The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-18
CALM AT HAZLETO
The Strikers Maintaining Silence
and Good Order.
Precautions for the Safety of the Troops-
Arrangements for . Monster MASS
MeetIng-The Case of Sheriff
Martin, Etc.

HAZLETON, Pa, sept IA S"
peryaded Hazleton and its environs o
day. The strikers maintain silence
and good order. An extra guard was
placed about the company stores al
Lattimer to-day in consequence OF a
current rumor hat the foreigners were
plotting to blow up the building.
They have ceased dealing there, and
are now buying their provisions In
Hazleton. Some are going so far as 10
move into town. Large crowds OF the
strikers constantly hover about the
stores.
Mai. Whitney, Of the Thirteenth
regiment, which is camped at Lattl-
mer, issued an order to his soldiers
forbidding them from accepting 1000
or drink from any person outside the
camp. Inquiry into the cause OF TINS
unusual order developed the fact that
the military fear an attempt to poison
the troops. A guard of 80 men was
stationed at the Audenreid pump to
protect the water supply.
For some reason which could not be
learned, extra vigilance was main
tanned at the pump of the Ninth regi-
ment at Hazel Park to-day. The
guard was strengthened and not a sol
der was permitted to leave camp.
The Fourth regiment shifted from
Audenreid to Drifton this afternoon
and established camp on the hills
There is no indication of trouble, but
Gen. Goblin sent the regiment there be-
cause the miners in collieries Nos. l
and 2 are likely to strike tomorrow.
They are 500 strong and are discussing
the question at Freeland tonight.
Arrangements are under way for a
monster mass meeting here Saturday
night, and it is understood that efforts
are being made to bring Eugene V.
Debs and other prominent labor men
to address it. All the miners in the
middle coal field will be asked tc
attend, and it is estimated that 95,OOC
miners will be present.
Gen. Goblin has heard nothing of the
proposed meeting, and said he would
treat with the emergency when it
arrived. Another story of the day vas
hat William j. Bryan had been
secured as counsel for the prosecution
of Sheriff Martin and the deputies
1t was secuted by the strikers leaders
as absurd.
The arrangements for the prosecu-
ton by the Austrian societies., who
have taken up the cause, have been
brought to a pause by Gen. GObin's or
der forbidding the arrest of the pros
pective defendants Several meetings
were held. but it finally determined
chat tho rnoftar raSf in ahouannn until
after Coroner Bowman has held his m
quest. That official has not yet fixed
a date for the inquiry, but thinks it
will be some time in the early part of
next week. Fifty or sixty witnesses
will be examined, including Sheriff
Martin and a number of his deputies
and some of the miners. No matter
what the verdict may be the case will
be carried into the courts
The strike conditions were not ma
terially changed to-day. None of the
malcontents manifested any DISPOSE
ton to return to work, and a few more
joined their ranks. These were the
Audenreid w~asheries, about 100 in
number. So far as can be learned. no
plans are under consideration by the
strikers looking to a resumption.
The 500 men employed at the Beaver
Brook c~olliery of Dodson & Co. met
last night and decided to demand an
increase of ten per cent in wages and
the sale of powder at So per keg in
stead of at 81. IS. If the company re-
fuses they will join the strikers. The
Beaver Brook men were out a few days
-. h,,f raf,1rrnA IN u,arir rao4a-lo-
Indecision is the feeling at Stockton
The 1,5OO men there had expressed
their intention of going out to-day. but
they resolved to give the operators an
other day, and if their grievances are
not righted they will go out tomorrow.
Rumors continue to agitate brigade
headquarters and the various camps.
What was set down as a startling
dynamite plot came to the usual lame
and impotent conclusion to-day. 1t
flashed in from Cranberry. A local
detective gave the information hat a
quantity of the explosive had been
secreted by the miners there. Two
deputies armed with search warrants
and guarded by a detail of cavalry
went over and made a thorough search
of eight houses, without discovering
anything to confirm their suspicious.
The troopers went from there to
Audenreid, where they visited the camp
of the Twelfth regiment and then went
to McAdoo and Beaver brook to take q
look around.
The signal station. perched on the
top of culm bank at Lattimer, made
a report this morning which caused
some uneasiness. 1t was to the effect
that suspicious lights were seer NOV
ing up and down the mountains sur
rounding Milnesville until three
o'clock this morning, giving the ap-
pearance of a march or a meeting of
miners Everything in the district
was quiet to-day, however, and no
further information was obtained.
The funeral of Clemeno Paltrock, an
other victim of the shooting, occurred
in Cranberry to-day. Two carriages,
containing mourners, ard about 100
miners were in the line of march.