The sun., 1900-10-17
RCN|NG strikers
| DRIVEN DAGK At
| POINT OF DAYONET
Crowd f Strikers Expec ed
| to Close Down Lehigh
COlleries.
RE CHASED FOUR MILES
RwhiIe Another Body of March,
Miners Succeeded in Per-
hading Workmen to Leave
ColIiery in Nesquehon-
ing Valley.

ing Valley.
E0h hsford, Pa, Oct. 1G.--About 1,50O
leM*and GO women and girls marched
B n3iles from the south side Uazleton
sgf@ for the Panther Creek valley,
'IiR3F they expected TO close all of the
s1( xolic,ies OF the I4ehigh Coal and
ARikaton company. But Just as they
era&ncaling their destination they were
IaEpn 4 mountain road by three COM
6A}Rs uf infantry and Mt the point of
t4 @ yonet were driven back fou. miles
nmaqHa and dispersed. Another
'ux@ of 500 strikers from the north side
{ @ zlrton also marched here and sue.
add@ III closing the company's No. /
5flfir, at Nesquehoning, near Mauch
Au4ak, before il was scattered.
1f2Nas the e-most exciting morning that
Il Rantller Greek and the Ncsquehoning
1l}eFs have experienced. Strikers were
Mfffred over the various roads, and
Of soldiers were scurrying in
EdircctionS heading off the marching
eus The troops We're patient with the
9bsef strikers, while the labor men were
srNfareful not to commit overt acts in
M @fesclcc of the troops. For Il mo-
|eAN Just after the two forces met on
1A 4pad, it looked as il clash would
ai1ae but the good sense of those who
ads&harge of the strikers prevented IL
tsslble conflict
Ihe march on Panther Creek valley
"a 1een on the strikers programme for
days. The United Mine Work
'aES$eer since the strike started, have
sep attempting to close the colieries of
10 iIehigh Coal and Navigation COM
any in this region. Organizers were
9Hstantly in the region; but, as rule,
Iey did not meet with much success, SO
~ Vas decided to use stronger methods
get the men employed in the ten
Inca out on strike. Those who took
aW5n the demonstration were strikers
'om McAdoo, 4ardenreid, Yorktown,
unker Hill and SILVER Brook from the
'uth side Of llazleton, and the Freeland,
riftop, Jc,!do and Beaver Meadow on
e north side. The women and girls all
me from McAdoo. which borough is the
ny one in the Hazleton region which
ss organized female marchers.
Like Two Armies.
'lhe marchers came down like two ar
les, the south side men by way of Tu-
aqE@, while the strikers from the north
Dc went over the mountain at Beaver
eAdpw and entered the Panther Creek
'lley BY way of Nesquehoning. The
uengside army concentrated at MeAdoo.
here We're several fife and drum corps
I'd q brass band in the line. The wom-
'nhd girls were conveyed in two large
uuibuses. The whole town of McAdoo
as out to see the marchers start. AS
g town OF Tamaqua was entered the
rlkers began to make as much noise as
ey gould in order to awaken the people
no We're unaware of their coming. The
aEepers went through the town without
opplng for rest and headed for Coal
'iesxour and half miles away.
AIR point half mile from Coaldale
eFe8is Il sharp turn in the road, and as
men rounded it there came a COM
AND of Halt" and about so feet in
onf3of them stood solid rows Of soldiers.
ho were stretched across the road with
Iy0pets fixed. Sheriff Toole of Schuyl
y eounty was with them. The com
ander of the troops, speaking to the
aHing crowd said, I'm the name of the
ople Of the state of Pennsylvania, /
nmand you to disperse and to return
hence you came" The strikers began
protest that they could not be stopped
apublic highway, and many of them
oWed a disposition to resist the soldiers.
ne oiiicer in charge of the troops, how
er Kept his men in position, and the
rikefs slowly began returning toward
aula1ua.
'Mother" Mary Jones. who was In the
OVID vehemently protested against the
tion of the troops in stopping the
arehers, but she was ordered to move
Ihe Mc-Adoo women had 10 be al
ost5pushed along, 50 slowly did they
His They continually jeered at the
ldlers, calling them all kinds of names
q threatening them with punishment if
cy should dare to visit McAdoo
While all this had been going on the
rth side marchers had everything their
IN Way in the Nesquchoning valley.
ley succeeded in isuading enough
en- to remain away from the Lehigh
~ and Navigation comnany's No. /
lllely to compel its shut down. General
obin sent two companies Of soldiers
er there and soon had order restored.
Superintendent w. q. Zehner of the
mpany stated that il Sheriff Breslin
Carbon county, in which the colliery
located, had performed his duty in n
oper manner the Nesquehoning colliery
ould not have been shut down. Mr..
'hner said that the remaining nine col
iies of the company are working, most
them full handed