The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
INJUNCTION IS ASKED.
Defendants the United Nine Work
ers OF America ct al.

eTs of America ct al.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 12.-The much
talked OF bill for an injunction against
the United Mine Workers that was to
have been fled in the United States
courts. was fled in the county court
about noon by counsel for the New
York K Cleveland Gas Coal company.
The defendants named are the United
Nine Workers Of America, Patrick
Dolan, president; Edward Mckay,
vice president; William Warner, sec
rotary and treasurer, and others.
The plaintiff company sets forth that
il is corporation under the laws of
Pennsylvania, with a capital of a mil
lion dollars invested in coal lands of
Pennsylvania. Three of their mines
employing Ice men are at Plum Creek,
Turtle Creek and Sandy Greek. The
oil then recites the conditions pre-
vailing at their mines since the strike
begun, and alleges that the strikers
have paid no attention to the sheriff s
warnings and that the lives of the
miners and the property Of the COM
pany are in danger.
Judge Collier granted a temporary
injunction, restraining and enJoining
the defendants from assembling
marching or encamping in proximity
10 the mines and houses of the miners
for the purpose, by intimidation,
threats and opprobious words of pre-
senting the miners of the plaintiff from
working.
1t further restraints the defendants
from inducing or compelling any en-
Ployee or miners TO Quit work A
hearing was fixed for Aug. IS. The in
junction is regarded as the most sweep
ing yet issued.
WILL DEFY THE Law
President Doian expressed surprise
when informed that il had been
granted, and added:
1t VIII make no difference to us.
We viii not break camp, and will go
right along as usual until the matter
IS tested in the courts. We Will stay
there regardless of every judge in
Allegheny county and if they attempt
TO enforce the injunction they will have
TO build more 5aiis 10 accommodate the
men
When the news of the injunction
granted by the county court, practi-
cally breaking up the camp, reached
Turtle Greek, the widest excitement
ensued. The strikers were emphatic in
their protests against the action.
: conference of the camp leaders
was at once called for and plans were
discussed for some means of holding
the ground gained against the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal company's
men
THANK YOU"
The Injunction secured by the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal company
was read to President Dolan by a dep
uty this afternoon at the miners head
quarters. SIR. DOlan, who was writing
at the time, scarcely stopped his work
fo- more than a second. and when the
reading was finished. acknowledged
Il by merely saying, THANK yen
he says the Injunction Will not
change the miners campaign in. the
least.
Ex-vice President Cameron Mills
came into headquarters shortly after
the reading of the document TO Dolan
He said the miners would continue. as
heretofore. using all lawful means pos
shcle to keep miners from working dur
ing the struggle for better wages It is /
the intention Of The officer of the court
TO try TO forestall the customary march
in the morning by going TO the camps
tonight. and reading the injunction to
the canipers-
If this is done. the crisis viii be GER
tainly reached at about Z O'Clock in the
morning, as the strikers appear anxi-
Gus 10 test their right 10 carry out their
usual programme It is said that when
the deputies do start 10 enforce The in
junction, they viii be compelled to ar
rest every man for contempt. and that
as fast as the men are placed in Jail, |
others VIII be brought into camp TO !
take their places, and thus the deputies |
viii be kept busy making arrests until /
the jaiis are cVercroWded
II is claimed by the strikers that this I
movement Of the company is only an I
other plan for getting the militia on the (
ground When they find that the miners (
viii not obey the Injunction and the 4
jails are becoming crowded i this man
ner. it IS expected that the sheriff viii
adludge that his deputies are not suf- /
1icisnt 10 cope with the situation. and /
he win be constrained to call out the /
militia This is the view of the situa-
ton taken by the leaders of the strik-
ers now in the camps. This evening 1
the strikers at Plum Creek held a meet
ing and voted unanimously TO hold the
fort. but not TO resist arrest.
~ 11:15 p. m. Sheriff Lowry and his
deputies, numbering 100, left Turtle
Creek for Plum Creek The distance
they viii have TO travel is about u
miles. and they expect to be on hand
before She strikers march on Plum
Greek.
The sheriff is determined to carry out
the order OF The court. and says he viii
surely arrest the leaders as soon as the
march begins II new leaders are sub
stituted they also VIII be gathered in.
While the big majority of the strikers
are willing TO g TO jail unresl stingly,
there are q few not heads who announce
that they viii not be taken alive The
may be the means Of causing
strife.