The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-14
ON The EDGE OF A VOLCANO.
Situation at HaleltOn Uncertain and the
Possibilities Are Fearful.
THE FUNERALS PASS OFF QUIETLY.
General Goblin Imposes Certain Eestric-
lions, However SERIOUS Trouble
Threatened al Eckley Mine,
troops I'm Route 10 tho Scene.


HAzELTON. PA, Sept l8-Hazclton
ouivors Tonight on the edge OF a volcano.
Uncertainty is he Keynote Of The sit-
uation and thc town is slccplcssly await
inc u'e dawn of O. day fraught with un-
knovn and fearful possibilities.
so ths writing troops arc marching ON
the mnos of Coke Brothers at Eckley
which nostlcs Boo o. valley about eighteen
miles from here. kilograms 20 brigade
headquarters late ibis afternoon indicate
900 alarming condition there
the romotancss OF the situation VIII
nuke difficult the securing ri definite
uoes from the scene before morning.
The first knowledge OF disturbance at
tnc CoAc Collcrics reached brigade head
quarters this morning when General Co
Dim receive "a dispatch that 200 miners at
BUCK mountain. three miles from Eckley
bad gone on strike and begun TO march
ou tho EoNey min, Request was made
for detachment Of militia 20 avert pos
ellIe conflict. hut before the soldiers
could Doe started off 10 the scene tho ou-
th0ritI,s were rc-asrured hy the receipt
OF o. second telegram Co the effect that the
march bad boon stopped oud no further
trouble was feared.
TROOPS on THE WAY.
Tate mis- afternoon Third dispatch
changed the situation for the worse. lt
said tha. the march bad been resumed
and carried Goo the Ecklcy mines ana that
fho mon there had hccu forced TO quit
work after rough handling by ihe
marching men.
THE Cty Troop OF Philadelphia. the
crack cayalrymcn. were instantly ordered
io proceed Goo Eckloy. IO reach ihe spot
they will have t0 ride over eighteen miles
of rough mountain ronds.
The news has created CONSERVATION
throughout thc district and all the coI-
Iorie. arc preparing for trouble
General Goblin has been deiueed with r.
quests for troops but declares that De
viii send none 90 any point. unless on
onthre.k X really occurs. This Us q meas
ure of ure.auti0n to keep the soldiers
modified.
THE mine euucrintcudCnis are much
worried They accept the lesson ohere1
at Gomer-I1uos mine Tonight, ana have
asked inc commander to place guards
around their houses. which VIII Doe d'he.
Th,r. i- a story anoaf concerning % con-
1... t,t .bot,ld bo accented
l',1 ,rho story roes That
"..' ..i-,rs v.sr. standing ON "a
-. ...i.a, ,.... c.,s hoard to remark.
"Tve got the material hut don't know
,.o.. to ,,i, tre .fu0. ff dld ia blow
,t.,, ,,,. t..,iobt
d. ..ld fbat tho Guards were placed
about tlo tuper.nf,ndcnts' houses os % re-
enlt Of this
prsvpr.TrONs
.,... ,.....,i.., ... .i, tirnino.
t. ..,,.,tior l,lau.a of the
hn.t,to- ....I b, General Goblin
l',... .-. ......se.l funeral dernonetr8-
... ,ef..tod bo,t--
[ .i'. i..,. r,,sso5 oT without disc
. ...,i,,,, tbr covo cole
,..t.rcl ,,itb Intense
.t,
- i......,.,, th,t tho two thousand
30, ..,,.i..,.5 a. M - had made a dee
-n.rJ fnr ~ f0 ner cent advance. which
,..s to he .rbroitt.l to the opcrators toe
d... ,.t,h tt. alternative of I'll strike
l,rorn fvc to seven thousand men are em-
moved I'M au thc ccUerles. and &c was un-
derstood that such "a movement would
hiring Them aU out A big meeting was
called for at stockton for Tonight. but DO
was not thought that anything would Doe
resolved on The Coke Company store
feature does not enter into the case.
Another late afternoon report was that
the employee OF eV-C0ngress Leisen-
rings Upper Lchigh colliey will go out
tomorrow ON sympathcuc strike As
an increase of lV per GEM. was b'".,''u
ON Saturday 90 the McAdoo men, lhey
o.