The herald., 1897-09-17
Aggregates Two Million
$. Dollars
FOUR TIMES THAT AMOUNT
SUFFERED BY PEOPLE OF THE
DISTRICT
There Is Trouble at Hazelton, But the
End of the Great Strike
Is Near
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 16.-In accordance
with the action taken yesterday at the
convention between 150 900 and Is, 900 men
in this district returned to work today,
and the remainder of 900 miners will
return before the close of the week. l;
Is estimated that the strike, which lasted
sixty five working days. cost the people
of this district from So, 600 900 tos7 coo, 900,
of which amount the miners lost over
81, 600, 900 in wages.
AFFAIRS AT HAZLETON
HAzLETON, Pa. Sept. 16-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor has taken up
the cause OF the mine workers in this
region. Their organizers are already at
work here and when this has been COM
pleted a uniform scale will be formu-
lated and presented to the operators.
There will be no marching or anything
in the nature of a demonstration and
no attempt will be made to bring about
sympathetic strike movements.
The work of organization is being done
by the sending Of missionaries from
mine to mine, and every effort is being
made to avoid the appearance of a DEM
.onstration.
The peace prevailing during the past
few days was broken today by conflict
hstwsen, striking and working miners,
which for a time threatened to be seri-
.ous. A body of 150 men and boys, led
by a score of women, made raid on the
Carson. Star and Monarch collieries at
Honey Brook near Audenreid. The
women, as well as their followers, were
armed with clubs and stones and before
the three hundred workers could be in
duced o.come out the missiles were used.
Some Of the women stationed them
selves on the top of a culm bank and
pelted the workmen with stones.
One Hungarian was clubbed over the
head and badly injured. The encounter
was the result of an attempt to start
up the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre mines.
Despite the determine ton TO remain
until a decision regarding the 10 per
cent demand was received number
of Hungarians and Italians reported for
work this morning. Assoon asthe news
reached Bunker Hill and Honey Brook
the attack was made. each colliery be-
lng visited in turn. The superintendent
called for assistance from Sheriff Scott,
and that official made demand on Gen.
Goblin.
A. battalion of the Eighth regiment
hurried to the scene, but it was over
and the men scattered when the sol
diers reached there. The troops were
marched back to camp. The soldiers
had not been out of sight ten minutes
before crowd of strikers pounced upon
a squad Of Hungarians who were screen
ing coal near ite Star washery and
forced them to quit. This second move
ment resulted in the sending of a squad
ron of the governors troops to the dis
turbed district in the afternoon They
returned this evening with the report
that all was quiet
Honey Bccok being beyond the ju-
risdicticn of Luzerne county, the sher
if has made a requisition on Governor
Hastings for a permanent body of
troops. Another attempt to resume
work will be made at the colieries to-
morrow.
There was no change today in the
condition of the wounded men at the
hospital.
Governor Hastings tonight sent mes
sage to General Goblin ordering him TO
suppress all meetings which have ten
dency to incite riot. This will doubtless
prevent the proposed labor meeting
scheduled for next Saturday night.
Hazleton--A message came to head
quarters at . o'clock this morning from
Cranberry that body of strikers were
breaking into the power house of Ed
ward Turnbach. Request was made for
a detachment Of troops. The night
watchman at the power house was one of
the deputy sheriffs.
A NEW MEXICO STRIKE
DENVER, Sept. ia special to the
Republican from Santa Fe, N. M, says
A telegram from Ration received here
this afternoon, says that the company
store at Blossburg, owned by the Ration
Coal ard Coke company. was blown
up by unpowder night before last The
building and contents Were destroyed,
but were fully insured. Coal miners
are accused of the act. Trouble has
been brewing for weeks between the
company and the miners, $50 in number.
Last month the miners who rent COM
pany tepements and deal with the COM
pany store are said to have had but
three and one-half days Of work, re-
ceiying 60 cents per ton for mining coal
A few days ago they were informed
that they might resume work at cut
of 90 per cent. They refused this and
walked out.