The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-19
MINES TO BE OPENED.
THIS DECISION OF the OWNERS
MAY PRECIPiTATE TROUBLE.
Grave Approximations on the Part OF AL
az to the Resuit-sirlkers Permanently
Enjoined from Interference.

| day made permanent the preliminary IN
| junction restraining the strikers from
! camping. marching, or In any manner IN
| terferI1ng with the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Coal Companys mines and has
| had the effect OF almost depicting tho
/ camps about those mines, and apparently
a general decentralization among the camp
ers exists.
In order to follow up their advantage
! the operators held a largely attended
l meeting tonight at the Mononghalea
! House and arranged for the starting Of
| their mines with or without force. II
force seems TO be unavoidable IL is the in
| tentiOn 10 start a certain few mines at
once under the protection of deputies and
| whatever expense may result will be
shared pro-rata by the mine owners.
This scheme to start the mines was
adopted to break the national strike in
| 1894. Inc operators then agreed TO bear
| the expense and two mines were put in
| operation and the men were guard
| cd by deputies. The mines selected were
| TN Monowan Of the Youghioghenny Gas
! Coal Company and the DUR Mine Of Os-
borne. Saeger a. Company At the form
or mine eighteen railroad cars were load
cd the first day.
EXPENSIVE COAL.
1t was expensive coal, but when the
! bills were settled no operator could be
| found to tell what the coal cost Various
estimates were given and II was conceded
by some that IL did not cost a cent less
| than s. a ton, but IL had the desired et-
| feet
| A similar scheme was tried by the ope-
rators several years ago when number
| of colored men were brought in from the
| South. They remained after the strike
/ was ended and are still in the district and
among tho surplus miners.
President Dolan Of the Miners Organi-
! cation. does not believe the movement
will be success this time as the strikers
| are more in earnest than IN any former
| struggle.
"The operators talk about their inabil,
| ity to pay the advance" said he. when
| they made the contracts they were fairly
/ well warned that a higher rate would be
demanded. We told the mine owners not
| 10 make any contracts based on any low
err rates for digging, so that there could
| be no misunderstanding. They were told
| plainly not TO make contracts based on a
! hfty-iOur cent mining scale. We did not
! take any advantage Of them, for they
! knew what was coming When l spoke
| OF a strike, they merely laughed and said:
| We will have you starved out in two
| weeks They see now that they were
| mistaken and want to start, but they will
not succeed. We will fight to the bitter
end"
Camp Determination, at Turtle Creek,
was reduced to-day from 300 10 90 The
men who were told TO 20 home gathered
| I'm an angry crowd and denounced the
officials bitterly. Secretary Warner came
| i'm for a large share OF abuse from the
crowd. They demanded OF him work or
assistance. He replied rather curtly that
he would get them jobs in the work
| house.
After Warner left n number Of the
men threatened TO return 10 their re-
| spective homes and 90 10 work in their
mines. They said the strike was a fzzle.
Some OF the men left for Irwin and
| Greensburg districts. where they will
look for work.
CLOSING IN.
Uriah Dillingham;, in charge OF the
camp at Plum Creek. put a damper on
the campers at that place to-day. lie
had lust returned from the city, where
| he heard the courts decision in the in
junction cases He told the men there
would be no more marching and no need
for such large number OF men at the
camp He advised the men TO dispense
to their respective homes and get work
wherever they could. At this camp to-
night there is less than one hundred
men.
Sandy Creek Camp is practically aban
| doned and it is not known whether 1t
will be opened again or not. There are
! less than five hundred men in the camps
about the three mines.
President Dolan said tonight that his
men would continue to march, and II the
sheriff arrested them, the mems places
, would be filed
h "If the sheriff IS Of the opinion that
We are violators Of the law he Will have
TO take us to Jail and punish us like
any other criminal" said he. Il sent an
order TO all Of the camps this evening
| to continue the marching on the same
peaceable lines that we have been fol-
lowing. and / am willing 10 abide by the
result We do not intend to give up what
we have gained. If we are arrested VIC
will 20 quietly and submit TO whatever
punishment IS dealt out to us provided
| IL is proven that we have broken the
| law we do not wish 10 swerve the
sheriff from the line of his duty"
The small showing of men at the camps
has aparepntly encouraged the Dear
mtts and It Is said they will make
tho attempt to start their mines In full at
once. A meeting of miners from the
MuckIerat mines waited upon Superin-
tendent Dickson, OF the Mucklerat mine
Of j. b. Corey, and asked him II he
would open the mine II they returned AT
the s. cent rate He said he would not.
and that the mines would not be opened
until the next lake season.
Progress is reported by the committee
having In charge the uniformity agree
ment II was announced to-day that the
committee had received the signatures Of
about 60 per cent. Of the operators. and
IL was expected before the close Of the
week TO secure the entire % per cent.
BLOOD MAY FLOW.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August lS.-The de.
cision reached by the operators Of the
Pittsburg district at their conference here
last night TO open their mines regardless
of the consequences will probably cause
serious trouble. According to local coal
men. il is the intention OF the Pitts5urs
operators to engage Pinkcrton men TO
protect their non-union mel. This action
on their part viii probably precipitate
terrible climax TO the great strike. and
the operators admit that blood Will prob
ably flow.
IN speaking OF the probable result Of the
operators decision LOTUS Cuddy. of the
Cuddy- Mullen Coal Company, said to-
day:
IF II IS found necessary TO DO so.
whole army Of detectives will be employ
cd to- protect our men, and il the worst
comes they will be supplied with Calling
guns and other equipments TO convince