Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04
THE LAW
VIII Bs Invoked TO Disperse the March
ing Minsr.-sherlr Lowry. OF Pitts
burEh, issuss Proclamation 10 That
Effect

VIII Be Invoked TO Dispersr the March,
ing Minsr.-sh-rin Lowry. OF Pits
burgh, issuss n Proclamation 10 That
Effect
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 81 Legal
proceedings are TO be taken against
the marching coal miners, unless they
d sOand and 20 to their homes. This
was decided on Friday afternoon and
sheriff Harvey A. Lowry will be ex-
pected TO see to it that the assc m blagcs
are disbanded. While the marches
on the mines of the New York a
Cleveland Gas Coal Co. have not
been as effective a. the miners Of
hcials could wish IT. it is evident
that the marches are making an i'm
preston on the employees of the
company. Friday there was posted in
the vicinity of the Turtle Creek. SANDY
Creek aud Plum Creek mines a proc
lamatiou issued by the sheriff. com
rnanding that all persons shall refrain
from Assem- bling or congrcgating on
the public highways or thoroughtares
of Allegheny county. or interfering
with the peace. All are commanded
70 retire to their respective homes or
place Of residence, or be- dealt with &C
cording 10 law.
what he thought Of the proclamation.
He said he did not care how many pro-
CARNATIONS were issued. SO long as the
peace was kept, which, he said. it was
intended to do. lie expressed himself
As having no fear
meeting was held Friday morning.
which was addressed by District Pres
ident Patrick Dnlan. lie went over
about the same ground as was covered
ia his speech Thursday night. and
added that all Labor organizations in
the country, with the exception of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive engineers
was with the miners IN their strike.
lie made an attack ou this order, saw
ing that owing TO the Iuroads of cleo
trio railways and other means of rapid
transit the wages Of the engineers
would drop sooner or later. and then
they would bc asking assistance from
other organizations.
In other portions of the district the
strike matters are quiet. The strikers
are all awaiting with an anxious in
terest the result at the Dearmitt mines.
The owners of the Castle shannon
mine have decided TO close their plant
until the present differences in the
coal trade are adj iustei
At midnight it looks as though the
sher'f's proclamation would be the
biggest factor in bringing about
trouble III the vicinity of the Dcrrmitt
mines Friday night a meeting of
strikers was held at Oak Hill and it
was decided to- pay no attention to the
sherif'S proclamation. as II was con-
sidered To Toe an outrage
At the meeting, it is reported that
President Dolan, NJ T. Carricl and
other leaders told the men that the
mandate of the sheriff was unjust and
could not be enforced. The result of
the meeting was that three meetings
were arranged for, one at midnight.
one at "A. m. and another at a. IN.
ana the men marched through the
Turtle creek region in three divisions
10 reach their meeting places The
Inherent times were chosen for the
meetings as the best time to catch the
working miners when changing shifts.
Excitement is running high. and II was
thought II the night passed without a.
conflict between strikers and dcpu-
ties. II would bc considered almost 4
miracle.