Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-11
mcn at the state arsenal bore prepared

men al inc state areentl more prepared
or apv emergency.
HAdLEroN. Ps., Sept. 1l.-Flfteen
bunured men employed In the Latti-
mer mines Voluntarily Joined the
sirikers today. These are the minefs
upon whom yesterday alterooon's
march was directed when the oIoJdy
fusilaie put u stop to 1t. Almost i'm.
madistely after the shooting the m,n
quit work in body. This afternoon
they hold a meeting ana decided not
to return TO work until every demand
made ct every mine In the region has
Deen con ceded by tho operators.
The meeting was held In front OF q
tumble down school house, at the
ecene OF last nights tragedy. 1t was
entirely orderly and the l.suers were
careful to council moderation. The
priu cipnl speaker was Antoine Leuke,
a bright young PJlsnder who bss
hitherto acted as messenger between
the strikers anu operators.
81 am satisfied that you are not
armed" he said to the men, "aud that
you will not arm, and want TO tell
yu that you will best serve your cause
by remaining unarmed"
No iurther action will be taken to.
day.
"Is is too soon after" one OF them
said with shuddor. "On Nor
day committee consisting OF
our Italians, two hungRrisns anu
four polanders, the nationals.
ties represented at the Litimer
mi mes, will DO sent to inform the
operators OF tn cir action. and 10 assure
the other stikers that they are with
them TO the bitter end.
Before nightfall there will be fully
$500 soldiers campsd In Htz'eton.
Following the Ninth regiment, whio h
arrived from Wilkesbafre this III Urn.
ing, came seven companies OF the
Thirteenth. The Fourth regiment,
under Col. Case, from Allentown, lie
also on tho grjund.
Those on the way who will augment
the militia force before tue afternoon
~ over, are the Eighth regiment from
Lebanon, the Twelfth from Williams
port, a battery from Pheenixville, anu
the G5vsrnor's troops Rnd City Grays
from Harrisburg.
While 1t lie perfectly quiet this after.
noon, Is Ia an accepted fnot that the
situOtiOn remains extremely critical.
The night may bring with It q con-
tinuRtion OF the calm, or 1t may zee an
outbreak. The foreignsrs are sppsr.
eutiy cowed by the presence oil the
troops, but Saturday night is q drink
ing period with them, even In time OF
peace, aud apprehension 10 felt for the
appru q 3h OF dark nes, when the situs.
ton 10 intense as 1t is today.
Gen, Goblin, com mander of the
Third brigade, ana his siefi, arrived
here shortly before y O'Clock. He
opened brigade headquarters In the
Office al the division superintendent Mt OF
the Lohigh Valley Coal company aud
ss,igned the various c9muands to
points on the outskirts and surround
ing the city.
In addition the usual equipment,
battery Is has two brscch-Io, ding anu
Two aatjlng guns. Gen. Goblin has
also seni to Philadelphia for the CITY
troop and VIII hold then at head
quarters.
Gen. Goblin expressed himself as
we'll satisfied with thenpnduct OF the
troops. IL sail:
"rhey have been go assig ned that
perfect law and order viii be main.
tsiued. 1t will not permit the march.
ing Of large bodies OF men along the
roads and all such will be ordered to
uisbnnd at once. My mission here
and the mission OF the soldiers 10 to
maintain law and order. have
uothing to do with what the men are
striking for or what tho operators are
seeking, and as far az Bm officialiy
conceroed, do not care. AS l said BIZ.
fore, We are here simply to maintain
law and order aud that condition shall
be maintained. am pretty well
pleased wsth the Ir.mptitude with
which the men rtspouded TO the call
for duty aud In the nightiall 1 expec,
to have nearly all, II not ali, under
canvas. Sime OF the latter have not
yet arrived AMI the remainder will be
here shortly. The SOLDIERS are bshav-
ing splendidIy and are not manifest.
Ing any feeling, but on the othe
hand are attendI z strictly to duty"