Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-15
HAZLETON is QUIET.
NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES OF ANY
KIND REPORTED.
SITUATION STILL UNCERTAIN, THOUGH
No Portion Of the Troops, Therefore,
VIII he Withdrawn from the Field
for the Present-strilxe Spreading
Rapidly.
Rapidly.

IIAZLETON, PA, September i.-De-
spite a variety OF alarming rumors and
a morning movement by a body Of miners,
which looked formidable, to-day passed
off without serious disturbance In the
strike region. Matters still wear such an
uncertain aspect, however. that General
Goblin declares that the removal Of the
troops. or OF any portion of them. has
not been contemplated The strike itself
is spreading with great rapidity. Esti-
mates Of the number of men who have
quit work are hard to obtain. but con-
servative figures place it at close TO TO-
COO. with indications that within short
time every mine of importance in the dis
trict will be idle. The men at Coxe's
Stockton mines have expressed their in
tention Of joining the strike.
The City Troop, of Philadelphia. which
was DISPATCHED 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 l
o'clock this afternoon. Several hundred
miners from Buck Mountain marched on
the Eckley mines last night and brought
out the men there. Those of the men
who showed a disposition to continue
work were roughly handled. and the
mine superintendent, fearing trouble,
wired to General Goblin for troops. lie
also sent word to Drifton, and seventy
deputies from that place and Roam juno
ton, near by, were sent over. They kept
themselves under cover at Eckley, how
ever. awaiting developments. Nothing
further happened. the men at Eckley
Joining the ranks of the strikers.
At Latimer this afternoon a largely
attended and decisive meeting of strikers
was held to receive the answer of the
COMPANY 10 their demands. Superln-
tendent Blake gave them the answer II
was to the point, and was met with ac-
tion equally as decisive in the folowlng
resolution:
1--WE 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 a ~
ner cent. advance on all classes or iaDor.
We demand the dismissal or all parties
who took part on last Friday, september
10th. in the shooting affray. We demand
that all classes of labor be paid the same
for rock work as for coal on ldle days.
We demand that no man shall be dis
charged for acting on this committee"
The companys answer Was-f1rst that
the men are not, and never have been,
Obliged to buy exclusively al the company
store: second, that the advance would not
be granted, because the company was
paving the average rate OF the region;
third the company absolutely refused,
without assigning any reason To dis
charge anybody who participated IN the
shooting; fourth, that men suspended on
idle days have the privilege OF taking
somebody elses place, thus making good
the difference in rate between rock ana
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 10 return
to work. and arguing that they would
gain nothing by remaining out. What
do you say?', he concluded. "Wlll you
come back?" There was moments puZz,
and then a chorus of "NO!' went up. Inc
Superintendent attempted no further per-
suasion, and the men dispersed.
The mountain journey or the cavalry 10
Tckley, although agreeably disappointed
of it's purpose had a salutary erect. IN
that IL deeply impressed the miners with
the extent of the military power
There were no additional deaths to-uay.
The funeral of Jacob Tomashontas, the
lad who was shot through the head and
fingered until Sunday, occurred to-day IN
NcAdoo. II was attended by one OF the
largest gatherings seen since the out
break Of trouble. There was no demon,
stration. and the services passed or