Show MINERS NEDS OF BUTTE N FIVE THOUSAND MINERS SANC TION COURSE OF insurgents EXECUTIVE BODY So Se from western federation of miners reject peace overtures from president moyer and select temporary officers butte mont Se ceders from the western federation of miners launched an independent miners union on sunday rejecting peace oNer overtures tures froin from president charles F moyer and his assistants they elected as temporary president M 11 mcdonald cDonald there Is little hope of compromising the tu two 0 factions and u with ith the is I 1 sues sharply defined a breach Is expected NIt within liln a few days federal officials threaten to import miners to fulfill the contracts ft ith the operating companies the mass meeting sunday was nas attended by miners all voting was as done by acclamation the officers addressing the assembly through me ga phones the report of the executive committee in whose hands had been left the drafting of the insurgents policy was as adopted without change it provided for the een eventual formation of a permanent dign temporary headquarters NN will ill be established and an assessment of 50 cents per month levied no official notice nas as taken of the western federation and president moor had no one present to offer a eAm promise unofficially it was as declared that the se ceders reason for not accepting advances from the federation officials was as determined opposition to the national as well vell as local officers and a strong desire not to be affiliated with an national organization the western federation has the power by its contract with mith the mine on owners ers to say who may be lowered into the mines and the federations agent at the mines has the power to order the engineer not to lower any of the se ceders into the workings under the contract between the federation and the mine owners the federation it if it has not enough men in butte to work the in mines tries must furnish them from the out outside bide |