The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

buying firearms and hiding ammunition
in their houses. DIR. Shields himself
one of the most conspicuous advocates
of peaceful measures in the emergency,
said he advised asking for state troops
in the early part of the week.
He spoke in a big tent at Hazle park.
where some of the militia are stationed
this afternoon. He took no issue but
declared that the tragedy has been ap-
preaching for four years. Both sides
were TO blame in his opinion, the opera
tors in steadily reducing wages and re-
fusing to meet miners committees, thus
leaving nothing for the men but march,
ing; and the miners, in going on strike,
as they often had over trivial causes,
such as the discharge Of a mule driver
for neglect of his work.
In the office of the Uahigh Traction
company is a brown cutaway coat,
which one of the men, now dead. wore
on Friday last. There are three bullet
holes in 1t, one through the front, one
through the arm and the third through
the tails. In an inside pocket was
| found a cheap nickel 32-calibre bull
| dog" revolver.
CHAMBERS WERE EMPTY.
This had not been used in the ri,t
because the chambers contained neith-
| er empty nor loaded shells, and IL could
| not have been fired before the man was
| shot because he would have had no
! time to unload X. 1t is established
that this is the only weapon contained
in the whole mob of miners, and the
| conditions indicate that the first shot
could not have come from their side.
There were three companies of depu-
| ties, and one of these made up of men
| who have served as mine police in the
| past had much trouble with strikers
| on previous occasions, and were said
| to be in revengeful mood against
| them.
Rumors flew thick and fast today.
There was one in the morning that a
! deputy's body had been found in the
woods and another in the afternoon
| that a soldier had been shot. 1t was
| also whispered that Governor Hast
| ings had arrived by special train and
was closeted with General Goblin.
All proved baseless, the latter ars-
| ing from the arrival of Colonel Will
bur, of the Lehigh Valley railroad, who
! conferred with brigade commander, but
| to what effect could not be learned. All
was quiet in the camp throughout the
| day, several of the bodies including
| the city troop, of Philadelphia, and the
Governors troop, taking practice drills.
The Polish citizens tonight held a
| long meeting, at which it was decided
| to begin prosecutions tomorrow.
Clements Ploplslack, aged 49, another
of the strikers who was injured in
| Fridays riot, died late tonight, MAX
ing the twentieth death so far. There
| are upwards of thirty-five wounded
under treatment.
GENERAL GOBIN'S GUIDE.
Harrisburg, Sept. 12.-General Goblin,
in his Interpretation of the law relat-
ing to labor troubles, will be guided
by the charge made to the grand jury
in Pittsburg by Chief Justice Paxson
in 1892 in the famous Homestead case
of the state VS.. Hugh O'Donnell, the
| labor leader and others, in which he
| said that the company had the un-
doubted right to prevent invasion Of
| property. The attorney general has in
| structed General Goblin to that effect
WARRANT NOT SERVED.
| Wilkes Barre, Sept. 12.-Sheriff Mar
| tin was seen late tonight at his home
in Plains by an Associated Press re-
porter. When asked if he had any war;
rants served upon him he replied in
the negative. The reporter then asked
him If he would submit to arrest. He
said he would submit to arrest after
a fair and square investigation, and if
the proper official appeared with the
warrant. He also said that his con-
| science was clear as he believed he
| had only done his duty as sheriff.