The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-18
UNDER! MARTIAL law.
That Ia the Practical Result o.
Sheriff Lowry's Order.
WOMEN WILL DO THE MARCHING.

WOMEN WILL DO THE MARCHING
wives and Daughters Of Miners VIII
Represent Husbands and Fathers In
the Miners Demonstrations = Far
mers, Too, VIII Form Parade.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1S-Martial law has
to all intents and purposes been de-
clared in Plum, Patton and wilkins
townships by Sheriff Lowry. The three
mines of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company are In these town
ships, and all roads leading to them
will be patrolled by his deputies. Per-
sons walking or driving along the roads
who cannot give q satisfactory &C.
count of himself or herself Will be Or
dered to leave the neighborhood' and
upon refusal will be arrested.
The sheriff will not attempt to break
I'D the camp Of the strikers until the
court has passed on the question: pu'
announced that he Is determined 10
stop the marching and trespassins on
the company's property. No one Will
be allowed on the company1s prop
erty who fails to have pass signed
by Superintendent DeArmitt.
After a conference last evening De-
tween the sheriff and strike leaders
the latter are convinced that the sher-
iff,s latest order means practically mar
tial law. They understand that .he
strikers may retain their camps out
cannot march nor do anything toward
getting the DeArmitt men out. They
cannot 60 about either in squads nor
singlv If their mission is for anything
but to attend to private business. They
cannot call on a friend II he should
be located on company ground. uhoer
the changed conditions 1t Is expected
the camps will be greatly reduced IN
n,,n,bers. AZ only q few men Will DC
needed. A.,
The contemplated plan to have the
women make marches, when was 10
have been inaugurated yesterday mas
been definitely decided upon by the
leaders. and the wives and daughters
of the strikers will now take UP tne
work which the men have been en1o,n-
ed from doing. The leaders think the
Injunction Is not operative asains.
women. and II remains to be seen what
the outcome will be.
A new element is to be introduced al
an early date The farmers OF the en-.
tire country surrounding the seVera'
camns are making extensive prepara-
t,ons for a demonstration to show theif
svmpathy for the the striking miners
Thev propose to have a parade, headed
nv a hand. and march down the Salts
burg road and over the hills. There
will be no ION to the mines" sentl-
nent. or any effort to get the miners
ont. No missionary work Is to be at
tempted, The demonstration is purely
for the purpose Of showing sympathy
for the strikers. The preparations ioi
the event have been carried on Sc.
cretly. but the story was given out las'
night by one of the prime movers. he
saws the class Of men who Will COM
nose the parade have no fear OF IN
reference, and win not disband AZ the
command of q few deputies.
Suits and countersuits promise TO De
one of the most prominent features OF
the coal miners strike. While the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coai com
pany has been prosecuting Its in1unc-
ton case the miners have been gather
ing material on which to bring suits
not alone for wages, but for trespass-
ing. President Dolan said today thai
an soon as time afforded the miners
officials will bring action against the
off,cera of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company. The question o,
the right Of the strikers to visit EN-.
ployes of the company at their homes
and plead with them, and the right Of
deputies to interfere with man wher
he is walking on his way towara res
idence, even though He is compelled &c
walk on the property Of the company
will be looked into. While speaking
on the subject President Dolan said:
I'm this battle 1t must be remem'
bered that the laws have also beer
enacted for our benefit, and we Intend
to see that we get Justice, yet 1t may
take a little time to do 1t. can say
no matter how the case Is decided
whether we win the battle or lost 1t
none of our men will go before the
courts Of Allegheny county to answer
O criminal charge as result OF tht
strike If 1t can at all be prevented"
In the opinion Of a number of Goa
GENERATORS the uniformity agreemen
will not receive the support its articles
are said to warrant. A canvass Of thu
operators shows that they are no
rushing to the committee with signed
agreements in their hands. In fac
they are holding back, and each on
seems to be waiting to see what thu
other intends to do. The uniformit!
committee refuses to divulge the name
| Of the operators who have affixed thei
| signatures to that instrument, and in
I quiry tends to show that only thre'
| firms have made a decisive step In tn
matter and signed the agreement. a
number Of coal men stated that the!
vet had the question under advisement
| although they thought It improbable
| Ih,t thew would sign,