Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-14

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village aIi les in valley
InErs ale a number Of coliieries there,
and fears have been entertained for the
past forty-eight houra that trouble
would break out. as the, men had been
acting very ugly. The situation last
night In the Hazleton district was one
OF unrest. All the collieries in this dis
tict are apprehensive Of danger Re-
quests have been pouring in to General
Goblin from the various mines asking
that he send troops to the places in
order to prevent any possible 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. as all
the men in them are still at work. The
operators. however, are apprehensive of
strike, and want to be prepared for
any emergency
Two mine superintendent in this i'm
mediate vicinity have asked General
Gooln TO place guards around their
houses. This has been done. General
Goblin Will not make public the names Of
the superintendents who made the re-
quests. Two actresses who are playing
IN a theatre here. overheard q con-
Versation on the main street Of Hazle-
ton yesterday to this effect They were
passing group of miners and over
heard one OF them remark: I've got
the material but I don't know how to
mix the ID stun. Ii did I would
blow them up tonight" This inforna-
ton was sent TO General Goblin, and as
he had already heard mutterngs from
other sources. he decided To send guards
to the houses of the two mine superin-
tendents. The guards were not placed
on duty until after dark.
The first discord between the military
and the strikers occurred yesterday, and
General Goblin was angry about it. Fol-
lowing his order against the proposed
funeral demonstration he arranged for
conference yesterday morning with
the Polish priests who are looking after
the cause of the men. He impressed
them with the necessity for preventing
any show of military character and
said he would permit no uniformed men
to participate except those represent
ing religious societies. Bands of music.
side arms, sticks and banners were also
prohibited. The priests promised that
all this should be agreed to, and the
commander on the other hand agreed
to keep all troops away from the fu-
general. however. and although he later
revoked the clause excluding music.
there We're men in line wearing the uni
form of the Italian army and others
carrying drawn sabres. Six Of the lat
ter stood in front of the church during
the ceremonies within. The priests
gave me their sacred promise that no
arms should be carried nor military uni
forms worm" said General Goblin. The
general added that he would demand
an explanation from the clergymen.
Labor Troubles Mt Elwood. Ind
Elwood. Ind, Sept 1.-The Elyood
window glass plant, stopped by strike
OF some of the workmen, is in opera
ton again. Another organization of
hatteners and cutters not formerly in
the union has been formed and nearly
all the striking members have Joined
IT. The new organization has Joined the
national association and thus bridged
over the difficulty. An agreement has
been made that the four grades of work.
any advance in wages. Forty men were
brought from Richmond to take the
places Of the strikers in the tin plate
factory. The strikers shut the switch
gate, but the engineer ran his train
through the gate and landed the men
inside the factory. There Is considera-
BILE excitement over the arrival of the
new men.
Tried to Stop Another i'm Illinois.