The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-15
10000 MEN HAVE QUIT
THE CAVALRY WE'RE NOT NEED
ED AT ECKLEY.
GENERAL GOBIN STILL ON PARADE
The Demands of the Latmer Miners Denied
and They Refuse to Return TO Work No
Additional Deaths But Several
Desperate Cases,
Desperate Cases

Hazleon. Pa. Sept. 14.-Despite Il var
iety of alarming rumors and morning
movement by Il body of miners which
looked formidable. to-day passed off
without serious disturbance in the strike
region Matters still wear such an un-
certain aspect. however, that Gen. Goblin
declares that the removal of the troops
or of any portion of them has not been
contemplated. The strike itself is spread
ing with great rapidity. Exact esti-
mates of the number of men who have
quit work are hard to obtain. but con-
servative figures place it at close to 10,-
600 with indications that in a short time
every colliery of Importance in the re-
gion will be idle. Although some dis
position has been shown by small bodies
of strikers in the outlying district to
make demonstrations, they have been of
a rather feeble character, and the great
majority of the men are docile.
The men at Coxe's Stockton mines
have expressed their intention of joining
the strike
The city troop. of Philadelphia which
was despatched at an early hour this
morning TO the scene of the reported out
break at Eckley. found nothing for it to
do when it reached that place about ona
o'clock this afternoon. Several hundred
miners from Buck Mountain marched on
the Eckley mines last night and brought
out the men there. y few of the men
who showed Il disposition to continue
work were roughly handled. and the mine
superintendent, fearing trouble. wired
t. Gen Goblin for troops. He also sent
word to Drifton and seventy deputies
from that place and Roaa junction near
by were sent over. They kept themselves
under cover at Eckley. however, await
ing developments. Nothing further hap
pcned, the men at Eckley joining the
ranks of the strikers.
The day had scarcely opened before an
other annoying story came to brigade
headquarters by telephone.
1t was to the effect that q gang of
miners from Drifton had marched ON
CollieIy No. ;, at Jeddo, with the ex-
pressed intention of bringing the men
out. Upon reaching the colliery John
Mar<le. the superintendent met them
and after conference with a committee
of the miners, succeeded in turning them
off without trouble.
This was the only incident of the day
which partook of the nature of de-
monstration.
At Latimer this afternoon a largely
attended and decisive meeting of strikers
was held to receive the answer of the
company to their demands. Superinten-
dent Blake gave them the answer. 1t
was short and to the point, and was met
with action equally as decisive. The de-
mands had been formulated as follows:
eve desire and wish the privilege of
buying our provisions where we think
proper, instead of being forced to do so
at the company's store; we want 20
per cent advance ON all classes Of labors;
we demand the dismissal of all parties
who took part on last Friday, September
10, in the shooting affray; we demand
that all classes of labor be paid the
same for rock work as for coal on idle
days; we demand that no man shall be
discharged for acting on this commit
tee"
The company's answer to this was:
First, that the men are not, and never
have been, obliged to buy exclusively at
the company store; second, that the ad
vance would not be granted because the
company was paying the average rate of
the region; third the company abso-
reason, to discharge anybody who partic
ipated in the shooting; fourth, that men
suspended on idle days have the privilege
of taking somebody else's place, thus
making good the difference in rate be-
tween rock and coal work; and, fifth, that
no man shall be discharged for acting on
the grievance committee.
Superintendent Blake made a short
speech TO the men, urging them to return
to work, and arguing that they could
gain nothing by remaining idle.
"What do you say?" he concluded
"Will you come backW
There was a moments buzz and then a
chorus of "No'' went up. The superin-
tendent attempted no further persuasion
and the men dispersed.
The mountain journey of the cavalry
to Eckley, although agreeably disap
pointed of it's purpose, had salutary eff
feet in that it deeply impressed the min
ers with the exten tof the military power.
There were no additional deaths today.
-Four or five men who have been lowering
between life and death ever since the
shooting were unchanged, but all of the
Others were doing well and many already
have been discharged from the hospital
The funeral of Jacob Tomashontas, the
lad who was shot through the head and
fingered until Sunday, occurred today in
McAdoo. 1t was attended by one of the
largest gatherings seen since the outbreak
of the trouble.
There was no demonstration and the