The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

permit no uniformed men to participate
except those representing religious socie>
ties. Bands of music. side arms, sticks
and banners were also prohibited.
The priests promised that all this should
be done and the commander, on the other
hand, agreed to keep all troops away from
the funerals. Somebody stole a march on
the general, however, and, although he
later revoked the clause excluding music,
there were men in line wearing the uni
form of the Italian army, and others car
rying drawn sabres. Six of the latter stood
in front of the church during the cere-
monies within. Learning of this, the COM
mander promptly dispatched a staff officer
and a detail of men to the cemetery, but
when they reached there the services were
over and the mourners had dispersed.
The general stated that he would de-
mand an explanation from the clergymen.
AS matter of fact, there was little
change in the programme arranged by
the miners for to-day's funerals. There
were twelve in all, but two proceeded from
Harwood direct to the cemetery, without
regard to the other ten who united in an
extensive cortege.
Eight of the bodies lay in the shop of
Undertaken Bonin in Hazleton, where they
were viewed by a great crowd for cou-
pie of hours before the procession start
ed. Meantime, the other two lines were
toiling over the rugged mountain roads
leading from Harwood. The band which
led the line beat mournful tatto and
following the hearses trudged double
rank of miners. The start from the shop
to the cemetery was made, the collins con-
tanning the bodies of the eight Poles were
carried, each by ten miners. in the regalia
of the st. Josephs society, and the line
proceeded to the church crowd of fully
5000 jammed the streets in the immediate
neighborhood, but there was no disorder of
any kind. The platform, originally in
tended for the street in front of the build
ing, had been erected before the altar, and
here the ten collins wre laid while Father
Aust and a number of Polish priests cele-
brated pontitical high mass
In the meantime, gang of miners in the
cemetery were blasting rock TO make space
for large circular grave, In which all
the bodies were inferred.
There were brief services at the grave
and several clergymen made addresses,
urging the miners to maintain order and
TO remain quietly at their homes.
Gen. Goblin kept his word If the priests
did not. During all of the march and the
ceremonies there was not a sign of a SOL
dier. Brigade headquarters presented
martial appearance, however, and in the
stock yards, near the road, were stationed
battery and a detachment of cavalry,
ready to move on call. The usual camp
discipline was maintained and no one was
permitted 10 pass any of the lines without
a pass from the commander
Mayor Altmiller had been consulted in
the meantime and at Gen. Gobin's order,
or suggestion. all the saloons in the town
were closed until o'clock this afternoon.
The mayor has 4n kept to his house for
more than a week past by an attack of
rheumatism, but the grave developments
induced him to hobble to his Office to-day,
and upon receipt of the message from the
to see that the order was enforced. It was
to the letter.
There were two meetings of miners at
Latimer to-day One was made up of
Italians and the other of Hungarians, and
addresses were made at both.
Organizer Fahoy of the United Mine
Workers, was present but did not speak
He will organize ten branches of the un-
ion later in the week
Sheriff Martin was the guest of Gen.
Goblin at headquarters this afternoon, but
would not talk for publication. He return
ed to Wilkesbarre later. His deputies are
contemplating going to that town to enter
bond for their appearance when~wanted,
Notwithstanding the fact that they have
not yet been arrested. This is to be done
as a guarantee of good faith and they will
probably go tomorrow.
1t developed to-day that the No. col
liery, the crippled engineer of which was
so badly beaten by masked men on sat
urday night, has been shut down since long
before the strike.
The gravity of the situation is made
apparent from the thorough and rigorous
manner in which the commander is han
ding his men. The signal corps of the
regiments have been stationed on hill
tops about Hazleton and the surrounding
hamlets, where trouble is feared. Several
are marked by tents with men on the look
out The signaling was done by flags and
worked successfully. The stations cover
a distance of four miles, and at The near
est point of Hazleton courers are station
ed to carry the reports to the general.
About dozen soldier eouriers on bicycles
have also done good work. They We're
selected from among the men accustomed
to riding and the wheels were obtained
here.
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