The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
FruitIess Efforts Made Yesterday to
Creek to Join the Idle Army.
GAINS REPORTED ELSEWHERE
FEW DIGGERS IN THE SANDY CREEK
AND TURTLE CREEK PITS.
Final Attempt to Be Made Monday to
Stop All WOrk-SituatiO in the
West Virginia Fields.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 31.-Anxiety, ex-
pectation- and suspense which were the
conditions in the coal-mining situation
about De Armitts mines to-day, have
given place 10 peace and quietness tonight.
After running counter to deputy sheriffs
several times during the day the strikers
peaceably withdrew this evening and are
now asleep in their camp. As the miners
will not work tomorrow the strike will
take a rest, and trouble is expected be-
fore Monday morning. The week closed
with the miners officials satisfied that they
had made a marked impression on the dig
gers of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, who, it seems, are wavering
as to their purpose. All the men are out at
Sandy Creek and but few were at work
at Turtle Creek to-day. Plum Greek was
in full operation and the entire force of
the strikers was centered at this point, but
without success The men at work appear
determined to stand by their employers, but
the strikers still have hopes of bringing
them out.
Late this afternoon President Dolan took
$50 strikers from the camp and marched to
Plum Creek, where a meeting was organ
ized. Speeches were made by President Do
men cautioned TO keep within the law.
While the meeting was in progress Sheriff
Lowry and Chief Deputy Rich
ards, with an armed force of
deputies, appeared on the scene Sheriff
Lowry read the injunction procured by De
Armitt and ordered the strikers to dis
perse. President Dolan replied that they
were on public ground, and produced GER
tincate from the road supervisor of the
township declaring the place public high
way Sheriff Lowry again ordered them to
disperse, and after short parley the meet
ing was closed and the strikers marched
back to camp. On their return it was
learned that four hundred men from the
Panhandle district has started for Turtle
Creek and would reach there tomorrow
morning. When the reinforcements arrive
arrangements will be made 10 march to
Plum Creek about midnight Sunday and
guard the mines until the men start to
work, when another effort will be made to
induce them to come out.
President Dolan. Secretary Warner and
Cameron Miller are all at the Turtle Creek
camp tonight. The camp has been organ
lied on military lines. Guards and pickets
are on duty, and all strangers will be kept
on the outside. Several wagonloads of pro-
visions were received, and enough rations
are now on hand to feed three thousand
men.
"WHISKERS' WILL PLEAD.
An important parsonage is to be on the
ground to do missionary work among the
foreigners tomorrow Last night tele-
gram was sent to V. F. Nowaski, Of Union
town. who is better known in mining circles
as ..Whiskers." He is the master of several
languages, and is expected to visit num-
Der of the foreigners. He sent word that he
would arrive early tomorrow morning and
that he would remain for several days
Sheriff Lowry said this evening that he
would visit the camps in person tomorrow
and, after making a careful investigation
would probably decide to take some decisive
action Monday. Camp Desperation" at
| the McCrea Schoolhouse, will be the head
quarters for many of the strikers for the
next few days. Committees and subcom-
mittees will visit the offending miners in
their homes tomorrow with the hope Of in
| ducing them to join in the movement.
A large number of De Armitt's men got
into the mines at Plum Creek before
the marchers arrived this morning. This
being the last day of the month, it is
the end of pay period and the men had
gone into the mines two hours earlier so
they could swell their account by a big
days work. The miners approached
the mine by the Monroeville road.
The mine property adjoins the Cen
ter Schoolhouse in Plum township, and
on the dividing line between the properties
the marchers were met by deputy sheriff,
who told them they could not go any fur
ther on the Monroeville road. The leaders
of the strikers pushed him aside and
marched on Twenty or thirty other depu-
ties hurried to the scene and the strikers
were brought to a standstill within twenty
yards Of the trestle. The men were very
indignant and for a moment it looked as
though there would be serious trouble. At
this juncture Superintendent De Armitt ar
rived and told the strikers that his men had
already entered the mines and that bat
tie with the deputy sheriffs would be very
fcclish action, in that it would surely result
in large numbers being arrested and would
be the worst thing they could do for the
strike.
PICKET LINE OF DEPUTIES.
The strikers then withdrew and went into
camp behind the schoolhouse, but they con-
| tinued to make demonstrations about the
| mine, and number of stones were thrown
| The spectacle of loaded cars coming from
| the pit mouth agitated the strikers and
the deputy sheriffs established a new pick
ct line, each man holding a. loaded revolver
| in his right hand, while a reserve force of
| Fifty deputies was in the office with rifles
The strikers, worn out by the marching.
then settled down. Samuel De Armitt went
! among them and distributed pipes and to-
b&cco These were enjoyed and many of
! the men went TO sleep.
The news of the march to the Plum
] Creek mine reached Thomas De Armitt at
| Oak Hill. Finding that the telephone wire
/ had bqCp he drove to Plum N
| found all quiet and his brother distributing
/ pipes and tobacco, During the excitement
| of the morning one OF the deputies had a
| fit and fell in cOnVulsOns. This had much
| to do with quietirg affairs as the strikers
! crowded around TO assist him.
| District President DOlan. Of the Mine
/ Workers, arrived in Pittsburg from the
! camp at De Armitts mine at o'clock this
| morning TO attend to some business and al
! / O'Clock returned TO the mtnes He was
! elated over the success of the movement
to bring out the men of the New York
! and Cleveland Gas Coal Company and saws
the result exceeded his brightest anticipr
tons He claimed that the cores spondents
who are on the ground are sending mislead-
! ing reports on the situation. The march
was made on the Plum Greek mines he
/ exceptions the digGers refused TO work
This mine was neglected yesterday as the
/ strikers devoted all their energies 10 the,
/ Sandy and Turtle Creek mines. "The Sandy
/ Creek mines are as silent as the grave .
! said Mr.. Dolan, and yesterday bat eleven