Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
RIKERS DRIVEN BACK
\ AT POINT OF BAY0NET
11lch TO Panther Creek Valley Did Not
RosuIt as Participants Desired.
DISPERSED AT TAMAQUA
{bence of Troops Entirely
M Unexpected.
00kED AS IF CLASH WOULD COME

mon And 60 women and girls marched
IL miles from the South Side Hazleton
region, during the night, for the
Panther Creek Valley, where they ex-
pScted to close all of the 10 collieries
uf the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
ca but Just as the weary marcbers
Vt16 nearing their destination, this
tuBEoing, they were met on mountain
H8 by three companies of infantry,
Vt8Fat the point Of the hayonet were
dfifTn back four miles, to Tamaqua,
.E1d dispersed.
4keN North Side Of Hazleton, also
x1&f0hed here, and succeeded in closing
tbS company's No. l oolliery, at Nes-
duehoning, near Mauch Chunk, before
they were scattered.
1.-The presence of the soldiers was en-
tfrcsY unexpected, and tho strikers
were much orestfallen that they failed
i1 accomplishing the object OF their
1lonK march.
was probably the most exciting
morning that the Panther Creek and
The Nesquehoning Valleys have ever
expef fenced The strikers were scat
t4{eA over the various roads, and COM
$pAtIss of soldiers were sourryIng in
49, -. ,i nj Io"u oh e ..ao
llf m,ners' Inc uoops We'e pa''eaS ts
w,sn INC moo OF st,lhels' anu w
lnslsf we're very oareini nos 70 connls
1y9rs qru ac's ID INC preseace oi the .roops.
Oh moment. 'uss a'!er tne tWo
.uscss .net on 'ne io"a ~ tne .,ii uarh,
come, but the good sense of those who
had charge of the strikers prevented a
r,ns4fble confiict
wv Inarcn on .anther oreek Valley
WHs " tne nv, Etfihers prusraHihe lor
sove5ei Gays; me on,teu Mine Morkers
esSIIslnee the str,ke s.arseu nave peeh
Hnstenp.:ng ~ 9iose e1e coineries VI
.ugs It tsepIsn ooai anu Navisation w.
ta3s region organlzers were oyn-
ssnneiI IN ehe reglon, pue, as ruIe'
tney uio hoS Ineet Will nuch success,
70 N was decided to use stronger
meen2us 70 get the men empioyed IN
tne ~ mines OUT on stsiks. ACCORD
ink'yn ~ was aIra5geo tnaG . pig
usnens traIlon snoulo pe heil IN tne
HneE ~ was 70 nave peen heiu yesler-
oHy.@ornlng, put owing TO tne heaVy
rnsu,epu n, nuooy Ioaos' M, M was calieo on
ntn unsu tpis hornIns' nose who tooh
pnFs VEG sHsrlktrs IRON Moaqoo,
huqe2srleo' iorhtoWn, bunker mn
an9 oliytr niook, rom tne 5o9tn Slue
q Hn1ieton'anu ene raeeianu' Driiton'
yeooy aug & peaver S.' peauoM ~ strIkers;
tlp,n .p,n sl1 IN Norsn gus. MY NY Moh'en ana
rH ~ cams Iom Moauuo, Whieh
2Houkn Is tne only ohe ,n tns tiazie-
tonllrelon "hion mas orsahi@eo ien,aio
marcn0rs
4ne5 inarcners cams Gown ike Two
@9 tne % ooueu oiue !heii narcninR
Wey OF Iainaq9a' While the strikers
Tom ne Notth oloe went over lhe
mouussin az beaVer MeadoW ano
enFereq the fantner Grew valley py
way otl Nes squehoning. me South SIDE
army ooncentfa.eu at McAooo, and tne
oroer 70 march was given at lo.3l
oiook iast night. Ihere were severa
ne aD1 urum 9 CORPS ana prass oano
IN tsesihe. ihe women ana slr.s were ,
oonyeyeo ID Two large omnipuses. Ihe
wnole town OF McAdoo was out to set
sne marchers start. ontil ~ O'Clock
the night was very DARK, It beins
diihouis TO see any distance IN I'M
mounta1n passes' put aiter midnight
sns moon came OUT from penlno pant
of oiouas, ana Tor the remainder oil TIT
Journey the marchers had plenty o
iignk As tne town OF Lamaqua wa
'@'~7i'4lf
yo MAKE as much noise as they could
toaNnken the people, VINO were un
t swsreQf the coming OF the strikers
i. Tne W1rchers went through the tow
= wfFn9ut stopping for rest, and headeC
tor Yoel Dale, 45s miles away.
g FfYe carriages containing newspape
o ccrfeapondents, VINO mad been trailinI
/. Aion9 at 'he rear OF the procession
!. yers requested to take the lead, 30 tina
Q f9ey WOULD not Interfere with the plan
II fRe strikers. Following the news
d WpeFmen, came the two conveyance
outalning the McAdoo women, an
d men widowed long line OF Hungari
tns, Atalians, Polanders, Slavs an
m EnRllsh eaking mine workers.
to AZ POINT half mile from Goa
A. pale, mere is sharp turn In the road
., md - the newsFapermen rounded il
ID nero qame'a command OF halt;" an
x tpeqFbO feet ID front OF them, stoo
b. cn4 rows OF soldlers, VINO wel
Mt tr6eqned across the foad' with bayone,
cd ixoo Sheriff Toole OF Schuylki
a ounty was with them. The CON
he nan9er OF the troops. speaking to th
of vait1nG crowd, said; In tho name
he paQple OF TIE State OF Pennsylvania
~, oommnnd you to disperse: and to rt
ii. urn Wnence you came" The striker