Evening journal., 1897-08-06
STRIKERS CAMP
Number Of Men at Turtle
Greek Becoming Less.
.ESS MADE BY THE MINERS.
( the Mines Closed Tightly and
inns Made That the Men at
Other Points WIN Soon
Join Them.

Join Them.
burg, Aug. 6.-Out Of the 1000
s who camped at Turtle Greek
I aturday barely 800 now remain
Hlp Determination. In addition to
rye number Of men who were
Y out of camp and cut Off from the
unch distribution many. were
to Plum Creek, where the great
lie for supremacy between the
lis and the New York and Cleve-
Jas Coal company viii be car
l.
turtle and Sandy Creeks the strlk-
I've practically won. Turtle Creek
I known as No. 4. Is closed down
nt as the strikers can ever hope
Sc it by their present peaceful
Of agitation. 1t is true that A
hen are still at work in the pit,
ey are not putting out any coal.
'Ime holds good at Sandy Creek.
)rts from Plum Creek are con-
z. Superintendent De Armitt
that 255 men are still working,
the strikers say they counted but
ng into the pit yesterday morn
The deputies at Plum Creek are
X a hard time. Many are COM
,lg, and a number have resigned.
is no such thing as uninterrupt-
for the deputies. They are up
before daylight until long after
IN has set. They are under a
mt strain. All the mines are con-
~ by private telegraph and tele-
wires, and every stranger or body
lngers moving along the highways
nediately reported to the nearest
by scouts. and the foremen or
gers Of all the pits get notice.
Deputies Are Worried.
the point upon which any march
eported seems TO be directed there
tir among the deputies. AS these
hes are matters Of almost daily oc-
nee, day and night, in all direc-
the deputies are I'm a state Of ap-
nsion and activity. The feeding
odging facilities are limited and
ot adequate to the demands made
them. And what adds 20 the
les discomfort is the fact that
Of them is Injured TO hardships.
re are IS deputies on duty here,
t is stated that this number will
i decreased for the present.
erintendent Samuel De Armitt has
J brush with the marchers. They
on the march. and as he approach
ey opened ranks for him to pass
gh. When they neared the end Of
pad leading into Murraysville, he
ed them. saying the road was the
te property OF the New York and
land Gas Coal company. The men
a consultation and concluded to
h on, which they did. DE Armitt
he'd with them, threatening them
arrest, but no arrests were made.
has become rumored about among
hampers that President w. p. De
tt had made ARA gements tC
800 colored men TO the mines from
MIA and that they would be here
rrow.
n officials Of the company wher
denied the rumor and said thai
ng Of the kind was contemplated
Citizens Aid the strikers.
liens of the south side who are II
bathy with the striking coal min
ave undertaken In a novel way I,
fe contributions Of provisions from
merchants Of the south side to b.
to the commissary department o
miners camp. a local band wa
fged, together with several largl
ess wagons, and a procession, head
a stand Of the national colors
formed. The band played patrioti
and slowly moved up Carsol
t, stopping at each corner.
e merchants all along the rout
. forward with liberal contribution
everything needed. and soon tn
ons were filled. At the South Sid
xet liberal contributions Of vegeta
were placed on the wagons.
large mass meeting of the miner
MonongahelR valley has been hel
/ -oscoe to devise means for carryin
he strike and to induce the fey
at the mines at Elizabeth, Bunol
Webster to come out 1t was de
! to organize a marching part,
this will be done In a few days.
he miners families along the Mo
yahela valley are reported TO b
ting the necessities Of life. Destl
On is prevalent at every mlnin
let, and hundreds Of families hav
had enough to eat for several day
Monongahela city a souphouse ha
! started and a committee appoint