Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-10

Hazlcton, Pa. Oct. 6.-Nearly 2OOO
strikers, with fifty women and girls,
marched into Lattimer early this morn
ing and completely tied up the two col
lieries of Calvin Pardec & Co, located
at that place. 1t was the greatest march
that has taken place during the present
strike. and 1T was the most exciting day
that Lattimer has had since the tragedy
of three years ago. The women, includ-
ing Mother Jones. were conveyed i'll
wagons, while the men walked. 1t was
4 little before & o'clock when the 1000
south side men entered Lattimer. headed
by Il fife and drum corps and the wom-
en-. The leader of the women. who
WAS pretty Polish girl, carried
Il large American flag. They
marched and countermarched on the
Iattmer public road until Il. H., when
the whistle blew for the starting of work
at the collieries. A shout went up from
the crowd after il saw that no one re-
sponded to the call. Shortly after this
a faint cheer was heard in the distance
and suddenly Il crowd. which proved to
be the north side marchers who had
gathered Oh the opposite side of the
town, burst through a gate on the fur
Their end OF the company's property about
half mile away. They came stream
the south side force on the public
road on the very spot where twenty-five
marchers were shot by deputies in 1897
While the men were running across the
companys property it looked as if the
leaders of the south side strikers would
lose control Of the men and they too.
would break and overrun the private
grounds, but they were held in check. Ii
they had gotten onto the property the
sheriff with his small force would have
been absolutely powerless to deal with
the POGO cheering marcherS.
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started on another parade through the
town. The women marchers called the
I4attimer men blacklegs and other hard
names. while those thus assailed re-
manned mute for fear of being attacked.
This was kept up until O'Clock, when
the marcherS began to leave for thel1
various home towns.
1t is not unlikely that the Lattimer col
lieries will remain closed until the strike
is ended \. w. Drake. general super
intendent Of the company, said that the
question Of drawing the fires from be-
meath the boilers will be decided later
in the day. The officials of the company.
he said. did not risk the. lives of its
men with a mob like the one that
swarmed over the company's property
this morning. Outside the closing of the
Lat.imer collieres there was no change
in the situation in this district today.
No additional individual operators have
posted notices Of any advance.
President Mitchell today sent tele
gram to T. ID. Nichols. president of dis
trict No. I, which comprises the Lacka
wanna and Wyoming regions. Mr.. Mich
oils is at Nanticoke. The telegram reads
I'VE are informed that agents are at
work employing men to mine coal in Ar
kansas and Indian territory. Please ad
wise all miners to remain away from
there. as the miners of Arkansas and
Indian territory have been on strike for
twenty months.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 6.-Sheriff Har-
vey of Luzerne county today Informed
Gen. Goblin by telephone that large
crowds of strikers and women were
marching from Hazleton to Lattimcr
The sheriff said he feared an outbreak
and thought troops would be needed
Gen Goblin instructed him to send a
call to the governor for soldiers in the
event Of trouble. The general is in touch
with the situation, but says he prefers
the order for troops to come from Har-
risburg before acting in the matter.