The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-02
FOR A MONSTER MEETING
Eight Thousand Miners Gather
ing at Turtle Greek Camp.
A SHIFT IN THE MAKEUP
The Guard Around the Men Is Now Com
posed Entirely of Foreigners-They
Are Excitable-It Makes the
Situation More Perilous.

Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-All roads leads TO
Turtle Creek to-day. All marching
miners Were going towards Camp De-
termination, and II those represented
as being on the march reach the scene
before morning there win be at least
5000 diggers present at the big meet
ing which Is scheduled for IL O'clock
at McCrea's school house. The miners
expect 5000 ot be present
The borough of Turtle Creek expe-
rienced the liveliest day in its history,
but the day passed without trouble II
any kind. Burgess Leafs of the bor-
ough visited the miners camp to-day
and stated that he had no reason 10
order them to dlsband and as long as
peace prevailed he will not distrub
them.
There was a complete shift IN the
makeup of the campers to-day. The
men OF the Wheeling division. b. & o..
who have been on guard ever since the
big movement against the DE Armit
mine was inaugurated, left during the
night for their homes at Finlayville,
Gastonville. Snowden, Whitehall and
Banesville. The same men. after
reaching home and recuperating some
what have formed 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 taxi
ing 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 noticeable for
the absence Of foreigners. The gath
ering on watch to-day is just the re-
verse, and Is composed entirely II the
foreign element, which Is more excit-
able than the others and much harder
To control. This phase gives TO the
situation a more serious aspect. over
1000 weary strikers were quartered at
Camp Determination to-day and about
100 at Camp Desperation and about
400 lounged about the hills above and
around Turtle Creek.
When the first batch of $50 marchsrs
arrived on the scene this morning they
We're very hungry and clamored for
food. There We're provisions enough
left for 200 men and 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
n dozen cheeses. To prevent another
rush Miller organized a guard and oil
We're satisfied for the time being. As
large donations Of food have been
promised there Is not likely to be a rep
etition Of to-day's' scramble.
Among the prominent visitors mt the
miners Turtle Creek camp to-day Were
Gen. John Little. president, and Jo-
seph Bishop. secretary of the Ohio
state board OF arbitration. They are
ready to solicit signatures to the uni
formity agreement and were present
to find out that status OF affairs among
the strikers. General Little expressed
some surprise at the demonstration.
He said he was pleased with the ap-
parent manifestations of peace.
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry spent the
afternoon in Turtle Creek. He said he
would not interfere with the strikers
in holding meetings II they acted cr-
derly. He will not allow them L. go
on the property Of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company. nor he
will not allow them to act disorderly
while marching on the road.
De Armitts manager of the Oakhill
mine said to-day he had been impor-
tuned by men for situations In the
mine. He said he had given IL of them
places and they had gone to work
He added that two men had offered TO
supply him with 50 good miners 20 go
! TO work Thursday morning. He was
receiving letters In every mail from
miners in various portions of the dis
tricts asking for places in the New
York and Cleveland mines. Concern
/ ing the action of some of his men he
said they had come to him saying that
they would be glad 10 work as soon as
the excitement is over. He was tn-
phatic in the statement that " the old
men did not return to work soon he
had many men to take their places.
Secretary Warner said many officials
had decided to bring an action in
equity against Sheriff Lowry asking
| for an injunction restraining that off,
cial for executing the provisions OF the
proclamation. He said the procIama-
| tion was in violation Of law and they
| were rOing IN court In have that pOinl