Evening journal., 1897-09-15
QUIET AT HAzLETON
General Goblin, However, viii Not
Remove tho Troops Yet.
COAL STRIKE SPREADING RAPIDLY.
Superintendent Blake at the Lattimer
Mines Urged the Men to Come
Back to Work, but They
Declined In a Body.

ed off without serious disturbance in the
strike regions. Matters still wear such
an uncertain aspect, however, that Cen
eral Goblin declared that the removal Of
the troops or Of any portion Of them has
not been contemplated. The strike
itself is spreading with great rapidity.
Exact estimates Of the number Of men
who have quit work are hard to OBJ
tain, but conservative figures place it
at close to 10000, with indications that
within a short time every colliery Of
Importance in the region win be idle.
Although some disposition has been
shown by small bodies Of strikers in the
outlying districts to make demonstra-
tions they have been Of a rather fee
bic character. and the great majority
of the men are docile. These mines are
now idle: Coke Bros & Co.'S Eckley.
Beaver Meadow and Oneida, about 1000
men; Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company's Honey Brook and Audenreid
mines, about $500; Frank Pardee's
Cranberry and Crystal Ridge mines,
LOO; Lehigh Valley Coal company's
Halle mines. Yorktown. Jeanvllle and
Audenreid, 5000; Calvin Pardee & Co.'S
Lattimer and Harwood mines. 1000.
The men at Coxe's Stockton mines
have expressed their intention Of join
ing the strike. Yesterday was their pay
day. Concerning the Drifton mine of
the same company, which was working
yesterday, one of the firm said they un-
derstOod the men were going out. The
collieries still working are the Derrin-
ger, Tomhicken and Shepton of the
Coke company Weston, Dodgson &
Co.'S Beaver Brook mine and ]. S.
Wentz's Silver Brook mine.
The First City troop of Philadelphia.
which was dispatched to the scene of
the reported outbreak at Eckley. found
nothing for it to do when 1t reached
that place.
An annoying story came to brigade
headquarters by telephone. 1t was to
the effect that a gang Of miners from
DrftOn had marched on collery No.
at Jeddo with the expressed intention
of bringing the men out. Upon reach
Ing the colliery John Marlle. the super
intendent, met them and after a con-
ference 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
a demonstration.
1t is now certain that no attempt viii
be made to arrest the deputies so long
as troops are camped at Hazleton. Cen
eral Gobin's declaration that he will
protect the sheriff's men as long as he
is in command has cooled the ardor of
those who are for going about the mat
ter hastily.
The strike leaders and their attorneys
deny the right Of General Goblin 70 en-
force such an order, but they admit that
he has too many guns for them. Dis
1rfnf a Afforrarf TNa11 fc rofH Is
an immediate serving of the warrants,
though he is interested in the prosecu-
tions.
Several Of the deputies who left the
town Immediately after the bloody af-
fray are known to be in Philadelphia
and Easton, outside Of General Cobin's
territory, but it is not likely that they
will be arrested before those who are
under military protection.
At Lattimer yesterday afternoon a
largely attended and decisive meeting
of strikers was held to receive the an
swer Of the company to their demands
To a large body of strikers gathered
in the open space before the company's
store Superintendent Blake appeared at
the door and gave them their answer
1t was short and 10 the point and was
met with action equally as decisive
The demands had been formulated as
follows:
we desire and wish the privilege Of
buying our provisions wherever we
think proper instead of being forced to
do so at the company's store. We want
a 20 per cent advance on all classes OF
labor. We demand the dismissal Of all
parties who took part on last Friday,
Sept. 10. in the shooting affray. We de-
mand 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
committee"
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
advance would not be granted because
the company was paying the average
rate of the region third, that the COM
pany absolutely refused, without as
signing any reason. to discharge any
body who participated in the shoot
ing; fourth, that the men suspended on
idle days have the privilege Of taking
somebody else's place thus making
good the difference in rate between 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 10 re-
turn to work, ard arguing that they
could gain nothing by remaining idle.
What do you say?" he continued.
''Wil you come back7"
There was a moments buzz. and then
a chorus Of mo" went up. The super
intendent attempted no further persua-
sion. and the men dispersed.
The mountain journey of the cavalry
10 Eckley, although agreeably disap-
pointed of it's purpose. had a salutary
effect in that It deeply impressed the
miners with the extent of the military
power.
The Fair Children Win.
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