The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02
Aomorr"w a Rig Mass Meeting II to
ne Held. at Which s.oOo VIII He
Pres~nt-A Scramble Among the
Tor Food. hut Their
wants Finally Suprlied-De Armft
says He In Having No Dinsculty la
"ettinx Men, and Many ef His
FORMER Employees VIII Return
when the Excitement Abates.


Teass. of the borough. visited Turner
Camp today and stated that ha had no rea-
son 20 order them 10 disoand and as long
as peace prevailed he will not disturb them,
ihere was a complete shift III the make
Up OF the campers today. The men from
lfie wheeling division Of the Baltimore &
ofia VINO have been on guard ever since
tne big moys sment against the De Armit
mins Was iniug4raSed left during the night
Tor their mes al Finlayyi.ie Gastonvilie,
Sno~dan. Whitehall and Banksyille The
same nisr, after reaching home aud recu-
peFaiins somewhat. have forr>p new di-
visions and are returning TO the seat of
war, ~ ofaeF 10 attend The big meeting in
tie morning
" hile the old guard was quitting last
night new men We're aking their places.
ana took charge of the watch thai is 10 bss
kept until all or Ihs New york and Cleye-
land men quit work
saturdays guard was noticeable for tho
absence OF foreigners. The guard on watch
TO-DAY Is Just the reverse. and is composed
almost entirely Of the foreign element.
Wnicn Is much more excitable than the
others and much harder TO control This
phase gives 10 the situation a more serious
aspect.
over LJo weary strikers were auarterei
a. lamp determination today, and about
lW at Camp Despera ton and about saD
lounged about the hills above and around
turtle Creek. When the first batch Of $50
marchers arrived on the scene this .norninss
tney We're hungry and eiamored for food
There were provisions enough left for DO
men. and grand rush was made for the
provision wagon. and the result was that
many went hungry.
About this time Organizer Miller arrived
on the scene and announced that a Pitts
burg baker had donated 1000 loayes OF
bread. and a grocer had given a dozen
cAeeses. To prevent another rush, Miller
organized guard. and all were satisfied
for the time being. As large donations OF
FOOD nave promised, there is not likely TO
be repetition of today's scramble
Among the most prominent visitors a,
the miners Turtle Creek camp today were
Gen John Little. president. and Joseph
bishop. secretary Of the Ohio state board
OF arbitration. They are ready to solicit
signatures 10 the uniformity agreement.
and were present to discuss the status Of
aHaars among the strikers. Gen. Little
expressed some surprise at the demonsirs-
ton. He said he was pleased VITA the
apparent manifestation Of peAce.Ss
5nerfm f4assaG~A.-LaEry Epert that aft
ernoon in Turtle Creek. He sAfd ~ W5uads
not interfere with the strikers in holding
meetings IL they acted orderly. He will
not allow them To go on the property Of
pany. nor will he allow them to act dis
orderly while marching on the road.
T. B. De Armst. manager of the Oak
Hill mine, said today that he had been
importuned by men for situations In tho
mine. He said he had given fifteen OF
them places and they had gone 20 work
He added that two men had ogvered 20
supply him with fifty good miners 10 go
10 work Thursday morning
H.. f.&-
from miners In various portions of the
district asking for places In the New
York & Cleveland mines. Concerning the
action OF some of his men. ne said they
had come 10 him saying that they would
be glad 10 work rs soon as the excitement
Is over. He was emphatic in the state
ment that If the old men did not return
to work soon, he had many men IN take
their places Secretary Warner said the
miners officials bad decided TO bring an
action in equity against Sheriff Lowry
asking for an injunction restraining that
official from executing the provisions Of
the prociama ton.
At las this morning The strikers at Camp
Determination were aroused and ordered
10 march 10 Sandy creek and 80 more 10
the Plum creek mines. The march began
with Patrick Dolan heading the force 20
ing 10 Sandy creek After proceeding a
4
warrant charging him with riot and an
lawful assembly. a; the instance Of
Thomas +. De Arul!t. The widest excite
fnent prevailed among the marehers f1ut
AIr. polan Quleted them by saying thar he
would Dc an right and soon Join them
He was then taken hack 10 the Justices
Office. Secretary Warner Organizer NIL.
Ter and other leaders are included tr the
writ
\ citizen OF Turtle Creek stands ready 20
furnish bail fer poian. and y Is presumed
be Will be released. TIE incident has
caused a very ugly feeling among ths
strikers and e the other leaders included
in the order are stopped in their work de-
ciAedly vigorous action will Re taken RI
the big meeting this morning.
Coal Output Decreasing.
WHEELING w. Va. ApT There has
been q decrease in the amount Of coal COM
ing cut of the FaiFmont region or the bal
tinore s; Ohio road. compared with the
same period last week Last week the av-
erage number ~ cars received a. Belisirs
was 80: now the average Is probably not
over }ss Inst week The Wheeling Il Lake
Erie was handling sevenfy-fiFe 20 iess ears
daily. now rot more than fifty cars ara
handled The Cleveland Lorraine Il
Wheeling Company comparison II the same
- the Wheeling Il Lake Erie. In the
Wheeling district the air Is fail Of Uucsr-
talnty. The break az BoEgS run has made
iG very difficult 10 keep tire men a. Glen
daie. MoundsviIle ard Elm Grove oagt.
Some are workin. row hut th.s week VIII
witness a desperate effort 70 make tire sGs-
pension genera! throughout the district
Tbs operators claim 70 tfe sure of their
ability ~ keep at least half Of their usual
number u men al work.
Interest In West virginia ls certerss on
fhe miners day Demonstration. FeF'sffa-
rneFde9 81 the late Wheeling conference OF
the labor leaders ~ tire country. Although
tire assignments of speakers have not sex
beer made, President GornpsTs has sasd
fE VII send his tsest rnsn tato ne sta'*.
with the hcge that the result VII he the
fv1n9 Up % the ruines throughout the STATE
Appealing for Fands.
FT'TTSf 81 FtCs AuG. Tonight meeting
of TIE Labor League VAS hssd tc lake sc-
rf0u concerning ths miners strike Tnc
L Dor unions - Allegheny were sell repre-
sentes b. 3elegates. wsa took active parts
in The proceedings Addresses were made
~ President Iposan Secretary Warner ard
0rwarixer Miller % ;te miners and hy n
.. Jor%s. who became prosn3nsnt as an asf-
tascr al.rfng TIE troubles IN ESGse2eo Hs
w.u DC oce o. lAe sSeaAsxs - i.s As-sea