The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-05
CAMP PROVES VERY COSTLY.
DAILY EXPENDITURE OF $500 RE-
CURED TO KEEP 1T UP.

Three Hundred of the Men Who
Were Not Inclined to Respond 10
the Numerous Marching Orders
Sent HOme-NO Material Change in
the Situation at Any of the Mining
Pits-DecisiOn in the Riot Hear
ing Case Reserved Until To-day.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 4-The strike situ-
alton has not changed materially since
yesterdays report Around Turtle Greek
camp all was quiet to-day, the only ripple
of excitement being the hearing of Presi-
dent Dolan and otehr miners for riot and
unlawful assemblage.
The strikers claim fifty new acquisitions
of the men now at work in that mine
shows 215 out of the usual total of 2S5.
No work was done at the Oak Hill or
Sandy Greek mines. The camp was re-
duced in numbers to-day by 800 men. They
were sent to their homes for two reasons
to lessen expenses and because these men
were not inclnd to respond to the numerous
marching orders imposed on them. The
camp has been costing $500 a day to keep
it in provisions, etc. being at the rate of
cents per man per day, as against 10
cents per day in the National Guard en-
campments The camp is now under
strict military discipline and everything
is moving like clockwork. The customary
march will be made to Plum Greek in the
early morning and will be continued daily,
the miners officials say, until the suspen-
sion of the DeArmit mines is complete.
At the hearing in the case of President
Dolan and others for riot and unlawful as
sembage this afternoon before Justice
Semmes a number of witnesses testified,
but the justice reserved his decision until
tomorrow afternoon. The hearing of the
four miners arrested last week at the Nc
Govern mines, near Cannonsburg, for tres
pass, was concluded this afternoon. No
evidence connecting the defendants direct
ly with the song, "Well hang the black
Sleeps to sour apple tree" or with the
use of opprobous epithets was produced.
None of the defendants appeared at the
hearing, and they were held in contempt.
Attachments were issued for their arrest.
Secretary Warner paid his compliments
to President DeArmit of the New York
and Cleveland Company to-day in no very
l.
publication of the story that Mr. DeArmit
had said that $4,000 had been sent in to
the Pittsburg district by the West Vir-
ginia opera tors in order to bring about
a strike among the miners in this district
and thus force the price of coal up. Both
the secretary and President M. p. Car
rick of the Painters and Decorators, char
acterized the story as canard. and said
that if 1t were true they would hardly
send organizers into that district to try
to induce the men to strike.
Organizer Cameron Miller is arranging
for a meeting of business men and min
ers to take place at Roscoe in the fourth
pool at / p. m. tomorrow. He expects
1,S00 men will be in attendance coming
from all the mines in the fourth pool. The
meeting will be addressed by President
Dolan and Mr.. Miller
Arrangements have been completed for
the open air demonstration under the au-
spices of the United Labor league of West
Pennsylvania tomorrow evening on the
Du Quesne wharf in the interest OF the
striking miners. The leaders expect 10000
people to attend The meeting will be ad-
dressed by Mr.. Debs, Mrs. Mary Jones of
Chicago, NJ. NJ. Garland, president, and W.
A. Carney vice president of the amaga-
mated association, United Mine Workers
Organizer Miller. NJ. 2. Carrck, national
president Of the Painters and Decorators
Union, and NJ. J. Counahan. national sec
retary of the Plumbers Union.
After the addresses an appeal viii be
made 20 the audience for financial assist
ance for the striking miners, and the lead
ers expect 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 If they can only
get a little more financial assistance they
will easily win the strike. and are strain
ing every nerve TO accomplish their end.
The miners at the Schmock mines on the
Red Stone branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad came out again to-day, and the
mines are closed down. This Intelligence
caused the price of coal 20 Jump from 75c
TO 81 "A ton and brokers say there will prob
ably be an advance to S15O per ton before
the end Of next week.