the
dlgSers refused to work. The Sandy
Creek mine is as silent as the grave,
and yesterday but eleven men were at
work in the mines at Turtle Creek /
have just come from a visit to the
mines and can state positively that not
more than fifty men are at work in all
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
CompanyS mines. There will not be a
man at work on Monday The pros
poets of winning the big strike are
brighter than at any time since it was
inaugurated. The close of the fourth
week Of the strike shows more miners
idle than at any time in the history of
coal industry"
The strikers declare that no atten-
ton will be paid to Sheriff Lowry's
proclamation; that they will remain
where they are, and will. if necessary,
assemble thousands of men of all
trades there and keep them there until
every employe of the New York and
Cleveland Companys mines is forced
by shame to join the strike.
The camp reminds one of the camps
that Coxey's army pitched while
marching, except that there is a differ
ent-looking class of men gathered
about. The people of Turtle Greek are
treating the miners very kindly and
great baskets of provisions are carried
there for them. At all of the meetings
collections are taken up, with which
supplies are purchased Altogether
the campers, or many of them, are far
ing better now than they have for
many months.
A CONFLICT FEARED.
PITTSBURG, July 31.-A dispatch
just received says 200 more strikers
have started for Plum Creek Sheriff
Lowry and Chief Deputy Richards are
on the ground, and a conflict is feared