Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
National Guard Of Michi-
gan Dispatched to Calu-
4 met Mining District.
STRIKERS GATHER
IN LARGE BODIES
Army Of 1000 Marches to
Seat Of Strife but Main
tains Order.

AdHSlu8, MlCH., july 6D.-AS - - 90
nounced In the adjutent generals
Office here today that practically every
company In the Michigan national
guard was either on it's way to the
copper strike district or In readiness
to be called It was expected that
more than 1000 state militiamen
would be in the strike zone before to-
morrow night. There was consider
abs delay in getting the troops away
becarsc OF the lack Of transportation
facilities.
Erigafier General P. L. Abbey will
take charge of the situation at Calu-
met
Miners March to Calumet.
Calumet. Mich, July 25.-Two thou
san,l strikers CT the Keweenaw
con t mines, adjacent to the Calumet
distf.st. are marching to Calumet.
The~ are from the Ahmeek, Mohawk,
Allow, Wolverine and Centennial
NTH. they do not appear to be in
an ugly mood.
Strikers this morning drove depu-
ties away from the Wolverine and
Ahreek mines At the Allouz the
fires were drawn by strikers and the
pur,7 shut down.
TIE marching miners reached here
at 10 o'cl.ck and passed quietly
thronsh the streets. A large Amer
ican flag was carried at the head OF
the line and there were many small
flags The men were laughing and
1okfne. Nfiiitiamen are at the South
Shore depot awaiting the arrival of
other: upper. peninsula troops Brigar
sdier General Abbey and the lower
peninsula companies will not arrive
until tomorrow noon.
Ciashes Expected.
V-f-t',rr the coming Of state troops
to The er~rer country means an end
to y!olcnce or fresh outbreaks was
the chef enbiect OF discussion In
Calumet today. Many lock for clashes
about vnrinrs shafts. despite the policy
Of the Western Federation OF Miners
against the use Of violence.
Menon1inee. 500. Alpena and Che
boygan and lower peninsular COM
paries OF the national guard arrived
during the dav. Another company
arrived last night: Many strikers
gathered abort No. Q, Calumet, &
Hecla shaft today. but made no dem
onstration other than an occasional
yell.
They threatened, however, to 60 to
the Superior boiler house OF the Cal
umet & Hecla. and draw the fires, but
80 far have made no attempt to do
this. A move In that direction would
promptly bring out the militia COM
panies. General closing OF saloons is
expected II more violence is done.
Governor Ferris is being kept ad-
vised OF developments and Is not ex-
pected here unless the situation takes
q critical turn. Troops were vel
coined by the people generally as the
violence Of yesterday presaged more
serious trouble. Deputies. unarmed.
were unable to cope with the strikers,
and the authorities were reluctant to
permit the use of fire arms Last
nights mass meetings and parades
developed no disturbances. The West
ern Federation OF Miners is holding
out for a conference with the mine
managers But this, 1t is said, will
not be granted.
To Reopen Mines.
1t is believed while troops are here
the mines Will be reopened. It Is said
most Of the non-union men are willing
to go to work If the shafts are guard
ed. Non-un1n English miners con-
tinue to leave the copper country on
all trains. They are considered among
the best miners in the district
In the strike area of 7s miles. $4,000
or more men are idle. These include
surface and stamp mill hands. Smell
ters are still operating. The strikers
for the most part are young unmar-
ried Austrians, Films, HIngarians and
Bulgarians.