Under Martial Law

Pittsburg, Aug. 18.- Martial law has to all intems and purposes been declared in Plum, Patton and Wilkins townships by Sheriff Lowry. The three mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Coicpany are in these townships,and all roads leading to them will be patrolled by his deputies. Persons walking or driving along the roads who cannot give a satisfactory account of themselves will 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 today 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 fails 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 yesterday the camp at that point was abandoned and the mine went to Plum Creek. In addition 200 men arrived at 3 o'clock this morning from Belle Vernon. The large increase in the number in cámp 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. Last night it was decided to have the women march, as the injunction d!fl not include them. The order of the caused a change in the nroramme and sheriff to arrest all persons, howerer, there was no march. Sheriff Lowry said he would disperse the women as quickly as the men, as he interpreted the court's order to mean to enjoin not only the men, but all who attempted to interfere with the De Armit miners in any way by a show of force. There were twenty-two evictions near Plum Creek during the day of striking miners. The evictions began at noon yesterday. Passengers on the morning train from Pittsburg to Turtle Creek say a man who gave his name as John Monroe said he was from the Osceola mine and announced that he was going to kill Sam de Armit. The claim is made that a number of men arrested in the vicinity of the mines were after the de Armits. They are not in the camp, however. Samuel de Armit is under arrest by the sheriff. Neither he nor the sheriff will say what for, but the miners say it is to prevent his arrest by any constable, which would be impossible so long as he is in the sheriff's custody. Sixteen more men went into Plum Creek mine this morning. The strikers say only twenty-nine are at work. while the company officials say they have 250 men. The output yesterday was five cars of lump and three cars of screened coal.