The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-14
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PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug 13.-Injunc-
tions by the court have put & stop to
marches by the striking miners against
the New York & Cleveland Coal Gas
company for time at least But in
the execution of the injunctions the
sheriff and his deputies narrowly es-
capped precipitatinS serious trouble.
AS it was, the first blood of the strike
was shed Henry Stewart, one OF the
sheriff's deputies, struck Jacob Mott,
a drummer of the Mcdonald band, with
the edge of q brass horn and cut a Sc
we're cash above. his eye: The sight
of the blood wrought UP the 1000 idle
miners to such a pitch that desperate
conflict was imminent. The deputies
also were excited and noisy. The
strikers were jeerihg ana yelling and
urging a further rush down the road.
In that crowd there were enough an
cry strikers to ennihilate four times
the force of officers on the ground.
Capt. Bellingham Sheriff Lowry, Chief
Deputy James Richards and Supt. De
Armit were the only cool men in the
assemblage. To them and to Capt.
Bellingham belongs the credit of avoid
ing a riot. When Rellingham 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. Sher-
iff Lowry had a difficult task to per-
form, but he handled it well, and by
his GOODNESS, and good nature did much
tn 1t1-cli CITY fo
invited by the behavior of his subor-
dinates. The strikers finally retired
and marched back to their camp
where the officers held a conference
with their attorney, and he advised
them to quit marching until the court
had heard the argument next Monday.
President DOlan then issued orders
that no marches should be made on
any of the mines of the New York
& Cleveland Gas Coal company until
further orders, although a march may
be made against other places. Two
meetings will be held at Plum Creek
tomorrow morning and afternoon, at
which addresses will be made by Gee. ga
Harris of the Central Pennsylvania
field, Mrs. Jones, of Chicago; William
warner and Cameron Miller.
There were no signs of trouble to-
night. The strikers remained within
their camp, and while the deputies
were on guard they had little to do.
In order to more thoroughly fortify his
position, Sheriff Lowry swore in twenty
additional deputies tonight, and dis
patched them to Plum Creek So long
as the men simply camp where they
are without marching to the mines
and interfering with the men; going
to and from work, they will not be
disturbed
AS the result of the serving of the
iniunctions on the marching miners
and the subsequent prevention Of the
march, excitement bordering on con-
sternation existed among the heads of
the various labor organizations in this
city today. Representatives Of the
several organizations called at miners
headquarters during the day. All
were more or less excited and wanted
to devise some plan by which the local
labor organizations can enter protest
against the issuance of the blanket in
JuncLlons. At the special meeting of
the United States Labor league on
sunday evening the injunction uues-
ton will be considered and it is prob
able that some ringing resolutions will
pc adopted and sent to the court on
Monday. before the time set for the
hearing.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 13.-The
miners at Woolleys, Coughs and Nes-
Tors mines, on the Louisville, Evans
vile & ST. Louis road, a few miles
above this city, went back to work To-
Gay. The miners at Newbrough went
out today when asked to do so by the
state officials of the miners. The min
ers in Bedford district also decided to
resume work Monday.
DECATUR, Ill, Aug. 19.-The situ-
alton at the different camps of the
miners from other cities is quiet to-
night. Altogether five hundred men
are in camp. Deputy sheriffs guard
the roads in the Vicinity of the camps
There has been no disorder and no
sign OF trouble. The proposition of the
miners to send delegation to the
Decatur miners to see if they would
not listen to arguments in favor of
striking, and inthe case of the Decatur
men refusing to listen, to leave the