New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-09
THE MINERS RIOTS.
TROOrS L. The FIELD.


ARRIVAL o. TWO REGnENTs oy nPASTRr AND 4
BATTERY Az THE LEUIGIi coal REGIOS-sCRPgIsa
AND SUPPRESSED wEATI on THY sTRngEs-Tax
TIE CALL FOX TRoOPs-NO PROBABILITY OF 4
COLLISION.
tDY TELEGRAPH FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT or
Tribune.
MAUCH CHUNK, Penn, April 81 .left HALO
ton this evening aUI 10 this place TO get tele-
graphic facilities. The wire. conEeciisg Haz'eios
with the side word. was kept 80 busy sending me-
sa,cs frOm tho officers and men Of tho newly
arrived troo2s 90 their friends home that there was
hoye OF the speedy transmission Ut press news 10
vas late IN the night when tc military force ordered to
tie Lahfgb region reached It's dcauUatiDn AZ Penn
Haven JUNCTION tho LIST Regiment National Gard,
ws.oh iefi Philadelphia at y. 10, net tho Oh R3si-
ment wilcb nJd roadezyOaaed at Nhkoso.rTe and the
Wyoming Artlcary baxter OF four pieces from hat
town. The Whole force numbered Only about
four hundred men, the companies being
skeletons composed OF sucA nel as could
be rallied In the short time between the
order ~ assemble aud the command take the Held
Gajoi- Gen osborne OF MkssDtrre, who commands The
militia in The division which includes LIL RE County,
with tue 9TH r. ginent a"d to-k command % the
united Nearly tie whole population u Hazls.On
was upon the streets 10 witness the extraordinary spee-
tace the arrival OF body OF soldiers IN their Isolated
mountain town. Ia the tnroDg were hundreds OF miners
the BciehDoiing cOie.cs but IN lie was Aot the
least rotOus demonstration open demonstration
OF hostility To prevailing feeling among t3c strikers
appeared be OF stupid astOnisLaen al the usx.
pectcdiy prompt AMI energetic action OF the antLories
aud the r.p.dIty with which considerable military
force had been colce,tratcd the disturbed region.
The IL Icgment marched 10 the Town Han, wher- tue
men made supper on the provisloH5 WITH which
their LayeIsaCks were we'll stock d. and spread their
DdOActs tne hOOr 10 sct sgcD sleep AS they c0ad
hard beds portion OF the ga had been switched
Oil az Junction lew mile, below EsZ eton, ana IaAea
to JedIo mining village b., rioters had
etOppei pumps the day before The rcmailIcr Of
the regiment and tie battery were qlArtcred In the
rOOny wood building at the fair grounds at IL zeon
Early tins morning i've companies Of the Lot were
Back Mountain, E:sley. aud Highland COlieriea
At O'clock G5 OF the sino rezineni who had not
pouded the call In tine TO - WIN their companies
the ui2ht ore, arrived from Philadelphia Win about
many more belonging 10 the @tl VINO came down
from Waes Jarre. Later in the afternoon 4 company
| of ZJuayos arrived from SnsGuehaEna. News
! OF the coming OF the troops spreei rapidly
to all the coeries in The Leaish regions. Before
there were miners for every solder IN HZ.e;On.
The strikers mlsseI throngs on the u
the streets, ana followed 81. the movements OF the
troops with a sulen curiosity. l. 10 Case, however. nd
break ont IN any lou expressions Of the feelings
| at this armed demons raton against them; but, II all
this muttered conversation 10 each other could have
|
strong language to report. Few OF tie viii
ling talk vita any one NOT belonging " their class
Those with who'll spoke denounced the cOn4ucl OF the
Governor in Threatening thcm with armed force, and
! SAID that the Only purpose Ia seA. 4nS tao
soldiers Was help the operators break down the
| strike. 4 curious spectacle aG rdgl tosad
evening" when four companies Of the jth G.ei in
battalion movements III the N sin street Of the town
The troops were surrounded all tie time By Thick
Gordon OF miners, whi'h stretched out Ike eis'io
band whenever tue companies degloycd INFO line. aud
contracted again into thck euyc.oping mass soon
ashley formed into column. TGsre plenty y. mate
rial Tor "a riot b9t II wanted spark 10 touch !. ~ BY
no overt loud wort dii the strikers express lie
deep resentment tncy al ie. 1T tie presence Of the
troops.
The immediate OF the ordering OF the troops to
the Lehi,a re .icn ia thus described by excellent
authority: On Mcndt y 80 men employed In fn,ade
phia, t.. the double capacity OF specIa! policemen 70
guard tie mines and workmen to get out coal enough
TO pumping engines, arrived a; Hazleton. oa
Tuesday Gen. PaIdec. prominent operator, went to
WAcsbaggo to tie Sheriff o; Luzerne County AID
! persuade hun toteput,z3 these men posse, and
sead Of his deputies 10 take charge OF them for the
purpose OF Increasing their authority and eli ieLcy
| wednesday MOI ming. white Gen. Parlee was talking
with the Sheriff on this matter in tie presence OF Gen
Osborne he received dispatches announcing that the
| leric. had driven of b. a mob OF sfria r, and
! that the same party was moving on hacN M1ufr
| tain and Eekey: After featluS these ulI
| pafches' zen fdIuee ,dII.u " tuc '"'t.A GU .
| demanded that ne SHOULD H oNce Nv uuo
or Two tlngs; protect the Pflpery at me mintS VT .
sufficient GiV force, ot aoAhO..ute ms naoi'iS Wv
| Tie shcrin took the course wlch lnvoLFed ne tiS
trouble danger 10 HIMSELF lie informed the Gov.
that be not abe 10 preserve the peace aaa
called fyr soldl rs Throughout the "noe HlHc9!y sno
| Sheriff has neglected HIS duty sDamriuiiy:. re Las
never shown himself IN the disturbed distic OK
made any gec eIOrJ to enforce Tue law dcpdV
u his was round in Hazieion last week. aud