The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
OMIuOUS signs
AT HAZLBTON
Sporadic Outbreaks of
Violence Near the
COllierieS.
Thought to Be Precursors of
a Great Conflict That Is
Brewing.
Women Raiders Aggravate the Sit
uation-General Gobin's Feeling
OF Uneasin

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE strike
situation to-day may be summarized thus:
Over 10. 900 men are still out, with no ap.
parent prospect OF settlement; sporadic
outbreaks OF violence are occurring near
the outlying coilieries, and the withdrawal
of troops is not only beyond consldera-
ton, but the guard lines OF several of the
camps are being constantly Strengthened.
and the wlsd ON of bringing the cavalry Is
being discussed.
A captain of General Gobin's staff is au-
thorlty tor the statement that an uneasy
feeling prevails a headquarters in conse-
quence of the little outbreaks of The past
few days, and the indications they hold
of the underlying disturbances. The bril-
gade commander admitted to-day that
the action of the raiGing women was Civ
ing him much perplextty. He does not
care to use force against them, and has in
structed the soldiers in case of necessity
to use only the flats of their sabers upon
the Amazons.
The story reaches the general that many
men were in the attacking crowds of yes
terday and to-day disguised as women.
This mornings violent scene at Auden-
reid was almost an exact repetition of yes
terday's at tie same place. 1t arose from
another attempt to start the Monarch and
Star washeries OF the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Company. About 100 men 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 ja-
cent culm, whence they showered missiles
upon the would-be workers, and large
body of men and boys waited in reserve
behind the banks. The men promptly
quit work before any injury could be in
hicted.
At the Star washery, where 100 or 135
men wanted 10 work, like assault
stopped them. The call for troops, which
came from Gran berry at 2 O'Clock this
morning, was The act of night watch
man, who misiook sold ers for strikers.
All the dynamite 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 over TO guard the house. The watch
man saw the lights and moving figures.
lost his nerve and teIephoned that an at
tack was threatened.
Late last night body of strikers at
Laiimer No. 2 quarreled among them
selves and bioodshed was threatened, but
Company e of the Thirteenth Regiment,
which is camped at Latimer, restored
quiet. 4
Deputy Coroner Bowman will begin the
Inquest over the bodies OF the dead miners
next Wednesday afternoon. Over 100 wit
nesses will be examined
General Goblin will not interfere with
tomorrow nights big snass-meeting unless
highly colored speeches are made. The
princIpai speakers are to be 2. J. Mcguire.
vioe.pres ident of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. and George Chance of the
United Labor League. Asa precautionary
measure a guard of soldiers will be pres
ent. Organizer Fahey and other leaders
have asked that the militia be Withdrawn,
and General Goblin has advised them that
the speediest way to accomplish this will
be to put stop to holding mass-meetings
and thereby exciting the people.
Tne only change in the strike situation
to-day was the return to Tork Of the 500
employed at Coxe's Beaver Meadow COL
lIery. The min rs say that this is only
temporary, and that if the other Coke men
at Drifton and elsewhere decide at their
meeting of next Monpay to go out the
Beaver Meadow men will join them.