Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-14
MARCHERS IN JAIL
Eighteen Strikers Arrested at Bunola
Coal Company's Pit.
OTHERS Obey fHE INJUNCTION
Show of Resistance at Sanday and
Turtle Creeks.
SUFFERING AT MOON RUN

PITTSBURG. Pa, August I4.-Not with.
standing the injunction secured by the
bunoia Coal Company. the strikers con-
..nue 10 march every morning to the pit
HIS morning the deputies arrested eight
cen ana brought them to Pittsburg. They
were piaced In jail on a charge of disor-
derly conduct.
miners was heard before judge Collier of
the county court this mornins or, -
decision reserved. The judge said he wan.-
ed TO do justice to both sides and hefora
rendering decision he desired to car.,,,,,,,
examine the testimony. Pending bis de-
c,sion tne preliminary injunction againsr
the miners was continued
Clash mt Turtle Creek.
Despite the orders Of the miners, of,,oi.,,
the campers at Sandy and Turtle Croa,.
attempted to march on the mines tb,s
morning, but the deputies were on tho al.,.
ana pcth bodies were forced to break rap,s
and return to their camps
mere was the same show Of res,s,.,oo
noue ny the marchers at Sandy Greek tbiS
morning that occurred at Plum Greek ,ns
ers hs,,a uut on miider degree. The camp
ers began the march at 3 O'clock. an hour
anu haif earlier :han usual This was
done to outwit the deputies hut n f,iIa,
me snerins men We're on guard. and when
tne strikers came up the road they uar.
met by twenty-six deputies and ordare, 80
ndt Inc injunction was then read 10
Inem and they were ordered back to camn
Inc. .ney resisted at first, but when the depu-
ties pressed forward the strikers quickly
broke ranks and returned to their quar-
ters. AS the result of this twenty-two dig
gers went into the mine.
At Turtle Creek the mon had inc, fo,.,,,
ed. AFTER short parley the strikers quiet
ly Withdrew. The output of the mine
SHOWS an Increase. Yesterday 1t was sever
cars OF lump, three of slack and one and
a half of nut. --D
Victory for the Company.
At Plum Creek the situation is a victory
for the company so far as operating the
mine is concerned. There was no march,
ing, the strikers having decided to obey
President Dolan's order to discontinue the
marches until after the injunction proceed
ings next Monday.
All was quiet during the night and the
campers and deputies had good nights
rest. There were 2SS men in the mine to-
day. gain of thirty-five. The output was
twenty-seven cars Of run of mine. The
with an additional force of deputies. They
were distributed throughout the district. so
as to prevent all marching, even of squads
of three or four.
pits in groups Of from two to four men.
but this will not be permitted by Sheriff
Lowry.
This morning Chief Deputy Richards, Su-
perintendent DE Armitt and two deputies
went to Clarksville on scouting tour
They found several small bodies of men on
the road. They were stopped, and, after
the injunction had been read. were ordered
to disperse. The men invariably obeyed
the order. The object of the trip to Clarks-
Vile, 1t is said, was to secure the names
for the purpose of entering proceedings for
contempt of court.
A score of names were obtained, among
them being President Doan, Capt. Biiieng-
ham, Paul Trimmers and James Bruce
Big Meeting at Plum Creek.
There will be a big meeting at Plum
Creek this afternoon. President Dolan
says large number Of the Plum Creek
miners will be present, and that they will
succeed in shutting down the mine.
Distressing word comes from the Moon
Run district, where three hundred families
are said to be in want. 1t has been seven
weeks since the miners went out and at
that time they had little or nothing ahead
of them. Much sickness is said to prevail
fund for the distressed has been started
About forty Italians returned to work at
the Oak Hill mine today, under guard of
deputies Most of the Italians carried
knives, and as they marched to the train
they kept close to the deputies, but no at
tempt was made to interfere with them.