The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-14

Unnatural Quietness"-Soldiers Guard
 ing Homes of Superintendents-St Strikers
 May Resort to the Use of Dynamite.
 Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 1S.-Hazleton quivers tonight on the edge of a vol cano. Uncertainty is the keynote of the situation, and the town is sleepless- ly awaiting the dawn of day fraught with unknown and fearful possibilities. At this writing troops are marching on the mines of Cox brothers at Eckley, which lie in a valley about eighteen miles from here.
 Telegrams to brigade headquarters late this afternoon indicated an alarm ing condition there. The remoteness of the situation will make difficult the se- curing of definite news from the scene before morning.
 The news has created consternation throughout the district and all the col lieries are preparing for trouble. Gen. eral Gobin has been deluged with re- quest of troops, but declares that he will not send any unless an outbreak really occurs. This is measure of precaution to keep the soldiers mobil ized.
 The mine superintendents are much worried. They accept the lesson offered by the havoc wrought at Conner Jones home the other night and two have asked the brigade commander to place guards around their houses, which will be done. The names of the superin- tendents are kept secret.
 To-day had been regarded as the turning point of the situation because of the proclamation issued by General Gobin against the proposed funeral demonstration. A compromise was eff fected, this morning, however, and the day passed off without disturbance. In the meantime the Cox collieries were being watched with intense anxiety. It was known that the 2,000 employed at No. had made a demand for a 10 per cent increase, which was to be submit ted to the operators with the alterna- tive of a strike" From five to seven thousand men are employed at all the colieries and it was understood that such movement would bring them all out.
 The men were all at work, but strike" was rife and meeting had been scheduled for tonight.
 The Cox's mems grievance is that thet they are on a lower scale than that paid by any other company in the re- zion, but the company store feature does not enter into their case.
 Another late afternoon report was that the employees of ex-Congressman Leisining's upper Lehigh colliery would go out tomorrow on a sympa- thetic strike. As an increase of 10 per cent. was granted on Saturday to the McAdoo men they have expressed their intention to return to work tomorrow although they do nto expect to remain in more than day under the pressure that will be brought to bear by the other strikers. Altogether an eventful day is in prospect.
 Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 13.-Trouble has broken out at Cox Brothers colliery at Eckley. Two hundred miners at Buck Mountain, which is about three miles from Eckley, went on strike this morn ing and started towards the Eckley mine. The superintendent of the Eek ley colliery telegraphed to General Go bin for troops, but later in the day the request was withdrawn, the superin- tendent notifying the general that the striking miners had stopped marching
 At o'clock General Gobin received another telegram stating that these miners had again assembled; had +, TNnIr ed the miners to quit work. It was stated in the dispatch that the miners had been roughly handled by the str1k- CTS. General Gobin has ordered the City Troop of Philadelphia to go to the scene Of the disturbance. The start will be made shortly after midnight o1 else just after daybreak. The troopers will ride across the mountains, a dis tance of eighteen miles, to Eckley. Eek ley is a small mining village and lies in a valley. There are number of col lieries there, and fears have been enter tained for the past forty-eight hours that trouble would break out, as the men had been acting very ugly.
 The situation tonight in the Hazel ton district is one of unrest. All of the cOll1eTleS III tIllS ulBlIiCl dI6 dppF6Heil- sive of danger. Requests have been pouring in upon General Gobin from various mines asking that he send troops to the places in order to prevent any possible outbreak. The genera states that he will not send troops tc any point unless an outbreak occurs The general declines to give the names of the collieries, as all the men in then are still at work The operators, how ever, are apprehensive of a strike, an6 they want to be prepared for any emer. gency.
 Two mine superintendents in this i'm, mediate vicinity have asked Genera Gobin to place guards around theil houses. This will be done. Genera Gobin will not make public the names of the superintendents who made tht request.
 Two actresses who are playing in z theater here overheard a converse tior on the main street of Hazelton to-day to this effect; They were passing { group of miners and overheard one O them remark: I've got the material but I don't know how to mix the d. stuff. If I did, I would blow them III tonight"
 This information was sent to Genera | Gobin tonight, and as he had already heard mutterings from other sources he decided to send guards to the houses