Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-09
NO PAY TO STRIKERS
De Armitt Company Stands by Terms
of Its Contract.
THE MARCH TO WESTM0RELAND
Day Man at Plum Creek Assault
ed and Badly Injured.
NO CTION ASKED

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 9.-An the
miners of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company who are still at work
were paid today, but those who struck did
not receive any money, the company in
sisting upon the terms of the contract by
which the men agreed to forfeit all money
due them in case they refused to work.
All the miners who can give a reasonable
excuse for attending any of the meetings
will be paid. The company has the names
of all the men who have been at these
meetings and took part in any of the DEM
onstrations. Unless they can give salts
factory explanation they will get no money.
The strikers say the men have prom
ised to quit work as soon as they get their
pay, but Superintendent Samuel DeArmitt
says the strikers will not take a man out
of Plum Creek mine, except twenty-nine,
who will be discharged. Owing to the
carelessness of the guard about the Sandy
Creek mine, forty men went into the mine
at , o'clock this morning and are now at
work. Last week there were but three
men at work, and only three cars of coal
were mined.
March to WestmOrelnnd.
Some of the details for the march on
the mines in Westmoreland county and
central Pennsylvania have been arranged.
II VIII pTODdDly De Iidue utoudS, Dul hOl
later than Wednesday. 1t is expected to
take small army of men from the Pitts
burg district and march to the mines that
are open. Several brass bands have been
engaged, and it is hoped to make sue
cessful campaign.
Word was received last night that many
of the men who are at work are anxious
for the appearance of the marchers, as
it Will give them a subterfuge for quitting
work Cameron Miller said that as far
concerned the situation was very gratify-
ing. He intimated that the mines would
not be neglected on account of the cam
paign started in Westmoreland county. He
said there would he enough men left at
the three mines TO guard them and 10 see
to it that they are kept idle.
Nowaski, the ConnellsvIlle agitator, who
addressed the meeting last night in four
languages was expelled from the camp
and ordered to stay away, for using pro-
fame language in his speech.
Assaulted by Strikers.
VIM. Briscal, day man at Plum Creek.
was riding his bicycle last night, when he
was assaulted by four of the strikers and
ba6ly injured. His wheel was broken and
he will be laid up for several weeks.
The strike is beginning to cause hunger
among the miners families along the
Wheeling division and in the Panhandle
district At the mines where company
stores have been in operation the destitu-
ton is more marked In most instances
the stores We're closed shortly after the
strike began. and the miners have place
now where their credit is good. The male
members of the miners families are living
better in the camps :han the woman and
smaller children are at home.
No Application for Injunction.
The application for an Injunction to re-
strain the miners from congregat:ng near
the mines of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company. which was to have
been filed in the United States court today
on behalf of the nonresident stockholders
of the company, had not been presented
to the court up to the adjournment at
noon- Judge Acheson has gone to his
nome in Washington county, and 1t is not
likely that the bill will now be filed be-
fore tomorrow.
Evansville Mines Likely to Close,
EVANSVILLE, Ind, August 9-The
marching miners in camp here spent the
day here yesterday conferri 1g with miners
and local labor leaders. A mass meeting
was held, Which was addressed by local
leaders. 1t was decided to visit Ineles
mine this morning. and then the other
local mines. Neburg miners will follow.
ihdicatlons are that the local mines will
cioSe, being the only ones now open TO
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