The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-01
MINERS ARE Confident
That They Have Made an I'm
preston on Diggers.
MORE MEETINGS ARE HELD
Strikers Are Gathering at the Camp-A
Great Demonstration Will Be Made
Monday in the Great Fight
Against Starvation Wages.

Pittsburg, July 3i.-Anxiety, expect
alton and suspense. which were condi-
tions In the coal mining situation about
DE Armitts mines. have given place 10
peace and quiet tonight. After run
ming counter to deputy sheriffs several
times during the day. the strikers
peaceably withdrew this evening and
are now asleep in their camp As the
miners will not work tomorrow the
strikers will take rest and no trouble
is expected before Monday morning
The week closed with the miners Off
cials satisfied they had made a marked
impression upon the diggers Of the New
York 4 Cleveland Gas Coal company,
who. II seems, are waveTing as TO their
purpose.
All the men are out at Sandy Creek.
and but few of them were al work at
Turtle Creek to-day. Plum Creek was
in full operation. and the entire force
OF the strikers was centered at this
point, but without success. Late this
afternoon President Dolan took IS
strikers from the camp and marched to
Plum Creek. where a meeting was or
ganized.
Speeches were made by President
Dolan and Vice President Mackey and
the men cautioned to keep within the
law. While the meeting was In prog
ress. Sheriff Lowrey and Chief Deputy
Richards. with an armed force of dep
uties. appeared upon the scene. Sher-
in Lowry read the injunction procured
by DE Armitt and ordered the strikers
to disperse President Dolan replied
that tbnv xt..r VtthIta auI
produced certificate from the road
supervisor Of the township. declaring
the place public highway. Sheriff
Lowry again ordered them to disperse
and after a short parley the meeting
was closed and the strikers marched
back to camp. Upon their return, 1t
was learned that men from the Pan
Handle district had started for Turtle
Creek and would reach there to-mor-
row morning.
When reinforcements arrive arrange
ments will be made to go to Plum
Creek Sunday evening and guard the
mines until men start to work. when
another effort will be made to induce
them TO come out. President Dolan,
Secretary Warner and C. Miller. are all
at Turtle Creek camp tonight. The
camp has been organizing on military
itfNc. trudfoF anu pithttS art Oil uutN
and all strangers will be kept on che
outside.
Several wagonloads of provisions
were received and enough rations are
now on hand " feed 5000 men. Sher-
in Lowrey said this evening that he
would visit th' camps In person to-
morrow and after making careful in
vestigation would probably decide to
take some decisive action Monday.
Camp Desertion.'' at the McCrea
school house. will be the quarters for
many strikers of tbs next few days.
Committees and subcommittee will
visit the offending miners In their
homes tomorrow with the hope of in
ducing them to join in the move
ment.
Al midnight President Dolan stated
he had received word that 100 men
were on their way from Thomas Run,
100 from Carnegie and 100 from Muck
lsrat. BY noon tomorrow he said
1000 men will be In camp.
A call has been issued for a mass
meeting of all miners in the Plttsb,ry
district at McCrea's school house. near
DE Armitts mines on Monday at IL
O'Clock. The call urges all miners
throughout ths, district to arrange to
proceed to the meeting place. IL con-
tlnues.
THE miners OF this district confront
a crisis. In their peaceable. law-abid-
ing contest for bread. they have L. en
outraged in the name of the law by
the sheriff of Allegheny county. II
is absolutely necessary that the miners
at this tins administer protest
against misinterpretation of the stat
utes."
It. Is expected that at least a thou
sand miners will attend the meeting.
Speeches will be mads' by President
Garland of the Amalgamated associa-
tion: President Thomas of the Ma
tional Pattern Makers League and
local officials.