New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-14
A RIOT NARROWLY, ,ATERTED.
MARCHES OF THE STRIKING COAL
MINERS STOPPED.
THE COURTS ORDERS ENFORCED BY THE
sHERIFF-A DESPERATE CONFLICT PRE-
VENTED BY THE GOODNESS OF THE
LEADERS ON ROTH SIDES

LEADERS ON BOTH sides
Pittsburg. Aug 13-Injunctions by the court
have put a step to marches by the striking
miners against the New-York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company for time at least But In
the execution of the injunctions the Sheriff and
his deputies narrowly escaped precipitating seri-
Gus trouble AS it was the first blood OF the
strike was shed. Henry Stewart OF the
Sherf's deputies struck Jacob Mott. drummer
of the Mcdonald Band. with the edge Of a brass
horn ard cut severe cash above his eye The
sight of the blood wrought the thousand idle
miners up to such pitch that desperate con-
fct imminent. The deputies also were ex-
cited and noisy. The strikers were jeering and
yelling and urging further rush down the
road
In the crowd there We're enough angry strikers
to annihilate four times the force Of officers on
the ground. Captain Bellingham. OF the miners
Sheriff Lowry, Chief Deputy James Richards
and Superintendent De Armitt were the only
cool men in the assemblage To them. and
especially to Captain Bellingham, the credit OF
avoiding riot belongs When Belingham saw
there was danger Of his men getting beyond
his control. he ordered halt and addressed
himself to the task Of restraining the more bel
ligerent So we'll mis- efforts directed that
Sheriff Lowry had a difficult task to perform
but he handled it WELL and by his GOODNESS ana
good-nature did much to neutraze the bitter
ness and strife invited by the behavior OF his
subordinates. The strikers finally retired and
marched back to their camp. There were sew
eral other brushes with the deputies. but no
actual collision.
MASS-MEETINGS TO REPLACE MARCHES.
ffcrf hp nod IN officers
conferred with their attorney. who advised them
to quit marching until the court had heard the
argument next Monday on the bill in equity
brought by the New-York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company. as it might injure their case If
they brought up for contempt before the
court
President Dolan then gave notice that no
marches would be made any OF the mines or
the New-York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany until further orders. although marches may
he made against other places In place OF the
marching mass etings will be held and
speeches made as a means Of keeping the miners
of the company from going to work. Two meet
ings will be held at Plum Creek tomorrow after
noon, at which addresses will be made by George
Harris. Of the Central Pennsylvania field; Mrs
Jones. Of Chicago; William Warner and Cam
eron Miller The miners Of the NewYork and
Cleveland Company will he urged to he present
The feature of the scene this morning was the
fact that the women sympa thiZers for the first
time i'm the strike took part in daylight demon
stration. and like their brethren in the cause
had the injunction read to them. They were
ordered to cease using the public highways for
parade ground
During the morning about forty women ap
pearcd on the road leading to Plum Creek
The party was eaded by the strikers queen
Emma Haas wearing wreath OF daisies and
carrying flag. 4 number Of banners were dis
played, bearing inscriptions among which were:
we are out for women's rights Sixty-rine
cents or bust" United stand divided we
fan. It's bread and butter we want"
The deputies lined up again and ordered the
women to disperse. One girl said to deputy:
oh YOU are not so many We not afra"
Of you'''
The deputies received many taunts and jeers.
but the marching women were finally persuaded
TO return to their homes without serious trouble
ALI. QUIET AT THE CAMP.
There were no signs Of trouble tonight The
strikers remained within their camp. and while
the deputies were on guard they had little to
do In order more thoroughly to fortify his'
position. Sheriff Lowry swore in twenty addi-
tional deputies tonight and sent II EN- to rum
Creek
The Sheriff does not think there will be any
trouble at the mines Of the New-York and CleVe-
land company and is fully convinced that the
miners will respect the law He is now conf
dent that he handle the strikers. and II the
njunctiOns Of the Allegheny County courts are
made final they Will obey the order. he mas
given orGers. however not to permit any march
ing ard to enforce the law even If compelled to
arrest all the leaders in the movement.
I-p 10 late hour tonight counsel for DE
Aruitt had not prepared the petition to court
asking that the strikers show cause why an at
tachment should not issue against them for
contempt The Sheriff did not know when this
was TO be done but II is likely that no further
actjon will be taken until after the final hearing
on Monday So long the men simply camp
there without marching to the mines and inter
f,ring with the men going to and from work,
they will not be disturbed.