The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
APPREHENs1vE OF DANGER,

All the colleries in this district are
apprenhisive Of danger. Requests have
been pouring in to General Goblin from
the various mines asking that he send
troops to the places in order to prevent
any possible outbreak. The general
states that he will not send troops to
any point unless an outbreak does &C.
cur. The general declines to give the
names of the collieries, as all the men
In them are still at work. The oper
ators, however, are apprehenSive of a
strike and want to be prepared for
any emergency. Two mine superin-
tendents in this immediate vicinity
have asked General Goblin to place
guards around their houses. This will
be done. General Goblin will not make
public the names of the superintendent
who made the requests.
Two actresses who are playing in the
theatre here overheard a conversation
on the main street of Hazleton today
to this effect. They were passing a
group of miners and overheard one of
them remark: I've got the material,
but I don't know how to mix the
damned stuff. If L did 1 would blow
them UP tonight" This information
was sent to General Goblin and as he
had already heard mutterings from
other sources he decided to send guards
to the houses of the two mine superin-
tendents. The guards were not placed
on duty until after dark
THE FUNERAL COMPROMISE.
Today has been regarded as the turn
ing point of the situate .ecause of
the prohibition issues By aI.eral Glib
bon against the proposition of the flu
neral demonstration, < comproE ise
was effected this morning, however,
and the day passed off without disturb
lieries were being watched with in
tense anxiety. 1t was known that 1000
men employed at No. had made de-
mand for a 10 per cent increase which
was to be submitted to the operators
today, with the alternative of strike"
From 5000 to 1000 men are employed
at all the collieries, and it was under
stood that such a movement would
bring them all out. Whether or not the
proposition was formally submitted
today could not be learned, because no
body would talk The men were all at
work, but strike talk was rife and a
big meeting at Stockton had been
scheduled tonight. There was a gen
eral impression that nothing decisive
would be resolved upon at least until
tomorrow, which is pay day. The Coke
mems grievance is that they are on a
lower scale than that paid by any other
pany store feature does not enter into
their case.
MINE MEN TO GO OUT.
Another late afternoon report was
that the employees of ex-Congressman
Leisenrings Upper Lehigh colliery will
go out tomorrow on q sympathetic
strike. AS an increase of 10 per cent
was granted on Saturday to the Nc
Adoo men, they have expressed their
intention to return to work tomorrow,
although they do not expect to remain
in more than day under the pressure
that will be brought to bear by the
strikers. Altogether an eventful day is
is prospect.
General Goblin this afternoon said:
The rumor that martial law has been
declared has been spread by some
| vicious person. There is martial law
only so far as state of war exists. We
are here solely to assist the sheriff in
maintaining peace and order. Men can
come and go as they please 10 long as
| they behave themselves. If there is
the least infraction of the peace which
| the civic authorities are unable to han
die, then we will render assistance, but
such a condition has not yet arisen
! The commander added that neither
Sheriff Martin nor any of the deputies
would be arrested while the troops were
here. Il am under his authority he