Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, Aug. 1.-"There is
a surprise in store for the operators OF this
region" said Joseph W. Rea tonight In
side of forty-eght hours there will be sew
cral additions to the men already out"
There is more in Reas words than many
people think. He hae been here since last
Wedne sday and has had two or three meet
ings each day. The meetings have not been
arranged in the usual way, but he has
quietly gone to some school house or public
hall and the miners have gathered there as
II by magic. This morning at Monongah
the meeting a repetition of the success
at Palatine last night and Catawba yester-
day afternoon. Tomorrow at Worthington
he will make speech to the men. Four
more organizers will join MIR. Rea and Ed
Davis, his aide, tomorrow. Davis went to
Clarksburg this afternoon to organize the
Pinnikinick Glenwood and Despair men, who
are all out. Rea says he is highly elated
over the prospects and thinks West Nir-
ginia will yet come out Mahon telegraphed
from Charleston today that the Kanawha
and New River men had struck for so cents
a ton and a check weight man.
Rea says he intends to call on Special
Judge John w. Mason, who granted the
injunction, tomorrow, and that he wants TO
know whether the injunction attempts to
keep him from holding meetings in the pub
lie roads or not. Tonight there are more
signs of a general laying down of picks
than there have been since the strike began
None of the operators have contracts OF
more than ten days in length and the men
cay If they do not come out the other miners
will go back and they will return to the
25-cent rates.
ALL ROADS TO TURTLE CREEK.
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to Turtle Creek today. All marching
miners were going toward Camp Determine
tion, and If those represented as being on
the march reach the scene before morning
there will be at least 5000 diggers present
at the big meeting which is scheduled for
II o'clock at McCrea's school house. The
miners expect 5000 to be on hand. The bor-
ough of Turtle Creek experienced the live
lest day in its history with its large tran
sient population of miners and curious Wis
itors, but the day passed without trouble of
any kind. Burgess Teats of the borough Wis
tied Turner's camp today and stated he had
no reason 20 order the crowd to disband.
and as long as peace prevails he Will not
disturb them.
There was complete shift IN the make
up of the campers today. The men from
the Wheeling division of the Baltimore
Ohio who have been on guard ever since
the big movement against the De Armitt
mine was inaugurated, left during last night
for their honee at Finleyville, Ghstonville,
Snowden, White Hall and BanksEille. The
same men, after reaching home and recup-
Grating somewhat have formed new divis
ions and are returning TO the seat of war,
in order to attend the big meeting in the
morning.
While the old guard was fitting 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 and Cleveland
men quit work. Saturdays guard was no
ticeable for the absence of foreigners. The
gathering on watch today is just reverse
and is composed almost entirely of the for
eign element, which is much more eNcitable
than the others and much harder TO control.
This phase gives TO the situation q more
serious aspect.
RUSH FOR THE FOOD.
Over 900 weary strikers were quartered
at Camp Determination today and about 100
at Camp Desperation and about 400 lounged
about the hills above and around Turtle
Creek When the first batch of 650 marchers
arrived on the scene this morning they were
very hungry and clamored for food. There
were provisions enough left for 200 men
and a grand rush was made for the pro-
vision wagon. and the result was many
went hungry.
About this time Organizer Miller arrived
on the scene and announced that Pitts
burg baker had donated 900 loaves of bread
ami a grocer had given a dozen cheeses
To prevent another rush, Miller organized
a guard and all were satisfied for the time
DelnB. AS large donations or 1000 nave
been promised, there is not likely TO be a
repetition of today's scramble.
Among the most prominent visitors at the
miners Turtle Creek camp today were Gen
eral John Little, president, and Joseph
Bishop, secretary of the Ohio State Board of
Arbitration. They are ready TO solicit sig
natures to the uniformity agreement and were
present TO get the status OF affairs among the
strikers. General Little expressed some sur
prise at the demonstration. He said he had
nft min str ika in fha pnn
eye state but never had seen them assembled
under such circumstances. He said he was
pleased with the apparent manifestations Of
peace.
Sheriff 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 prop
erty of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company. nor will he allow them TO act
disorderly while marching on the road.
BLACkLEGS ARE PLENTIFUL.
T. b. De Armitt manager of the Oak Hill
mine, said today that he had been importuned
by men for situations In the mine. He said
he had given fifteen OF them placss and they
would go 10 work In the morning. He added
that two men had offered to supply him with
fifty good miners to 30 TO work Thursday
morning. He was receiving letters in every
man from miners IN various poIAlohS oi tnr
district asking for places In the New York
and Cleveland mines. Concerning the actin 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 II the old
men did not return TO work soon he had
many men 10 take their places.
Secretary Warner said the miners officials
have decided TO bring an action In equity
against Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry. asking for
an injunction restraining that Official from
executing the provisions of the proelamatiou.
He said the proclamation was in violation
of law and they would go into court TO have
that point settled Il believe the proclama-
tion Is illegal" said Warner. "and We are go
ing to try TO find out II the sheriff has a
right 20 interfere with a peaeeable assem-
blage,"
PATRICK DoLAN ARRESTED.
At lis this Monday morning, the strikers
ut Camp Determination mere aroused and