The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-13

Men Will Defy Courts and
Continue Marching.
Nails Arc Likely to Bs Filled u Nothing Worse
Happsna


lions were issued yesterday against the
striking coal miners and a crisis is sure
20 be reached IL they are enforced. The
men are enjoined from congregating.
marching or In any way interfering with
the men at work In the De Armitt mines.
No disturbances of any kind have oc-
CURED. the officials OF the district con-
triving through the whole time TO keep
their men peaceful. The preliminary
tnJunctions issued yesterday by Judges
Collier and Stowe now brings the matter
20 the county courts for settlement. The
case Will be heard on Monday morning,
and the decision Is looked forward TO with
much interest.
II the strikers continue their marches,
as they say they will. in defiance OF the
injunctions. capiases will be issued for
the offenders on the charge OF contempt
of court. Should the injunctions be en-
forced. the strikers camps around the
UeArmitt mines will soon be extinct.
The strikers. though excited over the
turn OF events, are In no wise disheart-
ened.
Developments at Cannonsburg are be-
ing watched closely. The avowed in
tention of the strikers to march today.
despite Judge McIlvaines injunction, Is
expected to result In bloodshed or the
flling Of the county prisons with the ar
rested miners.
The injunction secured by the New
York and Cleveland Coal Gas company
was read to President Dolan by deputy
yesterday afternoon at the miners head
quarters. Mr.. Dolan scarcely stopped his
writingfor more than second. and when
the reading was finished. acknowledged
1t by merely saying. THANK you"
He says the injunction will not change
the miners campaign in the least. Ex-
President Cameron Miller came into the
headquarters shortly after this incident.
He said the miners will continue. as
heretofore, using all lawful means pos
sible to keep miners from working dur
ing the struggle for better wages.
The court officials intend to try to fore
stall the customary march this morning,
by going to the camps and reading the
fnjunctions to the campers.
The strikers appear determined to test
their right to carry out their usual pro-
gram. 1t is stated that when the dep
uties do start to enforce the injunctions
they will be compelled to arrest every
man for contempt. and that as fast as the
rnen are placed in jail. others will be
brought into camp to take their places
and thus the deputies will be kept busy
making arrests until the jails are over
crowded.
The strikers claim that this movement
of the company Is only another plan fol
getting the militia on the ground. When
they find the miners will not obey the
injunctions and the jails are FULL 1t is ex-
pected that the sheriff will adjudge that
his deputies are not sufficient to cope
with the situation, and he will be con-
strained to call out the militia. This
Is the view Of the situation taken by the
leaders of the strikers now in the camp
The strikers at Plum Creek held a
meeting and voted unanimously to hold
the fort, but not to resist arrest. The
resolutions say that If one man Is ar
rested they will have to arrest all.
There was a breakup at the camp Of
striking miners, near the mines Of the
Westmoreland and Pennsylvania Gas
Coal company, which was established
Wednesday. All but 10 or IL of the men
have gone back to their homes. The
cause Of the disbanding Of the little army
is attributed to the fact that the people
of the neighborhood would not contribute
provisions and money for its mainte-
nance The committee in charge of
the camp stated today, however, that II
would return soon with ample provisions
for q long stay.