The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-27
WOMEN IN THE STRIKE
Wives and Daughters Of Strikers
Ridicule the Workers.
PRESIDENT DOLAN RELEASED.
Assured That He Had Not Violated
the Injunction by Leading an Or
derly Parade-Colonel Rend Declares
the Strikers VIII Certainly Lose.

the Injunction by Leading an Or.
derly Parade-Colonel Rend Declares
the strikers VIII Certainly Lose.
-Pittsburg, Aug. 27.-The wives and
daughters of the striking miners at De-
Arnitts' Oak Hill mines, near Turtle
CrSek, took prominent part yester-
day in the demonstration against the
working miners. A dozen or more wo-
men gathered at the camp, and with
flags and banners marched along the
roads leading toward the tipple. On
their way they met number of miners
going to the pit, and they greeted them
with yells and jeers. They derided the
miners who were working. and ridi-
culed them in a manner which caused
many of them to hang their heads in
shame. The women say they will make
demonstration every day bereafter
The strikers claim that only Is men
were at work in the Oak Hill mines
yesterday. and that the output We'd
nesday was only S5 pit cars, while the
company officials say that 65 pit cars
were mined.
Superintendent s. c. DeArmitt and
four deputy sheriffs commenced the
work of evicting the families of the
Plum Creek strikers yesterday. The
work will be kept up until the COM
pany has possession of all its houses.
At Bunola the mine owners are
gradually gaining on the strikers.
Fourteen men returned to work We'd
nesday and 27 yesterday.
w. ]. Brennan, attorney for the min
ers, is preparing his answer to the bill
Of the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company In the proceedings
against the miners officials and strike
leaders for contempt of court. The
answer will declare that the camp and
marching is not for the purpose of in
timidation or menace to any one, but
merely to indicate to the men in the
mines that the miners generally are on
strike. and to demonstrate their
strength by show Of numbers.
Gus Date, who Is in charge Of the
aheriffs deputies at Plum Creek, was
told yesterday by the sheriff's attorneys
that under the injunction he could not
interfere with marchers and paraders
with band at their head. The cnly
ones he can stop are those who are
intimidating workmen.
President Doan addressed a big
meeting at Glare Ridge. Westmore-
land county, last night. Before leaving
the city he gave the details Of his ar
rest Wednesday at McGovern. He
went before Judge McIllvain and was
ty,II bat ha tNIn tal xl,o
visions of the injunctions, and was
discharged.
Colonel w. P. Rend, the Chicago oper-
ator who created something of scene
during the recent joint conference of
miners and operators by making seri-
Gus charges against President Ratch-
ford, returned from Buffalo yesterday.
When told that his charges had created
considerable excitement, and that inti-
nations hod been thrown out that
libel suit might be entered against
him, Colonel Rend said: LET him sue
me. l am ready to prove what l have
charged, and think it would be a
good thing for the country IL it were
proved. That ST. Louis convention
could not set itself better job than
to investigate this matter. made
Dolan an offer to present Ratchford
with the evidence, but 1t was not ac-
cepted."
Speaking of the strike generally Colo
mel Rend declared that it is now cer-
tain the miners will lose it. He an
that within the next few days
new men will be brought in to start
some of the pits, but even If this is
not done and the mines remain idle
the men will never get such another
golden opportunity as they have re-
jected. He says their great mistake
was in supposing the operators were
ready to give in because they sought
arbitration. He declares that all tho
large lake shippers are firmly deter
mined to resist the demands of the
miners If the miners had accepted the
first propositions made by the operators
at the conference on Friday they would
have made a substantial gain, and |
would have improved permanently |
their condition.