, 1897-09-15
.RUM0RS Of TROUBLE.
A TROOP OF CAVALRY SENT TO A
SMALL MINING CAMP TO
PREVENT TROUBLE.
and Have Gone on Strike, But Do
Not Act IN Harmany-Priests Con-
denim the Deputies But Take Active
Part in Quieting the Turbulent.

Eckiey the mining village a dozen miles
which now seems to be the seat
OF operations. Immediately upon the re-
ceipt OF last nights dispatch that a num-
Fer of strikers were marching on the
Coke mines there and that violence had
already been resorted to, measures were
taken at brigade headquarters to send a
body OF cavalry to the scene.
The governors troops at Harrisburg
and the Philadelphia city troop were
split up and the half OF each body, in
heavy marching order, started at an ear
ly hour this morning. 1t Is a tiresome
ride over the mountain passes to Eek
ley, which lies in a valley. Another
troop of cavalry is kept on the qui vive
at headquarters ready for an emergency
call.
Meanwhile a dispatch from Roam
Junction. about two miles from Eckley,
confirmed the news OF trouble and con-
tanned the additional Information thai
a body Of deputy sheriffs had been sent
TO Eckley in response to a call from the
mine owners there. AT 9 o'clock this
morning no word from the cavalry
troops had come t brigade headquarters.
but General Goblin was ~momentarily ex-
pect;ng news.
He had already received a telephone
message from the Jeddo district. which
was not OF a reassuring tenor. 1t stated
that 100 strikers from Coxe's Dritton
mine had marched on coliiery No. Is.
openly vowing that they would bring out
the men there. Arriving at the colliery
the marching men were halted by E. B.
Markell. who came from the colliery. He
asked for a consultation with the leaders
Of the men. and after a few moments
talk among themselves they selected a
committee of three. At this writing they
are in conference with Mr.. Markell, while
the other strikers are waiting on the
road. General Goblin said that The cav
airy troop was in that neighborhood
somewhere and would be on hand II any
trouble arose.
Reports 0: this character reached bri-
gade headquarters with alarming fire.
quency this morning. all the trouble ly-
ing in the district where the Coke mines
are situated. The men at Stockton,
about 1000 in number, will 30 gu this
afternoon. af;er the paymaster has visit
ed them. The Eberville, Jeddo High
land and Oakland mines OF the Mark
els: the Eckley, Buck Mountain and One
ida mines OF the Coxes, and the upper
Iehigh mine of Congressman Lessen
dring are all idle today. This leaves
scarcely a working colliery in the entire
region. and within the next "a hours it
is safe to say that in the neighborhood
Of 5000 men will be idle. The Wilkes
barre and Audenried men, who accepted
bhe 10 per cent increase offered them
Saturday and decided to return to work
this morning. decided not to do 50.
The Beaver Brook men. 800 in num-
Der, who have been out about two weeks,
returned to work this morning on the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre wage scale, bu,
they are to be forced out again by the
pressure Of circumstances before much
time has elapsed.
NOT PULLING TOGETHER.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 14.-Widespread
as Is the strike in the Hazelton region
this morning there has been NO concert
ed action by the men at the different
mines. All the strikers are working for
the I'M end-an increase Of about Il
per cent in wages-but they go about ii
as separate clans.
Some OF them are raising a side issue
about the company store, where they are
subject to abuse. but others have nc
complaint OF this nature to make.
At the Cole Bros mines at Drifton,
Stockton and Eckley, the men are paid
in cash. They had been uneasy. how
ever. for some time, and this uneasiness
resulted in about 800 men at Eckley join
Ah6 AK OIL ySCpSiuay dAtCilAOOA. ~
a great extent the strikers have been re.
strained from open violence by the
priests, WHOSE influence prevails to a re.
Variable degree.
At several turbulent meetings, which
threatened to end In bloodshed, the pre-.
lates have some among the excited for.
eigners. commanding silence and fore.
ing them back. They warn the men tha,
to destroy the coal Companies property
is only to take food from their owl
mouths by shutting OF future employ.
ment.
The priests, however. have no pkl
for mercy for the sherifrs deputies WIZ
shot the men at Latimer, and some o
Them are active members Of the commit.
tee that 10 to push the murder charge.
In court.
1t IL now certain that no attempt viii
be made to arrest The deputies 50 lmt
- the troops are oampsd at Haxelton
General Gobin's declaration that he vii
protect the sheriks mea Just ~ long n
ne Is in command has cooled on the n
dor Of those who were for going sbou
the matter hastily.