The herald., 1897-09-21
Signifies the Cessation d
Strife
HALF THE FULL COMPLEMENT
RETURNS TO WORK AT Ho11x
. BROOK
Miners Wives Are Still Turbuleut,
But the Great Coal Strike Has
Reached Its End
Associated Press Dispatch.


Associated Press Dispatch.
HAZLETON. Pa, Sept. 2o.-unleN
unforeseen developments occur the an-
thracite coal strike In this region Il
ended. Today 1900 men, half the full
compliment, returned to work at Honey
Brook collieries of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre company, as did 400 Of the
1900 at Pardees Latimer mines, while
the Cranberry. Crystal Ridge and HaE.
wood collieries Of the same company
and Coxe's collieries in the Dritton dis
trict remained at work. The latter were
to have settled the question OF strike
today, but at the request of the operators
held off until next Thursday. The em-
ployeS Of the Hazel mines Of the Lehigh
Valley company are tonight consider
ing the question of returning in the
morning, and will probably do 80. Near
ly 5000 strikers have returned or will do
so tomorrow, and a little less than that
number are still out, with indications
in favor Of their joining the workers.
MORNING DISORDER
HAZLETON. Sept. 2O.-The strike
again assumed an uncertain phase this
morning. An attempt to resume work
was made at Pardee's Lattimer mines.
but only 300 Of 1900 returned to work.
These were mainly Italians. During the
night Hungarians paraded through the
settlement, beating tin cans and raising
big acket to notify their race not to 60
back to work. The warning was gener-
ally observed, and this morning band
Of Hungarians is marching and threat
ening to march on the mines later ON.
The Thirteenth Regiment Is keeping
close watch for further trouble. Two
companies Of the Fourth Regiment were
sent over to Eckley this morning upon
receipt of news Of a disturbance there.
FRANTIC ITALIAN WOMEN
HAZLETON, Sept. 20.-The threat
ened raid at Lattimer occurred at 10 Z.
m. ) when $50 Italian Women. armed with
stones and clubs, in three companies,
marched on the mines and outflanked
three companies Of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment, under Major Whitney. When the
troops reached them the women were
within twenty feet Of the engine house
and were throwing missiles. They ie-
nored an order to retreat and the SOL
dlers, with guns presented. dispersed
them.
WARRANTS SERVED
WILKESBARRE, Sept. 20.-sherIfe
Martin was served with warrant il
sued at the instance OF County Detect-
i've Eckert in connection with the re.
cent tragedy at Hazleton, today. It 10
expected that at least thirty Of his dep-
uties will be arrested and brought to
court tomorrow.
A FRIENDLY OPERATOR
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 20.-Charles
Devlin, the big coal operator in Illinois,
one Of the largest individual operators
in the United States, stands by the min
ers who are fighting for living wages
and against the operators who meet at
Springfield today to try further to re-
duce wages -
He says he Is willing to Join the opera
tors in setting price equal to the CO.
lumbus scale and will use every effort in
that direction. He says he has yet to
meet the first large consumer Of coal
who Is not in favor Of giving the miners
a fair price for their labor.
PLANNING TO PROSECUTE
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-There is move.
whether Sheriff Martin and his deputies
can be prosecuted for the shooting OF the
striking miners at Hazleton, Pa. The
plan is to create central COMMITTEES
made up Of subcommittee from. the
Lithuanians, Poles, Bohemians and cer-
tain labor unions, the membership Of
which is composed of these classes, then
collect fund and employ lawyers 70
take charge of this and push the case.
DEBS RECANTs
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Eugene Y. Debs
attended a meeting of Branch No. Of
the Social Democracy at Journal Hall
last evening and lectured its members
soundly for the incendiary speeches Of
the preceding Sunday.
Mr., Debs told them that he did rot
favor the use of the dagger or the torch.
He said he did not advocate arson ana
assassination. He repudiated the talk
of revolution. He declared that violence
and bloodshed had no part in the plans
of Social Democracy. He said the hopes
of Social Democracy lay in peaceful
methods and he pointed to the ballot AD
the remedy for the evils complained Of.
THE LASTERs' STRIKE
BOSTON, Sept. 2o.--The great lasters'
strike, which began. last Saturday 1t
the Churchill and Allen factory In this
city and extended to factories in this
city and others in neighboring towns.
was settled tonight, and 1t Is believed
that the strikers have won their point
in the matter Of prices for machine
work. M
0e9- FftsIGl
A Strange Suicide
PORTLAND. Ore, Sept 20.-Louis DE-
lean, a Frenchman, about As years Of aeo,