The herald., 1897-09-15
STRIKERS
ARE QUIET
But the Strike Itself Is
Spreading
ELEVEN THOUSAND MORE MEN
QUIT WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE
MOVEMENT
ELEVEN THOUSAND MORE MEN
Operators and Miners Meet at Lati-
mer and Each Declines the
Others Offers
Associated Press Special Wire.


Associated Press Special Wire.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 14.-Despite
variety Of alarming rumors and morn
ing movement by body Of miners which
looked formidable, today passed without
serious disturbance in the strike region.
Matters wear such an ugly aspect, how
ever, that General Goblin declares that
the removal of the troops or any portion
of them has not been contemplated.
The strike itself is spreading with
great rapidity Exact estimates Of the
number of men who have quit work are
hard to obtain, but conservative figures
place it close to 1000, with indications
that in short time every colliery of i'm
portance in this region will be idle.
Although some disposition has been
shown by small bodies of strikers in the
outlying districts to make some demon
strations, they have been of rather
feeble character, and the great majority
of the men are docile.
At Latimer this afternoon largely at
was held to receive the answer Of the
company to their demands. With
large body Of strikers gathering in the
open space before the company's store.
Superintendent Blake came to the door
and gave them their answer. 1t wae
short and to the point, and 1t was met
with action equally as decisive. The de-
mands had been formulated as follows:
I'VE desire and wish the privilege Of
buying our provisions where we think
proper, instead Of being forced to buy
at the company store; we want 20 per
cent advance of all classes of labor; we
demand the dismissal of all parties who
took part on last Friday, September 10th,
in the shooting affray; we demand that
all classes of labor be paid the same for
rock work as for coal on idle days; we
demand that no man shall be discharged
for acting on this committee"
The company's answer to this was
first, that the men are not and. never have
been, obliged to buy exclusively at the
company store; second, that the advance
would not be granted because the COM
pany was paying the average rate of the
region; third, the company absolutely
refuses, without assigning any reason.
to discharge anybody who participated
in the shooting; fourth, that the men
suspended on idle days have the priv
ilege Of taking some other persons $ place,
thus making good the difference in rate
between roc and coal work; and, fifth,
that no man shall be discharged for act
ing on the grievance committee.
Superintendent Blake made a short
speech to the men, urging them to re-
turn to work and arguing that they
would gain nothing by remaining idle.
What do you say?" he concluded
"Will you come back?"
There was a moments buzz, and a
chorus of mol" went up. The superin
tendent attempted no further persua-
sion and the men dispersed.
There were no additional deaths here
today Four or five men who have been
lowering between life and death ever
since the shooting were unchanged, but
all of the others were doing we'll and
many have already been discharged from
the hospital
Guards are still being placed around
the houses of several of the mine super
intendents. and during the day sher-
iffss deputy was seen about the streets.
guarded by the soldiers
ONE MAN KILLED
PrTTSBURG, Sept. 14-The Darr
mine, on the Youghiogheny river, oper-
ated by Osborne & Saeger of Cleveland,
Ohio, was the scene of riot today which
will probably result in the death of at
least one man. The machine miners
started to work on Monday, and today
a mob of diggers who were opposed to
the men working gathered at the pit to
give the workers hot reception when
they came out of the mine. AS the mi
ners began coming out they were stoned
back into the pit, and several shots were
fired into the pit mouth after the re-
treating miners. One man, whose name
cannot be learned, more daring than ths
rest, ventured in the open. and was
stoned numerically. He will probably
die from the effects of the abuse.
INCENDIARY TALK
CHICAGO. Sept. 14.-Inflammatory
speeches, like those made in the two
meetings of Social Democracy branches
in which the collision between miners
and deputy sheriffs at Hazelton were
made the excuse for advising working
men to appeal to the knife and the torch.
will not, the police authorities state, be
permitted in Chicago.
1T was exactly that kind Of talk" said
julius NJ Grinnell the States Attorney,
who prosecuted the anarchists of 1886,
(which precipitated the Haymarket
riots. Such meetings should not be per-
mitted. The police have abundant au-
thority for dispensing such meetings.
am not aware of any new laws in Illinois
covering such offenses, but the old laws
are good enough"
Among trades unionists there was but
one sentiment voiced by men like
Thomas I. Kidd, General Secretary of
the Amalgamated Woodworkers Associ-
alton; George Perkins, President of the
Cigar Makers International Union;
Issiah Hudgman, Secretary of the Car
penters' Council; James 'Connell, Pres
ident of the Internationa Association of
Machinists; ]. G. Thompson, Financial
Secretary of the Federation of Labor.
All of them denounced in the same
breath the action Of the Sheriff at Hazel
ton and the rabid utterances Of the So