The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-24
THE OAK-HILL TRAGEDY.
Meeting of WOrIxinGmen Called to
penounce "Armed Assnssins."

-FAEBfAeu
PITTSBURG, Aug 23-The shooting af-
fair among the Italian miners of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company was
made the occasion of a call for general
meeting of organized labor tomorrow even
ing at knights of Labor Hail. The call is
sued to-day is as follows
ARMED assassins in the employ of the
corporations are intimidating and shooting
down our brothers who are struggling for
living wages. We feel that appeals to the
courts would be useless for reasons known
to us all. In order, then, to get your ad-
vice and assistance at this trying time, we
are earnestly requesting you, in the name
of American manhood and our children's
future liberty, to meet in conference with
us on Tuesday evening, Aug. "A, at Knights
of Labor Hall, No. o6 Third avenue, Pitts
burg, at s p. M
The call was signed by p. Dolan, presi-
dent of the miners; and William Warner.
1t was indorsed by Paul St. Peter secretary
window-glass workers; NJ. P Carrack, gen.
eral president of Brotherhood of Painters
| and Decorators; w. J. Smith, president
American Flint Glass Workers. NJ NJ Gar
| land, president Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers, and J. d. Nc
Farland, D. M. W., knights of Labor.
1.-The shooting at Oak Hill" said Secre-
tary Warner, shows beyond doubt that
what ] said to Judge Stowe at the injunc-
tion hearings was true. The intimidation is
all practiced by the other side. Men are
encouraged TO go and attack those who
will not work We have not intimidated
the company's men. They do not want to
go to work for the wages they get and
| when they refuse firearms are to pe used
| to Coerce them.
President Patrick Dolan, Of the miners
| organization, had a narrow escape from
| death at o'clock this morning, and John
| McLuckie, the camp commissary, was bad
| ly hurt by being struck by train. The
| handle tracks to catch a train at Sturgeon
| Station. They did not notice the train they
| were to take was not on the usual track,
| and it came up behind them. McLuckie
was struck on the right side and fell. He
| was stunned and Dolan was showed aside.
| He called to McLuclue to lie stlll, Tor, II he
| had moved q couple of inches, he would
| have been crushed. Mr.. Dolan said it was
| the closest call he ever had.
! The eighteen strikers who were arrested
! at Camp Injunction at the Bunola mines for
disorderly conduct and sent to jail for ten
| days were released during the morning.
All returned to the camp.
! The striking miners encamped about the
De Armitt mines experienced less interfer-
| ence from the deputies this morning than
at any time since the decision of the court
| ir the injunction proceedings. The campers
were permitted TO march about in small
| speaking distance of the working miners.
! About twenty-five strikers succeeded in
eluding the deputies curing the night and
| They returned this morning and claim to
have been quite successful in securing con-
! Verts. number of miners declared they
| would quit tomorrow, but would have to
work to-day, as it was pay day.
Early this morning rad was made on
| the camp of negro railroad laborerS at
! Unity. Constable Carson and four assist
ants, heavily armed, went to the camp and,
after destroying the gambling tables de-
molished the unlicensed liquor saloons and
| set fire to the ruins.
The negroes offered no resistance. The
constables' actions were heartily COM
mended by the striking miners, who stood
about the camp in readiness to aid in the
preservation of peace should the cOlored
| laborers have shown disposition to defy
About two hundred strikers marched on
Bunola mine to-day, but were forced to
return to their camp by deputies No re-
sistance was offered Twelve or fifteen
men went into the mine this morning to
work.
Antonio Todasta, the striking miner who
was shot yesterday at his boarding house
near Oak HILL was reported slightly i'm
proved although his condition is still criti-
| cal The others who were hurt in the light
| are not dangerous and will recover. The
were arrested shortly after the affair and
| brought to Pittsburg to-day. None of the
negroes implicated in the shooting at Unity
| yesterday have been arrested.
! The campers are arranging for another
big turnout of the farmers next Tuesday
night They are going to do considerable
| parading and expect good results to follow
At Greensburg this afternoon Judge Nc
Connel continued the restraining order
against the river and Hermanie strikers
issued few days ago. 1t was developed
| at the hearing that the Aroma and Madison
miners were nearly all in favor Of working
and no further trouble is anticipated The
Berwind- White Company, owners of the
Hermanie plant, may not start up now.
even if the miners decide to return to work
The hearing in the Injunction proceedings
against the strikers encamped at McGOv-
ern was begun before Judge Sullivan, of
Washington to-day The present action
was 10 add the names Of Henry Schmidt,
Y. Delwas. Fred Holmes, Tom Dawson,
Tom Jones, Pat Doyle, alias Cunningham
VIM Browning, JOS, Joby and JOS Arnold
to the original Injunction which prevents
the miners from marching along the road
in front of Cook & Sons mine The court
has not filed a decree but says the action
! is sustained TO all except Arnold Mr.
Arnold is the man on whose land the srrk-
ers are camping, and the operators are try
ing To induce the court to hold him re-
sponsible for the action of the strikers.
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