The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
Strikers Come to a Halt
Until Court Meets
Monday.
Three Hundred Families Said
to Be in Want in Moon
Run District.
Copy Of Judge Jackson's Famous
Injunction-Ratch Satisfied
With the Outlook.


the orders of the miners officials the
CAM pers at Sandy Creek and Turtle Creek
attempted to march on the mines this
morning, but the deputies were alert and
the marchers were forced 10 break ranks
and return TO their camps.
There was the same show of resistance
by the marohers at Sandy Creek as was
made at Plum Creek, only of a milder de-
gree. They began their march at $3.50 an
hour and half earlier, TO outwit the dep
uties, but the strikers were met by twenty
six deputies and ordered to halt. The In.
junction was then read 10 them and they
were ordered back to camp. They resisted
at first, but when the deputies pressed for
ward the strikers broke ranks and re-
turned to their quarters. AS result OF
this twenty two diggers went into the
mine.
At Turtle Creek the men had just formed
on the road when the deputies appeared.
After a short parley the strikers withdrew.
The output of the mines shows an in
crease.
AT Plum Creek the situation is favorabl
to the company, so far as operating the
mine is concerned. There was no march
ing, as the strikers decided to obey Dolan's
order TO discontinue the marching until
after the injunction proceedings next
Monday. All was quiet during the night.
There were 238 men in the mine to-day,
gain of 30. Tie strikers decided 10 go
about the pits in groups of from two to
four men, but this Sheriff Lowry will not
permit.
This morning Chief Deputy Richards,
Superin tendent de Armitt and two depu-
ties went to CIarksville on a scouting
tour. They found several small bodies
of men on the road. They were stopped,
and after the Injunction had been read
they were ordered to dispsrse. The men
invariably obeyed the order. The object
of the trip. it is said, was TO secure names
for the purpose OF entering proceedings
for contempt OF court.
In the Moon Run district 300 families
are said to be in want. Much sickness is
said to prevail. A fund for the distressed
has been started. About forty Italians
returned to work at the Oak Hill mine to-
day under guard of deputies. Most of the
Italians carried knives, and as they
marched to the tram they kept close to the
deputies, but no attempt was made to in
terfere with them.
Here is copy of the famous injun ction
granted by Judge Jackson in the Federal
court against Eugene V. Debs and his
associates upon the complaint of the
Monongah Coal and Coke Company. 1t
will be seen that the scope of the order
has been very much misunderstood owing
to the omission from the various sum-
mo viz fola 70 ho of
the important qualifying g expressions ''un-
lawfully" and upon the property of the
company:
James Sloan Jr., complainant, VS.. Eugene V.
Debbs ct al, defendants.
On this, the 4th day OF August, 1897, the
complainant in this action, by A. B. Fleming
his counsel, presented to the undersigned, one
OF the Judges Of the Circuit Court OF the
United States for the District of West Virginia,
his bill of complaint alleging, among other
things, that the defendant, in conjunction
with other defendants in the bill named, were
conspiring together to interfere with the
operating and conducting OF the coal mines
operated by the Monongah Coal and Coke
Company, and by such interference prevent
ing the employees OF the Monongah Coal and
Coke Company from mining and pro-
and that unless the court granted an
immediate restraining order preventing them
from interfering with the employees of the
of irremediable injury damage and loss to the
owners of said mines.
Upon consideration whereof the bill is Or
dered to be filed and process issued thereon,
and temporary restraining order is allowed,
restraining and inhibiting the defendants
and all others associated or connected with
them from in any wise interfering with the
management, operation or conducting OF said
mines by their owners or those operating
them, either by menaces, threats or any char
acter of intimidation used to prevent the en-
rNln nf rnin
said mines, or from engaging in the business
OF mining in said mines.
And the defendants are further restrained
from entering upon the property of the own
ers of the said Monongah Coal and Coke Com
pany for the purpose of interfering with the
employees OF said company, either by intmida-
assem- blages upon said property, or in any
wise molesting, interfering with or intimidat-
ing the employees of the said Monongah Coal
and Coke Company so as to Induce them to
abandon their work in said mines.
The purpose and object of this restraining
order is to prevent all unlawful combinations
end conspiracies and to restrain all the de-
PENDANTS engaged in the promotion of such
unlawful combinations and conspiracies from
entering upon the property of the Monongah
Coal and Coke Company described in this
order and from in any wise interfering with
the employees of said company in their mining
operations, either within the mines or In pass
ing from their homes to the mines and upon
their return 10 heir homes, and from unlaw.
fully inciting persons who are engaged in
working the mines from ceasing to work IN
the mines or In any wise advising sue h cts as
may result in violations and destruction of
the rights of the plaintiff in this property.
The motion for a permanent injunction is
set down for hearing at the United States
courtroom at Wheeling on the Goth day OF
Septem ber 1897.
This injunction is not to take effect until
the plaintiff, or some responsible person for
him, shall enter into bond in the sum of $4,000.
conditioned to pay all such costs and dam
ages that will accrue to the defendants by
reason OF the plaintiff suing out this injunc-
ton.
Notwithstanding the injunctions Sc
cured by the Buenola Coal Company the
strikers continue to march. This morn
ing the deputies arrested eighteen men
and brought them to Pittsburg. They
were placed in Jail on charge of dis
orderly conduct.
The in JUNCTION case against the Buenola
miners will be heard before Judge Collier
of the County Court and the decision re-
served. The Judge said he wanted to do
justice to both sides and before rendering
decision he desired to carefully examine
the testimony. Pending his DECISION the
preliminary injunction against the miners
was continued.
President Ratchford of the United Mine
Workers, in statement tonight declares
he is we'll satisfied with the strikes pres
ent condition. He says the miners are
a in