The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-17

the strikers.
Gen. Goblin has ordered the city
troops Of Philadelphia 10 20 70 the
scene OF tho disturbance. The start
win be made shortly after midnight or
else just before daybrcak. The trooB
crs will ride across the mountains. q
distance of ~ miles. 70 Ectley. Eek
ley Is a small mining village and lies
IN a valley There are a numher OF
colIeriea there and fears have been en-
lcrtained for the past - hours that
troublc would break out as the men
had been acting very ugly.
The situation Monday night in the
lla<lcton district was one Of unrest
All the collcries In this district are ap-
prehcnsise Of danger requests have
been pouring into Gen. Goblin from
the varIoua mines asking that he send
troops " the places IN order 70 prevent
auY possible outbreak The general
states that he VIII not send any troops
70 any poinh unlrss an outbreak does
occur The general declines 10 give
the naines Of the collicries. as all the
men ia them arc still At work.
The operators. however, arc ap-
prcbensiva Of = strike and want 70 be
prepared for any emergency.
Two mine supcrinfcndeHts in this
Immediate vicinity have asked Gen.
Goblin 70 place guards around their
houses This win be done. Gen. Co
bin will not make public the names Of
the superintendent who made the re-
quest
iiAzLEroz. PA. sept It-News has
been received al brigade headquarters
that The district where the Coke mines
are located Is infested Tues
day morning with bands Of marching
miners No word has yet como from
the cavalry trooIA sent 10 the scene
Tuesday morning The Audenreid
miners refused 70 return % work
Tuesday morning The Stockton men
went out and the indications are that
the whole district will be idle within
few days
HAnIroz. Ia. Sept. Despite q
variety Of alarming ruinors and n
morning movement BY body Of min
ers which looked formidable. Tuesday
passei on withauft serions disturbance
in the strike region
Matters still wear such an uncertain
aspect however that ocn. Goblin de-
clarcs that the removal of the troops OF
Of any portion Of them has not
been contemplated. The strike Itself
u spreading with great rapldity.
Exact estimates u the number Of
men who have quit work arc
hard 10 obtain, hnt. conservative fig
ures place Il al close 70 1000. with in
dications that in short time every
oolliery Of Importance In the region
viii b. idle Although sOme disposi.
tion has been shown By small bodies Of
strikersiH the outlying districts 20 make
dernonstrntions. they have been Of a
rather feeble character and the great
majority OF the men are docfle. These
mines are now idle coxe Brother 4
Co: Ecl<ley. Beaver Meadow and
Oneida. about s.00o men: Lehigh and
wilkesbarrc Coal Co. Honey Brook
and Audenrcid mines. about J, 800: Frank
Pariec's Cranberry and Crystal Ridge.
i,ioo; Lehieh Valley Coal Co. Hazel
mine Yorktown. Jeansville and Auden-
reid. a.O00; Calvin Pardee 4 Co.'S Lat
inner and Harwood, a,0oo.
The men at Coxes stockton mine
have expressed their intention 81 ioin-
ing the strike. Tsrsday was their pay
day. Concerning the Drifton mine Of
the same company. which was working
Tuesday. ono Of The firm said they un-
derpisod she men were going out The
rDllieries sfiI working are the Derrin-
ger. Tom IIiclren and Shipton. Of tho
Coke Co: Weston. Dodson 4 Co, Bea-
vcrbrooix mine and ]. 5. Vents Silver
brook mine.
The First city troop OF Philadelphia,
which was dispatched at an carly hour
Tuesday morning 10 the scene Of the
rrported outbreak al Ecirley found
nothing for Il 10 do when u reached
that place about ono o'clock Tuesday
afternoon Several hundred miners
from buck mountain m,,rched on the
Ecklex Dines Monday night end
brought ont The men there. A few ofthe
men who showed disposition 10 Gun
tinue wenc roughly handled, and the
mine superintendent. tearing trouble.
wired 10 Gen. Goblin for troops. lie also
sent word % Drifton and 20 deputies
from that place and Roam function.
near BY, were sent over They kept
themselves under cover at EekIey, how
ever, awaiting developments Nothing
further happened. The men AZ Ecislry
joined the ranks Of the strikers Mean
while the cavalry troops urre sent bT
Gen. Goblin and had q wearisomc march
over the mountains only 70 find every
thing az Ecklcy penccfuL
Al f.atimer Tuesday afternoon =
largely attended and decisive meeting
of strikers was held to receive The an
sser of tho company 10 their demands.
With . large body of strikers gathered
In the open spaoe before the company :
sinre. Superintendent Blalse Appeared
a. the door 70 give then their answer.
Il was short and u the point and was
met with action equally ns dsejNvc.
The demands had been formulated a.
follows.
I'VE desire and wish the privilege Of
buyine our provisions where We think
proper. instead Of heing forced 70 a
the eompanyb stoncs; We want q % per
cent advance On al cIasses Of labor;
wc demand The dismissal Of Al parties
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