The herald., 1897-09-18
New Feature of the Strike
Situation
MINERS WILLING TO WORK
FLY FROM WOMEN ARMED WITH
STICKS AND STONES
The Commander of the Troops Much
Perplexed-Miners' Mass Meet
ing Called for Today
Associated Press Special Wire.

associated PresS special Wire.
HAZELTON, Sept. 17-Early this
morning message reached General C..
bin that there was more trouble at
Audenried. Over a hundred men re-
ported at Monarch corliery for work.
when band of Amazons armed with
sticks and stones swooped down upon
them; but violence was avoided by the
men promptly going out. At the Star
washery one-thrd of the men returned
to work, but the women determined to
drive them out. A squad OF troops sent
to the scene found that all attempts st
coercion had ceased, but the women fol-
lowed the cavalry about the streets.
hooting and cursing them. During the
past few days the entire stock of revol-
vers has been sold out at the store at
Audenried. A quantity of dynamite was
stolen by strikers from the. powder house
at Cranberry, and a squad of soldiers
was sent there this morning.
General Goblin is in quandary over the
raids made by infuria ted foreign women.
He says he cannot order the soldiers to
fire upon them, even in event of graver
trouble, and is seeking some means Of
keeping them in subsection.
The strike situation tonight may be
summarized thus:
Over 10000 men are still out, with no
apparent prospect of settlement; spor-
adic outbreaks of violence are occur
ring near the outlying collieries, and the
withdrawal Of troops is not only out OF
consideration, but the guard lines Of sew
eral of the camps are being constantly
strengthened, and the wisdom of bring
ing the cavalry is being discussed
A captain of Gen. Gobins staff Is au-
thority for the statement that an uneasy
feeling prevails at headquarters, hav-
ing the little outbreaks of the past few
days and the indica tions they hold Of the
underlying disturbance in mind
The brigade commander admitted to-
day that the action of raiding women was
giving him much perplexity. He does
not care to use force against them, and
has instructed his soldiers in case Of ne
cessity to use only the fiat of their
sabers upon the Amazons. The story
reaches the general that many men were
in the attacking crowds of yesterday
and today disguised as women.
This mornings violent scene at Auden-
reid was almost an exact repetition Of
ytSltIudy dl lHG S'dIIe place.. IL dIOSS
from another attempt tc start the Mon
arch and Star washeries of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarrs company About 100
reported for work at the former, when
the wild band of women swooped down
upon them, armed with sticks and stones.
Others were stationed on top of an ad-
jacent culm whence they showered mis-
siles upon the would-be workers, and
.or 1oIv pf nd hov {a6 In
reserve behind the banks. The men
promptly quit work before any injury
could be inflicted. At the Star washery.
where 100 or Is men wanted to work, 4
like assault stopped them.
The call for troops which came from
Cranberry at o'clock this morning was
the act Of a night watchman. who mis-
took soldiers for strikers All the dyna-
mite that can be found in the region Is
being collected and stored to keep it from
the hands of the miners, and 100 men
from the Ninth regiment were sent to
guard the house. The watchman saw the
lights and moving figures, lost his nerve
and telephoned that an attack was
threatened.
Late last night body Of strikers at
Latimer, No. 2, quarreled among them
selves and bloodshed was threatened,
but Company E of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, which is camped at Latimer, re.
stored order.
Deputy Coroner Bowman will begin
the inquest over the bodies of the dead
miners next Wednesday afternoon. Over
100 witnesses will be examined.
Gen. Goblin will not interfere with this
mixers big mass meeting tomorrow un-
less highly-colored speeches are made.
The principal speakers are to be P. j.
Mcguire, vice-president of the American
Fedora ton of Labor, and George Chance
of the United Labor league. AS pre-
cautionary measure, a guard of soldiers
will be present. Organizer Fahey and
other leaders have asked that the militia
be withdrawn, and Gen. Goblin has ad-
vised them that the speediest way to ac-
complish this will be to stop holding
mass meetings and thereby exciting the
people.
The only change in the strike situation
today was the return to work of the 500
men employed at Coxe's Beaver Meadow
collery The miners say that this is only
temporary and that If the other Coke
men at Drifton and elsewhere decide-at
their meeting next Monday to go out the
Beaver Meadow men will iofn them