The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-07
CRUSADE OF IDLE MINERS
4 MIGHTY HOST WILL MARCH
 THROUGH PENNSYLYANIA.


 Will Endeavor to Induce All Men Remain
 ing at w Work to Join Their Ranks-Penn-
 sylvania National Guard Prepared for
 Any Emergency-No Trouble Looked for
 as the Miners Are Behaving Wisely.
 Pittsburg, Aug. 6.-Two more signed scales were received at the Amalgamat- ed association headquarters to-day. One was from Corner & Sons, operat- ing rolling mill at Massillon, O., and the other from the Great Western Tin Plate company. President Garland is pleased over the outlook and says that all the Union mills in the country will likely be in operation before the end of next week.
 The proposed campaign against the mine owners of Westmoreland county and the operators of Central Pennsyl- vania, which has been delayed, is now an assured fact. The strike leaders de- cided on it definitely at a camp confer ence to-day, and a big movement will probably be made next Wednesday. The whole affair will be considerably on the order of the famous Coxey Com monweal tour. ... AS already constituted, the plans propose a direct march through the whole territory where mines are being operated until Clearfield county is reached. Camps will be left at each of | the DeArmitt mines, at Canonsburg, at Bunola any at any other place that may seem necessary to keep the mines closed before the crusaders leave. The | leaders estimate that with what will remain behind in the camps at least B. 900 men will be kept constantly in the | movement.
 A military code for the government of the army will be formulated before the movement is started. President Dolan says that if any kind of sys- tenn prevails he will be able to keep everything quiet and the men peace | ble.
 Definite orders have been issued from Harrisburg to local officers of the Ma t1onal Guard of Pennsylvania to hold themselves in readiness for immediate service. This order, which arrived sev- eral days ago is being compiled with to the letter and the day and night .ad- | dress of each officer together with the | number of the nearest telephone has been forwarded to headquarters. How ever, these officers have expressed it as their opinion that the miners have behaved themselves most orderly and that the guard is not at all necessary las yet.
 Tomorrow will be pay day at Sandy Creek and report now has it that in | addition to the contracts already sign l ed, the men will be asked to place their l signatures to still stronger and ap- parently more binding one before draw | ing their envelopes. Those who do not see fit to sign these will, it is said | there and then be given the privilege of resigning. This evening Squire Semmons rendered his decision in the riot and unlawful assemblage cases against Patrick Dolan and others. He holds Dolan, Jacob Aufhelter, Paul Trimmer and Edward Mckay in $30C
 
 court Bail was entered for all The cases against Cameron Miller and Ed ward Shaw were dismissed. An immense meeting, numbering full ly 10000 people, gathered around the strikers camp at Turtle Creek tonight Eugene V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and sev- eral local speakers made addresses Delegations from all the surrounding country attended the meeting, and the enthusiasm was unusual The West inghouse employees from East Pittsbure numbered 1,200, the striking puddlers from McKeesport attended, and large crowds from Wilmerding, Pittsbure and Allegheny helped to swell the num- bers. A monster parade preceded the meeting, farmers and citizens generally marching with the strikers to show their sympathy.
 | MT. Debs spoke for nearly three hours and at the conclusion of his address he was almost overwhelmed by the great number of people who insisted on shak- ing hands with him. MT. Debs will re- main in this vicinity several days and expects to speak at McKeesport or Monday.
 The strike situation late tonight re- mains practically unchanged, The i'm ported diggers for the Oak Hill mine have not yet shown up. The usua march to Plum Creek will be made ir the early morning.
 STRIKE AGAINST NEGRO LABOR.