Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-16
MINING TROUBLE.
Getting Evidence About the Shooting
of Strikers for the Inquest.
MARSHALs FIRE ON MINERS.
A Brush Occurs at Oswego Between Oni-
GERS and Strlkers-Ohlo Miners Want
More ConcesslOns-IllinOls
Miners to Meet.

HAzLEToN, Pa, Sept. 15.-The work
of collecting evidence for the inquest
on the bodies of the strikers shot by
deputy sheriffs last Friday is being
prosecuted by the strikers representa-
tives and others, including the coro-
ner. DR.. Thodorovich, secretary of the
Austro- Hungarian consulate at Phil
adelphia, visited the hospital and took
the statements of the injured. One of
the wounded Hungarians, asked if the
mob ran when the deputies be-
gan to fire, replied: Ran like
the mischief" The men denied
that any of them had revolvers or had
threatened the sheriff Among others
who will testify at the coroner's in
quest will be Miss Coyle, assistant
teacher at the Latimer school, who
saw a deputy shoot one of the mob on
Friday and, as he fell, saw him shoot
again. Magistrate German, before
whom the warrants for the arrest of
the deputies were sworn out, states
that while no attempt will be made to
serve them while the militia is here,
evidence is being secured from every
available source. ''It is just as we'll
that we cannot make the arrests just
now"
The reports of the trouble at Eckley
yesterday proved to have been greatly
overdrawn, not the slightest trouble
having occurred when the marching
miners asked the men there to
quit work. In consequence, there was
nothing for the First City troop of
Philadelphia, and the Governors troop,
which were sent there ON horse back,
to do. Their presence and military
actions, however, deeply impressed the
miners.
Yesterday afternoon hundreds of
strikers gathered at Latimer to receive
the answer of the company to their
demands. These included abolition
of the company store, 10 per cent in
crease in wages, dismissal of all who
took part in last Fridays shooting and
the same pay for rock work as for coal
on idle days. The company declined
to accede to any of the demands. SUI
perintendent Blake urged the men to
return to work, but they voted unani-
mously not to do so and dispersed qui.
city.
Marshals Fire on Miners.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 15.-At Os-
wego, on the Knoxville Il Ohio road,
in the Jellico coal mining district YES
terday non-union miners were put to
work. Last night a mob marched
toward the company's store. When
they were ordered by eight deputy
United States marshals on duty to
halt, they answered with oaths.
The strikers were then ordered
by the deputy marshals to
leave the property, which they
refused to do. The officers took
refuge in blacksmith shop and fred
upon the mob. The miners returned
the fire with their Winchesters. None
OF the marshals are hurt, but as to the
miners the result is not known. The
marshals fear serious trouble and have
asked for assistance.
Ohio Miners Want More Concessions.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 15.-The coal
miners in the Massillon district held a
delegate mass meeting yesterday and
decided to accept the new rate for
mining at the expiration of the ten
days limit Parts of the compromise
agreement were rejected, however, and
a committee was appointed to confer
with the operators. If the demands of
the men are not granted in ten days
the strike will be, continued. Many
miners, however, returned TO work.
Illinois Miners To Meet.
BRAIDwooD, H., Sept. l5-Carson,
state president of the Miners union,
issued a call yesterday for a state con-
vention of miners at Springfield ne-t
to take definite action upon
the mining situation. The operators
Of the state are invited to meet with
The miners delegates. The miners are
iesirous Of arranging a uniform rate
for the state,
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