The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13
READY TO RUSH INTO RIOT.
srRIOUs SITUATION REPORTED
FROM HAZLETON.

vu+tering Thunders That Portend a
storu-A Conflict Between she
vititnrv and the Enraged Miners
Is Expected TO-day-The Situation
l. F,xtrpmeIy Observation-Disclosures
Vrder Martial Law-Arrest of Sher-
an and Deputies FOrbidden-Mi-
ners Guilty of Serious Breaches
of the Peace.
uazleton Pa, Sept. 12.-The situation
hare tonight is graver than it has been
a. any time since the bloody affray Of
rrilav afternoon. There Is strong reason
"a fsar q conflict between the strikers and
,be military tomorrow, and there is an
,r3ication that from five to seven thousand
more miners will join the malcontents.
Faalfng continues high against Sheriff
,r,rtfn and his deputies, and the intensity
If the situation is such that a sudden
t,rn of the head or word spoken above
tbo ordinary tone brings a running crowd.
The soldiers are watchful and ready for
srv emergency, and the people of the
,oun are in a state which may easily be-
come panic.
An incident of ugly omen occurred dur
ING the funeral of three of the victims
this afternoon. While services were being
held inside ST. Josephs church about 1000
Of the foreigners were congregated about
tbe doors. A number of them raised their
voices. and 1t is declared by eye witnesses
that policeman stationed near the door
became unduly officious. Instantly an
ominous muttering followed, mingled
with scowling looks and clenched fists.
Word was Immediately carried indoors to
Rev. Father Aust. He hurried out to the
door and bundled the men who seemed
most Quarrelsome into the church. A few
words of counsel to the others prevented
further demonstrations.
The striking miners have made elabor-
ate preparations for a demonstration at
the funeral of ten of the victims, which is
fixed for half past ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning. The military authorities are de-
ternined that nothing of the kind shall be
permitted and that from this time on there
shall be no marching of any character
whatsoever, whether during funerals or
otherwise. This resolution is not generally
known and the miners are going on with
their arrangements. Gen. Goblin talked
over the phone to Gov. Hastings for an
hour OF more this afternoon. He said he
Il had merely made nsA..ferlaal-Eaports-t to- the
governor of the situation. 1t is apparent,
however that the commander is not cheer-
ed by the immediate outlook, although he
says he thinks there will be no further
turbulence. He would not say when the
troops are likely to be withdrawn, and he
has resolved 10 act with the utmost rigor.
Furthermore, he made a revelation
which put a startling aspect on the situa-
ton. This was that the house of the en-
gneer of No. 8 colliery had been broken
into late last night by six masked men
and the engineer, who is a cripple, un-
mercifuly beaten. There is no clue TO the
identity of the assailants. The only work
the man has been doing lately is the
pumping necessary to free the mine from
water. The general has also received a
formal report of the Audenried outrage of
last Thursday night, when strikers broke
--''Y ttlN 44OASE u NICtiACi OOAAN@, 5NFNA'AA
tendent Of Lehigh and Wllkesbarre Coal
Company. Jones, whose unpopularity with
the miners was one of the first causes of
The strike, was not there, but the men
wrecked The interior of the house and then
attacked a mine power house nearby and
stole therefrom a quantity of dynamite.
AS soon as he.heard of this Gen. Goblin
assigned q guard of the Thirteenth Regi-
meet to remain at Audenried.
I1e addition to the strikers ranks, If
made, will be the men at Coxe's mines and
AAouid they 90 out the last big anthracite
company in the region will be IDLE. It
was not known until to-day that the 1000
Nen employed at colliery No. Z had a
meeting at Stockton last night and drew
~ petition to the operators demand
Ms an increase in wages of 10 per cent.
anIS Will be presented tomorrow, and
"e action in the event of refusa. is
&C. ,s'ulAe' 1t is accepted as a fact that
=" UieSe men go out all the others employ
,r Wy the company will join them, max
F '"e total number something between
n, ana 1900 from these mines alone.
ma lC all lntents and purposes, Hazleton is
t, +-5I martial law. Gen. Goblin declared
s,t1'sAt that in spite of the warrants is
~, it'1 no constables nor any civil author
ti VIII be permitted to arrest the depu-
nil ne said that the sheriff is an exec
ns. oncer whose duty is to preserve the
ar1 49, ana that he (Gobin) and the troops
til, lg9"y subordinate to the sheriff at
To r1lle' u.ne' being engaged in helping him.
cip lo'm that duty. Under these cir
en- ,,sa'ln!ses, he will not permit interfer-
the %'ln the sherifFs officials so long as
dis-inottlIa is here. In spite Of this fine
this r'yI92n' the commanders decision on
civil 'V",' is accepted as superceding the
Tia 11Horities by the military power.
apotJ vents of to-day We're the death of
los ~ VI the wounded, Jacob Tomashan-
thrm@l io-year-old boy who was shot
aiterro"l lle head, the announcement this
mos o1 ,,., by the hospitai doctors that six
fore ,,1 "-n aled several, perhaps. be-
the vI-,i -ol 'llng, and the funera. of four of
Stew ems These were Andrew Yurcke.
Ten rt'eA' John Ruta and Mike Cheslolz.
here t5@ WIZ be buried tomorrow and
has baa. trouble is likely to occur. II
SHAH ba arranged that the ten coffins
striker carried on the shoulders of the
the fr1,. rom the undertakers' shop TO
Of lie ob.'l ol st. Joseph's church. In front
upon wbtoi en- platform is to be erected
ten cogncA gt.cA It is the purpose to place The
The crowd 80 mat they can be viewed by