Under Martial Law

Pittsburg, Aug. 17. - Martial law has to all intents and purpops been dcdared in Plum, Patton and Wilkins townships by Sheriff Iiowry, The t'iree mines of the New York and Clew-land Gas Coal company are in the?e tcwnships, and all rcads leading to them wlU be patrolled by his deputiss. Persons walking or driving along the roads who cannot give a satisfaetory account of himself or herself, vrill be ordered to leave the neighborhood, and upon refusal will be arrested. The sheriff will not attempt to break up the camp of the strikers until the. court has passed on the question, but announced Tuesday that he is determined to stop the marching and trespassing on the company's property. No one "will be allowed on the company's property who fail to have a pass signed by Superintendent De Armit. There are now nearly 800 men in the camp at Plum Creek. After the mutiny at Sandy Creek Monday the camp at that point was abandoned and the men went to Plum Creek. In addition 200 men arrived at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning irom Belle Vernon. The large increase in the number in camp has caused a shortage of provisions and the men are hungry. They threatened to march durIng the morning, but were induced not to do so by the deputies. Monday night it was decided to have the women march, as the injunction did not. include them. Twenty-Two Kvietions. The order of the sheriff to arrest all persons, however, caused a change in the programme and there was no march. Sheriff Lowry said he would disperse the women as quickly as the men, as iie interpreted the court's ofder to mean to enjoin not only the men, but all who attempted to interfere with the De Armit mines in any way by a show of force. There were twenty-two evictions near Plum Creek during the day of striking miners. Passengers on the morning train from Pittsburg to Turtle Creek say a man who gave his name as Jacob Monroe, said he was fr6na the Osceola mine, and announced that he was goihg to kill De Armit. The claim is made that there are a number of suspects in the vicinity of the mines who are after the De Armits. They are not in the camp, however. Samuel De Armit is under arrest by the sheriff. Neither he or the Bheriff will say for what, but the strikers say it is to prevent his arrest by any constable, which would be impossible as long as he is in the sheriff's custody. Sixteen more men went into Plum Creek Tuesday morning. The strikers say only twenty-nine men are at work, while the company say they have 250 men. The output Monday was flve cars of lump and three cars of screened coal. Sheriff Siops Marchers. At Turtle Creek fifty strikers, without leaders or music, and with nothing at thcir head but the American flag, marched from Camp Determination Tuesday morning on the Oak Hill mines. This was done unexpectedly and in violation of the restraining order temporarily continued. Before reaching the mines Sheriff Lowry and a posse met the marchers and ordered them back to camp, the strikers reluctantly turning baok sorely disappointed but peacefuï. While the men were going to work Tuesday morning they had to pass between two rows of Prench women, headed by Mrs. Jennie de Witte and Mrs. Marie Brogie. The women called at the men on the way to work and threatened to hit them with stones, although they did not do so. Then the men hurried past as fast as they could, fearing trouble. When the men had all passed the women went to their homes, .saying they would be out again next morn'.ng;. ,.