The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12


dogs.
I'VE place ourselves before the bar Of
public opinion and appeal to the good citi-
zens of this state and county to ask them
II there was justification or warrant in
such assassination.
Resolved, That we extend our sympa-
thies to the friends and relatives Of those
who have fallen, and pray God that those
now dead Will live in our memories as
martyrs to the cause of down-trodden
labor"
The third meeting was the most largely
attended. 1t began at Halle park about
o'clock this afternoon and adjourned to
Donegal Hill. an open space at one end Of
the city. where 1t was in progress to-
night. The purpose of this meeting was
also to extend sympathy and to decide
upon a course Of action in consequence of
last nights catastrophe.
Throughout the day the city has been
given up to excitement which, by its sup
pressed character, has been more ominous
than turbulance would have been. The
incoming of the state troops, which began
at an early hour this morning, served to
COW the strikers and their sympathizers,
and no further demonstration was made
than the gathering at street corners of
knots of men and women in muttered, but
intense, discussion of the shooting. To-
night there are fully 1900 soldiers camping
in town. The first to arrive WAS the Ninth
Regiment under Col, Dougherty, from
Wilkesbarre.
Gen. Goblin, commander of the Third
brigade, arrived early in the morning and
established headquarters in the offices of
the division superintendent Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, from which point
he assigned the commands to points on the
outskirts and in the city.
Gen. Goblin expressed his satisfaction
with the promptitude of the response to
the call to arms The Ninth was called
out at 1 o'clock this morning in Wilkes
barre 10y the ringing of the fire alarm, and
at 4 o'clock 400 Of the $50 were on the train
travelling towards Hazleton.
The town itself looks as II It were In a
state of siege tonight, as the booted and
spurred warriors are TO be seen at every
turn. The presence of the troops has suf-
feed to maintain order thus far, but 1t Is
not repressing public opinion. This Is
almost unanimous In condemning In the
most severe terms the ncfIon Of the depu-
ties last night. "Oficial- murder Is. the.
| phase on almost every tongue.
The first volley from the deputies. unex-
| pected as 1t was, created such indescriba-
BILE CONSERVATION that the men stampeded
and fed, and it is not questioned that
while they were thus In headlong flight
The deputies poured volley after volley in-
to the terror stricken crowd, and they
went down like straws.
Many prominent citizens of the town, in
Guiding Rev. Father Moylan of st. Phil
lips church, Rev. Mr.. spauldng of the
Baptist and Rev. Mr. Wagner Of the Luz
theran church, have drawn an informal
protest against the action of the sheriff
and his deputies, and against the calling
out of the military, which, they declare,
was unnecessary. In spite of this, how
ever, the uneasy feeling Increases. The
strikers have made up their minds as sew
eral Of them said to-day, TO remain In per-
feet quletness until Monday. AT IL o'clock
in the morning Of that day the bodies OF
the unfortunate wretches who fell under
the leaden storm, will be laid away. Serv-
ices will be held in the Polish Catholic
church, where requiem high mass will be
celebrated by Rev Mr.. Aust, and bene-
dctlon will be pronounced by several vis-
iting priests.
Then the corpses will be inferred in the
Polish cemetery They will be laid in
circular plot and the congregation to
which they belonged will, it Is announced,
erect a monument.
The meeting at Latimer to-day was one
worthy of description by vlcto Hugo. 1t
was held not far from the spot of last
nights conflict. The country is bare and
desolate there. Huge coal breakers loom
up against the sky, here and there, and
| few tumble down shanties the homes"
of the miners, nesting amid the coal
banks, and there is an occasional group Of
unhealthy looking trees A great rabble
| Of bearded and sallow men were gathered
before one OF these shantles,an from time
| to time, a gaunt and bony figure would
push to the front and harangue his COM
panlons in a strange tongue, the COM
ments and criticisms Of his hearers ming
ling with his gutterals In an absolute ba-
bel Twenty different languages are
spoken in Hazleton, and there is seemed
as If all were being spoken at once.
! The meeting decided to take no action
until Monday when committee, consist
ing of four Poles four Italians and four
Hungarians will visit the operators and
notify them Of their intention to remain
out with the other strikers until every de-
mand is granted.
AN OUTBREAK FROM GOMPERs.