The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-31
The Miners So Far Have Refused TO
Leave Their Work.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS 10 CONTINUE.
sheriff Issues Proclamation Against As
sembIages or Interference With the
Peace-Destitutiou OF : rikers-four
Hundred Families Starving.

Company, the Camping stitheiS WIZ -
disappointed lot OF men this morning for
the expected exodus from the Plum
Creek. Sandy Creek and Oak Hin mines
did not occur.
The miners did not quite work as they
promised 10 do last night and all the
mines were in operation to-day.
Until daylight the indications were that
the strikers had won and that no motc
coal would be mined until the strike was
over. but the dawn brought disappoi''-
meat ..,-,, ,-,,.,
STRIKERS WORK FRUl UlrlESs'
In tho vicinity OF the Sandy Greek ana
Oak Hill mines anxious inquiry was iinuo
about Plum Creek. At the TWO mee.'i'S9
last night the leaders announcer 1n1' wy
Plum Creek mines would come our anu
that no more coal would be dug until Tue
strike was won. What reports lnesc
statements were based on could not pc
learned but they must nave ueeh uit- .
founded FOR al 1920 O'Clock TINS NV .t',5 s,,
POO strikers. after makins "a demonstiatloll
af the Plum Creek mines. Went INTO camp
at Nogley postonice. one-halt miie lIYui
the tipplc. where they remained uhln
o'clock and left only when they leai
that all the miners had gone m anu ''''''
Yesterdays work had been trutless' u.
A. SANDY Creek a small body OF stllh-
ers watched "A majority Of the miners VIZ VIZ
attended the meeting last nlsnI ~ ''~
70 work. g. .to s+rfse so
rar as De Armitts men are conceIHeu ;,ls ~
m the oak Hill mine about TWO i'iIrt' i'il'
from turtle Creek The strikers lhoufl,e
fbaf mine would close. but TINS MOI lliIl7
the Oak Hill miners hoaIdeu III ~ o,,d
pany's train AT Turtle Creek as usu'' "''N
started 90 Work. ,,,,ed along
tbo roiiroad track. and as the tram haulc
inc the miners passed the camp
the strikers Jumped on the cars. w ~
he miners. believing the strikers WeIe
about TO make an attack, luupeu ,,..'' "a o'"
the cars and Joined the strikers. ~
two were tho only oak Hill miners VINO
started from Turtle creek loI '''' A''''
and did not go 20 work. .,..s,..
Tho mine officials say that. including
these two mou not over per cent. OF l.e
oak Hm miners are idle. and their ap-
souce is caused by sickness or something
other than the strike. -.
DEMONSTRATIONS TO CONIlN r..
What the marchcrs will now do Dis n"l
known. bat from indications given py IN.
sneakers yesterday lt is nellcNeh 'iiat
largo bodies Of strikers viii bc brought 20
tho vicinity Of tho DE Armitt mines ana
the demonstration viii be- kept up
Much credit is given the leaders ana
strikers for the good order which has been
maintained and the indications are tha'
there will be no violence. The men ere
not drinking and perfect order Is hiaiH-
tanned I'm the camps.
Secretary Warner claimed this aiter-
noon that all OF De Armitts mines would
g. fdir fo morrow. Not "A pound of coal
was mined az Sandy Creek to-day, he
said and not more than fifty men were
working al Turtle Creek. This afternoon
he ordered tents FOR the strikers ana en-
campod near De Armitts mines. me
strikers. he said. would not leave uhtll
the men quit Work, IL they cahptu '"ei'
for a month.
president Dearmitt denied Warner
statement that the men went out az Tur-
tie and Sandy Greeks to-day lie claim
. that all of the miners were Ar "nrN
Legal proceedings are 10 ne thhen
against the marching coal miners, unless
they dishand and go 10 their homes. 1hls
was decided ON this afternoon ana SnerlH
Harvey A. Lowry will be expected 10 see
tO IL that the assemblagcs are disbandcd
While the marches on the mines or the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany have not been as effective az the
miners OF this country would wish II Is
evident that the marches are making
an impression on the employees OF the
SHERIFFs PROCLAMATION.
To-day there was posted IN the vicinity
OF the Turtle creek Sandy creek and
Plum Creek mines. a proclamation issued
by the sheriff. commanding that all per-
sons shall refrain from assembling or con-
grcgafng on the public highways or thor
oughfarcs of Allegheny county or inter
fcrIug with the peace. All are command
cd tO retire 90 their respective homes or
place Of residence, or be dealt with ac-
Cordng TO law
President Pat Dolan was asked what
be thought of the Proclamation Tie said
bee did not care how many prOclamati0ns
were ISSUED so long as the peace WAS kent
which. Doe said. 10 WAS intended 10 DO. He
expressed himself as having no fear
\ meeting was held this morning which
was addressed bv tho District President
purics Dolan. He went over about the
same ground as was covered in his speech
last uiCht and added that all labor organ
iZatiOns with the exception Of the Broth
CrhOOd Of Locomotive Engineers were
with the miners In their strike. He made
an attack on this order saying that Ow-
Ing 90 the Increase OF electric railways
and other means OF rapid transit the
WAGES OF the engineers would drop soon
cr or later and then they would be ask
inc assistance from other organizations
I'm other portions Of the district the
strike matters are quiet. The strikers
are all awaiting anxiously the result at the
l3e Armitt mines. Ihe owners Or the Cas-
tie Shannon mine have decided 10 close
their plant until the present differences
in the coal trade are adjusted.
MAKING DEaFERATE EFFORTS.
WHEELING. W. VA July W-The
striking miners organizers In the Wheel
ing district are making a desperate ef-
fort 10 counteract the refusal OF the men
IN two mines Of the Boggs Run Coal Com
pary 20 come out. but it Is likely that the
BOges Run break will nreciDitate others
I'm fact. the mine al Monndsviue was
working to-day with q small force, and
thirty-three Of the seventy men AT Elm
Grove were at work. The Glendale ope-
rators assert that their mine Will re-
sumo tomorrow morning with a fun
force. All OF these desertions are the
direct cause Of the failure 10 bring out
the B0egs Run men.
Secretary Lewis. of the Ohio Miners,
and Organizers Anderson and Seisburg
OF the Wheeling district addressed a
which three fOurths OF the miners at
tended. The vote 70 organize local
union Of the mine workers was unani-
nous III is claimed the men al Mounds
Vile will stay out. Notwithstanding the
Boggs Run break. There was a decrease
I'm the amount Of coal brought out Of the
Fai-mont region to-day.
STRIKERS IN CAMP.
WASHINGTON. PA. July 3O.-More
.han three hundred more miners marched
10 cook q Sons mine at McGovern to-
dav and are now established I'm camp
victory They are from the Miller's Run
region and the mines at Finlcyville and
Venetia. on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. Camp Victory now contains five
hundred determined men. The regular
processional demonstrations were held to-
aav and il IS reported that armed depu-
lies accompanied a body Of diggers on
tbeir wav TO the mine through the ranks
~ the marchers. They were permitted
"a macs unmolested by the strikers. The
conners are not at all discouraged. and
sav the siege has just begun. More than
soventv-fve men were az work ut the
Autson mine to-day. Both the strikers
ard the operators say there is no proba-
biiffv Of any outbreak.
CENTREV1LLE. IA. July 30-At
n,ass-neeting. which lasted AL dav. the