The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-13
THIS INJUNCTION LIKED.
STRIKERS APPROVE ANOTHER on
DER REGARDING THEM.
At First President Doian storuaed over II and
said Sarcastic ThinEs-Then ne Read the
Document and said That II was All
RiEht-The sheriff Preparing for Action.

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said Sarcastic ThinEs-Then ne Read the
Document and said THAT II wns All
RiEht-Tho sheriff Preparing for Action.
PiTrsBuRG, Aug. 1.-TWO Judges issued q
temporary Injunction to-day against the United
Mine Workers on application of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, through Its
President, w. p. Dc Armitt, the company near
whose camps tho striking miners have been
gathered for moro than two weeks engaged In
nearly successful efforts to induce the COM
pany's mon to quit work. The Injunction was
issued by Judges Collier and Stowe.
Tho petition for the Injunction recites among
other things that the company's men arc will
ing to work. but that their lives and the prop
crty Of tho company are in danger from the
strikers. W. p. and T. Il. De Armitt filed affida-
Wits, explaining the alleged intimidation acts
OF the strikers. Persistent and continuous eff
forts, tho affidavit ~recitcs, were made by the Off
GERS Of the association to persuade the De Armitt
men to Join in the strike. and the efforts falling
tho association advertised that unless tho De
Armitt men would yield tho organization would
cause q large mass Of striking miners to assem-
bic at or near the mines of tho company. In
pursuance Of the notices on the night
Of Wednesday, July 20, and carly on
tho following morning the strikers marched
to n place near tho plaintiffs mines
accompanied by loud hooting, cheering, and
opprobrious epithets cast upon the miners of
the said company, made in their hearing. and
for the purpose OF intimidating and keeping
them In fear OF bodily harm and destruction Of
their property. The said marches have been
continued in tho manner as above de-
scribcd every day since that time. both
In the morning and in the evening. and
your afiiant has been informed, believes
and expects to DO able to prove that during the
anvRrnl rNnrrhna fnnIn Inv fha AMID atriLara
threats and mcnaces or both to the persons and
lives OF the miners, as well as to their property
been INDUCED in, and, furthermore, that stones
have been thrown on two different occasions at
The b miners Of the plaintiff company while :, leo, on
assaulted and their dinner buckets taken away
Among those named in the bill as having boon
guilty of illegal acts is Silas NJ. Cole, a negro
preacher and, coal miner. who died a year ago.
damages for false arrest, is not included in the
Injunction.
The injunction reads.
Sic eration Of the bin died in this case case and
Injunction aftidayits, herewith filed. and upon
W William Kaufman nsn0y and ia Harry Avian T'n 'Hiai!,,
attorneys for plaintiff. i is now ordered:
order issued under tho seal of this court to Pat
Fick bolan; FL, p5rsSSSiId ii,t; Edward Mckay. Vice,
Mii!!Iia% MsrnsE, ES"sSd s MeKsy: pD An;
and Paul Trimmer. the above defend:
ing with them in the matters complained Of in
the said bill. restraining and enjoining them
and each OF them from assembling, marching,
or in proximity to said mines in
Allegheny. county. Pennsylvania, for the pur:
pose. by intimidation. menaoes. threats. and
ing in said mines. and further restraining and
enjoining them. and each Of them. from inducing
or com pelling any Of tie employees, or miners OF
the said plaintiff, now employed or who may
hereafter be employed, to quit their work, or to
leave the plaintiffs service, by any threats.
menace. and show OF force or other intimidation"
Before being served with the injunction Pat
AS / understand it, the miners are ordered to
leave the country and secure protection In foreign
hope they viii. There will be so many men re-
fuse to obey this Injunction that the Jail will not
hold them and it will be necessary to build
as they, will be certain OF having something to
cat. The taxpayers may object, however. and
expense OF maintaining them would not be as
great as thai, of feeding thousands of hungry
Later Dolan was reminded OF some OF the wild
statements made by Eugene ": Debs regarding
the Injunction issued by Judge jackson in West
Virginia. so he re I'd the document carefully and
interpreted its meaning differently. Secretary
William Warner was present and agreed to
Dolan's statement.
II believe l can say amer to that Injunction
said Dolan. at forbids us to induce De Armitt's
men by threats. menace, show OF force, or OPP
e e51%Pa1%s' sfT1ha ose are re the a'' ve ers things fh%iR!ey we OF have awe
Santioned our men against. We have drilled
De Armitt's miners. They have tried to talk
to them, but on no occasion have any strikers
tried to prevent by force, a show of force. men
aces or threats any OF De Armitt's miners from
going to work. This injunction does not affect
us. We will %continue our peaceablc actions.
and l myself will be the first one to rebuke anv
demonstration OF violence on the part of our
men,
OF the courts order, He has already placed
himself on record through his PROCLAMATION.
their homes. Sheriff Lowry is out at Turtle
Creek. He announced tonight that he would
enforce the Injunction. The striking miners
will make their usual march to the mines and
the Sheriff will serve the injunction.
Chief Deputy James Richards says he has 1874
REGULARLY appointed, deputies, besides the pri-
strikers have ordered l 900 additional loaves of
bread, and their commissary is in good condi-
ton.
The meeting held at Irwin yesterday was
%fruitless. The miners refused to Join the strike.
No land could be leased for camping purposes,
and the strikers decided to let the Irwin men
alone.
TURTLE CREEK, Pa, Aug. 1872 A. M.-sheriR
Lowry ia out at the residence Of T. b.. De Armitt.
he announced tonight that the marching by the
strikers is Illegal. and he will arrest heir leaders
when they start out in the morning. Deputies
VIII meet the marclhers on tho road and try to
turn them back. Those who resist will be ar
rested.
The miners leaders have announced that they
will march. md submit peacefully to arrest.
Two hundred and sixty men are sleeping at
tho camp and In barns. The six men on guard
say that there are so many OF them that the
deputies cannot arrest all. As the strikers are
arrested the Others will press forward on the
march and simply pass by the deputies and their
prisoners.
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