The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-11
A CRISIS IS
APPROACHING
II the Miners Movement Against De-
Armit's Workers.
THE STRIKERS MOST ORDERLY
They shn Claim That the outlook is Most
Encouraging fer heir Cause Rain In
terferes with the Proposed Marches
on the Working Miners.

Pittsburg. Aug. IA crisis is fast
approaching in the miners movement
against the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company. The next few days
should determine whether or not the
strikers object will be realized. The
strikers still maintain excellent order.
and claim that the outlook is most en-
couraging for them.
While yesterdays work is not viewed
in disappointing light by the camp
ers at Turtle Creek, Sunday Creek and
Plum Creek, yet yesterdays happen
lngs were not of the most encouraging
sort. They had to contend with their
first spell of bad weather. A heavy
rain drenched the camps and prevent
ed the marchers from carrying out
their regular program. At Plum Creek
the rain and continued absence of a
band kept the men in their quarters,
with the result that little, If any, mis-
sionary work was undertaken.
The storm also had the effect Of pre-
venting the march to the Spring Hill
mines, between Wilmerding and Wall
Station, which are owned by Alexander
Dempster The only march of the day
was made by the 15O men at Camu
after 5 o'clock, and marching close to
the Oak Hill tipples spent two hours
in the vicinity of the miners homes.
There was not even ordinary excite
ment attached to the invasion along
Thompson's Run. A summary Of the
days development finds conditions
much the same as they were on Mon
day, save that the company claims
20,
strikers ranks at Turtle Creek and
Sandy Creek. The Plum Creek mine
was running considerable coal yester-
day, and the number of men reported
at work equals that of Tuesday.
The failure to hold a meeting al
Camp Isolation was another disappoint-
ing feature of the day, and the men are
loudly clamoring for the presence ot
the officials. The batch of Italians tha
struck camp on Monday are expected
to do much good among their fellow
countrymen at work in the Plum Creel
mine, but active labors We're withheld
until today, when 1t will be positively
known whether or not the men pro
pose remaining away from the pits.
Yesterday afternoon District Presi-
dent Pat Dolan accused the operators
of the Pittsburg district with having
broken faith with the striking miners
in this district. He also outlined the
policy to be pursued by the United
Mine Workers in their fight in the cen
tral Pennsylvania district, where it /,
proposed to close down all the mines
He cannot predict when the strike will
be settled, but claims his organization
can stand the strike until the last o
September. The operators, be said
had promised to pay the price when tn,
supply at DeArmitt's mines had beer
cut off, This has been done, but tn,
operators had failed to keep their par
of the contract.
The miners who have heen workinl
regularly at the Oak Hm mines wer
paid yesterday afternoon. Those VIII,
joined the strikers did not get thei
cash, the company holding 1t, as unde
the contract the men forfeited thei
wages by striking. There was no ex
element, Between 300 and 400 EN-
ployes were on hand, but few of then
received any money. Mr. DeArmit
made a speech to the men, telling then
he sympathized with them and that tn
money was withheld not because tn
company wanted 1t, but because 1t ma,
to carry out the terms of the contract
He denounced the midnight marchin,
and the encampment, and said it was {
blot upon the history of the country
that the laws are not enforced and sucI
movements stopped.