The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-28
MINERS ARE IN
SULLEN MOOD
Fifteen Thousand Men on Strike In
Copper Country Are Al! Ready
to Start Some
Trouble.
HAVE POSTED PIcKETs
Efforts Made This Morning to Resume
Work In the Mines by
Help Of Non-union
Men.

[United Press Leased Wire SeTviceJ
CALUMET. Mich. July 2s.--With
guards thrown about the entire strike
district and the $4,000 striking copper
miners in sullen mood, it seemed
certain to the. authorities here this
morning that there would be serious
trouble within few hours. Organ
lied picketing on the part OF striking
miners began in earnest throughout
the mining district this morning. Men
in groups of from Ave to twenty pa
raded around the mines, determined
that no work should be resumed. Nom
union men also gathered early pre-
pared to work II given q chance.
1t is believed the mining companies
will put men to work soon, as fires
and pumps must be attended to or o.,
big loss will result Non-union men
were threatened constantly by strik-
ers with demands that they join the
Western Federation OF Miners. Tho
sheriff of Keweenaw county asked for
troops this morning and militia was
cent. No outbreaks have occurred
yet but trouble is expected any time.
I The mine operators are making
heroic attempts to open their mines
this morning but the men whom they
recruited over Sunday are being per-
suaded In many cases to remain away
!, from work by pickets set out by the
/ strikers While the strikers do not
7 contemplate anything hut peaceful
:. strike, and declare they will resort
: to no forceful methods, 1t has been
proven that the bitterness of some OF
the men leaps beyond their control
and violence follows on little provo
cation.
Yesterday was marked by FIRE and
an attack on train carrying militia
! near Marquette. The fire, which
burned store belonging to mer-
!. !. chant who had refused to extend
credit to the striking miners, is
thought to have been started by
strike smypathizers but tho strikers
). disclaim all knowledge of the origin
of the blaze. Two soldiers were
r slightly injured by missiles when a
train on which they were riding was
attacked. Numbers of miners have
, left this district, some going to farms
and others moving to distant copper
!, ranges Suffering is expected to be
gin soon among the families Of the
r men. Houses are rented to the min,
ers by the company and officials will
q soon put them out. The company of
ficials held conferences this morning
- but would not say what action the,
had taken Yesterday they made the
or assertion that the low rentals charg
ed for miners houses and the added
E. dement's of free Libraries. baths ant
pastures made up for the difference
n. In pay received here and elsewhre-
H The First Shots.
CALUMET, Mich, July 2S.-Troopi
Ls were sent today to the district on,
mile from here from whence cam,
* reports that the striking copper work
ers who paraded yesterday had at
G. tackled those not taking part in th'
'e, parade Several non-union men wer,
m badly hurt by missiles before th'
NJ. troops drove the strikers to thei
homes.
IN James Waddell, New York profes
la. sional strike breaker now at worl
II. here, reported this morning that h
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