Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-05
WORKING FOR A TIE-UP
Striking Miners Ranks Are Being
Strengthened Daily.
THE CAMP COSTS $500 A DAY.

Financial Assistance Coming in-The
Big Meeting in Pittsburg Expected
to Show That the Public Is In SYM
pathy With the Men.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-The miners strike
situation has not changed materially
from last reports. Everything about
the Turtle Creek camp was quiet, the
only ripple of excitement being the
hearing of President Dolan and the
other officials of the miners for riot
and unlawful assemblage. The strik-
ers claim 20 new accessions to their
ranks yesterday. A careful estimate of
the men now at work in that mine
shows 215 out of the usual total of 285.
No work was done at the Oak Hill or
Sandy Creek mines. The camp was re-
duced in numbers today by 300 men.
They were sent to their homes for two
reasons-to lessen the expenses, and be-
cause these men were not inclined to
respond to the numerous marching or
ders imposed on them. The camp has
been costing $500 day to keep 1t in
provisions, ETC., being at the rate of
seven cents per day per man, as against
10 cents per Jay in the National Guard
encampment The customary march
was made to Plum Creek this morning.
and will be continued daily, the miners
officials say. until the suspension in
the DeArmitt mines is complete.
Secretary Warner paid his compli-
ments to President DeArmitt, of the
New York and Cleveland company, in
no very choice terms. The reason for
this was the publication of the story
that Mr.. DeArlnitt had said that $40, 900
had been sent into the Pittsburg dis
trict by the West Virginia operators,
in order to bring about strike of the
miners in this district and thus force
the price of coal up.
Arrangements have been completed
for the open air meeting under the aus
Western Pennsylvania, tonight, on the
Duquesne wharf, in the interest of the
striking miners. The leaders expect
10000 people to attend. The meeting
will be addressed by Eugene v. Debs,
Mrs. Mary Jones of Chicago, M. M.
Garland and w. A. Carney of the
Amalgamated Association, Cameron
Miller, M. P. Carrick and M. j. Couna-
han of the Plumbers union.
An appeal will be made to the audi
ence for financial assistance for the
striking miners and the leaders ex-
pect that the results will show that the
public is in hearty sympathy with the
miners in their struggle for living
wages. The miners claim that il they
can only get a little more financial as
sistance they will easily win the strike,
and are straining every nerve to ac-
complish their end. The miners at the
Schmock mines, on the Redstone
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad,
have came out again and the mines are
closed down. This intelligence caused
the price of coal to jump from rs cents
to 81 ton, and brokers say there will
probably be another advance of $3.50
per ton before the end of next week.
Eight hundred workingmen, headed
by band, marched through the streets
of Turtle Creek last night. Rev. Will
lam Hall, of the M. E. church, Wilmer
ding, addressed the meeting after the
parade. He complimented the miners
on their manly fight and the peaceable
manner In which it was being con-
Quoted. At the close of his address he
handed the miners a bag containing
$265, a contribution from the citizens
of Wilmerding.
J. B. Corey, a prominent coal opera
tor, has sent letter to Governor Hast
ings calling attention to the open de-
tiance of the proclamation, and asks
him to order out a sufficient force of
the National Guard, whom Mr.. Corey
saws are playing soldiers to diSnerSo