The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-07

led to Turtle Creek yesterday. March
ing miners from all over the district
We're con verging toward Camp Deter
minatiOn. and if all those reported as
being on the march reach the scene be-
fore morning, there will be at least
5000 diggers present at the meeting
which is scheduled for IL o'clock at
McCrea's school house. The miners ex-
pect 5000 to be on hand.
The borough OF Turtle Creek ex-
perienced the liveliest day in its his
tory with its lar ge transient popula-
ton of miners and curious visitors, but
the day passed without trouble of any
kind.
Burgess Teats, of the borough. Wis
tied the miners camp, and stated he
had no reason to order the crowd to
disband, and as long as peace prevails
he will not disturb them.
There was a complete shift in the
makeup of the campers yesterday.
The men from the Wheeling division
of the Baltimore & Ohio, who have.
been on guard v since the big move
ment against De Armitts was inaug-
urated, left during the night for then
homes at F~inleyville, Gastonville,
Snowden, Whitehall and Banksyille.
These same men, after reaching home
and re~cuperatlng somewhat have
formed new divisions and are return
ing to the seat of war in order to at
END the big meeting this morning.
While the old guard was Hitting last
night, new men were taking their
places and took charge of the watch
thai is to be kept up until all of the
New York K Cleveland men quit work.
Saturdays guard was noticeable for
the absence OF foreigners The gather
ing On watch to-day is just the reverse
and is composed almost entirely of the
foreign element winch is more eXcit-
able than the others and much harder
to control. This pnase gives to the
situation a more serious aspect.
Over LOO weary strikers were quar-
tered at Camp Determination, aud
about 100 at Camp Desperation, and
about 40 lounged about the hills above
and around Turtle Creek.
When the first batch of $50 marchers
arrived on the scene yesterday morn
ing they were very hungry and clam
ored for food. There were provisions
enough left for 30 men, and a grand
rush was made for the provision
wagon, and the result was many went
hungry.
ABOUT this time Organizer Miller ar
rived on The scene and announced that
a Pittsburgh baker had donated LOCO
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, it is not likely that there
will be a repetition of yesterdays
scramble.
Among the most prominent visitors
at the miners Turtle Creek camp yes
terday were Gen. John Little, presi-
dent, 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 get the status OF affairs
among the strikers. Gen. Little ex-
pressed some surprise at the demon
stration. He said he had often seen
miners on strike in the Buckeye state,
but never had seen them assembled
under such circumstances. He said he
was pleased with the apparent mani
festations of peace.
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowrey spent the
afternoon in Turtle Creek consulting
with his deputies. Chief Deputy James
Richards was in the district all night
Sheriff Lowrey said he would not in
terfere with the strikers in holding
meetings if they acted orderly. He
will not allow them to 20 on tue prop.
erty of the New YORK Il Cleveland Gas
Coal Company, o will he allow them
to act disorderly while marching on
the road.
Z. Il. De Arnitt, manager of the Oak
Hill mine, said that he had been i'm
p~ortuned by men for positions in tine
mine. He said he had given 10 OF
them places and they would go to
work this morning. lie aided hat
two men had offered to supply him
with so good miners to go to work
Thursday morning. He was receiving
letters in every mail from miners in
various portions of the district asking
for places in the New YORK & Cleve
land mines.
A Surprise In Store for the Operators.
FAIRMONT, W. Va, Aug. 2.-'There il
surprise in store for the operators of
his region" said Joseph w. Rea last
night Inside of 4s hours there will
be several additions to the men already
out"
There is more in Reais words than
many people think. He has been here
since last Wednesday and has had two
or three meetings each day. Not in
the usual way, but has quietly gone to
some school house or public hall. and
the miners have gathered there as il
by magic.
Yesterday afternoon at Monoagah the
meeting was a repetition Of the sue
cess at Palatine Saturday night and
Catawba Saturday afternoon. To-day
at Worthington he will make a speech
to the men.
Rea says he is highly elated over the
prospects and thinks West Virginia
will yet come out. Mahon telegraphed
from Charleston yesterday that the
Kanawha and New River men had
struck for so cents a ton and a check
Rea Jaws he inta,ds O.,