Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
MARCHING MINERS.
a Lively Day at Turtle Creek
Encampment
Keeping Watch ON Working MIners-HeAv9
Decrease In the Quantity of Coal Com
ing Out of the kairmont Regional
Surprise In Store for Operators.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. ALI roads
| led to Turtle Creek yesterday. March
ing miners from all over the district
were converging toward Camp Deter
mlnation, and if all those reported as
being on the march reach the scene be-
fore morning, there will be at least
5000 diggers present at the meeting
which is scheduled for IL o'clock at
| McCrea's school house. The miners ex-
pect 3, O00 to be on nand.
| The borough of Turtle Creek ex-
perienced the liveliest day in its his
tory with its large transient popula-
ton OF miners aud 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 Finleyviile, Gastonville,
Snowden, Whitehall and Banksville.
These same men, after reaching home
and recuperaGlng 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 lifting last
or ia their
places and took charge of the watch
that is to be kept up until all of the
New York Il 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 en- tirely of the
foreign element which is more excit-
able tnan the Others and much harder
to control. This phase gives to the
situation 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
IND 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 grand
rush was made for the provision
wagon, and the result was many went
hungry.
About this time Organizer Miller ar
rived ON the scene and announced that
Pittsburgh baker had donated LOCO
loaves of bread, and a grocer had given
dozen cheeses. 10 prevent another
rush Miller organized u 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 q 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 assem- bled
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 Il Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, nor will he allow them
to act disorderly while marching ON
the road.
L. Il. De Armitt, 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 Is of
them places and they would go to
work this morning. lie 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.
A Surprise In store for the Operators.
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, Aug. 2. -"There 10
a surprise in store for the operators OF
| this region" said Joseph w. Rea last
night. Inside of 4S hours there will
| be several additions TO the men already
out"
There is more in Rea's words than
many people think. He has been here
since last Wednesday and has had two
or three meetings each day. Not in
the usual way, but has quietly gone to
some school house or public hall, and
the miners have gathered there as if
by magic.
Yesterday afternoon at Monoagah the
meeting was a repetition of the sue
cess at Palatine Saturday night and
Catawba Saturday afternoon. To-day
at Worthington he will make speech
to the men.
FUN AND FICTION