Iron County register., 1897-09-23
CALM AT HAZLEFON.
The Strikers Maintaining Silence
and Good Order.
RrecauGaons for the Safety of the Troops-
Arrangements for Monster Mass
MsstIng-The Case of Sheriff
Martin, Etc.

HAZLEroN, Pa, Sept. IA calm
perVaded HazIeton and its environs to-
day. The strikers maintain silence
and good order. An extra guard was
placed about the company stores at
Lnttimer to-day in consequence of a
current rumor that the foreigners were
plotting 20 blow up the building.
They have ceased dealing there, and
are now buying their provisions in
HazletOn- Some are going so far as to
move into town. Large crowds of the
strikers constantly hover about the
stores
Maj Whitney, of the Thirteenth
regiment, which is camped at Latti.
mer. issued an order to his soldiers
forbidding them from accepting food
or drink from any person outside the
camp. Inquiry into the cause of this
unusual order developed the fact that
the military fear an attempt to poison
the troops A guard of 80 men was
stationed at the Audenreid pump te
protect the water supply.
For some reason which could not be
learned, extra vigilance was main.
tanned at the pump of the Ninth regi-
nent at Hazel Park to-day. The
guard was strengthened and not sol
dier was permitted to leave camp.
The Fourth regiment shifted from
Audenreid to Drifton this afternoon
and established camp on the hills
There Is no indication of trou BILE, but
Gen. Goblin sent the regiment there be-
cause the miners in collieries Nos. l
and are likely to strike tomorrow.
They are 500 strong and are discussing
Liic question at Freeland tonight.
Arrangements are under way for a
monster mass meeting here Saturday
night. aad it is understood that efforts
arr being made to bring Eugene V.
Dcbs and other prominent labor men
to address 1t. All the miners in the
middle coal field will be asked tG
attend, aud it is estimated that 25, OOa
miners will be present.
Gen G05iR has heard nothing of the
proposed meeting, and said he would
treat with the emergency when it
arrived Another story of the day was
that William j. Bryan had been
secured as counsel for the prosecution
of Sheriff Martin and the deputies.
kt was secuted by the strikers leaders
as absucd-
The arrangements for the prosecu-
tion by the Austrian societies, who
have taken up the cause, have been
brought to a pause by Gen. Gobin's or
der fOrbidding the arrest of the pros
pectiVe defendants. Several meetings
were held, but it finally determined
that the matter rest in allegiance until
after Coroner Bowman has held his in
quest That official has not yet fixed
u date for the inquiry, but thinks it
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next week. Fifty or sixty witnesses
will be examined, including Sheriff
Martin and a number of his deputies
ssAd some OF the miners. No matter
what the verdict may be the case will
be carried into the courts
The strike conditions were not ma
teriaIIy changed to-day. None of the
malcontents manifested any dispOsi.
zion to return to work, and few more
joined their ranks These were the
Audenreid washeries, about 100 in
number So far as can be learned. no
plans are under consideration by the
strikers looking to a resumption.
The soc men employed at the Beaver
Brook colliery of Dodson & Co. met |
last night aud decided to demand an
increase of ten per cent. in wages and |
the sale of powder at 81 per keg in
stead of at So If the company re-
fuses they will join the strikers. The |
Beaver Brook men were out a few dayE |
ago bat returned to work yesterday.
Indecision is the feeling at Stockton.
The f,500 men there had expressed |
their intention of going out to-day. but |
they resolved to give the operators an
other day, and if their grievances are |
not righted they will go out tomorrow.
Rumors continue to agitate brigade |
headquarters and the various camps.
What was set down as a startling |
dynamite plot came to the usual lame |
and impotent conclusion to-day. Il |
flashed In from Cranberry. A local |
detective gave the information that a |
quantity of the explosive had been |
secreted by the miners there. Two |
deputies armed with search warrants |
and guarded by a detail of cavalry |
went over and made a thorough search |
of eight houses, without discovering |
anything to confirm their suspicious. |
The troopers went from there to |
Audenreid, where they visited the camp |
of the Twelfth regiment and then went |
TO McAdoo and Beaver brook to take a |
look around.
The signal station, perched on the |
top of a culm bank at Lattimer, made |
O report this morning which caused |
some Rueasiness. 1t was to the effect |
that suspicious lights were seen NOV |
ing mp and down the mountains sur.
rounding Milnesville until three |
o'clock this morning, giving the ap-
pearanee of a march or q meeting of |
miners Everything in the district |
was quiet to-day, however, and no |
further Information was obtained.
The funeral of Clemeno Paltroclx, an.
otiAer victim of the shooting. occurred |
in Cranberry to-day. Two carriages, |
containing mournerS, and about TOO |
miners were in the line of march.