The state herald., 1897-09-17
A CRISIS IMPENDING.
RESULT OF THE KILLING OF
OF STRIKERS.
Serious Situation In Pennsylvania Funeral
ParadeS May he Prohibited The Shoot
ing Seems to Have Been Entirely I'm
warrantcd-Twcnty-o Dead.

"
corpses lie tonight, IN frame shanties,
scattered about this hill top town. Forty
MANNED, wounded and broken figures
lie on the narrow cots of the HaZleton
hospital. OF these il is almost n certain
ty that five will be added to the death
list before another day dawns. Such
was the execution done yesterday after
noon by 1O2 deputy sheriifs, armed to
the teeth upon about $50 ignorant for
cigners, whose total armament consist
ed of but two little pen knives. These
facts are undisputed.
All these men ranged in age from is
to 10 years, all foreigners, Hungarians,
Poles, Lithuanians and Slavs.
The situation tonight is intense as
the day was full of events and Incl
dents.
First and foremost the purpose these
men had in view when their march re-
ceived It's tragic end was consummated.
The 1900 workers at the Latimer
mines, to whom they were bound in an
effort to induce them to join the strik-
crs' ranks, have laid down their picks
and sworn TO do no more work until all
the demands of all the men at all the
mines in the district have been con-
ccded.
Next In Importance was the Issuance
Of warrants this afternoon for the ar
rest of Sheriff Martin and 102 deputies.
| These We're issued at the instance of
the United Hungarian societies. They,
We're made o-t in the name of Joseph
! Mahalte, president of The st. George so
ciety, of which nearly all the dead min
ers were members.
Robert =. Riley, manager of the an
thracite detective agency. took charge
| of the documents, but up to n late hour
tonight they had not been executed.
Sheriff Martin, who spent last night
AT his Wilkcsbarre home under strong
| guard. came TO HaZelton this morning
with the Ninth regiment of the Third
Brigade. His presence in town was not
| known until late in the day. Then Il
was found that he was still under
| guardianship of the soldiers and could
not be reached. This afternoon Con-
stables Aircy and Gallagher made an
effort TO arrest \. Il. Hess. who led one
company of the deputies last night. but
he had sough, shelter within the mill
,ary lines of the Ninth regiment. and
they refused TO permit the constables
10 pass the guard. The warrants
charge murder, assault and battery
and threatening TO kill.
\ third event of no less Importance
WAS the offer made by Superintendent
laval of the Lehigh and Wilkcsbarrc
collicries TO grant an increase of ten
per cent. over the Lchigh basis TO the
men of the company, about 1000 In
number.
Throughout the day the city has been
given up 10 excitement which. by its
suppressed character. has been more
ominous than turbulence would have
been. The incoming OF The state troops
which began ut an early hour this
morning. served to COW the strikers and
their sympathlzers, and no further
demonstration was made than the gath
ering at street corners OF knots of men
ana women In muttered. but intense,
discussion of the shooting. Tonight
there are fully $500 soldiers camping
In town.
General Goblin, commander of the
Third Brigade. arrived early In the
morning and established headquarters
In the office of the division superintend-
ent OF the Lehlgh Valley Coal Com
pany, from which point he assigned the
commands TO points on the outskirts of
the city.
Governor Hastings In proclamation
calling out the militia. said: III has
been represented to me by the proper
authorities of Luzerne county that riot
GUS demonstrations exist In various see.
tions thereof, whereby the lives and
properly and the peace and safety OF
the people are threatened, and which
the civil authorities are unable TO sup
press"
liaZclton, Pa. Sept. 12.-Thc situa-
tlon here tonight is graver than II has
been nj any time since the bloody af.
fray this afternoon. There is strong
reason to fear conflict between the
strikers and the military tomorrow,
and there is an indication that from g.
600 10 1000 more miners will Join the
indictments.
Trouble Is In the air, and II Il Is to
come the time win he tomorrow morn.
Ing. This Is clear from the words used
tonight by General Goblin, commander
OF the Third Brigade. The striking
miners have made elaborate prepara.
tions for demonstration ut the funer.
nj OF ten OF the victims. which Is fixed
FOR 1890 In the morning. The military
authorities are determined that nothing
OF the Kind shall be permitted. and thar
[ from this time on there shnll he no
marching of amy character whatsoever,
| whether during funerals or Otherwise.
/ The resolution j. not generally known,
ana the miners are going on with their
arrangements.
DIR. ii. i. LewandcosN OF New York,
representing the Polish societies OF
that city, arrived here to-day. lie IL
empowered TO assist the strikers In cV.
! cry possible way: TO help them TO gain
their demands from the operators aud
20 arrange for the prosecution OF the
sherfm and deputies. Later In the tlay
he said lie had received word thai a
check FOR 81 600 from the National Pol.
llsh Alliance, which recently met Ia
Philadelphia, has been sent on for the
aid OF the miners, ana that he has prom.
lscs OF additional large subscriptions
from New York and other cities. There
nrc 12,ooo Poles In the United States.
number Of Polish priests frum New
York, Buffalo aud other places ARE also
expected 10 arrive tomorrow. Dr
Thorodyltch, secretary nt the Austrian
consulate nt Philadelphia. participated
In n meeting tonight TO consider meth.
odE OF prosecuting the deputies.
lie obtained nilldnylis from a nun.
hcr OF the miners who were IN Fri.
days nifnlr which throw now light ON
the shooting. They declare In sub
stance. that on the mUrning Of that day
messenger arrived NJ llnrwond mud
asked for the foreigners 10 come 10
i.ntlmcr, aH the employees " Colllory
No, | nt TINT plnce were about to strike
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