The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
No Apparent Prospect of
a Settlement Yet.
Uneasy Feeling Prevails
Throughout District.
Activity OF The Women Causes Per-
plexity to the Militia.

Hazleton, Sept. 1S-The strike situa-
tion may be summarized thus: over
10000 men are still out with no apparent
prospect of settlement Sporadic out
breaks Of violence are occurring near the
outlying collleries. and the withdrawal
OF troops Ia not only without considera-
tion. but the guard lines Of several OF
the camps are being constantly strength
ened. and the wisdom of bringing mere
cavalry is being discussed. 1t was said
yesterday that II the soldiers are kept
here much longer the Sheridan troop of
Tyrone attached to the Second brigade
will be ordered out.
A captain Of General Gobin's staff IL
authority 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 ad-
United that the action of the raiding
women was giving him much perplexity.
He does not care TO use force against
them, and has instructed the soldiers. in
case Of necessity. To use only the fats of
their sabres upon the amazons. The
story reached the general that man.
men were in the attacking crowds Of
Thursday and yesterday. disguised as
women. Yesterday mornings violent
scene at Audenreid, where the women
closed a colliery, was almost an exact
repetition OF Thursday's al the same
place. 1t arose from another attempt 10
start the Monarch and Star washeries
OF the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre c,snpany.
About 100 men reported for work at the
former when the wi-rband of women
swooped down upon them with an arm
ament OF sticks and stones. Others were
stationed on top OF an adjacent culm
bank. where they showered missiles
upon the whole OF the would be workers.
A large body OF men and boys waited in
reserve behind the bank. The men
promptly quit work before any injury
could be inflicted. At the Star washery,
where 100 or 1875 men wanted 10 work,
a like assault stopped them.
The call for troops which came from
Cranberry at 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing was the act Of n scared 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. One hun
dred men from the Ninth regiment were
sent over TO guard the house. The
watchmau saw the lights and moving
figures. lost his nerve and telephoned
that an attack was threatened.
Deputy Ccwoner BowrlIn will begin
the inquest over the bodies of the dead
miners next Tuesday afternoon. over
100 witnesses will be examined.
General Goblin will not interfere with
today's big mass meeting unless highly
colored speeches are made. The prin-
cipal speakers ar,s to- be Il. j.. Mcguire,
vice president of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor, and George Chance Of the
United Labor league AS a precautinn-
ary measure n guard Of soldiers will be
present. Organizer Fahey and other
leaders have asked that the militia be
Withdrawn, and General Goblin has ad-
vised them that the speediest way 60
accomplish tlSs will be to stop holding
mass meetings and thereby exciting the
people.
The only change i'm the strike situa-
tion proper yesterday was the return to
work Of the 800 men employed at Coxe's
Beaver Meadow colliery. The miners
say that this is only temporary. and that
" the other Coke men al Drifton and
elsewhere decide at their meeting of next
Monday TO go out the Beaver Meadow
N.rt1 at.