The Meeker herald., 1897-09-18
IA CRISIS IMPENDING.
RESULT or THE kILHiNS OF
OF STRIKERS.
ossssus sasuatso. In Pssnsyivsals-Hu.ar.
fAFs1ss nay Re Prohibited
AaG Rssas to Have Bsea EatIfsav Un-
vasr.atsd-fwsaty-oa Dead.

Haxelton, Pa. Sept. 1.-Twenfy-on,
corpses lie tonight in frame slAnties
scattered about this hill top town. Forty
MANNED, wounded and broken figure,
lie on the narrow cots OF the HazletoI
hospital. OF these 1t Is almost a certain
~ that Ave Will be added to the deatl
list before another day dawns. Suct
was the execution done yesterday after
noon by 102 deputy sheriffs, armed IL
the teeth upon about 150 ignorant for
eiEncrs, whose total armament consist
ed OF but two little pen knives. Thest
facts are undisputed.
All these men ranged In age from Il
to A5 years, all foreigners. Hungnrians
Poles, Lithuanians and Slavs.
The situation tonight is intense as
the day was full of events AMI Incl
dents.
First and foremost the purpose these
men had in view when their march re.
eeiyed its tragic end was consummated
The 1,5OO workers at the Latimer
mines, TO whom they were bound In All
effort to induce them to join the strik-
ers' ranks. have laid down their picks
and sworn TO do no more work until ali
the demands of all the men at all the
mines in the district hnve been con
ceded
Next In Importance was the issuance
of warrants this afternoon for the ar
rest OF Sheriff Martin and 1O2 deputies
These were issued at tn, instance OF
the United Hungarian societies. They
were made ont in the name Of Joseph
Slahalte. president of the st. George so
ciety. OF which nearly all the dead min
ers were members.
80 a
thracite detective agency, took chirge
of the documents. but up to a late lour
tonight they had not been executed.
Sheriff Martin. who spent last ght
AT his Wilkesbarre home under strong
guard. came to Hnzelton this morning
with the Ninth regiment of the Third
Brigade. His presence in town was not
known until late in the day. THIN 1t
was found that he was still under
guardianship of the soldiers and could
not be reached THIS afternoon Con-
stables Airey and Gallagher madt an
effort to arrest A. T.. Hess. who ledone
company of the deputies last night, but
he had sought shelter within the nili-
tary lines Of the Ninth regiment, and
they refused to permit the constaIles
TO pass the guard. The warrants
charge murder. assault and battery
and threatening to kill.
A third event OF no less importance
was the offer made by Superinten ent
laval of the Lehigh and Wilkesk RE
coilierieS to grant an increase Of ten
per cent. over the Lehigh basis tothe
men of the company, about 2.Ot in
number
Throughout the day the city hast,een
given up to excitement which, h its
suppressed character, has been n4re
ominous than turbulence would bfe
been. The incoming Of the,state tig1ps
which began at an early hour Ibis
mornlns. sssved to cow the strfkeEa ~
their sympafhixers, and no ,f6Uf
demonstration was made than the g1p-
ering at street corners OF knots Of nm
and women In muttered, but inten,,
discussion Of the shooting. To-nbt
there are fully $500 soldiers camrig
In town.
General Goblin. commander Of lie
Third Brigade, arrived early in i,el
morning and established headquarts .
In the office Of the division superinted-
ent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Or
pany, from which poin, he assigned lie
commands to points on the outskirtof
the city.
Governor Hastings in proclamatn
calling out the militia, said: "It ls
been represented to me by the pri.r
authorities Of Luzerne county that It.
GUS demonstrations exist in various h.
tions thereof, whereby the lives Id |
properly and the peace and safett,f
the people are threatened, and with |
the civil authorities are unable to b.
press"
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 12.-The s4a-
tiOn here tonight Is graver than lbs |
been at any time since the bloOdy.f-
fray this afternoon. There is st&g
reason to fear conflict between e |
strikers and the military to-mork
and there is an Indication that frolA. :
600 to 1000 more miners will joipae
indictments.
Trouble is in the air, and il 1t 10
come the time will be tomorrow mSl-
ing. This is clear from the words ID |
tonight by General Goblin. commal,r l,r
of the Third Brigade. The striAg
miners have made elaborate prep3l-
tions for demonstration at the fuAr-
al OF ten Of the victims. which is Id
for 1880 in the morning The miIiky
authorities are determined that nottg
Of the kind shall be permitted. and Ii
marching Of any character whatsoefr.
whether during funerals or otherw}e,
The resolution is not generally knoM
and the miners are going on with thX
arrangements. l
DR.. II. p. IewandeosKi Of New Yod
representing the Polish societies
that city, arrived here to-day. He
empowered to assist the strikers in Il
cry possible way; to help them 70 a.
their demands from the operators ii
TO arrange for the prosecution Of n
sheriff and deputies. Later In tha n
he said he had received word tlat{
check for 81 600 from the National n
lish Alliance. which recently net
Philadelphia. has been sent on frr Il
aid OF the miners, and that he has ,rnI j
ises of additional large subscri tIn2
from New York and other citiea. rh4
are 1900 Poles In the United satx
A number Of Polish priests from M
York, Buffalo and other places N AZ
expected to arrive tomorrow III
Thorodvitch, secretary at the Artrib