The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-06
STRIKING
MINERS ]
The Agitation SHl Progressing
FayOrably.
MANY FAMILIES ARE IN WANT
The Governor is Keeping Posted on the
State Of Affairs -Colored Labor May be
Imported Eviction Of Strikers
From Company Houses.

Pittsburg, Aug. 6.-Out Of the 1000
strikers who camped at Turtle Creek
last Saturday barely 300 now remain
at Camp Determination. In addition
to the large number of men who were
turned out of camp and cut Off from
the free lunch distribution yesterday
many were drafted to Plum Creek.
where the great struggle for supremacy
between the strikers and the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company will
be carried on.
At Turtle and Sandy Creeks the strilS-
ers have practically won. Turtle Creek
mine, known as No. q, is closed down
as tight as the strikers can ever hope
to close it by their present peaceful
means of agitation. It is true that
few men are still at work in the pit
but they are not putting out any coal
The same holds good at Sandy Creek.
Reports from Plum Creek are compli-
eating. superintendent DeArmitt. It is
said, claims that 255 men are still work
ms while the strikers say they counted
but 80 going into the pit
The deputies at Plum Creek are hav-
ing hard time, many are complain
Ing and number have resigned. There
is no such thing as uninterrupted rest
for the deputies. They are up from
daylight until long after the sun has
SET. They are under a constant strain
All the mines are connected by private
telegraph and telephone wires. and
every stranger or body Of strangers
moving along the highway is immedi-
ately reported to the nearest office by
scouts, and the foremen or managers
of all the pits get notice. At the point
upon which any march thus reported
seems to be directed there is a stir
among the deputies. AS these march
es are matters of almost daily occur
renee, day and night, in all directions,
the deputies are in a state of appre-
hension and activity. There are rs
deputies on duty here and it is stated
that the number will not be decreased
for the present.
Early yesterday morning Superin-
tendent Samuel DeArmitt had a. brush
with the marchers. They were on the
march and as he approached they
opened ranks for him to pass through.
When they neared the end of the road
leading into the Murraysville road he
stopped them, saying the road was the
private property of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company. The men
held a consultation and concluded to
march on, which they did. DeArmitt
marched with them, threatening them
with arrest, but no arrests were made
1t became rumored among the camp
ers yesterday that President w. P. De-
Armitt had made arrangements to
bring 300 colored men to the mines
from Virginia, and that they would be
here by tomorrow.
Citizens of the South Side who are
In sympathy with the striking coal
miners undertook I'm a novel way yes
terday to secure contributions of pro-
visions from the merchants of the
South Side to be sent to the commits
sary department of the miners camps
local band was engaged, together
with several large express wagons,
and a procession headed by stand Of
the national colors was formed. The
band played patriotic music and slowly
moved up Carson street, stopping at
each corner. The merchants all along
the route came forward with liberal
contributions Of everything needed, and
soon the wagons We're filed. At the
South Side market liberal contribu-
tions Of vegetables We're placed on the
wagons
The miners families along tbe Mon
ongahela valley are reported 10 he |
wanting the necessities of life Desti- |
tuition is prevalent at every mining,
hamlet and hundreds Of families have |
not had enough to eat for several davs
AT Monongahela city a soup house has
been started and n committee apooint-
ed to solicit subscripttons.
MipaVcf 1av qlpcaI In, tb{g oitrr I,rr
meeting ON Duouesne wharf v,bare a, /
large crowd of from g 600 to 10 Ooo peo- |
ple assembled ia hear Fupepe " Tabs