Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-06
TIE MINERS STRIKE,
GENERAL GLANCE AT THE STU
ALTON YESTERDAY.
VARIOUS MEETINGS HELD
p,mors OF CoIorcd Labor-Govcrnor
,,.iuson's Rcpiy-spccchcs by
DcbS and Othcrs-A Glove Flight
Bcneft-Notes.


, ,ssncd by President Ratchford TO the
l,,l-miners recalls the meeting Of labor
l.,fs M Wheeling. and their thorough
...,-in,ity. and asserts that If the miners
,.,. % will be through their own fault.
western Pennsylvania had added LOO
.-,-srs 20 the list of strikers. This in
,..ses three De Armitt mines.
p. Armli says West Virginia operators
,.,rrbutca $1,000. through miners OFF,
l... io stop coal-mining in Ohio and
t..,reylvania. lie IS dencd to make the
l..,ge direct against any miners Official.
yglet Virginia is now the battle-ground.
moro thorough campaign is about 10
Dc started there
Tho miners are congratulated on their
.9oI order
BRUSH WITH MARCHERS.
PITTsBUEG. PA. August 5.-Out Of
-. q01 strikers oncamped at Turtle
crook Inst Saturday, barely 800 now re-
mai, M camp Determination. In addi-
,.,toa large rfmber OF men who were
-.,roI out OF camp and cut off from the
+.-trrrr distribution yesterday, many
,r.ra drafted TO Plum Creek, where the
,r.t struggle for supremacy between
a.. strikers and the New York and Cleve-
ird Gas-Coal Company Will be carried
A.. Turtle and Sandy creeks the strikers
,-vs practically won. Turtle Creek mine
lr..gg as so. f. IS closed down as tight
o.. fla strikers can ever hope TO close II
hr fllir present means of agitation. II
&. true that a few men are still at work
b. the pit but they are not putting out
nav coal The same holds good OF Sandy
creek Reports from Plum Creek are
c1rG.cting. Superintendent De 'Armitt
claims that 155 men are still working
while thc strikers say they counted but
tr.rtv going into the pit this morning
Tr- deputies at'Plum Creek are having
I'll hard time. Many are completely worn
ort and a number have resigned. There
Is ro such thing as uninterrupted rest
fr the deputies. They are up from be-
f-e daylight until long after the sun has
g. They are under a constant strain.
There are scveuty-fvc deputies on duty
re-e. and it is stated that this number
vI not bc disturbed for the present.
Early this morning Superintendent De
Amtt had a brush with the marchers.
They were on the march. and as he APP
rlolched they opened ranks for him 10
PASS through. When they neared the end
o. the road leading into the Murraysville
r-.l he stopped them. saying the road
was the private property Of the New
York and Cleveland Gas-Coal Company
T men held a consultation and conclud-
Of to march on, which they did. DE Ar
rr marched with them, threatening
rm with arrests, but no arrests were
made.
EUMOR OF COLORED LABOR.
It became rumored among the campA
ers to-day that President W. L. DE
Armtt had made arrangements 70 bring
.1 c0lored men to the mines from Nir-
g.nia and that they would be here by
Sunday. The officials OF the company
when seen. denied the rumOr and said
that nothing Of the kind was contem-
plated.
Citizens who are in sympathy with the
strilling coal miners undertook in a novel
vav to-day to secure contributions Of
provisions from merchants on the
s.uthsidc TO be sent TO the commits
rarv department Of the miners camps.
A local band was engaged, together with
several large express wagons. and
procession. headed by a stand Of the
national cOlors, was formed. The band
shaved patriotic music and slowly moved
lp Carson street. stopping at each cor
ser The merchants all along the route
Same forward with liberal contributions
Il everything needed, and soon the
wagons were filled. At the Southside
nsrSe liberal contributions Of Vegeta-
blls were placed in the wagons.
A large mass-meeting Of the miners
~ ra Monongahela Valley was held at
Roscoe this afternoon, to devise means
Cor CARRYING on the strike, and 10 In
...a the few men al the mines az
elizabeth Bunola, and Webster TO come
1u 10 was decided to organize a
rohnc party, and this Will be done
n feW days.
THs minors families along the Monon-
-.te9 Valley are reported to be want
Inc the necessities Of life Destitution
e prevalent at every mining hamlet, and
hundreds of families have not had
nuca 20 eat for several days. At
Nmoagahela city a souphousc has been
started. and a committee. appointed 10
solicit provisions
EVICTION WAS BEGUN YESTERDAY.
Eviction of strikers from companys
1lcses was begun to-day by the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company.
= lus toulouse canvass is being made
4a. Wleu 4 miner announces TO the com
p..r Official that he Is on strike the
u0... 90 Quit the premises in hVe days
s served This move of tho company is
cslatrr considerable apprehension among
iac men. The promised surprise
rat.i. '.zed late tonight, when 10 was
learned that new men had been secured
% o...lte the oak Hin mine tomorrow.
Superintendent De Armitt would not say
whore tho men came from nor how he
Proposed 10 get them into the pit with
c-. conflict. but said tho company had
determined 10 work the mine at all
hzris Tho Justice Of the Peace did
300 render his decision i'm the Dolan riot
Ha says 10 will not be given eX-
c.. u the presence Of the attorneys for
BON sIID-
GOVERNOR ATKINSON'S REPLY.
NASWNGTON. August 5.-Governor
Atkinson. " West Virginia. has replied
20 No.rs Gomperts. Sovereign ana
Aac.o-l. the labor leaders who con-
'r with him regarding the miners
tit.. The letter sets forth at some
tr'l tha RIGHTS Of property and the
Ae.,s OF citizens. Ii also speaks Of the
injunction issued against the leaders by
N' Circuit COurt Of Marion county, ana
s't Thar The Governor has requested
'. Attorney TO appear IN tne
r and assist in having an carry
au.l tv The Supreme Court or tl'
H@# D.. tae Injunction proceedings. Ih.s
en taken because the injunction
t.s.-is some novel questions. and be-
affects the rights OF large
l-i-,er of thc citizens OF west Virginia.
.)tclu-ou Governor Atkinson says
80 long as the wOrklngmen OF TINS
o.-.' conduct their cause in a lawful ana
fa manner. II will be my duty as
"iH la my pleasure. 10 protect them'
.-' i ,aey should. in an ill-advlsed hour'
'.e.e ,ae law by interfering with the
'...a cf property Of others. it will be my
t-ty 10 rcprcss energetlcally and