Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-16
TROUBLE NOT ENDED.
An Alarming Condition Of Affairs at
Eckley Mines.

Eekley Mines.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. l5.-At this
writing troops are marching on the
mines Of Cox Bros, at Eckley, which
lies in valley about IS miles from
here. kilograms to brigade headquar-
ters late this evening indicated an
alarming condition there. The re-
moteness Of the situation will make
difficult the securing OF definite news
from the scene before morning.
The superintendent Of the Eckley
coliery telegraphed General Goblin for
troops, but later the request was with
drawn, the superintendent notifying
him that the strikers had stopped
marching. At 4 O'Clock this afternoon
Genera Goblin received kilograms that
these miners had again Assem- oled, had
marched on the Eckley IN ines and forced
the miners to quit work. 1t was stated
in this dispatch that the miners had
been roughly handled. General Goblin
has ordered the city troops Of Philadel-
The start will be made shortly after
midnight, or just after daybreak. The
troops will ride across the mountains, a
distance OF IS miles, to Eckley Eckley
is a small mining village, and lies n
a valley. There are number OF coli
leries there, and fears have been enter
tanned for the past IS hours that trouble
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acting very ugly.
The situation tonight in Hazleton
district is one OF unrest. The collieries
in this district are apprehensive OF
danger. Requests have been pouring
in to General Goblin from the various
mines, asking that he send troops 20
the places in order TO prevent any pos
sibe outbreak. The general states that
he will not send troops to any point
unless an outbreak does occur. The
general declines to give the names OF
the collieries, az all the men in them
are still at work. The operators, how
ever, are apprehensive OF strike, ami
want to be prepared for an emergency.
Two mine uperintendents in this
immediate vicinity have askei Gen
eral Goblin TO place guards AROUND ihe;r
houses. This will be done Genera.
Goblin will not make public the names
OF the perintenIenls who male the
requests
Two actresses who are playing in I.
theater here overheard conversation
on the main street oi Hazelton toiay
to this effect: They were passing !.
group OF miners, and overheard one Of
them remark: I've got the material,
but dont know how 20 mix the stuff
II did, would blow them up to-
night"
This information was sen: 10 General
Goblin, and a. he had already heard
nu..erings from other SOURCES, he de-
cided 10 send guards to the houses OF
the two sup@rin,en3enls The guards
were no. plaeel on duty until a:,e'
dark
Today has been r-2a' led as the tnrn-
ing point OF the situation. because Oi
the prohibition issued By General Goblin
agains. the funeral demonstration. 4
compromise was effected this morning.
however, and the day passed Of with
out disturbance. In the meantime the
Cox collieries were being watched with
intense anxiety. II was known that
the 2 900 men employed at No. : had
made demand for compromise,
which was to be submitted to the
operators today, with the alternative
Of strike" From 5000 to 1000
men are employed at all the collieries,
and such movement would bring
them all ont.
General Goblin said:
The rumor that martial law has
been declared has peen started by some
vicious person. There is martial law
only so lar a. state OF war exists.
We are here solely to assist the sheriff
in maintaining peace and order. Men
come and 60 az they please. 50 long az
they behave themselves. Ii there Is
the least infraction OF the peace which
the civic authorities are unable to
handle, then We will render assistance"
The commander added that neither
Sheriff Martin nor any Of the deputies
would be arrested while the troops were
here.