The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
CONFLICT BETWEEN TROOPS
AND MINERS FEARED.
Men Are Planning on . Demonstra.
ton Today
WHICH THE TROOPS THREATEN TO
CHECK AT ALL HAZARDS.

Hazleton To All Intents and Purposes Un-
| der Martial Law-Gen. Goblin viii Not
Permit the Arrest of Sheriff Martip-
Death of Another of the Victims of Fri
| days Massacre-Another Version of
That Bloody Affair-sherIff shown Up
In Even Worse Light.
| Hazleton, September 12.-The situation
here tonight is graver than 1t has been
since the bloody affray Of Friday after
noon. There is strong reason to fear a
conflict between the strikers and the
military tomorrow, and there is an in
dication that from five to seven thousand
more miners will join the malcontents.
| Feeling continues high against Sheriff
Martin and his deputies and the intensity
of the situation is such that sudden
turn of the head or a word spoken above
the ordinary tone brings 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 victims
this afternoon. While services were being
held inside st. Joseph's church about
1000 of the foreigners were congregated
about the doors. A number of them
raised their voices. and 1T is declared by
eye witnesses that a policeman stationed
near the door became unduly officious. In
stantly an omnibus murnuring followed,
mingled with scowling looks and clinched
fists. Word. .was Immediately carried in
doors to Rev. Father Aust. He hurried
out to the door and bundled the men who
seemed most quarrelsome into the church.
| A few words of counsel to the others pre-
vented further demonstration.
| Trouble is in the air, and If 1t Is to
come the time will be tomorrow morning.
| This is clear, from the words used tonight
by General Goblin, commander of the
Third brigade. The striking miners have
made elaborate preparations for demon
stration at the funeral Of ten Of the VIC
lo'clock in the morning. The military
authorities are determined that nothing
of the kind shall be permitted, and that
from this time on, there shall be no
marching of any character whatsoever,
whether during funerals or otherwise.
This resolution is not generally known,
and the miners are going on with their
arrangements. General Goblin talked
over the telephone to Governor Hastings
for an hour or more this afternoon. He
said he had merely madaa a formal repo1
to the governor of the situation. 1t Is ap-
parent, however, that the commander is
not cheered by the immediate outlook. al
though he says he thinks there will be no
| further turbulence. He would not say
when the troops are likely TO be with
drawn and he has resolved to act with the
utmost vigor.
| Furthermore he made revelation
which put a-startling aspect upon the
situation. This was that the house of the
engineer of No. colliery had been broken
into late last night by six masked men,
and the engineer, who is cripple, un-
mercifully beaten. sJ snt5
The addition to the strikers rank, If
made, will be the men OF Coxes mines,
and should they go out. the last big an
thracite company in the region will be
| T. todo J,
the two thousand men employed at the
colliery of number seven, held meeting
at Stockton last night and drew up a
petition to the operators demanding an
increase in wages of ten per cent. This
will be presented tomorrow and the
action in the event of refusal is 'sstrike. -
To all intents and purposes Hazleton is
under martial law. General Goblin de-
clared tonight that in spite of the war
rants issued no constables nor any civic
authority will be permitted to arrest
deputies. He said that the sheriff is an
executive officer, whose duty is to pre-
serve the peace, and that he Goblin, and
the troops are really subordinate to the
sheriff at this time, being engaged in
helping him to perform that duty. Un-
der these circumstances, he will not per-
nit interference with the sheriff officials
so long as the military is here. In spite
of this fine distinction, the commander
decision on this point is accepted as
superceding the civic authorities by the
military power.
The events of today were tho death OF