The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-14

In all the - years Of IT, history the
Miners Of Butte never turned out in
celebration Of Miners union day a. they
turned out yesterday. The mines and
smslters were Ill closed. giving the min
erS and the smeltermen also a day Of
rest and in compliment to the miners
stores and ofices in all parts Of the tow
were closed up and their employees were
permitted to share in the holiday.
For once in their history the miners
didn't have to march in mud. June. as
. rule. Is Butte's rainy month and it has
been seldom hat the miners have not
had to wade in mud in order to cele-
terday morning the sun shone from .
cioudless sky and nature gave the min
ers for their anniversary q day that was
well nigh perfect. There was q mower
or two during the afternoon, but that
was after the parade wa al over and
served to o the air.
Although heavily loade trains took
excursionists by the hundred to n
conda to see the football game, and al
though hundreds more took advantage
Of the holiday to 70 out In 6he country
On plcnics and In fishing parties and
hundreds more hired vehicles and spent
h day riding, yet In spite Of all who
went out of town the streets of Butte
seemed more crowded than ever before.
There being no big picnic In connection
with the celebration the great majority
Of the people remained in town and
gave Butte q lively appearance all day.
The parade was grand indeed. Never
before hav the miners turned out In
such large numbers. This was due
partly to the pleasant weather and partly
to the fact that greater efforts than
usual were made to get the men out.
All responded loyalty and the throngs
on the streets thought that the onward
tramp Of the army Of workers would
never cease. A few weeks ago there wal
a procession In Butte of men going to
h war to fight for the country. The
procession Of yesterday consisted Of men
who were not in uniform n they car
ried no guns. They are the men who toll
day after day in the earth under the
busy city. They are the men whose
work makes Butte prosperous, makes
it possible indeed for Butte to exist.
Those who were in Butte q score of
years ago, when the Miners union was
organized, could not but mark the won
derful growth of the organisation. equal
ing the growth of Butte itself. About
" III eht hA1 a0AA Nv hllS
ization of the union. Yesterday near
ly 10 times that number Of miners were
in the parade in celebration of the day,
and 25 1000 miners all through the West
observed the day with parades. For the
Butte union has extended branches to
every mining community In the West
and all these organizations celebrate in
fitting style the birthday of the parent
organization.
The big parade was organized In the
vicinity of Miners union hall and start
ed from these promptly at 1890 o'clock.
The line of march varied from those
usually followed, the procession going
across the gulch as far as Excelsior ave-
nue.. Several labor organizations turned
out with h miners. but the other la
Dor organizations turn out On Labor
day instead of on Miners union day.
The Tailors' union made q very flne ap-
p~earance n the Smeltermen were out
In strong numbers, each member wear
ing a neat b~outonniere over his badge.
The miners made a grand showing, near
ly 1900, by actual count. being In line.
1t took the procession Il minutes to
pass the court house. The procession
was composed as follows:
Marshal ]. b. Furey and Aides.
Squad of Police.
Boston & Montana Band
Clerks Assembly, IA Men.
Tailou' Protective Union, 20 Men.
Building Laborers' Union, rs Men.
Carpenters Union, go Men.
Workingmen's Union, 81 Men.
Band.
Mill and smeltermen's Unicn, 313 Men.
Alice Band
Miners Union, 1852 Men.
The Miners union carried h banner,
Charity to All, Malice Toward lone"
After going across the gulch the pro-
cession countermarched on Park street,
went up Main to Broadway and dis
banded In IRON Of the opera house.
At the Opera House.
The exercises at the opera house be-
gan Immediately after the parade. The
house was packed with people. The
Boston & Montana band opened the
programme with an overture. "Recol-
lections of the War" followed by the
Alice band with Sounds from h SUM-
ny South"
]. B. Furay. president Of the Miners'
union. made a few remarks In introduc-
ing d. II. Keogh. the speaker Of the
occasion. ME-. Furay said the day cele-
brated he 10th anniversary Of the Min
ers' union. Every miner In Butte, he
said, was . member Of the union. and
be hoped every miner IN the state
would become . member Of . union and
always continue so.
II esteem Il . great honor 10 be &C
corded the privilege Of saying . few
words to this magnificent audience in
behalf of the iaboring man." said MI.
Keogh. In p~refacing his address. 1T is
an honor that comes to . man but once
in a lifetime. The history of the Min
ers' union and other labor ~organiza-