Evening journal., 1897-09-16
NO MATERIAL
The Strike Situation at Hazleton
Practically Unaltered.
GENERAL GOBLIN EVER ON THE ALERT.
The Question OF Arresting the Deputies
VIII Remain In Abeyance Until
the Inquest on the Dead
Miners Is Held.

Miners Is Held.
HAzLETON, Pa, Sept. 16.-A calm
pervaded Hazleton and its environs yes
terday. and no disturbances We're re-
ported. The strikers maintain silence
and good order An extra guard was
placed about the company stores at
Lattimer in consequence Of a current
rumor that the foreigners were plotting
to blow up the building with dynamite.
They have ceased dealing there and are
now buying their provender In Halle
ton. Some are going so far as to move
into the town, and several carloads of
poor household goods were travelling
downward over the Lattimer road.
For some reason which could not be
learned extra vigilance was maintained
at the camp of the Ninth regiment at
Halle park. The guard was strength
ened, and not a soldier was permitted
TO leave camp. The Fourth regiment
shifted from Audenreid to Drifton in
the afternoon and established camp on
the hills. There is no indication Of
trouble there. but General Goblin means
to keep every locality guarded.
Arrangements are under way for a
monster mass meeting here on Satur-
day night, and II is understood that ef
forts are being made to bring Eugene
V. Debs and other prominent labor men
to address ii.
All the miners in the middle coalfleld
will be asked to attend and 1t is es-
timated that q, 900 miners will be pres
ent.
General Goblin had heard nothing Of
the proposed meeting and said he would
treat with the emergency when ii arose.
Another story of the day was that
William ]. Bryan had been secured as
counsel for the prosecution of Sheriff
Martin and the deputies. It was scout
ed by the strike leaders as too absurd
to merit consideration.
The arrangements for the prosecution
by the Austrian societies. who have
taken up the cause, have been brought
to a pause by General Gobin's order
forbidding the arrests of the prospective
defendants. Several meetings were held.
but it was finally determined to let the
matter rest in allegiance until after Cor
oner Bowman has held his inquest and
reached a verdict. That official has not
yet fixed a date for the inquiry, but
thinks it will be some time in the early
part of next week. Fifty or go Wit
nesses will be examined, including
Sheriff Martin and a number of his dep
uties and some Of the miners. No mat
ter what the verdict may be the case
will be carried into the courts. but no
details have been arranged.
The strike conditions have not been
materially changed. None of the mall
contents manifested any disposition to
return to work, and a few more join
ed their ranks. These were from the
Audenried washeries. about 100 in num-
Der. So far as can be learned, no plans
are under consideration by the strikers
looking to a resumption Of work.
The 500 men employed at the Beaver
Brook collIery Of Dodson & Co. met and
decided to demand an increase of 10
per cent in wages and the sale of pow
der at 81 per keg instead of at S2.75. If
the company refuses, they, too, viii join
the striking army.
Rumors and reports of more or less
value continue to agitate brigade head
quarters and the various camps. What
was set down as a startling dynamite
plot has come to the usual lame and
lmpotent conclusion. 1t flashed in from
Cranberry. A local detective gave the
Information that a quantity of the eX-
plosive had been secreted by the miners
there. Two deputies. armed with search
warrants and guarded by a detail of
cavalry, went over and made a thor
ough search of eight houses without
discovering anything to confirm the
Huspicions. The troopers went from
there to Audenred, where they visited
the camp Of the Twelfth regiment. and
then to McAdoO and Beaver Brook tC
take look around.
The signal station. perched on the tor
Of a monstrous culm bank at Lattimer
made a report which caused some un-
easiness. II was to the effect that sus-
picious lights were seen moving VI
and down the mountains surrounding
Milnesville, giving the appearance Of 9
march or a meeting of miners. Every
thing In the district was quiet, how
ever and no further information was
obtained The mysterious lights may
have been nothing more terrible thar
the lanterns of a few night working
miners or pumping engineers, but Gen
eral Goblin made a note Of the matter.
The funeral of ClemenO Paltrock
another victim Of the shooting, occurred
in Cranberry yesterday The entire vii
lage was wrapped in an atmosphere o
gloom. The Audenreid drum corps leO
the line of march, with the Synourl Pol
ish society following. Two carriage
containing mourners and about ZOO min
ers were in the line of march. Service
were held at the Polish church by Rev
DR.. Aust, and interment followed in tn
church cemetery.
]. H. Jacobs, an East Broad stree
baker, Is a much frightened man. H
has received a letter threatening hin
with death. 1t was signed "Committe
of Foreign Element" and read to tn
effect that proof had been secured tha
he had acted as one of the deputies an
that he would be killed the first tim
he ventured outside the city The let
ter is regarded as a foolish hoax.
More Brokers Fail.