The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
MINERS RETURN TO WORK.
THE BACKBONE OF THE HAzL EToN
STRIkE AL GONE.

A Little BaJonet Charge on women and tho
serving OF Warrants on sheriff Martins
Deputies Were tho Most Noteworthy 1nci-
dents or n Tranquil Bills.
HAzLEToS. Pa, Sept. 2o.-There is every indi.
cation that within a few days all the collicrics
in tho LehiGn coal fields will have resumed
operations. The determination Of tho men Of
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarro Coal Company to
return to work has broken the backbone Of the
strike. The south side collierios Of this COM
pany went TO work with their full quota OF men
this morning, and no moro stoppages are eN.
pected.
There were no demonstrations or attempts to
hinder the workers by either men or women.
As prccAution against possible violence, seven
companies OF the Eighth Regiment, accom-.
panied by o Calling run, had been stationed in
the district, but their services were not re-
Quircd.
When the whistles at tho Lattimer breakers
blew at q o'clock this morning fully two-thirds
OF the employees OF Calvin p rdee s. Co. re-
sponded to the call. A sufficient force OF men 10
conduct operations was soon on hand. Matters
were proceeding favorably, and the officers in
omm.nd Of the picket Lac OF troops were just
considering tho ACCESSIBILITY of withdrawing,
when suddenly toward D o'clock about eighty
Hungarian and Italian women appeared upon
'AN NhA w o"oop uo"h hloh
the works. The commander Of tho troops, Col.
Mates Of the Thirteenth Regiment, was noti-
fed. and he ordered two companies to advance
and head the women of. In order to Brighten
the women the omman was given for tho
troops to fix bayonets and then to advance
slowly. This was done. For some time tho
women held their srouad %stoutly. and thon they
steel. Tho women we're armed with sticks and
stones, but did not use them upon the soldiers.
Tha n N ~ l "a nE thN lA 90 - N 4 "a M p.a
and as the soldiers also were laughing. tho
whole incident bordered more upon the farcical
All tho Coke collicries at Drifton were work.
Ing today nnd operations were resumed also at
hhS arsgos l IhH , Gr.n aSsa Mo GEFsSstS And E iSs p an
mines, at GAINESVILLE and Yorktown. will prob
ably start up tomorrow morning.
Bench warrants for the arrest OF Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies were issued by Judges
Lynch and Bennett in Wilkesbarre. to-day and
put into the hands of Coroner Mckee and
County Detective Eokert for service. Eckert
left Wilkesbarre in the afternoon, for Iaz!eton
he could and. they weTe not taken Into cms.
tody, but will proceed together to Wilkesbarrc
tomorrow morning 10 appear before the Judges
In iow OF these proceedings the beginning of
the inquest has been postponed froln Tuesday
With the serving Of the warrants for the reason.
as he said, that now tho civil authorities are
able 10 protect those arrested.
II did not allow those warrants to be served
on Saturday a week age" said the General. be
Cause, from Information that came to me. 1t was
almost certain that the deputies, IL arrested
then. would have been subjected 10 personal
violence. il not killed outright. Now, however,
things have changed, and besides. these war
rants are issued by the Judges OF a regular court
and not by a Justice Of the Peace"
today aaEt direeteS isSoo S SiG;mA1;t to be- :hi S'e~" tt
Hazlcton from the Schuylkill Arse al for tho
use OF the National Guard. These blankets viii
be distributed according 10 the best judgment
OF Gen. Goblin. Tho extra blankets were made
necessary by the unusually cold weather. 1t is
estimated That the troops now at Hazleton will
cost tho State about S3I 900 a week on tuis
tour OF duty. Nothing is said here about recall
tinue several OF tho regiments will probably DO
ordered home in q few days.