Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
Miners Are Gradually Getting De
Armitt's Men Away.
ONLY EIGHT CARS LOADED YESTERDAY
The Normal Output is From l2o to
l4o Cars a Day.
THE SITUATION ELSEWHERE


DeArmitt mines They have already prac-
tically closed the Sandy Creek and Oak Hill
mines and the Plum Creek men are coming
out in small bodies.
The n.archers claim they have succeeded
in inducing those of the miners who live
at Coalport, where the Plum Creek tippIe
is located, in joining the ranks. This re-
duces the number of men in the mine by
fifty. The Plum Creek miners living at
Center near the pit mouth. entered the
mine. some of them in the usual way, and
others through opening that was not
guarded. There are $50 mt n near the mine
and as soon as possible "A large tent will
be procured for them to sleep in. They
have a brass band. This morning they re-
oeived wagon load of provisions The
success or the campers in bringing out the
Coalport miners frightened the spirits OF
the men, and made them more positive OF
victory.
Will Visit Miners Houses.
At a. m. they left camp and went to the
main entrance of the mine. leaving the
center pit mouth unguarded. through which
most Of the dggers at work passed. 1T
being impossible to induce the men TO come
to the meetings, the campers had a COM
mittee to call at the houses of the miners
TO talk over the situation with the families.
Good results are expected by the commit
tee, and a statement was made that in
three days Plum Creek mine would be
idle.
The miners in camp near Sandy Creek
began the march at 3:3o am. and took
position near the pit mouth. They were
elated by seeing Only three men go in. They
could not tell, however. whether they were
diggers or day men. No matter what they
are. the strikers point out the fact that
three men IAN dig but little coal.
The Turtle Creek campers. numbering o.
zoo, divided into two bodies at am. One
party stopped at Newtown, and the other
Continued up the road till they came 10 tho
pit mouth. They remained until q O'Clock,
when, being satisfied that but a few men
entered the miEe, they returned TO camp,
where hearty breakfast was waiting.
There is no scarcity of provisions. Lib
eral donations are being continuously re-
ceived. Turtle Creek merchants are doing
all they can to feed the men. but TO satis-
leaders are considering the question of
thinning out the camp so IL will not be a
burden to their sympathizers.
Strikers Wives fin Camp.
The men were pleasantly surprised about
o O'Clock this morning when a dozen OF
women, half of them with their children,
walked into camp. They are the wives of
miners. and when they said they had come
to stay as long as their husbands and
brothers were there, and would cook they
were given three cheers. They had read in
tired. and last night held a meeting at
Wilcox They raised money enough to
buy transportation, and more will follow
The question of where to keep them at
Elght at once presented itself but the diff
Guilty was solved by the Turtle Creek wo-
men Offering them lodging.
President Dolan expressed himself as be-
ing positive that the miners strike will be
over in two weeks after De Armitt's mines
are closed The total output of the Oak
Hiii mime yesterday was eight cars, and it
Will De less today, as fewer men are at
work. When running full the capacity Is
10 TO 40 cars. The new men are not at
work now, Dolan having found a way to
Keep them out. These men, it is claimed.
We're Italian laborers on the Pittsburg
Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad and
were promised twenty-five cents more a
day. Doan learned where they were
boarding, and seIt his men there 10 sleep
They induced the Italians to return to
work on the railroad.
Agreement Ready for SIGNATURES.
The uniformity agreement" which has
been in preparation for a week past, is
now ready for signatures. The last corr,c-
tions were made late last night and the
completed documents were ready for the
committee this morning Those members
of the committee who are coal producers
will sign ii, and at once start out to visit
the owners or managers of the 141 mines
which are named as necessary to be in
cluded within the compact to secure addi-
tlonal signatures.
Those who were appointed by the .on-
vention of operators to put the document
In proper form and to consult with attor-
reys as to legal phrases of it are conf
dent the compact will be acceptable and
will be signed by the required % per cent
OF the owners or managers of mines and
that a better day dawns upon the coal in
dustry of the Pittsburg district, which
means more orderly production and less
contention between the operators and min
erS.
Some New Provisions.
The general purpose and provisions Of
the agreement are generally understood.
The binding quality of its provisions upon
those who give adhesion to 1t to perform
what 1t provides for new. This is be-
cause. after Its submission to a number of
the leading attorneys at the Allegheny
county bar. 1t was decided that certain
features required change i'm order that IL
might be binding in law. The changes sug-
gested were made, and are substantially
in the eleventh section of
the paragraph, which provides that ali dis
putes arising shall be submitted the
commission. If the decision rendered by
the commission is not satisfactory, an APP
peal can be taken and the matter placed in
the hands of a board of arbitration for final
The agreement shall then be filed in the
county courts and thereafter the decisions
shall have the same force and effect
rule Of court. The award will be final and
conclusive upon all parties. and execution
for the amount of such award and costs
may issue forthwith for the collection CT
the same.
To Confer With the Strikers.
1t is hoped to have the required number
of sirn in time to call them together
some time within the present month to
perfect arrangements to carry 1t into effect:
a meeting before the last of the month
is not deemed probable. When this has
been done the operators, per the terms
Of the contract, will be ready 20 confer with
the miners about the settlement of the
strike. and to prepare for a joint meeting
Of miners and operators to agree on a
wage scale to go into effect concurrently
with the uniformity agreement January 1,
1885.
Miner Attacked by n Woman.
A Hungarian miner was attacked by a
woman this morning as he was entering the
pit at Plum Creek The Hungarian had
ventured alone to the pit. There were no
deputies guarding him. and Just as he waS
himself that the strfkeu