Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-20
STRIKE FEVER ABATING.
MANY NORTH SIDE MEN OPPOSED
TO 1T AT THIS TIME.

Drifton Employees Demands Are Still
| Under Consideration by Superintendent
Smith-Men Will Not Strike If Their
| Important Grievances Are Remedied.
| The demands Of the Drifton employees.
presented to Superintendent Smith last
week, are still held under consideration,
a few more days having been asked by
the officials to examine the new scale.
The men are quite anxious that some of
the requests be granted, especially the
parts which relate to the reduction in
the price of powder and coal and the
aboishing of the policy of paying men a
lower rate of wages when they are taken
| from their regular work. The men are
not in favor of striking, but if the com
| pany refuses to grant anything asked
the general discomfort may bring it on.
At Jeddo and Upper Lehigh a better
feeling prevails, and the danger of a
shutdown has been removed for the
present by the operators showing de-
| sire to treat with their employees.
A large meeting at Hazleton Saturday
evening was addressed by P. j. Nc
CURE, of Philadelphia, vice president of
the American Federation of Labor;
George Chance, of Philadelphia, and
Organizer John Fahy.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
There is no change on the South Side.
Feeble attempts have been made here
and there to start, but the operators
show no particular desire to try to start
their works. Some of the washeries in
the vicinity of Yorktown began work on
Thursday, and this aroused the women
of the neighborhood. They swept down
on the plants in force and persuaded the
workmen to cease. Parts of the Eighth
regiment were hurried to the scene to
protect the workmen, but there was none
to protect, all having decided to do no
work until a general resumption is
agreed upon.
INQUEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
Deputy Coroner Bowman will begin
the inquest over the bodies of the dead
miners at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
in Halle Hall. These attorneys will be
present: Robert d. Coke, of Phladel-
phia, for the Austrian consulate of that
city; John T. Lenahan, of Wilkesbarre,
and George S. Ferris, of Pittston, for
Sheriff Martin, and John McGahren, of
Wilkesbarre, for the prosecution. 1t is
said that ex-District Attorney John M.
Garman will also represent the prosecu-
tion. Over 100 witnesses will be examin-
ed. The public does not place much
faith in some of the jury.
WITH THE MILITIA.
Friday afternoon battalion of the
Fourth regiment, consisting Of three
companies, was sent out for seven
mile march through Jeddo, Eckley,
Highland, Drifton and Freeland.
Little or no attention is now paid to
the troops, and their presence does not
affect the situation one way or the other.
During some of the jaunts on the South
Side last week the aristocratic cavalry
men of the Philadelphia troop were
roundly berated by groups of women, but
nothing more serious has occurred since
the brigade arrived.
The different commands are located
as follows: Fourth regiment, Drifton;
Eighth, Audenred; Ninth, Halle Park:
Twelfth, Donegal Hill, Hazleton; Thir-
teenth, Lattimer; Battery c., div ded
among South Side towns; City Troop
and Governors Troop, Hazleton stock
yards.
DIsGRACED AN HoNoRED NAME.
The Wilkesbarre Nesosdealer makes the
following comments on the statements
of one of the Lattimer deputies:
mo one is surprised that Ed. Turn
bach was one of the deputies who took
part in the shooting. Such a place about
fits him, selling supplies as he does to
the companies, and he would be at home.
But it was unwise in him to rush into
print with an explanation of the shoot
ing. And it is an explanation at vari-
ance with all other witnesses so far
heard.
''Those who know Turn bach will ex-
cuse him, however. He is not wholly re-
sponsible. He says the deputies were
afraid the strikers would steal their
guns, and If that had been done, they
would all have been killed
'Steal their guns, mark you. just as
though sane lot of men protecting
property would permit their guns to be
taken away without resistance. This
proves he is not all there. Then again,
he says the strikers barred their breasts
and dared the deputies to shoot That's
as much of cock and bull story as
stealing their fire arms.
"Tnrnbach must have slept and dream
ed all this. Certainly it is a different
story from any heretofore told by eye
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