The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-05
ALL ARE STANDING PAT
No Material Change in the
Miners Strike Situation.
TO HOLD A BIG MEETING
An Open Air Demonstration in the In
terest OF the Strikers Twenty Thou
sand People Expected to Attend
More Money Must Be Raised.

strike situation has not changed ma
terially from yesterdays reports.
Everything about the Turtle creek
camp was quiet. the only ripple of tx
citement being the hearing of I'resi-
dent Dolan and other officials Of the
miners for holding an unlawful as-
semblage. The strikers claim - new
accessions 10 their ranks from the
Plum Creek mines to-day. A careful
estimate OF the men now at work in
that mine shows 2l5 out Of the usual
total of 275. No work was done at
Oakhill or Sandy Creek mines. The
camp" was reduced In numbers to-
day by 800 men. They were sent 10
their homes for two reasons--to lessen
expenses and because the men we're
not inclined to respond to the buiner-
Gus marching orders imposed upon
them. The camp has been costing 1900
a day for provisions. ETC., being 1T the
rate Of seven cents per day pr ran.
The customary march will be made to
Plum creek In the early morning and
will be continued daily, the miners
officials say. until the suspension in
the De Armitt mines Is complete
At the hearing in the case OF Fresi-
dent Dolan and others for riW and
UNLAWFUL dsstfiibiint tntS aitttuooh
by Justice Slemmins. a number II Wit
nesses were heard. but the justice re-
served his decision until Tomorrow
afternoon. The hearing of the four
miners arrested last week at the Me-
Govern mines. near Canonsburg, for
trespass. was concluded this after
noon. No evidence connecting the de-
PENDANTS directly with the song I'VE
will hang black sheep to sour ap-
pie tree" or with the use OF oppro-
brious epithS.s. were produced. None
Of the defendants appeared and they
were held In contempt. Attachments
were issued for their arrest.
Secretary Warner paid his compii-
ments TO President De Armitt OF the
New York Il Cleveland Gas Coal
company in not very choice terms.
The reason for this was the publica-
tion of the story that De Armitt had
said that $4,000 had been sent into the
PIttsburg district by the West Vir-
ginia operators In order to bring ABOUT
a strike of miners In this district ana
thus force the price of coal up
Both the secretary and President
Carrick. of the painters and decorators,
who characterized the story as ca
nard, said that II 1t was true, tney
would hardly send organizers into that
district to induce the men To strike, u
possible. Arrangements have been
completed for the open air demonstra.
tion under the auspices OF the United
Labor League of Western Pennsylva-
mia tomorrow night In the interest OF
the striking miners. The leaders ex-
pect 10000 people to attend. They are
urging every man to attend to show
their preference for free speech ana the
right OF peaceable assembling. The
speakers will talk from wagon. the
meeting will be addressed by Eugene
v. Debs. Mrs. Mary Jones OF Chicago.
NJ. A. Garland. p. A. Carney, president
of the Amalgamated association, NJ. p.
Carrick and NJ. J. Connahan.
After the addresses an appeal Will be
made to the audience for the financial
assistance Of the striking miners. The
miners claim II they can only get
little more financial assistance. they
will easily win the strike, and they are
straiBing every nerve to raise more
money.
The miners at Schmock mines on the
Redstone branch of The Pennsylvania
railroad. came out again to-day and
the mines are closed down. This inter-
ference caused the price OF coal to
Jump from 70 cents TO 81 a ton and
brokers say there will probably be an
other advance to s1.50 before the end
Of next week.
Eight hundred workingmen. headed
by band, marched through the streets
of Turtle Creek tonight The strikers
had gone to meet them and about 1.200
men were In line. Rev. William Hall
Of the NJ. +. church. Wilmerding. ad-
dressed the meeting after the parade.
He complimented the miners on their
fight and the peaceable manner In
which 1t was being conducted. At the
close of his address he handed the mi
ners a bag containing s265. contribu-
tion from the citizens of Wilmerding.
]. b. Corey. a prominent coal opera
tor. has sent a letter to Governor Hast
ings calling attention to the open def
ance of the sheriff's proclamation. and
the sheriff's failure To enforce the proc
lamation and asks him to order out a
sufficient force of the national guard
whom Corey says are playing soldiers,
to disperse the strikers.