Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-15
LOOKS VERY THREATENING.
Trouble momentariIy Expected At EckIey and
in the jeddo District.

| Hazleton. Pa, Sept. 14.-Hazletor
this morning awaited definite new.
from Eckley. the mining village, 4
dozen miles away. which now seems t.
be the seat of the operations. Imme.
diately upon the receipts of last nights
dispatch that a number of striker.
were marching on the Coke mine.
there and that violence had alread,
been resorted to, measures were taker
at brigade headquarters to send body
of cavalry to the scene The Gov
ernor's troop of Harrisburg and thu
| Philadelphia city troop were split ul
and half Of each body in heavy march.
ing order started, at an early hour this
morning. Meanwhile dispatch from
Roam Junction, about two miles from
Eckley confirmed the news of trouble
and contained the additional informa
tion that body of deputy sheriffs had
| been sent to Eckley in response to a
call from the mine superintendents
there.
At 10 o'clock this morning no word
from the cavalry troop had come 70
brigade headquarters, but General
Goblin was momentarily expecting
news. either by telephone or by flag
signal system established on the hill
tops throughout the envirOns of Hazla-
ton. He had already received a tele-
phone dispatch from the Jeddo district
which was not of a re-assuring tenor.
1t stated that 100 strikers from Coxe's
drift had marched on Colliery No. S
with signs of turbulence and openly
vowing that they would bring out the
men there.
Arriving at the colliery the marching
men were halted by E. b. Markle, who
came from the colliery. He asked for a.
consultation with the leaders of the
men, and after a few moments talk
among themselves they selected COM
mittee Of three. At this writing these
are in conference with Mr.. Markle
while the other strikers are waiting on
the road.
General Goblin said that the cavalry
troop was in that neighborhOod some
where and would be on hand If any trou-
bic arose. Reports of this character were
reaching brigade headquarters with
alarming frequency. this morning, all the
trouble lying In the district where the
Coke mines are situated.
The men at Stockton, about 1000 in num-
ber will go out, this afternoon. after the
paymaster has visited them. Within the
next "a hours 1t is safe to say that in the
neighbOrhoOd of 900 men will be idle.
News has been received at brigade
headquarters that the district where the
Coke mines are located Is infested. this
morning. with bands of marching miners.
No word has yet come of the cavalry
troop sent to the scene, this morning.
The Audenried miners refused to return
to work. this morning.
The Stockton men went out and the in
dicatiOns are that the whole district will
be idle within a few days.
1t is now certain that no attempt will
be made to arrest the deputies so long as
troops are camped at Hazleton General
GObin's declaration that he will protect
the sheriff's men just as long as he is in
command has cooled the ardor of those
who are for going about the matter
hastily
The strike leaders and their attorneys
deny the right of Gen. Goblin to enforce |
such an order, but they admit that he has |
too many guns for them. District Attor- |
ney Fell. 1t is said, Is against an immcdi- |
ate serving of the warrants though he is |
in the prosecutions.
Several of the deputies, who left the !
town Immediately after the bloody af- |
fray. are known to be in Philadelphia and |
Easton, outside of Gen. Gobin's territory. |