The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-18
SWO0P OF THE AMAZONS
TO USE ONLY FLATS OF THE BAY
ONETS UPON THEM.
OVER 10000 MEN ARE STILL OUT
Guard of Soldiers to be at To-Night's Meeting
Inquest Set For Next Wednesday,
The Military Force Rather
to be Increased.

HaZleton, Pa, Sept. 17.--The strike
situation tonight may be summarized
thus:
Over ten thousand men are still 1lt,
with no apparent prospect of settlement;
sporadic outbreaks of violence are oc-
curing near the outlying collieries and
the withdrawal of troops is not only
without consideration but the guard lines
of several of the camps are being con-
stantly strengthened, and the wisdom
of bringing more cavalry is being dis
cussed. 1t was said to-day that if the
soldiers are kept here much longer, the
Sheridan troop of Tyrone, attached to the
second brigade, will be ordered out.
A captain of General GObin's staff is
authority for the statement that an I'M
easy feeling prevails at headquarters in
consequence of the little outbreaks of
tie past few days and the indication they
hold OF the underlying disturbance.
The brigade commander himself admit
ted to-day that the action of the raiding
women was giving him much perplexity.
He does not care 30 use force against
them and has instructed the soldiers in
case of necessity, TO use only the flats
of their sabres upon the Amazons. The
story reached the general that many men
were in the attacking crowds Of yester-
day and to-day, disguised as women.
This mornings violent scene at Auden-
ried, was almost an exact repetition OF
yesterdays, at the same place. 1T arose
from another attempt to start the Mon
arch and Star Washeries of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Company. About one
hundred men reported for work at the
former. when the wild band of women
. ca5epasl Gown upon tlleBz with an arOa-
ment of sticks and stones. Others were
stationed ON top of an adjacent culm
bank, whence they showered missiles up
on the would be workers and large body
of men and boys waited in reserve behind
the bank. The men promptly quit work
before any injury could be inflicted. At
the Star Washery, where 100 of 135 men
wanted to work, a like assault stopped
them.
Late last night another territory was
turbulent. A body of strikers at Lati-
mer, No. 2, quarreled among themselves
and bloodshed was threatened when
company +, of the 18th regiment which
is camped at Latimer, restored quiet.
Deputy coroner Bowman will begin the
inquest over the bodies Of the dead min
ers next Wednesday afternoon. Over
100 witnesses will be examined
Gen. Goblin will not interfere with to-
morrow nights big mass meeting unless
highly colored speeches are made. The
principal speakers are to be L. j. Ma
guire, Vice-President of the American
Federation of Labor and George Chance,
of the United Labor League. AS a pre-
cautionary measure, guard of soldiers
will be present Organizer Fahey, and
other leaders have asked that the militia
be withdrawn. and GEM Goblin has
advised them that the speediest way to
accomplish this will DE to stop mass
meetings, and thereby exciting the peo-
pie.
The only change in the strike situation
to-day was the return to work of the
five hundred men employed at Coxe's
Beaver Meadow Colliery. The miners
say that this is only temporary and that
if the other Coke men at Drifton and
elsewhere decided at their meeting next
Monday to go out, the Beaver Meadow
men will join them.