Evening star., 1897-08-17
LIKE MARTIAL LAW
Deputy Sheriffs Patrol the Roads in
Vicinity of Miners Camps.
TRAVELLERS MUST RENDER ACCOUNT
Report That Anarchists Are After
the De Anmitts.
NEW MEN TO BE IMPORTED

PITTSBURG, Pa, August l7.-Martial
law has to all intents and purposes
been declared I'm Plum. Patton and
wilkins townships by Sheriff Lowry. The
three mines Of the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Company are in these town
ships, and all roads Leading TO them will
be patrolled by his deputies. Persons walk
ing or driving along the roads who can
not give a satisfactory account of them
selves will be ordered to leave the neigh
borhood, and upon refusal will be arrest
ed
The sheriff will not attempt to break up
the camp CT the strikers until the court
has passed on the question. but announced
Today that he is determined to stop the
marching and trespassiag on the COM
pany's property. No one VIII be allowed
on the companys properly, who fails to
have pass signed by Superintendent De
Armitt.
There are now nearly 500 men in the
camp at Plum Creek. After the mutiny
at Sandy Creek yesterday the camp al
that point was abai doned and the men
went TO Plum Creek.
Provisions Getting short.
In addition 800 men arrived at 3 O'Clock
this morning from Belle Vernon. The large
increase in The number in camp has caused
a shortage of provisions and the men are
hungry. They threatened to march dur
ing the morning, but were induced not to
do SO by the deputies.
Last night il was decided to have the
women march, as the injunction did not in
clude them. The order of the sheriff to ar
rest all persons. however, caused change
m the program, and there was no march,
Sheriff Lowry said he would disperse the
women as quickly the men. as he inter-
preted the colrt's order to mean TO enioin
rot only the men, but all who attempted to
interfere with the De Armitt miners in any
way by show of force.
There were twenty-five evictIons near
Plum Creek during the day of striking
miners The evictions began at noon yes
terday
Passengers on the morning train from
Plttsburg 10 Turtle Creek say a man who
gave his name as John Monroe and said he
was from the Osceoa mine announced he
was going to Kill Sam De Armitt.
Anarchists mt the Mines.
The claim is made that there are a num-
Der of anarchists in the vicinity of the
mines who are after the DE Armitts They
are not in the camp, however.
Samuel De Armitt is under arrest by the
sheriff. Neither he nor the sheriff will say
for what
The strike leaders for some reason have
abandoned the idea of having a meeting
of the heads of the different labor organ-
lzatlons TO devise ways and means of bat
Ting with an adverse ruling of the court
on the miners injunction. President po-
Ian says a meeting of the union officers
may be held on Thursday. but IL IL is IL
Will be for another purpose.
There Is a rumor current that the De Ar
mttts have arranged for the importation
OF 2oo foreign workmen next Monday to
work IL the Turtle Creek and Plum Creek
mines. This is denied by Thomas DE Ar
mitt, who says the company has enough
rnen working. and that there is no need Of
importing other Miners.
To Bring I'm New Men.
In spite of all denials. however. A. is he
lfeved that the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company will give rotice TO all
strikers that they are willing to re-employ
all the old hands. and should the strikers
not choose TO return to work within a few
days the company will Try 10 employ some
who Will work. The work of securing
signatures to the uniformity agreement Is
progressing fayorably, ana in a few days
the list will be ready for publication.
About thirty operators are said 10 have
signed, but the comn.i:tee is not willing
TO say whether or not any of the larger
operators are On the list.
Trouble Expected I'm West virginia.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, August 1.-THE
marching strikers have succeeded in get
ting about half of the men out at Mon
tana. and 1t is said they will march on
New England this afternoon. II they do
they will probably be arrested by the
deputy marshals. who arrived this MORN
ing. Senator Camden is recent arrival
from Parkersburg. He says from what ex-
Governor Fleming tells him he would not
be surprised if the region were tied up by
Monday.