Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
MARCHING MINERS.
A Lively Day at Turtle Greek
Encampment.
Keeping Watch on Working Mlners-Iieavy
Decrease In the Quantity of Coal Com
Ing Out of the Fairmont Resion-A
Surprise In Store for Operators.

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Surprise In Store for Operators.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. ALL roads
led to Turtle Creek yesterday. March
ing miners from all over the district
were conyerging 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
5000 diggers present at the meeting
which is scheduled for II 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 large 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 Armitts 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 ilitting 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 e. 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 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 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 thai
i a Pittsburgh baker had donated 1,oO'
= loaves of bread, and grocer had giver
a dozen cheeses. To prevent another
rush Miller organized a guard, and al
were satisfied for the time being. Al
" large donations OF food have beer
e promised, it is not likely that ther'
will be repetition of yesterday
:. scramble.
u Among the most prominent visitor
v at the miners Turtle Creek camp yes
terday were Gen. John Little, presi
q dent, and Joseph Bishop, secretary o
n the Ohio state board of arbitration
], They are ready to solicit signatures t.
81 the uniformity agreement and wer
'o present to get the status OF affair
among the strikers, Gen. Little eA
J. pressed some surprise at the demon
y stration. lie said he had often see
n miners on strike in the Buckeye state
es but never had seen them assemble
IL under such circumstances. lie said h
was pleased with the apparent man
OF fcstations of peace.
u Sheriff Harvey A. Lowrey spent til
10 afternoon in Turtle Creek consultin
a with his deputies. Chief Deputy Jams
ms Richards was in the district all nigh
Sheriff Lowrey said he would not IL
"a terfere with the strikers in holdin
1t. meetings if they acted orderly. l.
st will not allow them to go on the prol
MT erty of the New York & Cleveland u
of Coal Company, nor will he allow the
to act disorderly while marching
the road.
T. b. De Armitt, manager Of the va
Hill mine, said that he had been II
", portuned by men for positions IN ii
o. mine. lie said he had given Is
N. them places and they would go
W. work this morning. lie aided tn
lso two men had offered to supply hi
BIZ with 50 good miners to go to wo
Thursday morning. He was recelvil
letters in every mail from miners
e.. - various portions OF the district ask
~, for places in the New York " CleS
land mines.
A Surprise in store for the Operators.
;fc FAlRMoNT, VIVA, Aug. 2.-"There
10. a surprise in store for the operators
,..s this REGION said Joseph W. Rea Ii
Wv night. Inside of 4S hours there W
%! be several additions to the men alrca
OUT
c. There is more in Rea's words tn
by many people think He has been III
be- since last Wednesday and has had t
or three meetings each day. Not
rtv- the usual way, but has quietly gone
,eir some school house or public hall, a
the miners have gathered there a
was by magic.
""s w Yesterday afternoon at Monoagah
Wy meeting was repetition OF the
,or cess at Palutine Saturday night
.n0 Catawba Saturday afternoon. Tot
tne at Worthington he will make spe
'''' to the men.
,ent Rea says he is highly elated over
ndi- prospects and thinks West Virgil
tho will vet come out. Mahon tclegrap
:, 1854 from Charleston yesterday that
eay- Kanawha and New River men
re- struck for so cents ton and ch
weighnau. Rea says he intends
call on Special Judge John W. Mas
4 w who granted the injunction, too
. AZ and that he wants to know what
Is" Judge means. He does not XII
was whether the injunction attempts
keep him from holding meetings IN
|ohn public roads or not
d by There are better signs OF
the eral laying-down OF picks than u
!. has been since the strike began.
hrie, Decrease in Quantity OF Coal Coming
anca of the Fairmont Region.
sey. WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. At
an. has been decrease in the quantit