The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
DEsERT1oNs FROM DE ARMITT.
Claims Made By the Striking Miners
at Plum Creek.

Plttsburg, Pa, Aug 1O.-The strik-
ing miners of those camDed at Plum
Creek claim that a large desertion has
taken place from; the De Armitt mines,
and that the working force is too small
to dig coal enough to supply the water
works of PittsburS. The strikers have
been predicting that diggers would
join their ranks as soon as they were
paid, end are disappointed because the
men did not quit in body
The officials of the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal company claim
they are working 200 men or the same
number that is usually at work the
day following a payday.
There was no disorder over the pay
ment of the men, although both the
strikers and deputies expected trouble.
The total amount paid out was over
1900 The diggers received from $50
to SAG for a two weeks pay. Many say
they had little difficulty in earning $3.50
a day, and they do not see how the
strike can benefit them. The company
discharged 20 foreign workmen, and
last night all of them took uD quar-
tiers in the strikers camp.
OPERATORS ARE READY.
The striking miners are expected to
reach Irwin from Turtle Creek tomor-
row evening, and the operators are
ready for them. At Export, the far
mers have notified the Westmoreiand
company that they Will not allow the
strikers to- come upon their lands and
will treat them as trespassers- Mr.
Dolan's statement that the WestmOre-
land Coal company and the Pennsyl-
vania Gas Coal company were selling
coal to De Armitt was investigated to-
day. At the freight depot it was
learned that not a carload of coal has
gone TO any firm west this summer
1t is claimed a number of Westmore-
land company miners have offered their
services to the county as deputies
when the strikers arrive. Fifty dep
uty sheriffs were transferred from
Plum Creek to Turtle Creek this morn
ing to see that order is preserved
while the diggers at Oak Hill are be-
ing paid. All but few of the Cak
Hill miners Joined the strike ten days
ago, and Superintendent De Arnitt
says they will not be paid.
THE FORCE INCREASED.
At the Oak Hill mines. Master Me-
chanic s. s. Tarr asserts the force at
work in the pits is 100 per cent greater
than Yesterday. There are, according
to the best information obtainable, %
diggers in the mines.
1ne proposed march on the Spring
Hill mine of Alexander Dempster was
not made this morning on account of a
heavy rain which had the effect of
making walking ON the clay roads ex-
tremely difficult.
The reported purpose of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal company
to take the miners strike into the
United States court here. ask. for an
injunction in behalf Of the New York
stockholders of the company, and
thereby secure the aid of United States
marshals and possibly United States
troops in dealing with the strikers, has
been abandoned, If il was ever enter
tanned William p. De Armitt says he
never had any intention Of going into
the United States court The company's
attorney is quoted as saying that he
would take the case TO the United
States court if some one would show
him way to get it there
COAL IN SLOW DEMAND.
Coal is in slow demand this week as
compared with last. Buyers are not so
numerous nor are sellers able to set
such high prices. River coal is of
from 10 to 20 cents a ton and slack sold
down to Az cents per bushel- West
Virginia coal is in light demand and
prices have visibly weakened
The Labor Tribune has received a
letter from correspondent at Birmlng-
ham. Ala. stating that agents are at
work there securing negroes 10 take
places of the striking miners in the
north The letter says that smallpox is
prevalent among the c0lOred people in
that section. and asks that the authori-
ties be warned of the danger of spread
ing the disease through the north by
permitting the importation of the
The operators here refuse to discuss
a44r
known that many are growing restless
and are anxious TO start their mines
The injunction secured against the