The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-07

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 6-Eugene V.
DeOs. who addressed the large miners
meeting on the Duquesne wharf last
night, left today for Turtle Creek,
where he speaks this evening. Before
leaving the city, Mr.. Debs denounced
Judge Jackson of West Virginia for is
suing the injunction restraining him
from interfering in any way with the
Monongah company or its employees.
Mr.. Debs said:
This Injunction restraints me from
walking on any of the public highways
leading TO the mines of the Monongah
Coal Coke company. 1t is most sweep
ing, and none other can be compared
to it. This injunction annihilates the
right of peaceable assemblage, and eff
fectually suppresses free speech. If it
is sustained, and l have no doubt it
viii be, it sweeps away all constitu-
tional safeguards and delivers US,
bound hand and foot, to corporate cap
ital
1 hold the injunction and the Judge
who issued it in supreme contempt If
l have occasion to raise my voice in
behalf of the furnishing miners in Jack
sons jurisdiction, 1 propose to do so.
or at least make the attempt. totally
regardless of this infamous Injunction.
AT GUNS POINTS.
The farce of the proceeding is that
the injunction is issued by a judge 1t
ought to come direct from the coal
operators, and at least hypocrisy would
not intensity the infamy Of the pro-
ceedings'
In reference to the charge that the
deputies now on guard at De Armitt's
mines were forcing the miners to work
at the point of revolvers. President
Dolan stated that the matter had been
placed in the hands of their attorney.
and probably that the miners officials
would go into court and ask for an in
junction restraining these deputies.
Said he:
They have no right to compel any
man TO go to work. and we will not
stand it. 1 have in my pocket the
names of many of the men who were
to give them now, for fear the men
viii suffer-
WIVES IN THE FIELD.
The wives of 20 CHE campers are
in the field now. They have access to
the wcrkingmen's houses, but deputies
are stationed all along the property line
with instructions not TO allow a soil
tary man to enter the house range
Many Plum Creek men are expected
to join the strike after payday, Monday.
The strikers say they would be out
now, but that they want to get as
much money as possible ahead. so as
to have something to fall back upon.
Whether or not the strikers will be
able to get the Plum Creek men to stop
the mine there, is becoming a more
serious question than the strike leaders
at first thought. Unlike the other dig
ging settlements. about all of the Plum
Greek men live in company houses on
the company's land. The workmen do
not have TO leave the De Armitt prop
erty to get into the mines. and strikers
get no chance to stop them on the road.
The deputies do not allow anyone to
get near the houses. and the workers
ard strikers are entirely without com
munication, except through the women.
It now seems the Plum Creek siege will
be much longer and much harder
battle than at any Of the other mines.
PRICES GO UP.
Prices for coal moved up 10 cents a
ton since yesterday, the assigned rea-
son being that the prospects are that
the area Of the strike will expand and
embrace the northern and central
Pennsylvania districts. Coal is being
boarded for possible future demands.
when prices viii be still higher. Ruling
prices are $1.10 for run OF mine in
barges and cars. Pittsburg ind and
cents bushel for slack in the river.
MARCH ON THE MINES.
The proposed campaign against the
of Westmoreland county
and the operators of central Pennsyl-
vania, which has been delayed, is now
an assured fact. The strike leaders de-
cided on it definitely at a camp con-
ference today, and a big move viii
probably be made next Wednesday.
The whole affair will be considerably
on the order of the famous Coxey
'commonweaP' tour. The plans pro-
pose direct march through the whole
territory where the mines are being
operated, until Clearfield county is
reached. Camps will be left at each of
The De Armitt mines, and at any other
places where this may seem necessary
N order to keep the mines closed. The
eaders estimate that with those who
viii remain behind in the camps, at
east 5000 men viii be kept constantly
n the movement.
DANGERS OF BOOZE
Efforts are being made to introduce
beer and whisky at Camp Determine
ion by outsiders. This has been going /
IN for two or three days now and some
# the strikers have been taken down |
o East Pittsburg and filed up on all |
he beer they could drink The danger
If this to the miners cause is fully |
recognized by the labor leaders, and /
sharp lookout is being kept to find out |
Who is responsible for the efforts to get |
he strikers intoxicated
Last night a barrel of whisky was I
shipped TO the camp from Braddock. |
/ had been paid for at the other end |
Ind all Of the charges had also been |
settled. when the whisky was deliv- |
red Captain Mckay ordered it taken |
Jack to Braddock as quickly as posi- |
lie. 1t was shipped back. The strik- |
RS do not know who sent it.
DOLAN EFT AL. HELD.
This evening Squire Stemmles rem
Tered his decision in the riot and IN
awful assem- bling cases against Pat |
lex Dolan and others.
He holds Dolan, Aughetson, Trimmer |
md Mckay in $500 bail each for the (
term of court. Bail was en-
cred for all. The cases of Miller, Will |
lam Warner and Edwards were dis
missed
An immense meeting. numbering full |
y 10000 people, gathered around the /
trikerS' camp at Turtle Creek tonight /
eugene V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and sew
raj local speakers made addresses.
from all the surrounding |
country attended the meeting and the |
was unusually great. The I
Westinghouse employees, from East |
'ittsburg, numbering 1,200, the striking |