Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-19
STRIKE OF COAL MINERS
Leaders Not TO Battle Against the De-
CiSiOn in the Injunction Case.
A DENIAL BY THOMAS De ARMlTT
His Company Not to Employ
200 Foreigners.
TOWNSHIPS UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Pttshurg, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE strike
leaders, for some reason, have aban.
doned the idea NJ having mreting OF
the heads OF tho different labor oreani-
zatiunH to devise ways and means Of
battling with an adverse ruling OF the
court on the miners injunction. Presi-
dent Dolan says meeting OF the union
officers may he held aun ThurslaT, hut
II il ia it will be for another purpose.
Taere 10 current o. rumor that the De
Armitts have arranged for the impor-
.ation Of 200 foreign workmen next
Monday to work in the Turtle Creek
and Plum Creek mines This ia denied
by Thomas De Armitt, who says the
company has enough men working and
that there is no need OF importing other
miners.
10 spite Of all deuials, however, it 10
believed that the New York & Cleve
land Gas Goal Co. will give notice 10
all strikers that thoy are willing TO 70.
employ ali the OLD bands. and should
the strikers not cnoosv to return to work
within few days the company will
try TO employ some who will work. The
work of securing signature5 TO the uni
formity agreement is progressing favor
ably, and in few days the list will he
ready for publication. About 30 opera
tors are said to have signed, but the
company is not willing 10 say whetEei
or not any Of the large operators are on
the list.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
Martial law has been declared 10
Plum, Patton and Wilkins townships by
Sheriff Lowry. The three mines of the
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co.
are in these townships, and all roads
leading 10 them will be natrollcd by his
deputies. psrsona walking or driving
along the ronds who cannot Give II sat.
isfactory account OF himself or herself
will be ordered TO leave the neighhor.
hood, and upon refusal will be arrested.
The sheriff will nut attempt TO breau
up the camp Of the strikers until the
court has passed on the question. hui
he announced to-day that he is deter.
mined to stop the marching and tres
passing on the company's property.
No one will be allowed on the cumpany'i
property who fails to have pass s!gnet
by Superintendent De Armitt.
THE srRIKEns HUNGRY.
There now are nearly sou men in thu
camp at Plum Creek. After tho mU
tiny at Sandy Cock, yesterday, thu
camp at that point was abandoned, ant
the mon went to Plum Creek. In ad
dition, 200 men arrived at 3 o'clock thi
morning from Belle Vernon. Tho large
increase in the plumber in the camp ha
caused a shortage of provisions, anC
the men are hungry. They threatened
to march during the morning, but weri
induced by the deputies not to do 80
Last night 1t was decided to have thi
women march. as the injunction die
not include them. The order OF th,
sheriff to arrest all persons. however
caused a change in the programme, AMI
there was no march. Sheriff Lowr,
said he would uisperso the women q
quickly as tho men. as no interpreted
the courts order TO mean 10 en- join no
only the men, but all who attempted 4
interfere with the De Armitt miner
in any way by chow of force.
Passengers on the morning train frou
Pittsburg to Turtle Crock say man
who gives his name Us John Monroe
said he was from the Osceua mine, an
announced he was going to kill Samue
De Armitt. The claim Ia innde tina
there are a number OF anarchists !
the vicinity OF the mines, who are afte
tho De Armitts. They ara not in th
camp, however.
Samuel De Armitt is under arrest b
the sheriff. Neither he nor tho shori
will say for what, but the strikers sa
it Is to prevent his arrest by any con
stable, which will be impossible as lon
as he is in the Rhcrilf's custody.
Sixteen moro men went into Plut
Creek mine this morning. Tho striker
say only 90 men ara at work, while tn
company say they have $50 men. Th
output yesterday was seven cars OF tim
and three cars of screened coal.