New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-17
WOMEN LEAD AN AIIACh'
MINERS AT WORK FORCED To JUN
THE STRIKERS.
THE rao1-R1.E WAS ALL OVER. HOWEVER, WHEN
THE SOLDIERS ARRIvED-THE AHTNiN
FEDERATION or LABOR TAKES
Up THE MINERS CAUSE.

UP THE MINERS CAUSE
,I,u,o,or Penn Sept 1.-THE peace prevailing
Cor tho last few DAYS was broken to-nay by coh-
Hict between striking and working miners "hic.
for time threatened to be serious - oouy %
about one hundred and fifty men ana poys' "" w
score or more OF women, made raio OH 'ie "a
sor s,ar and Monarch collieries at HoneyorooK'
near Audenried. The women ana theIr io"o"
were armed with clubs and stones ana Oeiole -.
,bro hundred workers could be induced 10 come ou'
.ho ,o,ss,los were freely used. Some OF the women
stationed themselves on the top OF cum oa.iN anu
no,,ed the working men with stones. one fuhsa'
ran was dubbed over the head ana pao'y i''Ju'eN'
but no further harm was lntlic'eo'
The encounter was the direct result OF an a.'ehp'
. ,or, ~, the Iehigh and Wilkesbarre collierie'
nosnI,e the determination TO remain out until ou'
ror,r,andent laval was heard from regarding 'he
10 n.r cent advance demanded, hutnpel Vi nun
garlans and Italians reported Tor WORK '".s '"U, ~,
ing AZ soon as this news reached pu"net "
and Uoneybrook. tho attack was made. each COL
lerv being visited In turn. the supetlhoe"u.'
called for assistance on Sheriff Scott, OF SchuyiKH
County and that official made demand on Zen
araI Goblin for "a body OF soldiers. battalion VI
the 9Th Regiment. under Colonel Magee' huirieu',
marched from the Audenried camp to the scene o'
tho trouble but as usual. It over, and the
men scattered when the soldiers reacheu '"e'7
Colonel Magee received u report of the occurrence
and made "A demonstration. with the Idea OF suouu
ing the turbulent lnclinations OF the foreigners
The march proceeded through Honeybrook. bunker
lIill and McA loo. Here the troops were haI'eu
while the officers made short reconnaissance
toward silver Brook Nothing OF suspicious
character was seen. however. and the troops were
marched back to camp. ,,,. 60, min.
The soldiers had not been out OF sght zen nm a
ufns before A crowd OF strikers bounced on squddu
81 liungarians who were screening eoa NO. ~
star Washery and forced them TO quit work lis
second movement resulted in the sending OIL
squadron OF the Governors Trop 10 the 80
district this afternoon. They returned NJ S'ONA
with the report that all was quiet ,.A mann,
The American Federation or LABOR WITH d ny
OF The mlne-Workers in this region their 1Is an
izers are already at work mere anu WEI .S ' ,d
heen completed uniform scale WILL De loi w @
and presented 10 the operators Ihere VIII oe ~
marching ror anything In the way or
lion and no attempt Will he made 10 Wins ""'"'
sympathet strike moNcnehts ..,o,. ,,igb. n, Old
A. the mass meeting next SATURDAY hisn,, AT t ~
park addresses Will be made by Peter j. MAG !ie NJ
,.i.."nrrsIlcnt OF the Federation, ana ,'eols'
CL,pr. ~ the Philadelphia United LABOR Lfdsue
Samual' Compers president OF the Federation rto
frank Morrison. secretary may also SPc"h, t r
cmissarcs I'm twos aud threes from Nuns, TO 'l,,e
and every effort Is being made 10 aNolu inc "P
nr,rance OF a demonstration. . +,
AZ the hospital to-day there was no Cudnse ~ ~.
no condifion OF the men who are lowering near
hco,b,s door Governor Hastings tonight sent
ncssage General Gobin ordering MN u irS,s
oIl meetings having tendency TO incte riot. MS
viii Doubtless prevent the postponed nor ne..ii;
scheduIed for next Saturday night. The streets Oh
IIazI.ton were quiet to-day. and interest Is now
dirrrted 10 the result OF the Cororers inquest
which will be held Monday or Tuesday.