The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-14
NJglClI6bS 0BEYED.
Strikers VIII Avoid DsArmitt's
Mines For the Present. ~.
IMPENDING CONFLICT AvERTED.

A Deputy Sheriff Wounds . Striker,
and 1t Required skiliful Manage
mont to Prevent Q Bloody lAot-wo-
men svmpathissrs Out in Force.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1l.-Injunctions by
the court have put q stop to marches
by the striking miners against the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company.
for time at least. But In the execu-
tion Of the injunctions the sheriff and
his deputies narrowly escaped preci-
plating serious trouble. As It was the
FIRST blood Of the strike was shed.
Henry Stewart, one of the sheriffs
deputies, struck Jacob Mott, q drum
mer Of the Mcdonald band, with the
edge of a brass horn and cut q Sc
we're cash above his eye.
The sight of the blood wrought I'D
the 1000 idle miners to such an extent
that a desperate conflict was immi-
nent. The deputies also were excited
and noisy. The strikers were jeering
and yelling and urging further rush
down the road. In that crowd there
were enough angry strikers to ami
hilate four times the force Of officers
on the ground. Captain Bellingham,
Sheriff Lowrey. Chief Deputy James
Richards and Superintendent Dear
mitt were the only cool men In the as
semblage. To them and to Captain
Bellingham belongs the credit of avoid
Ing riot. When Bellingham saw there
was danger Of his men getting beyond
his control he commanded a halt and
addressed himself to the task of re-
straining the more belligerent. So well
were his efforts directed that he soon
had restored comparative order.
There were no signs of trouble this
forenoon. The strikers remained with
in their camp, and, while the deputies
were on guard, they had little to do.
In order to more thoroughly fortify
his position Sheriff Lowrey swore In 20
additional deputies last night and dis
patched them to Plum Creek.
The sheriff does not think there will
be any trouble at any of the mines of
the New York and Cleveland company,
and is fully convinced the miners win
do the right thing. He Is now conf
dent that he can handle the strikers,
and II the injunctions of the Allegheny
county courts are made final they will
obey the order. He has given strict
orders, however, not to permit any
marching and to enforce the law, even
If compelled to arrest all the leaders In
the movement.
Sheriff Lowrey had difficult task
to perform, but he handled 1t well, and
by his GOODNESS and good nature did
much to neutralize the bitterness and
strife invited by the behavior of his
subordinates The strikers finally re.
tired and marched back to their camp,
There were several other brushes with
the deputies, but no actual collision.
After the miners returned to camp
their officers conferred with their at
torney, 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 IL
might injure their case II thew were
brought up for CONTEMPT before the
court
President Dolan then issued orders
that no marches would be made on
any of the mines of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company until fur
Their orders, although marches NAV he
made against other places. In nlace
Of the marching mass meetings will
be held and speeches made AZ a means
Of keeping the miners of the comnanv
from going to work Two meetings
will be held at Plum Creek this a.
ternoon, at which addresses will he