The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-06
MANY STRIKERS MARCHING
Hundreds Of Men ut Dc Armits Mines-
The Procession Orderly.

PrrrsBURe, Pa, Aug. a-Three hun
dred strikers frsm the Beech Cliff
mines, on tho Panhandle railroad,
marched through the city at Q o'clock
this morning, bound for Camp Deter.
mination, at Turtle creek. They were
mostly foreigners and carried canes
and clubs. About an hour afterward
400 Imperial miners, headed by a brass
band, passed through the city. The
march was without noise of any kind
until the Oakland power house was
passed, When the band star<ed up q
lively march.
Four hundred men from the Third
Monongahela pool passed through Nc
kecsport at 2:3o o'clock this morning
for Turtle creek. They were headed
by two bands and the American flag.
The procession was orderly.
The strikers In the vicinity Of the
Turtle creek mine nun bered 100 at o
o'clock and It is believed that 3, 500
men were here in camp by evening.
So far during the marching not a
striker has shown any sign Of the use
Of liquor.
While the ranks OF the strikers at
Turtle creek were being augmented
about 200 men gathered at the Turtle
creek mines before the men started to
work and as the digge.s reared tho
pit mouth they passed between lines
OF the strikers. There was no attempt
ut force, but n number Of the diggers
stopped and talked with the strikers
and then passed on into the mine.
Some were induced to come out. At
the Oak Hill mine a demonstration
was made, but no men were induce|
to quit.
At l:l5 o'clock this morning the
strikers at Camp Determination were
aroused and 500 men ordered to march
to SANDY creek and 500 to Plum creek.
The marches began with President
Patrick Dolan heading the force going
to Sandy creek. After they had gone
q short distance Dolan was served
with a writ charging him with riot
and unlawful assembly. This was
done ut the instance of Thomas p. De-
Armitt. For . time great excitement
prevailed among the marchers, but
Dolan quieted them by saying that he
would be all right and soon join them.
He was then taken back to the jus.
tees Office and the marchers pro-
cecded. Secretary Warner, Organizer
Cameron Miller and other leaders
were included in the writ. A CITIZEN
of Turtle Creek was ready to furnish
bail for Holan, n he was soon re.
leased for hearing Wednesday. The
incident caused a very ugly feeling
among the strikers.
At 9:l5 o'clock the marchers, led BY
Dolan, left Turtle Creek. about 1000
strong, and started for the mass meet.
ing ut the McCrea schoolhouse. The
procession was headed by four brass
bands.
At the big mass meeting speeches
wero made In the Italian and Hun
garian languages by Interpreters
Between 5000 and 5000 miners were
present The greatest enthusiasm was
manifested. but there was no disorder.
The speakers all cautioned the strikers
against breaking the law. President
Dolan. who arrived later, said that out
OF 1000 miners employed in the three
mines but sixty were at work.
"uthCE Wdb III INC ClLY
this morning and sent out some pro-
visions to camp. He said he would
not go into court to-day to make appli-
cation for an injunction restraining
Sheriff Lowry from interfering with
the marchers. but would place the
matter before Judge Sheaffer as soop
as he had time.
None Of the district officers were
present when the big meeting at Nc.
Crea's school house was called to
order. Speeches were made by M. p.
Carrick, NJ. J.. Counahan, William
Carney and Mr. I. @. Jones Of
Chicago.
The attachments sent TO Plum creek
proposed to hold another meeting at
the Bethlehem school house and in vite
the Plum creek miners to attend, but
when they reached the place they found
that a fence had been erected around
the school property and notice posted
that no trespassing would lie allowed.
This caused considerable IN feeling,
rs the school house grounds we're the
only public place in the vicinity Of tho
mines where q meeting could be held.
~ ~" ouCA W NlCSEeo u
school house.
PARAMOUNT, w. Va, Aug. 3.-One by
one additions are being made to the
number of strikers In the Paramount
district through the quiet efforts of
Joseph Rea and Edward Davis, labor
agitators. Eleven hundred and thirty
men are now with the strikers, while
nearly three times that number arc
stili$ work. 1t is thought that this
will not be the ease q week hence.
Rea's work among the miners Is prov.
ing very successful. Should there be
a general strike, however, 1t will be
because the operators are making nc
contracts OF over ten days duration.
KANSAS MINERS TO CONFER.
PirTsBuRa, Kan, Aug 2-Notices
were posted to-day at the different
mines in this district calling for a