The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
MINERS MARCH AND RIOT.
The Peace That Prevailed at Haslc-
ton Broken.


ton Broken.
Hazleton, Pa. Sept. 16-The American
Federation of Labor, with a membership
of 100000, has taken up the cause of the
mine workers in this region. Their organ
izers are already at work here, and when
this work has been completed a uniform
scale will be formulated and presented to
the operators. There win be no march
ing nor anything in the way of a demon
stration, and no attempt will be made to
bring about sympathetic strike move
ments At the mass meeting next Satur-
day night at old park, addresses will be
made by Peter ]. Mcguire, vice president
of the federation, and secretary general
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of Philadelphia George
Chance of Philadelphia, United Labor
League; Samuel Gompers. president of the
federation, and Frank Morrison, secretary,
may also speak.
The peace prevailing during the past few
days was broken to-day by conflict be-
tween striking and working miners, which,
for time threatened to be serious.
A body of about $50 men and boys, led
by a score or more of women, made a
raid on the Carson. Star and Monarch col
lieries at Honeybrook, near Audenried.
The women, as well as their followers
were armed with clubs and stones and
before the 800 workers could be induced to
come out the missiles were used. Some
of the women stationed themselves on the
top of a oulm bank and pelted the work
ingmen with stones. One Hungarian was
clubbed over the head and badly injured,
but no further harm was inflicted.
The superintendent called for the assist
ance of Sheriff Scott of Schuylkil county.
in which county Honeybrook lies, and that
official made a demand on Gen. Goblin for
body of soldiers. A battalion of the
Eighth Regiment, under Col Magee, hur-
riedly marched from their Audenried camp
to the scene of the trouble, but, as usual
1t was over and the men scattered when
the soldiers reached there. Col. Magee re-
ceived a report of the occurrence and
made a demonstration with the idea of
subduing the turbulent inclInations of the
foreigners
The soldiers had not been out of sight
ten minutes before a crowd of strikers
pounced upon a squad of Hungarians who
were screening coal near the Star wash
cry, and forced them to quit work. This
second movement resulted in the sending
of a squadron of the Governors Troop to
the disturbed district this afternoon.
They returned at 6 O'Clock with the report
that all was quiet Honeybrook being be-
yond the jurisdiction of Luzerne county,
of
sition on Gov. Hastings for body of
troops to be stationed there permanently.
The executives answer had not come
this evening.
Another attempt to resume work will be
made at these collieries tomorrow. Col.
Magee, of the Eighth Regiment reported
that he had placed a guard of 100 men at
the pumping station, which supplies the
regiment with water and has sentinels
stationed along the pipe lines which carry
it within. A similar, precaution has been
observed at Lattimer and other points.
There was no material change to-day in
the situation of the strike beyond that
already mentioned.
A mine official made the statement to-
day that some Hungarians had reported
to him that they could not account for the
location of twenty EIGHT of their country
men who were in Fridays parade, when II
was fired upon by the deputy sheriffs. 1t
is the general opinion Inat they were
frightened ran away and are still
Hiding At the hospital to-day there was
no change IN the condition of the men who
are still lowering near deaths door.
Gov Hastings tonight sent message
to Gen. Goblin ordering him to suppress all
meetings having a tendency to incite TO
riot. This will doubtless prevent the pro-
posed labor meeting scheduled for next
Saturday night.
The streets of Hazleton were quiet to-
day and interest is now directed to the re-
suit of the coroner's inquest, which will be
held Monday or Tuesday.
A powder mill at Lofty, about ten miles
| from here, was struck by lightning and
exploded tonight. The building was
burned to the ground, but no one was in
jured.
A meeting of the committee to arrange
for the prosecution of Sheriff Martin and
| the deputies was held tonight, but little
information was given out. Funds are
| coming In to them from various labor or
| ganizations, and it was stated that 'the
best counsel in the country will be en-
! ployed."