The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07
MONSTER MASS MEETING
OF STRIKING MINERS
A Great Demonstration Of Aggres-
sive Miners Where Good
Order Prevailed.
LEADERS HAPPILY SURPRISED
They Were Not Molested by the
Sheriff and the Feeling in
Camp Was One of
Triumph.

~I1ttSburg. Pa, Aug. 4.--The strlk-
Ing miners have broken all records,
both az to numbers attending their
mass meetings and the excellent order
and law abiding behavior they have
exhibited. Too much praise cannot be
given the strikers for this condition.
They have been subject to the control
of leaders who, protiting by former
experience have SO forcibly instilled
into the minds of their followers the
stupidity of law breaking that the
peaceful attitude and actions of the
strikers have been a source of wonder
to all h prophets, who have from day
to day predicted dire happenings. 1t
is conceded by all that in former times
under similar circumstances, riot and
bloodshed would have resulted long
ago from the conditions under which
the miner have been placed during
this strike.
The mass meeting of miners at tho
McCrea school house yesterday was
the largest during the strike and pro-
badly the largest gathering of the kind
ever seen in Allegheny county. More
than 5000 striking miners were gath
cred for an all day session and labor
leaders harangued them in various
tongues, while bands of music served
to stir up the enthusiasm to the high
est pitch. From early morning miners
of every nationality were gathered at
the school house. They came in big
bands and small ones, but the one that
set the camp wild with Enthusiasm ar
rived at 1:15 this morning from Turtle
Creek. 1t consisted of 1000 miners
from that camp, and when they came
in sight there was such cheering as
has not been heard since the strike
started. They came down to the camp
at the school house with bands play
ing stirring airs and banners waving
in the breeze. Cheer after cheer went
up from the camp and the marchers
returned them with a will. When the
miners of the two parties met there
We're some wild scenes. Men rushed
around shaking hands, shouting and
even embracing each other.
A few minutes after the arrival of
the Turtle Creek division, the speakers
arrived in a carriage. They we're: NJ.
p. Carey, president of the Painters and
Decorators; w. A.. Carney, vice presi.
dent of the Amalgamated associations;
Mrs. Mary G.. Jones, the female labor
agitator, of Chicago. and NJ. J. Couna-
han, of the Painters and Decorators
union. In addition to these the lead
ers of the miners were called up to
speak as the occasion demanded.
Sheriff Doesn't Interfere.
There was a rumor in the cxmp that
Sheriff Harvey A. Lowery would APP
pear with deputies and force the meet
ing to disperse, but it was unfoundcd.
1t was announced that but twenty
nine men We're at work yesterday in
the Plum Creek mines, while only two
or three We're in the Sandy Creek
mines. The policy of the miners is to
form camps at these mines as well as
at Coal Hill and maintain large parties
on guard. President Dolan announced
that he could get land from private
parties on which to pitch his tents.
The feeling in the camp was one of
triumph.
The Marching Miners.
Pittsburg, Aug. 3.-Three hundred
strikers from Beech Cliff mines, on
the Pan Handle railroad, marched
through the city at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. They were bound for Camp De-
termination at Turtle Creek. The men
are mostly foreigners and carried
canes and clubs.
About an hour after the Beech Cliff
men marched through another ghost
ly regiment entered the city from the
west and marched silently toward the
De Armitt mines. They were the I'm
perial miners, 400 strong, headed by n
brass band. The first delegation had
a band. The march was without noise
of any kind until Oakland power house
was passed, when the bands started up
a lively march. 1t is stated that all
the miners of the Montour Run rail-
road will be at the meeting this morn
ing. None of these delegations had
been counted upon by the strikers
officials when listing expected recruits
from all over this end of the district.
-Four hundred men from the third Mo-
nongahela pool of miners passed
through Mckeesport at $50 this morn
ing for Turtle Creek. They were head.
ed by two bands ind an American flag.
The procession was an orderly one.
They Marched Back Again.
Pittsburg, Aug. IA detachment
was sent to Plum Creek this morning
and found De Armitt had stolen
another march on them. 1t was the
intention to hold a meeting at the
Bethlehem school house to invite the
Plum Creek miners to attend. When
the mnrchers reached the place they
found a fence around the school prop
erty and notices posted that no tres
passing would be allowed. The school
house grounds was the only public
place in the vicinity where n meeting
could be held. The men marched back
to McCrea's school house.
None of the district officials were
present when the big meeting at Nc
Crea's school house came to order. A
number of speeches We're made il
English, italian and Hungarian. Be-