The age-herald., 1897-09-14

Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 1S.-Haze1ton quivers tonight on the edge of a vol cano. Uncertainty is the keynote of the situation and the town is sleeplessly awaiting the dawn of a day frauglt
 with unknown and fearful possibilities.
 At this writing troops arg marching on
 the mines of Coxe Bros, att Eckley,
 which nestles in valley eighteen miles
 from here. Telegrams to brigade head
 quarters late this afternoon indicated an
 alarming condition there. The remote
 ness of the situation will make dif11-
 the scene before morning. The first
 knowledge of disturbance at the Coxe
 collieries reached brigade headquarters
 this morning when Gen. Goblin received a dispatch That 200 miners at Buck mountain, three miles from Eckley had gone on strike and began to march on the Eckley mine. Request was made for detachment of militia to avert pos
 sible conflict, but before the soldiers
 could be started off to the scene the au-
 thorities were treasured by the receipt
 of second telegram to the effect that l
 the march had been stopped and that
 no further trouble was feared Late
 this afternoon a third dispatch came that the situation had changed for the worse This said that the march had been resumed and carried to the Eek ley mines and that the man had been forced to quit work after rough handling by the marching men. The city troops of Philadelphia, the crack cavalrymen, were instantly ordered to proceed to Eckley. To reach the spot they will have to ride over eighteen miles of rough mountain roads.
 The news has created consternation throughout the district and all the col
 lieries are preparing for trouble.
 Gen. Gobin has been deluged for re-
 quests for troops, but declares that he
 will send none to any point unless an
 outbreak really occurs. This is
 measure of precau.ion to keep the sol
 diers mobilized.
 The mine superintendents are much worried and accept the lesson offered by the havoc wrought at Gov. Jones home the other night and they have asked the brigade commander to place guards around their houses, which will be done. The names of thess officials are kept quiet.
 There is the same old story afioat concerning a conversation overheard on the streets of Hazelton today, but it should be accepted with reservation. | The story goes that a group of miners were standing on street cornsr when one was heard to remark:
 I've got the material, but don't know how to mix the damned stuff. If did would blow them up tonight" It is said that the guards were placed about the superintendent's houses as a
 result of this Today has been regarded
 as the turning point of the situation be-
 cause of the prohibition issued by Gen. eral Gobin against the proposed funeral
 demonstration. A compromise was ef-
 fected this morning, however, and the day passed off without disturbance. In
 the meantime the Coxe collieries were being watched with intense anxiety. It
 was known that the 2.000 men employed
 at No. had made demand for 10 per cent. increase which was to be sub mitted to the operators today, with the
 alternative of strike From 5000 to 1000 men are employed at the Buall col lieries and it was understood that such a movement would bring them all out. Whether or not the proposition was for mally submitted today could not be learned, because nobody would talk. The men were all at work, but strike talk was rife and big meeting at Stockton had been scheduled for tonight. There was a general impression that nothing
 decisive would be resolved upon until at least tonaowow. which is pay day
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