The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17

PTTTsBURG. Aug. is.-Today was
frausht With exciting incidents on matters
pertaining 70 the miners strike. Mutiny
IL the miners camp. a murder In the
deputies ranks. Ming OF criminal ana
civA suits against the De Aruirs. and the
nearing of the injunction case against
President Dolau and others. kept both
sides 20 the struggle busy and on the qui
yive all day long.
TIE hearing IN the injunction case be-
fore Judges Stowe and Collier was per-
haps one Of the most important and inter-
esting ever held Ia the Federal court. II
was hearing In which both capital and
the rights Of labor were interested and
the decision Is expected 20 have a telling
effect on the conduct OF the great coal
miners strike which has been on since
Juiy ). From the testimony adeuced and
from the expressions od the court. Il can
be safely said that there viii be some sur
pTises. That the Injunction will be ma
terially modified there can b. no doubt.
which, on its face. would indicate a vic
tory for the strikers. The preliminary
decree has been continued. pending a con-
sultation Of the judges. and an opinion
viii probably be handed down by noon to-
morrow.
As near as can be learned. the strikers.
under the injunction. can march. but not
az stated times. as long as they are not
In company With any OF these defendants.
suit. Against De Armit.
In addition to the civil suits entered
against President w. z. De Armit BY his
former employees for wages. three criminal
suits have been brought against Samuel
De Armlt. a brother OF the president. Mrs.
Anna Croto. who was evicted on Saturday
BY Samuel De Armt. has brought a Grim
inal SUIT charging assault and battery. She
says IN her charge that her husband was
not az home and De Armit took her by the
shoulders and threw her out Of the house.
She says he held hatchet above her head
and threatened 10 Kill her. Her two chill
dren. small boys were also thrown from
the house. John croto. her husband. also
sues De Arrnit for larceny. he claims that,
after assaulting HIS wife and children and
throwing his household goods from his
house, De Armlf took with him small
keg Of wine and SIC revolver OF croto's.
and has since refused TO return them.
Nrits and warrants viii lie served on De
Arnit In the morning.
\ Deputy Stays HIS Comrade.
Two deputies. Robert Kerr and Frank
Anderson. employed as guards by the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
fought this afternoon. and as a result Kerr
cannot live until morning. Ii is not known
what the men fought about. but they met
OF a bridge crossing Plum creek. and after
a few words Anderson was seen TO hit
tumble fight. lasting about five minutes.
followed. Anderson succeeded in drawing
his revolver and. placing II close 10 kerrs
abdomen, fired. the bali tearing through
the victims intestines and lodging In his
back. The physicians say ne viii die in a
few hours.
Strike Extended Eastward.
HAZELTON, Pa. Aug 1s-Twenty-hve
hundred miners OF the Lehigh and wilkes
~ .AHN 81 ra-z- f44-
trict, went on a strike this morning. and
at a meeting tonight they resolved in
body 20 stand together. This is the first
detection among the miners OF Eastern
Pennsylvania Apart from the wage
question. the men demand the transfer OF
Superintendent Jones. and the feeling
against him Is so strong that he has an
armed escort and his house Is guarded
DAY and night. OfFlcials Of the company
came here from WHkesbaFre and New
York and looked over the ground. They
stated that they were not authorized as
yet 20 say how the directors would meet
the demand Of the men.
MATTEWAN. ". Va, Aug. 1s-Eight
hundred miners at Simmons creek and
Logan joined the strikers this morning.
Fifteen hundred men are now out in the
Norfolk and Western district
More Leaders Enjoined.
PARKERSBCRG. w. Va. Aug Is
Judge Jackson today issued two more In
functions against the striking miners.
WHEELING. w. Va. Aug, ls.-In the
New river ard Loup creek valleys. Fred
pllrher and his men have been served
with an injunction granted by Judge Jack
son today. fOrh'd6lng them 70 enter upon
the property OF the company.
DIseord aHnonE Ohio Miners.
BErLAIRT O. Aug. rs.-Another mass
meeting of the miners was held here this
afternoon and large delegations from the
Dlllonvsle. Long Run and Wheeling
Creek mines marched here in q body, at
tended the meeting and outvotsd tha To-
cal miners In st. The meeting decided 70
shut down all local mines in this viciu-
ity and Will force a large number Of
manufacturing plants 20 close. and the
electric and water plants 10 close also.
After the vote there was great excite
uent for few minutes, when some min
ers arose and said they would go 70 work
notwithstanding the vote just taken.
Trouble IL feared