The herald., 1897-08-09
THE WIVES
OF MINERS
Take a Hand in the Pend
ing Struggle
A PLUM CREEK MASS MEETING
BRINGS OUT ANOTHER HUN
DRIED WORKMEN
Plans Are Laid Which Will Soon Stop
All Work at the De Armitt
Mines
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. S.-Although
today was considered a day of rest
among the strikers, probably the most
effective work among the Plum creek
miners was performed, and as result
the strikers have been assured that con-
sderably less than 200 men will be at
work tomorrow at the mine. A large
masss meeting was held at Camp Isola-
F., ton at Plum creek this evening, which,
| in addition to about 1000 others, was at
tended by about 200 women. the wives
and daughters Of the miners who are
still at work in the Plum creek mines.
| Notwithstanding the fact that deputies
visited the homes of these people this
morning and advised them not to attend
the meeting, nearly every wife, brother
or husband with her, attended. Because
of the many restrictions put on the stri-
kers, they have hitherto been unable to
get chance 10 argue their cause with
the Plum creek workmen, and the occa-
sion given them today was taken advan-
tage of to the fullest extent. The unu-
sual opportunity today was the result of
missionary work of the wives of the
strikers from Mcdonald, Finleyville and
Carnegie These women have been work
ing assiduously during the past week
and secured the promise of the wives of
the working miners to attend the meet
ing and bring their husbands. The re-
suit of the meeting was the assurance
from nearly a hundred men that they
would join the strikers tomorrow Their
plan is for the men to work until they
receive their twenty days pay, which
will be given them tomorrow, leaving
only eight days wages back, which,
Judging by the action of the company in
the case of the Sandy creek strikers
yesterday, will be refused them. If this
plan does not lniscarry the strikers think
it will be only question Of a very short
time until the De Armitt mines are tied
up completely.
The meeting today was inaugurated
by religious services and singing by q
choir of jubilee singers, after which Mrs.
Mary Jones, the Chicago agitator, spoke
for about an hour, putting the case very
| plainly to her women auditors. She
placed the responsibility for the success
or failure of the strike on the wives and
made a decidedly favorable impression.
An epidemic of typhoid fever in mild
form is raging in the vicinity of Camp
emnination at Turtle creek, sixty
cases having developed among the citi-
zens of that borough. The campers have
not been attacked as yet, and as pre-
cautionary measure the health officials
have ordered extra sanitary measures.
Bad water and lack of sewerage in the
borough is assigned as the cause of the
disease Five deaths have resulted up
to date.
Only twenty-five strikers were in
Camp Determine ION today, but toward
evening it began to assume its normal
condition by the return of the men who
| had gone to freshen their appetites ard
otherwise prepare for the new weeks
work Before morning the usual COM
plement will be on hand and the forces
are to be divided into three bands, who
will march to the three pits ard guard
them at close range as tho deputies will
9ermit.
TODAY'E DEMONSTRATION
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. S.-The
proposed demonstration against the
working miners a Boggs' Run will take
place tomorrow The Glendale men have
joined the strike and Elm Grove is also
out. The leaders have seen the success
following the demons trations in the
Pittsburg district, and realize that ef-
forts of every kind have failed to bring
out the bone of contention here-the
BoggS' Run men.
| At Bellaire a miners aid store has
been established for the aid of strikers
who are in destitute circumstances. A
daily canvass of the town replenishes
the store. A trades assembly committee
| is to canvass Wheeling for aid of the
local strikers tomorrow. The reports in
circulation that there would be evictions
at some of the company houses across
the river are without foundation. 1t is
not likely that such step will be at
tempted, as it would result in trouble.
OHIO OPERATORS
NORTH LAWRENCE, o., Aug. s.
on their way to Wadsworth to induce
men at work to stop there. About 1000
men will be there at daybreak.
A NEW UNION
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug s.
After the meeting at TyrcOnnell last
night strike agitators organized a min
ers' union, and it is claimed that nearly
all the Tyrconnell miners signed the list.
Organizer Rea said shortly after mid
night that every man in the Pennington
district would be out tomorrow. The
general talk indicates that he is right.
STRIKERS ARRESTED
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. S.--A special to
the Republic from Hillsboro, Ill, says:
The situation at Coffeen mine is changed
lor the worse. Strikers have arrived
there all day from different points, until
500 men are there and 1000 will be pres
emf by tomorrow morning. A number OF
arrests of strikers were made last night.
! The prisoners were brought here for
l,tr.al. One striker from Mount Olive was
bound over to keep the peace, and in de-
4 fatslt ~ hail was sent to iail here This