The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-05
RECORD 5',.|!'i|. IS BROKEN
EXCELLENT ORDER AND LAW-ABID-
4 ING BEHAVIOR.
1t IL Conceded by All That in For.
mer Times Under Similar Circu1n-
stances Riot ind Bloodshed
would Have Resulted Long Ago
More Than 5000 Miners Gather
1or An A1l-Day SessiOn-WOrd
From Illinois and West Virginia.

PlttSburg Pa, Aug. 4.-The stl liking
miners have broken all records both
as to numbers attending their mass
meetings and the excellent order and
law-abiding behavior they have ex-
hibited. 1t is conceded by all that in
former times, under similar circum-
stances. riot and bloodshed would have
resulted long ago from the conditions
under which the miners have been
placed during this strike. The mass
meeting of the miners at the McCrea
school house was the greatest during
the strike, and probably the largest
gathering of the kind ever seen in AL
legheny county. More than five thou
sand striking miners were gathered
for an all-day session, and labor lead
ers harangued them in various tones,
while bands of music served to stir up
the enthusiasm to the highest pitch.
From early morning miners of every
nationality were gathered at the school
house.
The speeches were not of an inf1am-
matory character and the big crowd
was orderly during the whole day. 1t
was announced that but 20 men were
DIT work in the Plum Creek mines,
while only two or three were in the
Sandy Creek mine. The policy of the
miners is to form camps at these mines
as well as at Oak Hill and maintain
large parties on guard President
Dolan announced that he could get
land from private parties on which to
pitch his camps.
The feeling in the camp was one of
triumph. The miners claim that they
are on the high road to success. A
large number of the men who attended
the meeting were nearly dead from
hunger. 1t was not until nearly 2
O'clock that the wagon carrying the
provisions got to the camp, and when
it arrived there was tremendous
rush for breads After the meeting was
over and the men had satisfied their
appetites they went back to their
camp at Turtle Greek in an orderly
manner.
Two new camps were instituted this
afternoon after the meeting. The
force~of deputies was kept busy dur
ing the entire time. Every move was
closely watched and trouble seemed to
be in the air. The condition can be
said to be critical. Both sides feel that
there is crisis near at hand. The
Ol1AClllS VI lllc NEW 1OrK q C1oVeldQQ
Gas company gave out the statement
that their forces were increased in the
Turtle Greek and Sandy Creek mines.
-.-' 1T Didn't Work.
st. Louis, Aug. "A great effort was
made this morning to stampede tie
striking miners back to work at and
around Belleville, ILL.,, but it was a
dismal failure. At all of the mines
south of the town and several in other
directions fires were lighted. Great
clouds of black smoke poured from the
numerous stacks, whistles were blown
long and loud, but the ruse did not
work, for only six out of the several
hundred strikers living around about
went down into the bowels of the
earth to dig, and they will not be al
lowed to continue long, as the strikers
say they will be either coaxed or then
forced to quit in couple of days.
Ordered to Vacate.
Grafton, w. Va, Aug. 4-Notice has
been served by Supt. A. P. Goedicke,
of the Pennington mines, to every
striking miner in the region occupying
the company''s houses to. vacate. the
property Immediately. An attempt
will be made to operate the mines with
nOn-uniOn men.