The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
WILL RESUME WORK
PITTsBURG OPERATORS DETER
MINED TO RUN THEIR MINES.
Strikers to Be Defed and New Dig
gers Sent Into the Pits Under Guard
of Imported Pinkertons.
SERIOUS RIOTS MAY RESULT
INJUNCTIONS AGAINST THE MARCH
ERs MADE PERMANENT.
President DOIan Anxious to Test the
Courts Order by Forcing the Sher-
iG to Arrest Strikers.
"GEN." BRADLEY OUT OF JAIL
AND HIS CRUSADERS STILL IN POS
SESSION OF COFFEEN, ILL.
Nearly 200 Miners Arrested in West
Virginia for DisreEarding Judge
JacksOn's Order.
President DOIan Anxious to Test the
Courts Order by Forcing the Sher-
iR to Arrest Strikers.
GEN" BRADLEY OUT OF JAIL
AND HIS CRUSADERS STILL IN POS
SESSION OF COFFEEN, ILL.
Nearly 200 Miners Arrested in West
Virginia for Disregarding Judge
JacksOns Order.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1S.-This was opera
tors day, and, from present appearances,
they have made a most effective move and
have nearly, if not quite, checkmated their
opponents the striking coal miners. The
courts decree to-day in making permanent
the preliminary injunction restraining the
strikers from camping, marching or in any
manner interfering with the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Compahy's miners has
had the effect of almost depicting the camps
about those mines and apparently a general
Generalization among the campers exists.
In order to follow up their advantage The
operators held a large attended meeting to-
night at the Monongahela House aid
ranged for the starting of their mines with
or without force. If force seems to be un-
avoidable it is the intention to start
certain few mines at once under the protec-
ton 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. The operators then agreed to bear
the expense and two mines were put in op-
Grafton and the men were guarded by depu-
ties. The mines selected were the Manown,
of the Youghiogheny Gas Coal Company,
and the Durr mine, of Osborne, Saeger &
Co. AT the former mine eighteen railroad
cars were loaded the first day. 1t was ex-
pensive coal, but when the bills were set
tied no operator could be found to tell what
that coal cost. Various estimates were
given, and it was conceded by some that it
did not cost cent less than S. a ton. But
it had the desired effect. A similar success
full effort Was made by the operators sew
eral years ago when a number of colored
men were brought in from the South and
foreigners were imported from other To-
calities. They remained after the strike
was ended and are still in the district and
among the surplus of miners.
President Dolan, of the miners organiza-
ton, does not believe the movement will be
a success this time, as the strikers are
more in earnest than in any former strug-
gle. THE operators now talk about their
ability to pay the advance on account of
having taken contracts at the 54-cent rate"
said he. when they made those contracts
they were fairly warned that a higher rate
would be demanded. We called for confer
ences and told them not to make any con-
tracts based on the low rate for digging.
| So there could be no possibility of mis-
understanding, we issued a public notice
| and had it printed in the daily papers. They
| were told plainly not to make contracts
based on a 54-cent mining rate. We did not
take any advantage of them, for they knew
| what was coming. When / spoke of a
| strike they merely laughed and said: We
| will have you starved out in two weeks >
| They see now where they weer mistaken
| and want to start, but they will not sue
| ceed. We will establish a camp and march
| at every mine where the attempt is made
to operate. We will fight to the bitter end"
AGAINST THE STRIKERS.
When court opened this morning Judges
| Stowe and Collier handed down a decision
| in the injunction proceedings of the New
| York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
| against the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, Patrick Doan. William Warner and
| others. The preliminary injunction was
| made premanent and the plaintiff was or
dered to file bond of s., 600 to answer for
| such damages as may be sustained by the
| defendants by reason of the injunction.
Immediately after the filing of the decree
| and on motion of Thomas Patterson the
| court ordered similar decree to be drawn
| in the case against the Bunola miners, in
| which the injunction was applied for by
Rufus G. Crawford.
Camp Determination, at Turtle Creek,
| was reduced in numbers to-day from 200
| to 30. The men who We're told to go home
| gathered in an angry crowd and denounced
! the officials bitterly. Secretary William
Warner came in for large share of vitup-
GRAFTON from the crowd. They demanded
of him work or assistance. He replied rath-
| er curtly that he would get them Jobs in
| the workhouse. After Warner left a num-
ber of men threatened to return to their
respective homes and go to work in their
mines. They said the strike was a fizzIe.
Some of them left for the Irwin and
Greensburg districts, where they Will look
for work.
Uriah Dillingham;, in charge of the camp
at Plum Creek, put damper on the camp
ers at that place to-day. He had just re-
turned from the city, where he heard the
fold there WOni6 n n
marching and no need of such large num-
Der of men at the camp. He advised the
men to disperse to their respective homes
and get work wherever they could. AT this
camp, where yesterday there were
800 900 men, ne p,ud there GTeo are less than
strikers attempted to march this morning
and were turned back. The women then
gave the deputies a tongue lashing and,
fearing trouble, the deputies telephoned for
assistance. Superintendent De Armitt ar
rived and the women were quieted under
Sandy Creek camp is practically aban-
doned and it is not known whether it will
be opened again or not All told there are
less than $50 men now encamped about the
three mines.
1t is said the men who are stiu In the
camps Will remain there and will march
as usual in spite of the sheriff and the
courts order. President Dolan said to-
night that his men would continue to
march and if the sheriff arrested them
other men would take their places at once
Said he The sheriff VIII have to do his
duty if we violate the law, and arrest US
If he is of the opinion that we are viola
tors he will have take US TO Jail and
punish us like any other criminals. / sent
an order to all of the camps this after
noon to continue the marching on the same
peaceabIe lines that we have been follow
ing and am willing TO abide by the re-
suit We do not to intend to give up an
inch of what we have gained. If we are
arrested we will go quietly and submit to
whatever punishment is dealt out to us,
provided ii is proven that we have broken
the law We do not wish to swerve the
sheriff from the line OF his duty"
The small showing of men at the camps
has apparently encouraged the De Armitts
and it is expected they Will make the at
tempt to start their mines in fun at once.
! A number of miners from the Mucklerat