Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-21
ROUTED BY WOMEN.
They Are a Troublesome Facto,
in the Miners Strike.
STICKS AND STONES THEIR WEAPONS
Won't Allow the Men to work-sol.
i. dicri at Their Wits Ends-Min-
crs Purchase Revolvers and
Steal Dynamite.

Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 10. Friday
opened with commotion at the head
quarters of the Third brigade and in
the various camps. At an early hour in
the morning a message reached Gen
Goblin that there was more trouble al
Audenried. The attack made by the
women Thursday, which resulted IL
driving the miners at these collieries
out, was repeated when another at.
tempt to start up the collieries was
made Friday.
Over 100 men reported for work at the
Monarch washery, when the band OF
Amazons armed with sticks and stones
,swooped down upon them. Some OF
their number again stationed them
selves on top Of a culm bank, ready to
pclt the men with their weapons, but
violence was avoided by the men
promptly going out. At the Star wash
cry about 100 Of the 1875 men returned
TO work, but the women are determined
to drive them out, and they are not ex-
pected to work more than q few hours.
No attempt was made to resume at the
Carson washery.
As soon as the reports Of this dis.
turbance reached Gen. Goblin he sent
a squad of the governors troops to the
scene. When the cavalry reached
there all attempts of violence had
ceased, but the followed the
troops about the streets hooting and
cursing them.
Getting Dynamite and Revolvers.
A s~torekeeper at Audenried declared
that his entire stock of revolvers had
been sold during the past few days. Re
ports from Cranberry confirmed the
news that the powder house of Edward
Tuenbach had been broken into early
ih the morning by strikers, who had
stolen a quantity of dynamite. Details
of the robbery were not o%btainable. A
squad of soldiers was also sent over.
Company /, Of the Ninth regiment,
was sent to Cranberry, but found every
thing there quiet. At Lattimer No. 9
,colliery late at night about so strikers
became involved in an argument and a
general row followed. Company L, of
the Thirteenth regiment, which is
Icamped at Lattimer, marched over to
the place, and as Don as the strikers
saw them coming they scattered. A
squad Of picked men was held in read
liness for further action If necessary.
The guard lines at the Thirteenth
were strengthened by the addition Of
three men from each company. There
are now about 100 men in the lines, in
consequences Of the daily addition to the
force.
WOmen n P~crplexing Problem.
Gen. Goblin Is in a quandary over the
raids made by Infatuated foreign wom-
en-. He says he cannot order his SOL
idiers to fire upon them, even In the
event OF greater trouble, and he is seek
ing NOR patient means Of keeping
them in subsection.
He has received word from Gov. Hast
lngs to suppress trouble wherever 1t
breaks out regardless of county lines.
No Prospect of Settlement.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 1s.-The strike
situation may be summarized thus:
Over 10000 men are still out, with no
apparent prospect Of settlement; spo-
radio outbreaks of violence are occur-
ring near the outlying collieries, and
the withdrawal of troops is not only
without consideration, but the guard
lines OF several Of the camps are being
lCon1tantly STRENGTHENED.