The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
Demonstration Made by the Wives
and Daughters of strikers in
the Pittsburg District.
TALK WITH COL. w. P. REND
HE SAYS THE MINERS HAVE LOST A
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Rejection of the Operators PROPOSE
ton, He Thinks, Was "a Mistake
Views of Samuel GOmpers.

PITTSBURG Aug. 26.-The wives and
daughters of the striking miners at De Ar
mitt's Oak Hill mines, Turtle Creek,
took a prominent part to-day in the demon
stration against the working miners. Early
this morning a dozen more women gath
cred at the camp and with flags and BAN
ners marched along the roads leading to-
wards the tipple. On their way they met
a number of miners going to the pit, and
they greeted them with yells and jeers.
They derided the miners who were work
ing and ridicured them in a manner which
caused many of them to hang their heads in
shame. The women say they will make
demonstration every day hereafter.
The strikers claim that only fifteen men
were at work in the Oak Hill mine to-day,
and that the output yesterday was only
thrty-five pit cars, while the company says
siXty-five pit cars were mined. Superin
tendent S. c. De Armitt and four deputy
sheriffs commenced the work of evicting
the families of the Plum Creek strikers to-
day. The work will be kept UP until the
company has possession of all their houses.
At Bunola the mine owners are gradually
gaining on the strikers. Fourteen men re-
turned to work yesterday and twenty-seven
to-day.
w. J. Brennan, attorney for the miners,
is preparing his answer to the bill of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany, in the proceedings against the miners
officials and strike leaders for contempt OF
court. The bill will declare that the camp
and marching is not for the purpose of in
timidatiOn or menace to any one. but mere
ly to indicate to the men in the mines that
the miners generally are on a strike and to
indicate their strength by show of num-
bers.
Gus Date, who is in charge of the sher-
ifs deputies at Plum Greek, was told to-
day by the sheriffs attorney that under
the injunction he could not interfere with
marchers who paraded with a. band at their
head. The only ones he stop are those
who are intimidating the workmen.
A large parade and meeting was held at
Turtle Greek tonight without mOlestation
from the deputies. President DOlan adj
dressed big meeting at Clare Ridge, West
moreland county, tonight. Before leaving
the city he gave the details of his arrest
yesterday at McGoYern. He said he went
before Judge McIlvaine and was told that
he had not violated the provisions of the
injunctions and was discharged
There was no food in camp at Plum Creek
for the strikers breakfast to-day, and for
the first time Sincs the strike was inaugu-
rated the miners experienced the hardship
of doing without anything to eat. The abb
tinue 1t was due to break in the ar
rangements rather than any helplessness on
the part of the c0mmissary department
Captain Bellingham, of the Plum Creek
camp, sent two men into Williamsburg yes
terday afternoon to purchase supplies
They were expected to arrive during the
night, but failed to show up until late in
the forenoon. Dinner was served in the
camp as usual.
There was no marching INDUCED in by the
men in Camp Isolation That vicinity was
in a very quiet state. Both sides are conf
dent of victory and are resting and await
ing developments. The miners are satisfied
with the work which is being done by the
men who go over to Center every night and
have not marched since last Monday. The
men at Center were out at an early hour
doing active missionary work. The depu-
ties were not taken out to the crossroads
at a. m. as usual. and the road was left
completely unguarded They were salts
fled with concentrating about the towns of
Center, GAINESVILLE and Plum Creek. Su-
perintendent Samuel De Armitt when asked
why the deputies had been withdrawn said
that they did not need to stop the march
erS any longer. He was confident that none
of his men who were now working could be
taken out of the mine. The deputies would
hereafter be used to guard property of the
company.
River coal was not to be had to-day at
any price less than cents per bushel by
the barge and the price per ton on board
cars at the mine was 81. Slack coal was
held at cents for cash and but little could
be had. The increase in the price at Pitts
burg has increased the price at the mar
kets supplied by the Pittsburg shippers. In
the local market there was absolutely no
coal to be had by any but cash contract
buyers and the pinch was already being
felt by the small Dealers who having a
regular small trade to supply. could get
no coal all day to-day for the lake trade
and shipped forty cars to Buffalo last
night. Twenty cars were also shipped to
nounced a complete suspension so far as
the selling Of coal was concerned