The age-herald., 1897-09-15
TEN THOUSAND STRONG
 LEY DOWN THEIR TOOLS And the Strike in Pennsylvania is
 Growing Daily. A MATTER OF ONLYl1. FEW DAYS Until Every COlliery iii fhssS Iazetcn Region Will
 Be Shut own. FEARS OF TROUBLE PROVED GRoUNDLEss
Until Every COlliery in the Iazletcn Region W
 Be Shut ,wn.
Only One Demonstration Occurred But Import and Quickly Disposed of-Troops Will Not Re- moved-Latimer Miners Make Demand
 Unfavorable Answer Men Go Out

Hazelton, Pa., Sept. 14.-Despite a va | riety of alarming rumors and a m-rn- ing movement by body of miners which looked formidable, today passed off without s:rious disturbance in the strike region. Matters still wore such an uncertain aspect, however, that Gen. Gobin declares that the removal of the troops or any portion of them has not been contemplated. Tha strike, itself is spreading with great rapidity. Exact estimates of the number of men who have quit work are hard to obtain, but conservative figures place it at close to 10000, with indications that in 0 short time every colliery of inn tance in the rsgion will be idle. AL though some disposition has been shown by small bodies of strikers in the out laying districts to make demonstrations they have been of a rather feeble char acter, 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 troops of Philadelphia, which wer5 dispatched at an early hour this morning to the scene of the reported outbreak at Eckley, found nothing for it to do when it reached that place about 1 o'clock this afternoon. Several hum dred miners from Buck Mountain marched on the Eckley mines last night and brought out the men there. A few of the men who showed dis position to continue work were roughly handled and the mine superintendent fearing trouble, wired to Gen. Gobin for troops. He also sent word to Drifton and seventy deputies from that place and Roan Junction nearby were sent over. They kept themselves under cov- er at Eckley, however, awaiting devei- opments. Nothing further happened, the men at Eckley joining the ranks of the strikers.
 The day had scarcely opened before another annoying story came to brigade headquesters by telephone. Tt was 10 the effect that gang of miners from Drifton had marched on colliery No. alt Juddo, with the expressed intention of bringing the men out. Upon reaching the cdlliery John Marlkle, the superin- tendent, met them and after a confer succeeded in turning them off without trouble. This was the only incident of the day which partook of the nature of demonstration.
 At Eatimer this afternoon @ largely attended and decisive meeting of s,rik- CTS was held to receive the answtr of the company to their demands. Super intendent Blake gave them the answer. It was short and Ito the point, and was met with action equally as decisive. The demands had been formulated as fol- lows:
 "We d:sire and wish the privilege of purchasing our provisions where we think proper instead of being forc;n 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 tine 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 commit tee"
 The company's answer to thls was:
 First, that the men are not and never have been obliged to buy exclusively at the companys store.
 Second, that the advance would not be granted because the company was pay ing the average rate of the region
 Third. the company absolutely refuzei, without assigning any reason. to dis charge anybody who participated in the shooting.
 Fourth. that the men suspended on