The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-11
MANY APPEAL FOR FOOD
One Thousand Dollars Worth of
Groceries Distributed.
A SERIES OF MEETINGS
The Ups and Downs OF the Campaign
All Along the Line Debs to Speak
in westmoreland County This
Afternoon.

and provisions We're numerous at the
headquarters of the miners officials in
this city to-day. IL appeared as IL
there was a wall from every section OF
the district and miners in person were
present to ask that the suffering ones
be looked after. Secretary Warner was
kept busy answering the appeals. He
said tonight that he had sent more
than $1,000 worth OF groceries and pro-
visions into various parts of the dis
trict.
series of meetings are to he held
all over the district. II Is expected to
keep up the interest In every section
and strengthen every point where there
is at least an indication OF weakness.
The vigilance of the New York & New
England Gas Coal company Is TO be
kept up and the vigor Increases from
day to day.
The following was issued by Patrick
Dolan. the president, and Secretary
Warner to-day:
There will be mass meeting of all
the miners in Canonsburg Wednesday.
Aug. IL. at 10 a. m. All miners of the
above named places will call meetings
and prepare TO go. The meeting will
be addressed by the district officials
and Others. Every miner Is requested
to attend"
The campaign in westmoreland coun-
ty will begin at Irwin on Wednesday.
At 2 p. m. a monster meeting will be
held. II is expected that Eugene V.
Debs. Mrs. Mary Jones. NJ. p. Carrick.
Patrick Dolan and others will make
addresses. The strikers desire to awaken
an interest in that section, as they
claim the mines that are working are
an injury to their cause.
Early this morning the miners or
West Elizabeth made a march on the
mines of the Elizabeth Mining company,
formerly operated by Homer and Rob-
erts About so men were going 10
work.
miners movement against the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company.
To-day's work was not altogether en-
couraging to the strikers. To begin
with. they had TO contend with spell
Of bad weather. A heavy rain drenched
the camps and prevented the marchers
from carrying out their regular pro-
gramme. At Plum Creek the rain and
continued absence Of a band kept the
men In their quarters. with the result
that little IL any missionary work was
undertaken. The storm also had the
effect of preventing the march to the
Spring Hill mines. which are owned by
Alexander Dempster. The only march
of the day was made by the $50 men at
Camp Determination. who left camp
shortly after I o'clock and marched
close 10 the Oak Hill tipples and spent
two hours In the vicinity of the miners
homes. There was not even ordinary
excitement attached TO the invasion
along the Thompson Run. A summary
of the developments of the day leaves
the conditions much the same as they
were. except that the company claims
to have made further break In the
strikers ranks at Turtle Creek and
Sandy Creek.
The failure 10 hold meeting at
Camp Isolation was another disap-
pointing feature of the day and the
men are loudly clamoring for the pres
ence of the officials.
This afternoon District President
Patrick Dolan accused the operators Of
the Pittsburg district of having
broken faith with the striking miners
In this district. He also outlined the
policy TO be pursued by the United
Mine Workers in their fight in the Cen
tral Pennsylvania district. where 1t Is
proposed to close down all the mines
He claims his organization can stand
the strike until the last of September
The operators, he said. had promised
to pay the price when the supply OF DE
Armitt's mines had been cut of. This
has been done. but the operators had
failed to keep their part Of the con-
tract.
The miners who have been working
regularly at Oak Hill mines were paid
this afternoon. Those who Joined tho
strike did not get their cash, the COM
pany withholding il. as under the con-
tract the men forfeited their wages by
striking. There was no excitement.
Between 200 and 800 men were on hand.
but few of them receiving any money.
De Armitt made speech to the men,
telling them he sympathized with them
! and the money was withheld. not be-
cause the company wanted II. but be-
cause he had TO carry out the terms OF
the contract. He denounced the march
ing and encampment and said IL was
blot on the history OF the country
that the laws are not enforced and
such movements stopped.
Wheeling, w. Va. Aug. lowest
Virginia was invaded by Ohio miners
! this morning. One hundred and twen-
| ty-hye miners from the Mill Creek re-
gion marched through the city and
reached Boggs Run mine Just below
Wheeling at 4 o'clock. The Ohio miners
came for the purpose OF closing down
the Boggs Run, the only railroad mine
| in the Wheeling district now being
operated. They announce that they will
stay until the Boggs.Run miners Join
the strike and to-day more than 200
| more from Barton. Maynard and Pas
| coe, other mining communities In East
ern Ohio. are TO come. The miners
along the Wheeling & Lake Erie have
also announced their willingness 10
participate in the demonstration which
may last several days.
With the West Virginia strikers
gathering al Boggs Run. there are now
about 400 men there. At this showing
Of force the 100 Boggs miners did not
| show to the front this morning. A
meeting will probably be held to-day.
but II will be a difiicalt matter to get
the men at this point out.
| Plttsburg. Pa. Aug. 10.-The striking
miners camped At Plum Creek claim
that a large desertion has taken place
from the De Armitt mines and that the
working force is too small &c dig coal
enough to supply the waterworks OF
Pittsburg. The officials OF the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
claim they are working 900 men. the
same number that is usually At work