The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-10

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 6.-Nearly 1000
strikers, with fifty women and girls.
| marched into Lattimer early this morn
lng and completely tied up the two col
l:eries of Calvin Pardee II Co, located
at that place. 1t was the greatest march
| that has taken place during the present
strike, and it 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 6 o'clock when the 1000
south side men entered Lattimer, headed
by fife and drum corps and the wom-
was pretty Polish girl. carried
4 large American flag. They
marched and c0untermarched ON the
Lattimer public road until Z a. M, when
the whistle blew for the starting of work
at the colleries. A shout went up from
the crowd after it saw that no one re-
sponded to the call. Shortly after this
faint cheer was heard in the distance
and suddenly a crowd, which proved to
be the north side marchers who had
gathered on 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
company's 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. If
they had gotten onto the property the
sheriff with his small force would have
been absolutely pOwerless to deal with
the 1000 cheering marchers.
The combined forces, after short rest.
started on another parade through the
town. The women marchers called the
Lattimer men blacklegs and other hard
names, while those thus assailed re-
manned mute for fear of being attacked.
This was kept up until 3 O'Clock, when
the marchers began to leave for their
various home towns.
1t is not unlikely that the Lattimer col
lieries will remain closed until the strike
is ended. A. 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 mob like the one that
this morning. Outside the closing of the
Lattimer collieries 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 L. d. Nichols, president of dis
trict No. l, which comprises the Lacks
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 adj
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 Ha2leton to Lattimcr.
The sheriff said he feared an outbreak
and thought troops would be needed.
Gen. Goblin instructed him to send n
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.