Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-02
STRIKERS IN CAMP

No Let.Up to the Siege Of the De
Armit Coal Oiggers.
BIG MEETING TO CONE OFF TODAY
To I.ss the Hen Working Understand Thaa
They Are Being misunderstanding Says
He will Not Interfere - Long - Order
l. Kept-striks Leader Threatens to Ask
Court Sss IN Injanction Against The
6heri6-Eemarks Of De Armit.
PittsburH. Aug. All roads led to
Turtle Creek yesterday. Marching min
ers from all over the district were con-
verging toward Camp Determination"
and If all those reported a.
being on the march reach the
scene there will be at least
5000 diggers present at the big meeting
which IL scheduled for today at Nc
Crea's school house. The miners ex-
pect 5000 to be on hand. The borough
| Of Turtle Creek experienced the liveliest
day in its history with its large tram
| sient population Of miners and CIRCUS
visitors. but the day passed without
| trouble of any kind. Burgess Teats, of
the borough. visited the miners camp
and said he had no reason to order the
| crowd to disband. and as long as peace
prevails he will not disturb them. There
was change in the makeup Of the
| camp yesterday, new men coming in
and the old ones going home.
Saturdays guard was noticeable for
the absence Of foreigners. The gather
ing on watch yesterday was just the re-
| verse, and was composed almost entire
| ly OF the foreign element, which Is much
more excitable than the others and
| much harder to control. This phase
gives to the situation a more serious
aspect. Over 1000 weary strikers were
camped at Camp Determination" yes
terday, about 100 at Camp Despera-
tion," and about 400 lounged about the
hills above the bed of Turtle Creek
When the first batch Of $50 marchers
arrived on the scene yesterday morning
| they were very hungery and clamored
Tor food. There were provisions enough
| left for 200 men and a grand rush was
made for the provisions wagon, and the
result was many went hungery. About
this time Organizer Miller arrived on
| the scene and announced that a Pitts
| burg baker had donated 1000 loaves Of
bread, and a grocer had given a dozen
cheeses. 70 prevent another rush Miller
organized a guard. and all were salts
fed for the time being.
Arbit,asors Look Over the Camp.
Among the most prominent visitors
| at the miners Turtle Creek camp were
General John Little, president, and Jo-
seph 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
General Little expressed some surprise
at the demonstration. He said he had
often seen miners on strike in tho
Buckeye State. but never had seen them
assembled under such circumstances.
He said he was pleased with the APP
parent manifestations Of peace. Sner-
III Harvey A. Lowry spent the after
noon in Turtle Creek consulting with
his deputies. Chief Deputy James
Richards was in the district all night
Sheriff Lowry said that he would not
| interfere with the strikers in holding
meetings II they acted orderly. He will
not allow them to go on the property
OF the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company. nor will allow them to
act disorderly while marching on the
road.
Operators Can Get Plenty Of Men.
T. b. De Armit, manager Of the Oak
Hill mine, said that he had been I'M
portuned by men for positions in the
mine. He said he had given fifteen Of
them places and they would 60 to work
| today. He added that two men had Of
fertd to supply him with fifty good
miners to 60 to work Thursday morn
ing. He has received letters in every
mail from miners in various portions Of
the district asking for places in the
New York and Cleveland mines. Con-
corning the action of some Of his men
he said they had come to him saying
that they would be glad to work as
soon as the excitement is over. He was
emphatic in the statement that IL the old
men did not return to work soon he
had many others who would take their
places.
strikers Going 10 Law with the Sheriff.
| Secretary Warner says the miners
omctals have decided to bring an action
in equity against Sheriff Harvey A.
Lowry. asking for an Injunction re-
|
the provisions Of the proclamation. He
said the proclamation was in violation
Of law and they would SO. into court to
have that point settled. II believe the
proclamation IL Illegal" said Warner,
and we are going to try and find out
II the sheriff has a right to interfere
with a peaceable assembly"
Arrest OF LEADER DOLAN,
De Arnit Has Him Stopped at the Head
| Of Raiding Party.
Pittsburg, Aug. AT lis this morn
in gthe strikers At Camp Determination
were aroused and 500 men ordered to
march to Sandy Creek and 500 to Plum
Creek mine. The march began with
President Patrick Dolan heading the
force going to Sandy Creek. After pro-
ceeing a short distance Dolan was
served with q writ, charging him with
| riot and unla U-ftll assembly af fhe in