The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-15
STRIKE IS SPREADING
Alarming Rumors, but the Day
Passed Without Disturbance.
EVERY MINE WILL BE IDLE
Outbreak NJ Eckley Was over When
the Troops Arrived Demands OF Lat
inner Miners Decisively Refused
by Superintendent Blake.

morning movement by body of miners
which looked formidable to-day pass
without frious disturbance In the
strike n pn. Matters wear such AN
unccrtaE spect. however. that GEN
sial Cob eclares that the remvoal OF
the troop b any portion of them has
not been templated.
The stril itself is spreading with
great rapidly. Exact estimates of the
number of men who have quit work are
hard to obtain. hut conservative figures
place II close to 10000. with indications
;nat in q short time every eolliery of
Importance In the region viii be idle
Although some disposition has been
shown by small bodies Of strikers In
the outlying districts 10 make demon
strations they have been of rather
feeble character and the great majority
Of men are docile.
The First city troop Of Philadelphia.
which was dispatched al AN early hour
this morning to the sscene OF the re-
ported outbreak at Eckley found Moth
ing for Il to do when II reached that
place. about ; O'Clock this afternoon.
Several hundred miners from Buck
mountain marched an the Eckley mines
and brought out the men there.
A few OF the men who showed n dis
position 10 continue work were rough
~ handled and the mine superintendent
fearing trouble wired 10 General Goblin
for troops. He also sent word to Drif-
ton and 20 deputies from that place and
Roam Junction. nearby. We're sent over
They kept themselves under cover at
Ecklfy, however. awaiting develop
ments. Nothing further happened.
Meanwhile the cavalry troops We're
sent by General Goblin. and had wear
isome march over the mountains. only
TO find everything "A, Eckley peaceful
The day had scarcely opened before
another annoying story came Ia brigade
headquarters by telephone. u was 10
the effect that a gang Of miners from
DrifIon had marched on Colliery No. 3
at Jeddo. with the expressed intention
Of bringing the men out. Upon reach
ing the colliery John Mark,e. the SUI
D, rintendent. met them and after a
conference with the men al the mines
succesded In turning them on without
trouble. This was the only incident OF
the day which partook of the nature OF
a demonstration.
Al I.atimer this afternoon a largely
attended and decisive meeting ~ strik-
.rs was held Ia receive the answer ~
the company TO their demands With
large body Of strikers In IN. open
space before the company's store. Su-
perintendent Blake carie To the door
and gave them their answer.
IL was short and To IN. point. and u
was met with action equally as d.ci-
sive. The demands had been formu-
lated as follows: We desire aud wish
the privilege ~ buying our provisions
where We think proper instead Of he
ing forced la buy at the company's 5
store. We want 20 per cent. advance
of all classes of labor. We demand the
dismissal Of all the parties that took
part on last Friday ,scpi io,, In the
shooting ARRAY. We demand that all
classes of labor be- paid the same for
rock as for coal On idle days. We d.
mand that no man shall bc discharged
for acting On this committee"
The company's answer Ia this was:
Firsi-Thai the men are not and never
have been obliged 10 buy exclusively NJ
the company store. Secondly-That thc
advance would not he granted because
the company WAS paying the average
rate OF the region. Third-The COM
pany absolutely refused. without as
signing any reason. To discharge any =
body who participated In the shooting
Fourth-That the men suspended on
idle days have the privilege IL taking
some other persons place. thus max
ing good the difference In the rate be-
tween rock and coal work. Firth
That no man shall be discharged for
acting on the committee" Sup.rin-
tendent Blake made "A special speech ia
the men urging them 10 return to work
and arguing that they could gain moth
ing by remaining idle.
What do you say?" he concluded
VIII You come back"
There was moments buzz aud =
chorus ~ noes" went up. The super.
intfndsni attempted no further pcrsua
sion and the men dispersed.
The mountain Journey of the cavalry
to Eckley, although agreeahly disap-
pointed of it's purpose. had saluiary
eject in that II deeply Impressed IN,
miners with the extent of ths military
power. Al Drifion the officers visited
the main Office 81 the Erie company
and Superintendent Smith told thom II
the attempted raid on the EckIcy
miners yes,rrdsy. He said the only
violence Was n threat by the marchsrs
Ia throw one worker who declined a.
go out. into the breaker chute. He. as
we'll NJ the ether men at the mine
promptly quit work. There were NJ
additional deaths here to-day. -Four ~
five men who have been hoVsring br.
tween life and death ever since IN,
shooting. were unchanged. but all of tn,
others were doing well and many al
ready have been discharged from tn.
hospital The funeral of Jacob Tnrna
shOnt, the lad who was shot through
the head and fingered until Sunday. oc.
CURED to-day at McAdoo. " was al.
tended hy one of the largest gather.
ings ever seen since the outbreak ol
the trouble. There was no demonstra
tion and the service passed On quietly
Guards are still being placed around
the houses of several ~ the mines ane
during ;he day shcriff's deputy wa,
seen about the streets guarded by tN,
soldiers