The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-11
MARCHERS DRENCHED
ARDoR OF STRIKING MINERS DAMP
ENED BY WET WEATHER.
LittIe Roadway Made Yesterday by
the Crusaders in the Pittsburg
Coal District.
MINERS TT OAK HILL PAID
But WAGES Of STRIKERS WITH
HELD FOR VIOLATING CONTRACTS.
West Virginia Soil Invaded by Ohio
ans-Text of the Injunction Is
sued by Judge jackson.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 10 crisis is fast ap-
preaching in the miners movement against
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company. The next few days should deter
mine whether or not the strikers object
will be realized. To-day's work, while not
viewed in a disappointing light by the
campers at Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and
Plum Creek, yet the happenings were not
of the most encouraging sort. To begin
with, they had to contend with their first
spell of bad weather. A heavy rain
drenched the camps and prevented the
marchers from carrying out their regular
programme At Plum Creek the rain and
continued absence of a band kept the men
in their quarters, with the result that little
if any missionary work was undertaken.
The storm also had the effect of preventing
the march to the Spring Hill mines be-
tween Wilmerding and Wall Station, which
are owned by Alexander Dempster. The
only march of the day was made by the LOO
men at Camp Determination, who left
camp shortly after o'clock and marched
close to the Oak Kill tipp1e and spent Two
hours in the vicinity of the miners homes
There was not even ordinary excitement
attached to the invasion along Thompson 5
run.
A summary of the days Developments
finds conditions much the same as they
were yesterday, save that the company
claims to have made a further break in the
strikers ranks at Turtle Creek and Sandy
Creek. The Plum Greek NINE was running
considerable coal to-day, and the number
OF men reported at work equals that of
yesterday The failure to hold a meeting
at Camp Isolation was another disappoint-
Ing feature of the day, and the men are
loudly clamoring for the presence of the
officials. The batch of italians that struck
camp yesterday is expected to do much
good among their fellow-countrymen at
work in the Plum Creek mine, but active
labors are being withheld until tomorrow
morning, when it will be positively known
whether or not the men propose to remain
away from the pits.
This afternoon District President Dolan
accused the operators of the P1ttSburg ula-
tTlet with having broken faith Wlsn the
striking miners in this district. He also
outlined the policy to be pursued by the
United Mine workers in their fight in the
central PENNSYLVANIA district WneIe il is
proposed to close down all the mines. He
cannot predict when the strike will be set
tied. but claims his organization can stand
the strike until the last of September. The
operators, he said, had promised to pay the
price when the supply at De Armitt's mines
had been cut off. This has been done but
the operators have failed to keep their part
Of the contract.
Ihe miners VINO nave been working reSu-
larly at Oak Hill mines were paid this aft
ernoon. Those who joined the strikers did
not get their cash. the company withhold
ing 1T, under the contract the for
feited their wages by striking. There
no excitement. Between two and three
hundred employees were on hand, but few
of them received any money. Mr.. De
Armitt made a speech to the men, telling
them he sympathiZed with them and that
the money was withheld. not because the
company wanted it, but because it had to
carry out the terms of the contract. He
denounced the midnight marching and the
encampment and said it was blot on the
history of the country that the laws
not enforced and such movements stopped.
An epidemic of typhoid fever prevails in
the Turtle Creek valley and it is feared
ttat the disease will break out in the min
ers' camp The health authorities have
warned the citizens not TO use the water
from Turtle creek 1t is known to con-
tain typhoid germs. Turtle creek is the
Only stream within several miles of the
camp and the strikers are compelled to
use the water for drinking, cooking and
bathing purposes.
The injunction secured against the min
ers of Bunoa was served on President Do
len when he stepped from the train at that
place last night. but he diSregarded it and
addressed large meeting near the mine a
short time later This morning Judge Col
lier extended the injunction to make it in
clude fifteen additional defendants.