Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-13
THE ARaUA FRIDAY. AUGUST IS. 1897.

androppeuUJouS words Of preventing me
miners Of the plaintiff from working"
The miners and their oniciaIs claim that
they are keeping within the law and
have the right to assemble In peace and
0emonstrate to the world that they are
being wronged by rate Of wages that
keeps them constantly at the point of
starvation: also that they have q right
to use their presence and influence
among the men who are initiating
against their interests by continuing at
work. The New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company. on the other hand,
assert that the marches and asgemblages
are unlawful and a menace to their en-
ployes. many Of whom, they say, are
willing to work provided the strikers re-
main away.
If the strikers continue their marches
as they now say they will in defiance Of
the injunction, capiases will be issued
for the offenders on the charge of con-
tempt of court. Should the Injunction
be enforced, the strikers camps around
the De Armit mines will soon be extinct.
The avowed intention Of the strikers to
march despite the injunction is expected
to result in bloodshed, or the filling Of
the county prisons with arrested miners
The Injunction was read to President
Dolan by deputy yesterday afternoon
at miners headquarters Dolan. who was
writing at the time. scarcely stopped his
work for more than a second, and when
the reading was finished acknowledged
1t by merely saying Thank you" He
says the injunction will not change the
miners campaign in the least.
TT fc iynod hxy he rib xto& xr,;-
movement Of the company is only anoth-
er plan for getting the militia on the
ground. When they find that the min
ers will not obey the injunction and that
the tails are becoming crowded 1t is ex-
pected that the sheriff will adjudge that
his deputies are not sufficient to cope
with the situation, and he will be con-
strained to call out the militia. This is
the view Of the situation taken by the
leaders OF the strikers now in camp.
Last evening the strikers at Plum Creek
held meeting and voted unanimously
to hold the fort. but not to resist arrest.
The resolutions say that IL one man is
avreeted they will have to arrest all.
Without doubt there Will be stirring
events in the Pittsburg district to day.
HOW THEY CAME DOWN ON NIANTIC
Raiders Permitted to Hold q Meeting in
the Town-Warned from Decatur.
Decatur, Ills, Aug. 13.-About 800 hun
dred miners from out of the county are
now in camp at Mantle. Seventy-five
are from Lincoln and the rest from
Springfield. They are quiet and order
ly, and so far have shown no signs of
giving trouble at any time. Those who
have talked with them are of the opin-
ion that the leaders will succeed in their
expressed intention of keeping down
anything like disorder. The village
board Of Mantle has put on duty twen-
ty extra policemen. The men stayed
at work in the Mantle mine all day and
told the management that it was their
desire to continue at work.
When they came out they were in
vited to meeting in the town hail. ar
ranged by Lincoln and Springfield min
ers for the purpose of talking to the
Mantle miners about striking. Only
miners were admitted to that meeting.
1t is expected that the Lincoln and
Springfield miners will continue their
march to Decatur today. Sheriff Nichol-
son and Mayor Taylor drove to Mantle
yesterday afternoon and read to the
assembled miners a proclamation issued
by the mayor Wednesday night. They
advised the miners not to come to De-
catur, and told them that any indica-
ton Of violence would be met with
prompt measures of repression. The
Decatur miners say that they will stay
at work. and they will be fully pro-
tected.
Pfnckneyville, Ills, Aug. 13.-The sit
uation at Duquoin assumed q new pose
yesterday morning, and work in the
mines has been practically suspended
after four weeks Of activity. Near two
weeks ago, at meeting of less than
200 of the DuQuoin men, it was de-
cided to strike. but as the main body
Of men had not attended the decision
| was almost without effect, and two or
three days later all the men were at
| work. Seemingly without organized eff
fort. three fourths of the men did not
go to work yesterday morning. A meet
ing Of the Duquoin men held last even
ing and committee was appointed to
| ascertain the desires of the men with
| regard to striking.
Strikers Capture Train.
Bridgeport, O., Aug. 13.-Three hum
dred miners from Wheeling Greek, May
| nard and Barton. massed here wednes-
day night and marched to the River
side and Belmont mines They succeed
ed in getting all of the men out, ana
returning marched to Martins Ferry
to get the Laughlin miners out. The
Barton and Maynard men tagged the
night freight and took possession, COM
pelling the crew to carry them to this
place.
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