The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-13
SITUATION VERY GRAVE
Reason to Fear a Fight Between
Strikers and Soldiers.
TROUBLE is IN THE AIR
Five Thousand Miners VIII Join the
Malcontents Goblin Will Permit No
Marching at the Funeral-De-
termined TO Honor Dead.

Hazelton, Pa, sept l2.-The situa-
iion here tonight is graver than II has
been at any time since the bloody af-
fray OF Friday afternoon. There IL
strong reason To fear conflict between
the strikers and the military to-mor-
row, and there is an indication that
from 5000 To 1000 more miners Will join
the malconients.
Feeling continues high against sheriff
Martin and his deputies, aud the In
tensity of the situation is such that "A
sudden turn of the head or a word
spoken above the ordinary tone brings
a running crowd. The soldiers are
watchful and ready for any emergency
and the people Of the town are In
state which may easily become panic.
An incident of ugly omen occurred
during the funeral of three Of the VIC
Tins this afternoon. While ihe services
Were being held In ST. Joseph's church,
about 1000 OF the foreigners were con-
gregated about the doors. A number of
them raised their voices, and IL II de-
clared hy an eye witness that a police
man stationed near the door became
unduly ofiicious. Instantly an ominous
muttering followed. mingled with
scowling looks and clenched fists. Word
was Immediately carried indoors to the
Rev. Father Austin. He hurried out to
the door and bundled the men who
seeinen tne MOST Iuarr.isoh'e 'nto ,ne
enufch' n ieN M"lns VI couhsei 10 tne
DINERS prevented i"rther hem"hstra-
tions
Ifoubie Us IN tne ar, ana II u ls !"
come lne tiine VIII pe io-m"frow MORN
ing. This is clear from the words used
to-uieht nv General Cabin Gamma nder
OF the ihird ofigau., Inc striklhs
miners have made elaborate prepara.
tion Tor demonstration al ihe funeral
oi ~ oi the victims which IL lNeo al
i"''" CLOCK IN the morning. Inc inii-
iary AUTHORITIES are n'ferninen that
ho,ning "i the klnd shsii ne permitted,
ana that IRON thls time on thefe snai'
ne no mafching "f any character what-
ever whether during funerals or othef-
wise. rms resolution ~ not generally
known, and the miners are going ON
with their arrangements
General t"bin talked over the teie-
phone 10 Governor Hastings Tor an
hour or more this afternoon. He said
he had merely formal report to the
governor OF the situation IL Is appar-
ent, however. that me commander j.
not cheered by the outlook. although
he says he thinks there VIII be no fur-
ther turbulence.
He would not say when the troops
are llkely 10 be Wlthdfawn. ana he mas
resolved 10 act with the utmost vigor.
Furthermore ne made revelation
which put "A startling aspect upon the
situation. This was that the house ot
the engineer Of No. coiliery had been
broken into late last night by SIX
masked men, and the engineer, Who is
cripple. numerically beaten. There
IL no clue 10 the identity of the assail-
ants. The only work the man has been
doing lately IL the pumping necessary
10 free the mine from water.
The general has also received a for
NAL report of the Audenreid outrage OF
last Thursday night, when strikers
broke into the house of Conner Jones,
superintendent of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company. Jones,
whose unpopularity with the miners,
was one of the first causes Of the strike.
was not there. but the men literally
wrecked the interior of the house, and
then attacked mine powder house
near by and stole therefrom quantity
Of dynamite. As soon as he heard ot
this General Goblin assigned a guard of
the Thirteenth regiment to remain at
Audenreid.
To all intent and purposes Iazelton
Is under martial law. General Goblin
declared tonight that In spite OF the
warrants issued. no constables nor
civic authorities would be permitted 10
arrest the deputies. He said the sher-
III Is an executive officer whose duty IL
is Ia preserve the peace. and he lGobin)
and the troops are really subordinate
10 the sheriff al this time. being en-
gagged In helping him Ia perform that
n.