Evening star., 1900-10-01
STRIKERS MARCH TO LATTIMER.
Only Partially Successful in Getting
Men to Quit.

HAZLETON, Pa. October 1.-Another
march with the Calvin-Pardee colleries at
Lattimer, i've miles from here, as the OBJ
jective point, took place early this morning
About 800 striking mine workers from Free
land started for Lattimer at l am. and a
little later 100 strikers set out from Hazleton
for the same place The two crowds formed
a junction east of Lattimer and marched
into the town at 4 o'clock. Each striker
carried a small American flag. Their ar
rival at Lattimer caused great commo-
ton. Nearly every man, woman and child
in the place was reused out of bed. The
marchers adopted the same tactics as were
employed at HdZlebroOk last week, going
10 the homes of all non-union miners and
quietly asking them TO refrain from con-
tinuing at work. They also covere-. all the
roads leading from surrounding towns to
Iattimtr. The strikers claim they succeed
ed in gee ting nearly 400 men to quit. but the
company officials say they did not lose
anywhere near that number. Sheriff Har-
vey of LuZerne county arrived at Lattimer
just the mine whistles blew for the
starting of work at / o'clock He found
nothing to do, however, as all the men were
conducting themselves in an orderly man
ner. After starting time the strikers again
formed in line and marched through the
town. after which they dispersed
Quiet in Panther Greek Valley.
All was reported quie. in the Panther
Greek valley this morning. About fifty of
the strikers who went to that place yes
terday from McAdoo and Jeanesville re-
NAMED there over night for the purpose of
trying to get the goo men working at
the colieries in that valley 70 quit They
did not meet with very much success as
reports from that locality say that all the
collieries are working with nearly the same
force of men as on Saturday No troops
We're sent there, but Sheriff TooIe of SchuyI-
kill county had deputies watch.
10 aria
throughout the Hazleton district today show
that practically the same number of men
were working as Saturday with the
exception of Ldttimer. The only coIliery
where a noticeable change occurred was at
that of A. Pardee & Co., at Cranberry,
where some of the "lokie'' engineers and
some driver boys struck, thus further Grip
ping the working. .'lokie'' is a dinin-
utive mine locomotive.
When John Markle of the firm of c. E.
Markle q co. Was asked how many re-
turned to work in his collieres today the
only reply he would make was "Al the
mines are working
When the strike leaders We're asked about
the Markle mines. they said there were
very few men in q he works. The firm
owns five mines and usually employs 2,JOO
men
Ebervale cOlIiery Closed.
The Markles Ebervale colliery, which has
not been in operation since the strike be-
gan, remains closed Sheriff Harvey Is
authority Tor the story that most of the
Freeland men who marched to Lattimer
TINS morning intended to stop at the Markle
No ., Jeddo, on their way home John
Markie. he says, met the Freeland men at
the outskirts of Jeddo. He found Sheriff
harvey with the marchers and told him his
services were not needed Upon joining the
men. Mr. Markle marched with them TO a
school house near the No. colliery where
ne persuaded the strikers to go home
president Mitchell was much pleased at
nearing the news from the SchuyIkiIl re-
glon that fewer men went to work today in
the Reading collieries than ever He said
the action of the men justified his faith I'm
.nem' ana called attention to the verifica-
ton of his prediction that the posting of tho
offer OF a 10 per cent advance on the mart
or the Reading company would have no
erect on the strike, as the men had other
grievances that must be adiuSta3