The age-herald., 1897-08-04
GOOD WEATHER
 A POTENT FACTOR h the Interest of the Marching Men
 Nov Assembled. AZ SCAMP DE TERMINATION $ Z S'd, Order, SObriety the Rule, and Will Be ObGy6d.
1EARMITT NOW SHOWS WEAKNESS
Seeks the Aid of Sheriff Lowery and the Gov ernor, ard May Use the Sureme Court. Doan and Other Officials
 Are Jublant.

Pit.sburg, Aug. S.-The strikers still continue to gain accessories to tn ir ranks from the New York and Cleveland com pany's men. Sandy Creek and Hurdle Creek mines are completely idle and the Plum Creek men are slowly, but surely, coming into line wi,h the men eneamped in the vicinity. Today Ii arly half of the diggers al, tl1.s stronghold of the com pany failed to go to work and "a number of those who did go into the pit have promised to waie a soon as they have cleaned up the coal lying in their rooms.
 At Camp Dets rminaition i: was report ed that every one of the miners of the New York and Cleveland Coal Gas com pany, who had gone ito work, were in sympathy wikh the movement and only h.dr sigma lures 70 conltIact prevented them from staying out. The miners are satisfied wfah the progress they have made. They claimed that the offending they have been since the strike was in- augurated. The men are jubilant over the work they -hasrs done Peace and or der seem to be the watchword of the siarikers. They realize that they have the sympa ghy of the public and If they lose it their cause will get a black eye. At the headquarters of the miners union in this city there were many callers during tlp- day PIoffers of aid were numerous and the majority did no. hesitate to show their sympathy
 The miners have engaged J. D. Bren- nan Eo defend them in hearing before Judge Simmr at Turtle Creek tomorrow. They are charged with rot and unaw- ful assamblage. It is expected here will be some fine points of law deitermbai q. Lawyer SchoHer will appear for the pros- ecutor.
 Good weather is a great card for the campers. Just where most of thsm would find shelter in case of rain is a problem. As long as good weather holds the men can stand the exposure at night, but if a wet spell were to set in it would cause many to desert the fields of operations. There are close upon 2,000 strikers in camp at Turtle Creek, 350 at Plum Creek and 300 at Sunday Creek. If this number is not sufficient to deter Dearmitt's men, from going to work, all these camps will be largely increased be fore the end of the week.
 Arrangements are being made for the big meeting on the wharf Thursday night. It promises to be the greatest demonstration of the kind ever held in this city. Debs and Mrs. Mary G. Cones will be the star attractions among the speakers.
 The announcement today that Sheriff Lowry was in communication with the governor and that there was a poss.bili- ty that the state troops would be order.d out, had no perceptble effect in Camp Determination. The strik rs all say there has been no occasion nor reasor for dis cussing the coming of the troops. Sheriff Lowry's interview, aside from giving the information that he has communicated with the governor, gives no indication that he feels the troops are necessary 1t this time. In this connection 1t was re- ported today that military attache had been at work throughout the strike ter- ritory preparing maps that will insure a quick mobilization of troops at any given point in case of trouble. The move, it is said, however is only pre- ecautienary. The same plan was carried out at Home stead, the state authorities having had an engineer in that village some weeks before the troops arrived.
 The arrival of Brigadier-General A. J. Wiley, second divison Nation Guard of Pennsylvania, and his confluence with officers of the guard, gave rise to the story today that he was here to arrange for the transportation of the troops to De Arrnitt's mines. When told of the iumor, General Wil=y said:
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