The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-16
A CALM At HAZELT0A
Rumors That the Strikers Would
Blow Up Store.
SOLDIERS ON THE ALERT
Arrangements Under Way for Mon
ster Mass Meeting Next Saturday.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men VIII
Be Present-Dobs Expected.

Ilsz,lton. Pa. Sept. ia calm per-
Vaded Hazelton and its environments
to-day. The strikers maintain silence
and good order. An extra guard was
placed about IN. company stores at
I.atimer to-day In Consequence of
current rumor that the foreigners were
plotting 10 blow up the building. They
have ceased dcaling there and nov buy
all their provisions at Hazelton. some
are going 50 far az to move into town.
Large groups of min.s constantly
hover about the stores.
A guard of 30 men was stationed at
the Aud.nreid pump To- protect the
water. For some reason which could
not be learned. extra vigilance VAS
maintained AT the camp oi the Ninth
regiment at Haxelton park to-day. The
guard was strengthened and not a snl-
dler MAS permitted 10 leave the camp.
The Fourth regiment shifted from Au-
denreid tn Drifton this afternoon and
established a camp on the hiils. There
is no indication of trouble. hut General
Goblin sent the regiment there because
the miners In coilieri.s Nos. ! aud
viii probably strike tomorrow. They
are 100 strong and ARE dis usslng the
question at Freeland tonight.
Arrangements are under way for "A
monster mass meeting here saturday
night and Il Is understood that Efforts
are being mad. IT, bring Eugene v.
behs and other prominent labor men
here IL address n. All the miners In
the middle coal lields viii be asked In
attend and II II estimated that 2s.vo
miners viii be present. General Goblin
- - h.. A
meeting and said hr would treat with
the emergency when II arose.
The arrangements Tor the prosecution
by the Austrian spcietics who have
taken up the cause have been brought
10 "a pause by General Hoi,in's order
forbldding the arrest of the prospect
IKE defendants several meetings were
held. but IL Mas finally determined tn
lei the matter rest Ia ab.yanCs until
after the coroner has held hts Inquest.
That official has NOT fxcd a date for
the inquiry. hut thinks o. Mill be some
lime In tn. early part of next week.
Fifty or 81 witnesses VIII be examined.
Including Sheriff Martin ana a number
of his deputies and SOME of the miners.
No matter what the verdict will is. ih,
case win be carried INTO the courts.
Rumors continue TO agitate brigade
ufH1QuHftFfr 'atHf'T
What WAS set down as a startling dy'
Iamite plot came to the usual lalns
and iInpotent conclusion to-day. II
flashed IN from cranherry. A local de-
tectivc gave the information that a
quantity of the explosive had been Sc
rr.ted by the miners there. Two depu-
ties. armed with search warrants and
guarded by u detail of cavalry. went
over aud made n thorough search ol
eight houses without discovering any
thing Ia confirm their suspicious.
The signal station perched on the toI
~ a culm bank AT i.atlmer made a re-
port this morning which caused som,
uneasiness. II was Ia the effect that
suspicious lights were seen moving uI
and down the mountains surrounding Z
Miln.s,iile. until : O'Clock this morn
Ing. giving the appearance ~ "A marci
or "A meeting of miners Everything IL
! the district was quiet to-day. however
and No further Information Was oh
taincd.
The funeral of ciemcno Paltrock. an
other victim of the shooting. occurred
In Cranberry to-day. Two carriages
containing the nourners ana about so'
miners were In the line OF march.