Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
A REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION
Thousands OF Miners Gether and Hear
Speeches by Labor Leaders - Was No
Drunkness and No Dis lrder.

Thousands OF Miners Gether and Hear
Speeches BY Labor Leaders - Mas No
Drunkness and No DIS rider
Pittsburg, Pa, August 2.-The strik-
ing miners have broken all records, both
as TO numbers attending their mass
MEETINGS and the excellent order and
law-biding behavior they have exhibit
ed Too much praise cannot be given
the strikers for this latter condition.
They have been subject TO the control
of leaders, who, prOhting by former eX-
perience, have so fOrcibly iIsdIIed into
the minds of their followers, the stu
pidity of law-breaking, that the peace
full attitude and actions of the strikers
have been a source of wonder 10 all the
prophets who have from day 70 day pre-
dicted dire happenings. Ii is conceded
by all that in former times under SINH
lar circumstances riot and bloodshed
would have resulted long ago from the
conditions under which the miners have
been placed during this strike.
1t is the hope of all well-wishers Of
the strikers that this peaceful warfare
will continue throughout and until the
contest IS settled definitely.
The mass meeting Of miners at the
McCrea school house to-day was the
largest during the strike. and probably
the largest gathering Of the kind ever
seen in Allegheny county. More than
5.CG9 striking miners were gathered for
an all-day session and labor leaders har-
angued them in various tongues. while
bands Of music served TO stir up the en-
thusiasm to the highest pitch From
early morning miners Of every nation
ality were gathering at the school house
They came in big bands and small ones,
but the one that set the camp wild with
enthusiasm arrived at 1925 this morn
ing from Turtle Greek. It contained
500 miners from that camp. and when
they came in sight there was such
cheering as has not been heard since
-the strike started. They came down to
the camp at the school house with bands
playing stirring airs and banners wav-
ing in the breeze. Cheer after cheer
went up from the camp and the march
ers returned them with a will When
the miners Of the two parties met there
were some Wild scenes. Men rushed
around shaking hands. shouting and
even embracing each other The crowd
that gathered was so much larger than
the men had anticipated that they were
wild with JOY and drunk on success.
A few minutes after the arrival of
the Turtle Creek division. the speakers
arrived in a carriage. They were:
NJ. P. CaTrick. president of the paint
erS' and decorators union: W. A. Car
ney. vice president of the Amalgamated
Association; Mrs Mary G. Jones, the
female labor agitafor Of Chicago. and
NJ. j. Counahan. 4 the painters and
decorators union. IN addition to these
the leaders Of the miners were lined
up to speak as the occasion demanded.
There was a rumor in the camp that
Harvey A. Lowry would appear with
deputies and force the meeting to dis
perse. but it was evidently unfounded.
The speeches were not of an inflamma-
tory character. and the big crowd was
orderly during the whole day. 1
1t was announced that but twenty
nine men were at work to-day in the
Plum Creek mines. while only two or
three were in the Sandy Greek mine.
The policy of the miners is TO form
camps at these mines as we'll at at
Oak Hill. and maintain large pickets
on guard. President Dolan announced
that he could get land from private
parties on which to pitch his camps.
The feeling in the camp was one Of
triumph The miners claim that they
are on the high road to success, and
the enthusiasm which was seemingly
slumbering yesterday, is at fever heat
to-day
~ Nr,Co,- q r~or,irppt r,nuohar.
of the Typographical union, extended
the sympathy and financial support OF
the printers of the country, and said
the organization had made per capita
assessment fer five weeks to be paid
for the benefit Of the strikers.
A large number of the men who a.
tended the meeting were nearly dead
from hunger. Some Of them had eaten
notbing since 4 o'clock yesterday, and
the commissary wagon had not ar
rived when the meeting was over. II
was not until nearly o'clock that the
wagon carrying the provisions got 10
the camn. and when II arrived there
was a rush for bread which would put
to shame any football rush ever seen
on the local gridiron. After the meet
fnr was over and the men had salts
fed their appetites. they went back tc
The camp at Turtle Creek in an or
derlv manner. where they rested and
made preparations for tomorrow.
Two new camDs were instituted this
afternoon after the meeting. The one
AZ Plum Creek will be known as
Camp Resistance" tho one at Sandy
Creek will be called Camp Isolation"
Each camu in the besiesed district
will he teDt constantly supplied with
guards. headquarters. as heretofore.
will ne Camp Determination at Tur-
tie Creek.
One Of the notable features Of to-
day's procession was WAGON. drawn
nv four horses. bearing diggers from
the Souter mines On each side was
a banner advocating free speech and
peaCeahle assemblage. Flags seemed
n be in demand among the marcheTs.
The delegation marching on Plum
Creek wos under the impression that
they could not march with a bard un-
less an American flag was carried at
the front A buttonhole flag, the dimen-
sions Of which were but few inches,