The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-15
lHE STRIKERS ORDERLY
No Sign ofViolenoe in the Anthra-
cite Coal Region.
FULLY TEN THOUSAND STRIKE ERs
The Ranks Of the idlers Gradually
Swelling, and Indications Are That
All Mines VIII Be Closed Down Soon.
No Further Deaths Reported.


All Mines VIII Be Closed Down Soon.
y No Further Deaths Reported.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 15.-Despite
variety of alarming rumors and q
morning movement by body of min
I ers, which looked formidable, yester-
day passed off without serious disturb
ance In the strike region. Matters still
wear such an uncertain aspect how
ever, that General Goblin declares that
the removal Of the troops or of any
portion Of them, has not been contem-
plated The strike itself Is spreading
with great rapidity. Exact estimates
Of the number of men who have quit
3 work are hard to obtain, but conserva-
tive figures place 1t at close to 10000,
with indications that within short
time every coliery of Importance in the
region will be idle. Although some dis
position has been shown by small
bodies of strikers In the outlying dis
tricts to make demonstrations, they
have been of rather feeble character.
and the great majority of men are do
clle.
These mines are now idle: Coke Bros.
& Co., Eckley, Beaver Meadow and
3 Oneida, about 1000 men; Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company's Honey
Z brook and Audenried mines, about g.
800; Frank Pardee's Cranberry and
Crystal RIDGE 1000; Lehigh Valley Coal
company's Halle mines, Yorktown,
Evansville and Audenried, 5000; Calvin
/ Pardee & Co.'S. Lattimer and Harwood,
1000. The men at CoXes Stockton
mines have expressed their intention of
Joining the strike. Yesterday was their
pay day. Concerning the Drifton mine,
of the same company, which was work.
ing yesterday, one Of the firm said they
understood the men were going out.
The First City Troop, of Philadelphia,
which was dispatched at an early hour
yesterday to the scene of the reported
outbreak at Eckley, found nothing for
1t to do when 1t reached that place,
about o'clock In the afternoon. Sew
eral hundred miners from Buck noun
y tain marched on the Ecklcy mines on
Monday night and brought out the men
there. A few Of the men who showed
disposition to continue We're roughly
handled, and the mine superintendent,
fearing trouble, wired to General Co
Drifton, and 70 deputies from that place
and Roam Junction We're sent over on
locomotive. They kept themselves
under cover at Eckley, however, await
ing developments.
Nothing further happened, the men
at Eckley joining the ranks of the
strikers. Meanwhile the cavalry troop
was sent by General Goblin and had
wearisome march over the mountains,
only to find everything at Eckley as
peaceful as Tew England village on
Sunday.
The mountain journey of the cav
airy to Eckley, although agreeably dis
appointed OF its purpose, had a salu-
fary effect in that it deeply impressed
the miners with the extent of the mil
itary power. The original intention to
send the entire City Troop was chang
ed, and only half Of that body, with an
equal number from the Governors
Troop, went to Ecley. They were
fully armed, each man carrying 20
rounds of ammunition and one days
rations.
Passing through the main street of
HaZleton, on to the Lattimer road,
good speed was made to Harleigh.
Here the troop scattered about the
nearby country In search of marching
miners. None being found they march.
ed on to Lattimer, where a similar
movement was executed. The presence
of the cavalry In Lattimer, where the
bloody event of last Friday occurred,
caused much excitement. The foreign
ers gathered in great numbers and
watched the maneuvers of the soldiers
with awe and trembling. So far from
there being any hostile demonstration,
many of the miners respectfully saluted
the troops. Drifton was reached about
noon. and stop for lunch was made
here. Upon finding Eckley calm the
troops returned to Hazleton, reaching
camp at S o'clock last evening"
The day had scarcely opened before
another annoying story came to bri-
gade headquarters by telephone. 1t was
to the effect that gang of miners
from Drifton had marched on Coliery
No. at Jeddo with the expressed in
tention Of bringing the men out. Upon
reaching the colliery John Markle, the
superintendent met them, and after a
conference with a committee of the
miners succeeded in turning them off
without trouble. This was the only in
cident Of the day which partook of
the nature of a demonstration.
At Lattimer yesterday afternoon q
largely attended and decisive meeting
of strikers was held to receive the
answer of the company to their de-
mands. With large body of strikers
gathered In the open space before the
companys store Superintendent Blake
appeared at the door and gave them
their answer. 1t was short and to the
point, and was met with action equally
as decisive. The demands had been
formulated as follows: We desire and
wish the privilege of buying our pro-
visions where we think proper. instead
Of being forced to do so at the COM
pany's store; we want a 20 per cent
advance on all classes of labor; we
demand the dismissal Of all parties
who took part on last Friday. Sept. 10,
In the shooting affray; we demand that
oil classes of labor be paid the same
for rock work as for coal on idle days;
we demand that no man shall be dis
charged for acting on this committee.
The company's answer to this was:
The are not and never have been
obliged to buy exclusively at the COM
pany store; the advance would not be
granted, because the company was
paying the average rate of the regon
the company absolutely refused with
out assigning any reason, to discharge
anybody who participated In the shoot
Ing; men suspended on Idle days have
the privilege of taking somebody else's
place. thus making good the difference
in rate between rock and coal work;
no man shall be discharged for acting
IN the grievance committee.
Z, Superintendent Blake made a short
beech to the men, urging them to re.
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