Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-01
4 SHER|FF'S PROCLAMATION.
Likely to Cause Trouble Where No
Disorder Has Existed.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 90.-Having sue
ceeding in getting some Of the miners
of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company to remain away from
work at Oak Hill and Sandy Greek to-
day the strikers camped at Turtle Greek
late tonight, started on march TO
Sandy Creek and Plum Creek with the
intention of closing those mines and
they have made all plans to intercept
the Oak Hill miners who will start for
work about 4 o'clock in the morning.
Just before the strikers started for
Sandy Creek a delegation of fifty min
ers from the Mucklerat mines Of the j.
B. Corey Coal Company came in and
united with the strikers. The marchers
with their bands and flags were ac-
companied by large crowd Of onlook-
ers. mainly employees of the Westing-
house works, who were confident they
would witness scrimmage.
The men left in camp at Turtle Creek
numbered about 80 and this party was
augmented about midnight by an open car
load of striking miners from McKeesport.
The deputies at the DeArmitt property
number Us, the majority of whom are at
Turtle Creek. Twenty-Five deputies are
distributed along the company's railroad
between Turtle Creek and Oak Hill. II Is
expected the trouble, II IL comes. will oc-
cur about 4 a. M, when the company
train comes down from Oak rail- TO gather
up the workmen to take them 10 that
mine. The sheriff to-day swore in some
of the local men at Turtle Creek. men
said TO be in the service of the DeArmitts'
and fifteen more deputies were taken there
from Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 30.-After long
and weary night of waiting TO learn the
results of the meetings of the miners OF
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company. the camping strikers were
disappointed lot of men this morning,
for the expected exodus from the Plum
Creek. Sandy Creek and Oak Hill mines
did not occur.
The miners did not quit work as
they promised.
What the marchers will do now is
not known, but from indications given
by the speakers yesterday ii is believed
that large bodies of strikers Will be
brought to the vicinity Of the DeArmltt
mines and the demonstration kept up.
Much credit is given to the leaders
and strikers for the good order which
has been maintained, and the indlca-
tions are that there will be no violence.
The men are not drinking and perfect
order is maintained in the camps.
Secretary Warner claims this after
noon that all of DeArmitt's mines will
be idle tomorrow. This afternoon he
ordered tents for the strikers encamped
near DeArmitt's mines. The strikers
will not leave until the men quit work,
if they camped there for month.
Legal proceedings against the strik-
ers were decided on this afternoon.
To-day there was posted in the yicin-
ity of the Turtle Creek. Sandy Creek
and Plum Creek mines, proclamation
issued by the sheriff, commanding
that all persons shall refrain from
assembling or congregating on the
public highways or thoroughfares or
Allegheny county, or interfering with
the peace. All are commanded to re-
tire to their respective homes or places
of residence. or be dealt with accord
ing to law.
President Patrick Dolan was asked
what he thought of the proclamation.
He said he did not care how many
proclamations were issued, so long as
the peace was kept which, he said, 1t
was intended to do. He expressed
himself as having no fear
At midnight 1t looks as though the
sheriff's proclamation would be the
biggest factor in bringing about trou-
BILE In the vicinity Of the DeArmitt
mines.
Tonight excitement is running
high. and If the night passes without
a conflict between the strikers and
deputies. it will be considered almost
a miracle.