The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-19
STRIKERS ON MARCH;
t DISPERSED BY TROOPS
Clash Between Miners and Mi
. ntia Narrowly Averted.
DRIVEN FROM THE MINES

While tho Troops Were Holding One
Mob In Check Another Chased the
workmen Out, Closing tho Collier
ies-Quiet Again Prevails.
LANsFoRp. Pa, Oct. lG.-About /, 500
mon and 60 women and girls marched
aS miles from the southside, Haselton
region during the night to the Panther
Crsek valley, whero they expected to
close all Of the ten collieries of the Le-
high Coal and Navigation company, but
just as the weary marchers were near
Ing their destination this morning they
were met on a mountain road by three
companies Of infantry and, at the point
OF the bayonet, were driven back miles
70 Tamaqua and dispersed. another
crowd Of 800 strikerS from the northSide
OF Hazelton also marched here and sue
oosdsd in closing the company's colliery
~ NesQuehoning, near Mauch Ohunk,
before 1t was scattered.
1t was probably the most exciting
morning that the Panther Creek and the
Nosquehoning valleys have ever expert
enced. Strikers were scattered over the
various roads, and companies of soldiers
were scurrying i'll all directions heading
on the marching men. The troops were
patient with the strikers, while the la
boring men were very careful not to
commit overt acts i'll the presence of the
troops.
Clash Narrowly Avcrted.
For moment, just after the two
forces met on the road in the darkness,
It looked as if clash would come, but
the good sense of those who had charge
~ the strike prevented possible con-
Gict.
Ine United Mine Workers. ever since
the strike started, have been trying to
close the conieries of the Lehigh Coal
aud Navigation company in this region.
Organizers were constantly in the neigh
horhood, but as n rule they did not meet
with much success, SO it was decided to
use stronger methods to get the men
employed in the ten mines out OH strike
Accordingly it was arranged that
big demonstration should be held in the
valley. 1t was to have been held yes.
tordny morning, but, owing to the heavy
rnln and muddy roads, it was called off
until this morning.
Tho marchers came down like two
armies, the southside men marching by
way Of Tamnqua, while the strikers
from the northside went over the noun
tain at Beavor Meadow and entered the
Panther Creek valley by way Of Mosque
honing.
without stopping for rest and headed
for Coaldale, AZ miles away. Five car
rtaRes containing newspaper correspon-
dents who had been travelling along at
tho rear Of the procession were request
ed to take the lead so that they would
not interfere with the plans of the strik-
ers. Following the newspaper men
cnme two conveyances containing the
women aud then followed long line of
I'M, Tta1 al 10
English speaking mine workers.
Commanded to Halt.
At point half mile from Coaldale
there is a sharp turn III the road and as
the newspaper men rounded it there
came n command of "Halt!' and about
90 feet i'll front of them stood solid rows
OF soldiers who were stretched across
the road with bayonets fixed.
Sheriff Toole of Schuylkill county was
with them. The commander of the
troops speaking to the waiting crowd
said:
In the name of the people of the state
OF Pennsylvania, command you to dis
perse and to return whence you came"
The strikers began to protest that they
could not be stopped OH public high
way and many of them showed dispo-
sition to resist the soldiers.
The officer i'll charge of the troops,
however, kept his men i'll position and
the strikers, seeing that the soldiers evil
dently..meant business, slowly began re-
turning to Tamaqua.
Mother" Jones, who was in the
crowd, vehemently protested against
the action OF the troops in stopping the
marchers, but she was ordered to move
on.
The women had to be almost pushed
along. SO slowly did they 1walk. They
continually jeered at the soldiers, cali
Ing them oil kinds of names and threat
snlng them with punishment if they
should dare to visit McAdoo.
1t took from o'clock until after to
H(arive the crowd back to Tamaqua
General Goblin In Command.
Eight companies of militia left She
uandoah at l:20 o'clock this morning,
leaving two companies behind. Brira-
dter General Goblin was in command.
On their arrival ut Coaldale three COM
pNnies, under command of Colonel
C'Netl, were sent out to meet the south
side marchers. Three companies were
loft at Coaldale, while two companies
nnder General Goblin came here. When
the soldiers had driven the strikers over
the mountains company was sent back
20 Coaldale, where they boarded coal
cars and were sent to Tamaqua to quell
any disturbance 1.-THE scattering strikers
might stir mp there.
was deployed to protect colliery, while
the marchers were passing it and an
other was also sent to Tamaqua. The
three companies combined in the latter
town md soon had the marchers well
scattered
While all this had been going ON the
northside marchers had everything their