The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-02
FOOD FOR THE
FAMISHING MINERS.
Generous Donations of Bread and
Cheese.
Eight Thousand Men Will Attend
the Big Meeting Today-west
Virginia Output Greatly Dimin-
ished-Miners In. That State Ex-
pect to Quit-The Tragedy at
scottdale-Labor Meeting at Pitts
burg.

iitlspuIS, "a, Aug. AL road:
lead to Turtle Creek today. AL
marching miners were going toward:
Camp Determination and if those
represented as being on the march
reach the scene before morning. there
will be at least 5000 diggers present al
the big meeting which is scheduled fol
IL o'clock at McCrea's schoolhouse. The
miners expect 5000 to be present.
The burrough of Turtle Creek ex-
perienced the liveliest day in its his
tory, with its large transient popula-
! ton OF miners and curious visitors. but
the day passed without trouble of any
Kind. Burgess Leafs of the borougls
visited Turner's camp today and stated
that he had no reason to order the
miners to disband, and as long as peace
prevailed he will not disturb them.
There was complete shift in the
make up of the campers today. The
men of the Wheeling division of the
g. q o., who have been on guard ever
since the big movement against the
De Armitt mine was inaugurated, left
during last night for their homes at
Finlayville, Gastonville, Snowden.
Whitehall and GAINESVILLE. The same
men, after reaching home and re-
"
new divisions and are returning to the
seat of war in order to attend the
big meeting in the morning.
While the old guard was quitting 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 & Cleveland men quit work.
FOREIGNERS ON GUARD.
Saturdays guard was noticeable for
the absence of foreigners. The gather
ing on watch today is just the feverse,
and is composed almost entirely of the
foreign element, which is much more
excitable than the others and much
harder to control. This phase gives to
the situation more serious aspect.
Over 1000 weary strikers were
quartered at Camp Determination to-
day and about 100 at Camp Despera-
tlon, and about 400 lounged about the
hills above and around Turtle Creek.
DONATIONS OF FOOD.
When the first batch of $50 marchers
arrived on the scene this morning they
were very hungry and clamored for
1ood- There were provisions enough
left for 200 men and a grand rush was
made for the provision wagon, and the
result was that many went hungry.
About this time Organizer Miller ar
rived on the scene and announced that |
a PittSburg baker had donated 1000 |
loaves of bread, and a grocer had given |
a dozen cheeses. To prevent another |
rush Miller organized a guard, and all /
were satisfied for the time being. AS |
large donations of food have been /
promised there is not likely to be a
repetition of todays scramble.
Among the most prominent visitors
at the miners Turtle creek camp to-
q TZIxw
ldent, 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 meet the status of affairs
among the strikers. General Little ex-
pressed some surprise at the demon
stration. He said he was pleased with
the apparent manifestations of peace.
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry spent the
afternoon in Turtle Creek. He said he
would not interfere with the strikers
n holding meetings if they acted
orderly. He will not allow them to go
IN the property of the New York &
Cleveland Gas Coal company, nsr will
lot allow them 10 act disorderly while
marching on the road.
I. b. De Armitt, manager of the Oak
Hill mine, said today that he had been
by men for situations in
he mine. He said he had given Is Of
hem places and they had gone to work.
lie added that two men had offered to
upply him with so good miners to go
o work Thursday morning. He was
eceiving letters in every mail from
miners in various portions of the dis
rict, asking for places in the New
vork & Cleveland mines. Concerning !
he action of some of his men, he said I
hey had come to him saying that they i
you'd be glad to work as soon as the !
excitement is over. He was emphatic !
! the statement that if the old men 6
i'd not return to work soon he had
lany men to take their places.
TO RESTRAIN THE SHERIFF.
Secretary Warner said the miners !
mcials had decided to bring an action
| equity against Sheriff Lowrey, ask
lg for an injunction restraining that !
ficial from executing the provisions q
the proclamation. He said the :
was in violation of law r
nd they were going to court to have 0
lat point settled. a
AT lis this morning a portion of 0
lie men at Camp Determination We're :,
roused and ordered to march to 4
andy Greek, and SEQ more to the Plum e
reek mines. The march began with is
atrick Holman heading the force Az
r proceeding a short distance Dolan
as served with a writ, charging him
it'll riot and unlawful assembly, at :,
e instance of Thomas P. De Armitt. .
The widest excitement prevailed e
nong the marchers. but President Do CT
n quieted them by saying that he 81
0uld be all right and soon join them. 6.
e was then taken back to the Justices CT
ice. Secretary Warner, Organizer al
1kler and other organizers are con- T
ined in the writ OF
The incident has caused a very ugly CT
cling among the miners. Vigorous