The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-02
BITTER ON De ARMIT
Strike President Dolan Says
the Mine Owners Are Try
ing to Ineite Riot.

PITTSBURK, Pa. Aug. 2, 1S9T.-Three
hundred strikers from the Beech Cliff
mines on the Pan Handle Railroad
marched through the city at two o'clock
this morning. They were bound for
Camp Determination at Turtle Greek. The
men were mostly foreigners and carried
canes and clubs.
About an hour after the beech cliff men
marched through, another ghostly regi-
ment entered the-city from the west and
marched silently toward the De Armit
mines. They were the Imperial miners
400 strong, headed by a brass band The
march was without noise of any kind, ur-
til the Oakland Power House was passed
when the band started up lively march,
It is stated that all the miners of the
Montour Run Railroad will be at the
meeting this morning. None of these
delegations had been counted upon by the
strikers officials when listing the expect
ed recruits from all over this end of the
district.
Four hundred men from the third
Monongahela pool miners passed through
McKeesport at 2:30 this morning for Tur-
tie Creek. They were headed by two
bands and the American flag. The pro-
ceSSl0n was an orderly one.
The battle of the striking miners to in
duce De Armit's men to come out, was
waged last night and the early morning
with apparently no further gains over
last week. The marchers at nine o'clock
this morning, in the vicinity of the Turtle
Greek mine, numbered 1880.
This is by actual count of body of
1,026 men and a careful estimate OF small
er bodies of men. If reports received by
the leaders are true, and there is no
reason to doubt them, there will be $500
men on the ground by two o'clock this
afternoon TO try to shame De Armit's
men tC come out Other bodies of men
are arriving every few minutes with
long fight If the leaders are able to
continue the good order among the men.
So far during the marching not a
striker has shown any sign of the use
of liquor.
While the ranks of the strikers at
Turtle Creek were being augmented par
ties Of marchers We're in the field to in
duce the miners not to go to work. About
two hundred gathered at the Turtle Creek
mines before the men started to work.
Two lines We're formed and as the Dig
gers neared the pit mouth, they passed
between the lines of strikers. There was
no attempt at force, but number of the
dggers stopped and talked with the strik-
ers and then passed on into the mine.
Some were induced to come out. About
an hour later the strikers moved off in
the direction of the McCrea school
house.
Plum Creek mine was visited by them.
AT the Oak Hill mine a demonstration
was made but no men were induced to
quit How many men are in the mine is
not known. The strikers say only eight
but 1t is known that fifty new men went
in At the Sandy Creek mine many men
are out. The company say one hundred
are at work, while the strikers say only
twenty-five men went In.
TT 9:15 O clock the naarchers left Turtle
Creek about two thousand strong and
started for the mass meeting at the Me-
Great schoolhouse. The procession was
headed BY four brass bands. The meet
ing is scheduled for eleven O'Clock.
President Dolan, who was arrested early
this morning on a charge. of riot and un-
lawful assemblage, gave bail for hear
ing on Wednesday, and again joined the
strikers.
Speaking of his arrest. Mr.. DoIan COM
mented bitterly on the action of Superin-
dent De Armitt. He accuses the operators
Of trying to incite riot by causing an arr
rest at such a time and place. He claims
ne was not disturbing anyone and that
his arrest was made without cause: He
thinks the arerst, however. will help the.
cause Of the strikers. &