The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-06
VICTORY OF THE STRIKERS AT
TURTLE CREEK is ALMOST
COMPLETE.
FEWER MEN IN ONE CAMP.
DUOED TO ONLY THREE
HUNDRED.
Surprise Promised the Men as Yet
Has Failed to Put in Any
Appearance.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 5.-Out of the
1000 strikers who camped at Turtle
Creek last Saturday, barely 300 now re-
main at Camp Determination. In addi-
ton to the large number Of men who
were turned out of camp and cut off
from the free lunch distribution yester-
day, many were drafted to Plum Creek.
where the great struggle for supremacy
between the strikers and the New York
& Cleveland Gas Coal company will be
carried on.
AT Turtle and Sandy Creeks the
strikers have practically won. Turtle
Creek mine, known as No. 4, is closed
down as tight as the strikers can ever
hope to close it by their present peace
full means of agitation. 1t is true that
a few men are still at work in the pit,
but they are not pulling out any coal.
The same holds good at Sandy Creek.
Reports from Plum Creek are conflict
ing. Supt De Armitt claims that
255 men are still working, while the
strikers say they counted but thirty
going into the pit this morning.
The deputies at Plum Creek are hav-
Ing hard time, many are complain
ing and number have resigned. There
is no such thing as uninterrupted rest
for the deputies, and they are under
a constant strain. All the mines are
connected by private telegraph and
telephone wires and every stranger or
body of strangers moving along the
highways is Immediately reported to
the nearest office by scouts and, when
the foremen or managers of the pits
get notice at the points upon which
any march thus reported seems to be
there
deputies. AS these marches are mat
terS OF almost daily occurrence day
and night in all directions, the deputies
are in a state of apprehension and
activity. The feeding and lodging
facilities are limited and are not ade-
quate to the demands made upon them
Early this morning Superintendent
Samuel De Armitt had a brush with
the marchers. They were on the march
and as he approached they opened
ranks fer him to pass through When
they neared the end of tie road lead
ing into the MuG raysville road, he
STOPPED them, saying the road was
the private property of the New York
q Cleveland Gas Coal company. The
men held consultation and concluded
to march on which they did. De Ar
n1itt marched with them, threatening
them with arrest, but no arrests were
made.
1t became rumored about among the
campers today that President De Ar
mitt had made arrangements to bring
three hundred colored men to the
mines from Virginia and that they
would be here by Saturday.
The officials of the company, when
seen, denied the rumor and said that
nothing of the kind was contemplated.
A large mass meeting of the miners
OF. the Monongahela valley was held
at Roscoe this afternoon to devise
means for carrying on the strike and to
induce the few men at the mines at
EllZaoeth, Bunola and Webster to come
out. 1t was decided to organize a
marching party, and this will be done
in few days. The miners families
along the Monongahela valley are re-
ported to be wanting the necessities of
life. Destitution is prevalent at every
mining hamlet and hundreds of families
have not had enough to eat for several
days. At Monongahela City a SOUP
house has been started and committee
appointed to solicit provisions.
The day closed in this city by q
meeting on Duquesne wharf, where a.
crowd Of from 5000 to 10000 people
assembled to hear Eugene V. Debs,
Mrs. Jones and several local speakers
make addresses. The speakers were
given hearty reception and the SEN
timents expressed were loudly cheered
especially when illusions were made
to the unrighteousness of the suppress
sion of free speech and lawful assem-
blage. Each orator said the time had
arrived to call a halt on injunctions.
and declared the struggle of the min
ers would be conducted peaceably and
lawfully, as heretofore, in spite of any
thing any man could say.
1t was learned positively tonight
that Gov. Hastings has had men in
the Turtle Creek region for two weeks
past to keep him posted on the condi-
ton of the strike
Large delegations of miners are ex-
pected at Turtle Creek during tonight
and tomorrow for the meeting tomor-
row evening which is to be addressed
by Eugene V. Debs. Strike leaders
say the attendance will be as large
as at the McCrea meeting last Mon
day. The surprise predicted this after
noon has not yet been sprung on the
miners. It is not known whether the
intention is to import colored miners
from Virginia or an attempt on the
part of the company to prevent the
miners from meeting or marching.
Supt De Armitt intimated today that
the company would try to have a
stop put to this practice, and that they
would bring the matter to the atten-
tiOn of the authorities