The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-20
4 DAY OF EXCITEMENT
IN MATTERS PERTAINING 20 THE
MINERS STIKE.

AVk tA0
to East .Pennsyivania-Suiss and Indict.
ments Against the DE Armits, One for
Larceny.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 16.-Today
was frausht with exciting incidents in
matters pertaining to the miners
strike. Mutiny in the strikers camp,
a murder in the deputies ranks, filing
of criminal and civil suits against the
De Armits and n hearing in the in
junction case against President Dolan
and others, kept both sides in the
strdggle- busy and on the qui yive all
day long.
The hearing in the injunction case
before Judges Stowe n Collier was
perhaps one Of the most important and
interesting ever neld in a pennsylvania
court. It was a hearing in which both
capital and the rights Of b were
TO have q telling effect on the ndu
of the great coal miners strike which
has been on since July 5th.
From the testimony adduced and
from the expressions of the court 1t
can be safely aid that there will be
some surprises. That the injunction will
be materially modified there can be nc
doubt, Which on it's face would indicate
a victory for the strikers The pre-
liminary decree has been continued
pending a consultation Of the judges
and an opinion will probably be hand
ed down by noon tomorrow.
Judge Collier aid in court today that
The strike would go down in history as
one of the wonders of the century ana
remarkable on account OF the utter
lack of disorder, for which the str1k-
ers are commended and have the sym
pathy of the court. Said he: There
can be no question as to what our
duty is under all the testimony, but l
am somewhat in doubt as to whether or
not the order should be modified. We
cannot determine this without a con-
sultation."
Judge Stowe said this evening: "This
injunction will not justify the issuing
of an attachment against any marcherS
who are not found in company with the
men named in the Injunction He let
it be understood that the injunction is
not so sweeping as has been thought;
that only the five men named in the
writ, Patrick DOlan, William Warner,
Cameron Miller, Uriah Bellingham and
Edward Mckay, are restrained from
marching or ~trespassing on the com
pany's property. The others mentioned
can be only those found in company
of the five named in the injunction. AS
near as can be learned, the strikers
under the injunction a march, but
not at stated times, a. long as they
are not in company with any of these
defendants"
Paramount, w. Va, August 16.-Wood
and O'Connell headed a large body of
miners who marched to the Montana
mine last night, intending to camp
there all night, out the rain early this
morning discounted them and not
much work was done. For several
days, if the claims of the organizers
are correct, several in that mine have
been members Of the Mine Workers
Union and would have come out this
morning, but that they thought more
missionary work was necessary to
make the move general among the
miners.
Rea and Carney returned from Tyr
council this morning n another fail
ure there makes the strike situation
here very discOuraging to the organic
ers. The men who are at work in the
Paramount district do not want to
strike and it is very improbable that
they will. About 500 men at MonOngah,
so at Montana, 400 at the Clarksburg,
on oI l. ~ e. AO&AN NAAN
60 at Judge Mason's mine are all out,
but three or four times hat number
are still at work.
Cincinnati, August 1S.-The CONNER
cial-Tribune's special from Bellair, o..
says: Another mass meeting of the
miners was held this afternoon in this
city and large delegations from Dillon
vale, Long Run and Wheeling Creek
mines marched here in a body attended
the meeting and o~ut-voted the local
miners in it. The meeting decided to
shut down all local mines in this vi
entity and will cause a number of 9TH
er manufacturing plants to close and
likely the city electric and water
plants also.
After the vote had been taken in the
city hall there was great excitement for
a few minutes. Miners arose and said
they would go to work in the Wege
mine tomorrow, Notwithstanding the
order just voted upon. Trouble is look
ed for at any time, as some miners will
likely go in. President Ratchford was
in Pittsburg and they wired him to
some down at once, but he answered
it was impossible for him to attend.
The threatened suits against the New
York and Cleveland Company for re-
tanning the wages of their striking
miners have been commenced. 1t is
that about $50 suits will re-
suit. Three suits were entered before
Alderman Toole today. The hearings
were fixed for next Saturday and the
will be watched for with great
as it involves the legality of
the iron-clad contract n the right
to withhold the wages of the striking
employees.
In addition to the civil suits entered
against President w. P. DeArmit by
his former EMPLOYEES for wages. three
suits have been brought
against Samuel DeArmit, a brother of
the president. Mrs. Hanna Croto, who
was evicted on Saturday by Samuel
DeArmit, has brought a criminal suit
charging assault n battery. She says
in her charge that her husband was not
at home and DeArmit took her by the
shoulders and threw her out of the
house. She says he held a Ratchet
above her head and threatened to kill
her. Her two children, zone a sick boy)
x-ara a1-D tHrny- FrAY1 thn bn1rcn