The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-21
THE BIG STRIKE.
Developments Make Things Lively
In Various Quarters
judge Collier Commends Penceable
Attitude of striLcrs--cIvii ana
Criminal suits Against DE
Armit-Deputies Fight.


Armit-Deputies Fight.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 17.-Monday
was fraught with exciting incidents In
matters pertaining TO the miners
strike. Mutiny in the strikers camp. a
probable murder in the deputies ranks,
filing OF criminal and civil suits against
the De Armits, and the hearing IN the
injunction case againstPresident Dolan
and others, kept both sides TO the strug-
gle busy and on the qui yiye all day
long. That the injunction will be ma
terially modified there can be no doubt,
which on its face would indicate VIC
tory for the strikers. The preliminary
decree has been continued pending a
consultation of the judges and an
opinion will probably be handed down
by noon to-day. Judge Collier said in
court that the strike would go down
In history as one Of the wonders Of the
country, and remarkable on account Of
the utter lack Of disorder, for which the
strikers are commended, and have the
sympathy OF the court.
The threatened suits against the New
York and Cleveland company for re-
tanning the wages of their striking min
ers have been commenced. IL is an
ticipated that about $50 suits will re-
guilt Each will be for salaries rang
ing from SIS TO $50, which represents
two weeks pay. Three suits were en-
.o~aI l.Sora Al,Ior,,,,,, VN,,1o NfopJa,y
Criminal suits Against De Armft.
Tn addition TO the civil suits en-
tered against President w. l.. De Ar
nit by his former employers for wages,
three criminal suits have been brought
against Samuel De Armit, brother
OF the president. Mrs Croter, who was
evicted on Saturday by Samuel De Ar
NIT, has brought a criminal suit charg-
ing assault and battery. She says in
her charge that her husband was not
at home and De Armit took her by the
shoulders and threw her out Of the
house. She says he held n Ratchet
above her head and threatened 10 XII
her.
Deputies Fight.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 1.-TWO depu-
ties, Robert Kerr and Frank Anderson,
employed as guardians of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company,
fought Monday afternoon, and as a re-
suit Kerr cannot live. Anderson was
In charge of the deputies at Sandy
Creek Kerr, who lives at Mckee'n
Rocks, is a river pilot by occupation.
He has served before as deputy dur
ing strikes.
Andersonwa in charge of the guards
and ordered Kerr 20 go on the MONDAY
relief. Kerr refused and called Ander-
son an ugly name. He followed this
with n knock-down blow Anderson
arose and was knocked down again.
Then he drew his revolver, and. aiming
at Kerr's abdomen, fred. The bullet
entered Kerr's groin. and he fell fatally
wounded. Anderson was placed under
arrest by the other deputies and is now
prisoner in the Allegheny county
jail.
VIII Close All Mines.
Wheeling, w. Va, Aug. lit was
decided by the eastern Ohio leaders
and miners at mass meeting Monday
at Bellaire, TO close ell mines, no matter
what the circumstances, and no matter
how many mill and glass factory work.
ers become idle. There is discomfort
among the strikers as long as any min
ers are working. and 60 put an end to
this all miners are ordered out This
will throw 10000 men idle in the iron
and glass works. The action was taken
without regard to Ratchford's views.
Judge Jackson has issued an injunc-
ton against the strikers at the instance
of the New England and West Fair
mont companies, identical with the
ones heretofore issued for the Fayette
county and Monongahela operators.
Injunction I'm Illinois.
ST. Louis, Aug. IA special to the
Republic from Cairo, H., says: Judge
A. Il. Vickars granted an injunction
Monday at Murphysboro commanding
the itinerant strikers TO desist from
trespassing on the grounds or inter
fering in any way with the employees Of
the Muddy Valley Mining & Manufac-
turing company, the Muddy Valley
mines, and also from entering on the
lands OF w. II. Halliday.
statistics of Immigration.