The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-18


HAZLEToN, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE strike
situation to-day may be summarized
thus: over ten thousand men are still
ont. with no apparent prospect of set
rement, sporadic outbreaks of violence
are occurring near the outlying coiitcrfes
and the withdrawal of troops is not only
without consideration, but the guard
lines of several OF the camps are being
constantly strengthened, and the wis
dom OF bringing more cavalry is being
discussed. Col. Case, OF the Fonrlh reg
iment, and Col. Magee, OF the Eighth,
are both complaining of lack or cavalry
10 cover the large extent of territory
under their commands, and 1t was said
to-day that IL the soldiers are kept here
much longer the Sheridan troop OF Ty-
rome. attached to the Second brigade,
Will be ordered out.
A captain OF Gen. Gobln's STAFF Is au-
thority for the statement that an un-
easy feeling prevails at headquarters In
consequence Of the little outbreaks OF
the past few days and the indication
they hold Of the underlying disturbance.
The brigade commander himself admit
ted to-day that the action Of rafdfng
women was giving him much perplexlty.
He does not care to use force against
them and has instructed the soldiers in
case OF necessity to use only the flats OF
their sabres upon the Amazons. The
story reached the general that many
men were In the attacking crowds yes
terday and to-day, disguised as women.
The strikers no longer disperse when
troops appear In their territory, and to-
day, while body OF the Eighth regi-
ment officers were taking a look over
the Honeybrook district, a burly Irish
woman who stood at the head OF crowd
OF foreign women and men, shouted:
Say captain, divide your guns with
us and we'll give you h OF fight"
The soldiers ignored the challenge.
Similar taunts have been thrown at
bodies Of military in the Drifton region
as well.
Attacked by Women.
This mornings violent scene at hu-
denreld was almost an exact repetition
of yesterdays at the same place. 1t
arose from another attempt to start the
Monarch and Star washeries OF the Le-
high &c Wilkesbarre company. About
100 men reported for work at the former.
when the wild band OF women swooped
down on them with an armament Of
sticks and stones Others were station
ed on top Of an adjacent culm bank,
whence they showered missiles upon the
would-be workers and u large body OF
men and boys waited In reserve behind
the bank.
The men promptly quit work before
any injury could b. inflicted. At the
Star washery where 100 OF 1876 men want
ed to work like assault stopped them.
No further attempt was made to work
the cars or washery. A squad OF the
governors troops went to quell the dis
turbance, but all was quiet when they
arrived, except that rabble OF women
hooted and cursed the military, who
made no response. The call for troops
which came from Cranberry Mt 9 o'clock
this morning was the act Of scared
night watchman. who mistOok soldiers
for strikers.
All the dynamite that can be found in
the region Is being collected and stored
In Turnbach's powder house, to keep It
from the hands Of the miners, and 100
men from the Ninth regiment were sent
over to guard the house. The watch
man saw the lights and moving figures,
lost his nerve, and telephoned that an
attack was threatened.
Guards strengthened.
Late last night another territory was
turbulent. A body Of miners at Lat
timer No. . quarrelled among them
selves and bloodshed threatened, when
company r of the Thirteenth reg
iment. which is camped at Lattlmer, re-
stored quiet. The colonel OF the regl-
ment said to-day that he feared trouble
and had strengthened the guard and
organized n special system Of signals
that will get the soldiers in readiness for
action within five minutes.
Deputy Coroner Bowman VIII begin
the inquest over the bodies Of the dead
miners at o'clock next Tuesday after
noon. over a hundred citizens Will be
examined. County Detective Eckert
SAID that several OF these are being kept
In hiding. one Of these was a deputy
who did not take part In the shooting,
pHl was hHrfyihR to The scene when
II occurred This man snys. according
10 the detective, that the deputies kept
on shooting when the strikers were two
hundred yards away. MIR. Eckert add
ca that the evidence Of Ave OF the
wounded cOrrObOrates this allegation.
Zen Goblin viii not Interfere with to-
morrow nights big mass meeting Unless
hlGhly cpIored speeches are made.
Ihe only change In the strike sltua-
loh proper to-day was the return TO
WORK OF the 800 men employed nt COxe's
behyer Meadow colllcry. The miners
Say mat this Is only temporary ana that
j lhc other Coke men, at Drlfton and
t'HcWfcte decide Ht their meeting Of
next Monday to 80 out, the Beaver