The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-06
MARCHING MINERS.
A Lively Day at Turtle Crock
Encampment.
Keeping Watch on Working NIiners-H eavy
Decrease in the Quantity of Coal Com
ing Out of the Fairmont Region-A
Surprise in Store for Operators.

PITTSBURGH, Ia, Aug. 2.-AIl roads
led to Turtle Creek yesterday. March
| ing miners from all over the district
were converging toward Camp Deter
mination, and if all those reported as
being on the march reach the scene be-
fore morning, there will be at least
6,O00 diggers present at the meeting
which is scheduled for IL o'clock at
McCrea's school house. The miners ex-
pect 5000 to be on hand.
The borough of Turtle Creek ex-
perienced the liveliest day in its his
tory with its lar ge transient popula-
tion of miners and curious visitors, but
the day passed without trouble of any
kind.
| Burgess Teats, of the borough, Wis
tied the miners camp, and stated he
had no reason to order the crowd to
disband, and as long as peace prevails
he will not disturb them.
There was complete shift in the
makeup of the campers yesterday.
The men from the Wheeling division
of the Baltimore & Ohio, who have
been on guard ever since the big move
ment against De Armitt's was inaug
urated, left during the night for their
homes at Finleyville, Gastonville,
Snowden, Whitehall and Banksville.
These same men, after reaching home
and recuperating somewhat, have
formed new divisions and are return
ing to the seat of war in order to at
tend the big meeting this morning.
While the old guard was fitting last
night, new men were taking their
places and took charge of the watch
that is to be kept up until all of the
New York & Cleveland men quit work.
Saturdays guard was noticeable for
the absence of foreigners. The gather
ing on watch to-day is just the reverse
and is composed almost entirely of the
foreign element which is more excit-
able than the others and much harder
to control. This phase gives to the
situation a more serious aspect.
Over 1000 weary strikers were quar-
tered at Camp Determination, and
about 100 at Camp Desperation, and
about 400 lounged about the hills above
and around Turtle Creek.
When the first batch of $50 marchers
arrived on the scene yesterday morn
ing they were very hungry and clam
Ored for food. There were provisions
enough left for 200 men, and a grand
rush was made for the provision
wagon, and the result was mapy went
hungry.
About this time Organizer Miller ar
rived on the scene and announced that
a Pittsburgh baker had donated 1000
loaves of bread, and a grocer had given
a dozen cheeses. To prevent another
rush Miller organized guard, and all |
were satisfied for the time being. AS
large donations of food have been |
promised, it is not likely that there |
will be repetition of yesterdays !
scramble.
Among the most prominent visitors |
at the miners Turtle Creek camp yes |
terday were Gen. John Little, presi- |
dent, and Joseph Bishop, secretary of |
the Ohio state board of arbitration. |
They are ready to solicit signatures to |
the uniformity agreement and were !
present to get the status of affairs |
among the strikers. Gen. Little ex-
pressed some surprise at the demon |
stration. He said he had often seen |
miners on strike in the Buckeye state, |
but never had seen them assent bied |
under such circumstances. He said he |
was pleased with the apparent mani |
feStations of peace.
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowrey spent the |
afternoon in Turtle Creek consulting |
with his deputies. Chief Deputy James
Richards was in the district all night.
Sheriff Lowrey said he would not in
terfere with the strikers in holding
meetings if they acted orderly. He
will not allow them to go on the prop
erty of the New York &c Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, nor will he allow them
to act disorderly while marching on
the road.
L. B. De Arnitt manager of the Oak
Hill mine said that he had been inn
portuned by men for positions in the
mine. He said he had given Is of
them places and they would go to
work this morning. He added that
two men had offered to supply him
with so good miners to go to work
Thursday morning. He was receiving
letters in every mail from miners in
various portions of the district asking
for places in the New York & Cleve-
land mines.