The record-union., 1897-09-14


Threats Made to Blow Up
Homes of Mine Superinten-
dents.
HAZLETON Pa), Sept. 13.-Trouble
has broken out at Coke Brothers col
liery, at Eckley. The superintendent
of the Eckley colliery telegraphed Cen
eral Goblin for troops, but later in the
day the request was Withdrawn, the
Superintendent notifying the General
that the striking miners had stopped
marching.
At / O'Clock this afternoon General
Goblin received telegrams stating that
these miners had again assembled. had
marched on the Eckley mines and
forced the miners to quit work. 1t was
stated in this dispatch that the miners
had been roughly handled.
General Goblin has ordered the City
Troop Of Philadelphia to go to the
scene Of the disturbance. The start
will be made shortly after midnight, OF
else just after daybreak. The troop
ers will ride across the mountains,
distance of eighteen miles, to Eckley.
Fckley is a small mining village and
lies in a valley. There are a number
of coIlieries there, and fears have been
entertained for the past forty-elght
hours that trouble would break out, as
the men had been acting very ugly.
The situation tonight in the Halle
ton district is one of unrest. All the
collieries in this district are apprehen-
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pouring in to General Goblin from the
various mines asking that he SEND
troops to the places. in order to pre-
vent any possible outbreak. The Gen
eral states that he will not send troops
to any point unless an outbreak does
occur. The General declines to give
the names of the collieries, as all the
men in them are still at work. The
operators, however, are apprehensiVe
of strike, and want to be prepared
for an emergency.
Two mine Superintandents in tbs i-;l-
mediate vicinity have asked General
Goblin to place guards around their
houses. This will be done. General
Goblin will not make public the names
of the Superintendents who made the
requests.
Two actresses, who are playing in
theater here, overheard a conversation
on the main street of Hazleton to-day
to this effect. They were passing a
group of miners and overheard one of
them remark: 1--WE got the material.
but I don't know how to mix the stuff.
If I did I would blow them up to-
night"
This information was sent to General
Goblin, and as he had already heard
mutterings from other sources, he de-
cided to send guards to the houses Of
the two mine Superintendents The
guards were not placed on duty until
after dark.
At this writing troops are marching
on the mines of Coke Brothers. at Eek
ley, which nestles in a valley about
eighteen miles from here. kilograms
to brigade headquarters late this ev-
ening indicated an alarming condition
there. The remoteness of the situa-
ton VIII make difficult the securing of
definite news from the scene before
morning.
To-day has been regarded as the
turning point of the situation, because
of the prohibition issued by General
Goblin against the proposition Of the
funeral demonstration. A compromise
was effected this morning, however,
and the day passed off without dis
turbance. In the meantime the Coke
collferies were being watched with in
tense anxiety. 1t was known that the
2,0G0 men employed at No. had made
a demand for a ten per cent. increase,
which was to be submitted to the oper-
ators to-day With the alternative of
strike" From five to seven thousand
men are employe at all the eolljeries,
and it was understood that such a
movement would bring them all out.
The first discord between the military
and the strikers occurred to-day, and
General Goblin was angry about it. Fol-
lowing his order against the proposed
funeral demonstra ton he arranged for
a conference this morning with the Pol
ish priests who are looking after the
cause Of the men He impressed them
with the necessity for preventing any
show of military character, ami said
he would permit no uniformed men u
participate except those representing
religious societies. Bands of music,
side arms, sticks and banners were also
prohibited The prie.ts promised that
al. this SHOULD he i59e. aad the COM
mander on ths other haa1 agreed 10
keep all troops away from IL funerals.
Somebody stole march on the Sen
eTal, however, and although he later
revoked the clause excluding music,
there were men in line wearing the uni
form Of the Italian army and others
carrying drawn sabers. Six of the lat-
ter stood in front Of the church during
the ceremonies within. Learning of
this. the Commander promptly dis
patched a staff officer and detail of
men to the cemetery. but when they
reached there the services were over
and the mourners had departed.
The General said he would demand
an explanation from the clergymen-
As matter Of fact, there was little
change in the programme arranged by
the miners for to-day's funeral ser
vices There We're twelve in all. but
two proceeded from a northward di-
rection to the cemetery without regard
to the other ten, who united in an ex-
tensive cortege. Eight Of the bodies
lay in the shop Of Undertaken BONN in
Hazleton. where they We're viewed by a
great crowd for couple of hours be-