The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
Striking Miners Almost Pris-
oners in Camp.
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OPERATORS UNITE Ie'FieHr.
De Armit's Company Gain. strength
DAILY. and Others VIII Make COM
mon Cause for a General Resump-
fion - ReynoidxvflIe Men Quit
Aork-teal Train Attacked Ia
Ohio.

PITTSBCRG. Aug. Is-The striking
campers at Plum creek and Turtle creek
naAreaed again today. arranged tn couples
$50 teet apart. The deputies formed a
hne across the read and warned them
back as fast as each palr came up Each
side wanted the other 20 take the ag-
gressiFe. bat both factions were wary.
and neither advanced beyond q certain
point. The strikers then returned 10
camp. but few of them later managed
10 escape the deputies and get among
some of the miners IN the company
houses, doing some missionary work.
II Was decided 10 march again toner
rev. bur it Is doubtful Il they viii have
any better success than they had today.
The deputies have been gradually closing
in On them. ana will continue 10 do 50. Il
IS said, until the men VIII not be allowed
70 leave the camps. This would ylrtu-
ally place them under arrest
The women are doing good missionary
work. although they did not march as
vas anticipated. They are stIu making Il
as uncomfortable for the working miners
and deputies as they know how
The camps Are Reduced.
The number 0T men now in the tSo
camps j. Us. though many OF the men who
were discharged from active service are
sttA in the ueighA0rhood. Some have
started across the country 20 their homes
and others are endeAvOrins 10 secure work
III the Irwin district
The officials OF the New York and Cleye-
land Gas Coal Company are jubiiant to-
day. and say II their men are left alone
their mines viii soon be IN fun operation.
Superintendent De Armit would not say
how much the output was increased, but
said It was substantial
As a result OF Cameron MilIsr's efforts.
the Pardeen mines IN the Mercer field
were shut aown today. They employ over
io0 men and have a daily capacity of -
tons.
The Operators Organize
The coal operators followed up their
meeting OF last night by a conference this
afternoon. which was kept secret until this
evening. The meeting was well attended
and a permanent organization vas et-
fected The fact is that the coal operators
OF the Pittshurg district have not had an
organization for more than q year, and II
was decided TO form an organization Tor
the special purpose OF breaking ne strike
Peter Hitchcock was made president &
NJ Balm, secretary, and J. < pys2rt,
treasurer. The aggregate coal output rep
resented a. the meeting today was S.oVe'VV0
tens q year.
An agreement was drawn up which pro-
yiies that the signers shall pay assess
ments based on the producing capacity OF
the mines TO a fund 10 be raised for the
purpose Of paying the expenses OF the
strike.
Arbitration VIII BE Tried.
The meeting Of the coal operators today
and tonight viii bring about one Of two re-
suits Either arbitration VIII settle tho
strike. or the mines win be started with
imported men. Tomorrow VIII decide
which course shall be pursued The oper-
80 ~fzf ffralf n
Ia preference TO a forcihle opening OF tneir
mines. This was evidenced today, when
Messrs. Murray and Osborne. representing
the meeting. wired National President
Ratchford. at Columbus asking II Satur-
dav next would be suitable for a confer
ence az Pittsburg OF both sides
should the arbitration meeting not oe ar
ranged for. II vas decided by the operators
al their meeting tonight that immediate
reservations for starting thsir mines with
rou-unlon men shall be begun.
The meeting adjourned until tomorrow
morning. giving Ratchford time TO answer
officially.
In Outlying Districts.
RFvNCI DSVITLE. Pa. Aug. is.-At a
meeting OF tso miners and labOFers OF the
Rig Soldier Spra que. Hailstone and other
mines here. Il was decided 10 demand an
advance in wages from = 20 % cents per
ton for machine mining and from y 10 -
cents per ton for pick mining. A commit
TO-. vas appointed 70 cau on General Man
aeer Robinson and present these demands
WHEELING. ". Va. Aug. ls.-Fhe
strike situation Is decidedly mixed today.
The news that the P1ttsburg operators
have decided 10 resume AZ all hazards and
fhe reports thar Dolsn and the representa-
tives of the operators have asked President
Ratcnford to come TO PIttsburs with view
- settling the strike. had a pressing inhu-
ence Dnon the West Virginia miners In
the new river regions i've mines were
closed Yesterday and IN the Kanawha val
ley but one miner went 70 work
CoaI Train Attacked.
COLUMBUS. O. Aug l9.-A special 20
ebe Dfsnatch from Wheeling says that IN
knewn partles. concealed In the brush
regr tha Cleveland I.orain & Wheeling
track al Barton last night attacked pass
ing north-boGud coal train. As the train
rasset7 the spot "a voliey % stones was
buried AZ che trasnmen. and Fireman Lit
tla was badly hurt. Later another train
A. the same place colHded with pile q
.4rrntv oil barrels whish had been pat on
.ha track ard fastened with heavy rails.
TT0s TToTeness fn Iiinof~-
SPRINGFIELD. IN Aug. ls-At Virden
s7me Of he striking foreigners gathered ar
fha north she5 20 prevent the few miners
srui working from going 20 work
woman in M. crowd struck one = tne lat
,er on The had with a club. Considerable
excitement ensued and the superintendent
,--ss-.s7 sAs r.ase - r~ herk 70 tFesr homes.