The herald., 1897-09-12
lat. hour tonight they had not been

Gheriff Martin, who spent last nigh
4t his Wilkesbarre home under a stront
guard. came to Hazleton this mornins
with the Ninth regiment of the Thirt
brigade His pre0 nee in town was no
known until late in the day. Then 1
was found that he was still under tbs
guardianship of the soldiers and he coul(
not be reached. This afternoon Consta
bles Airy and Gallagher made an effor
to arrest A. Hess who led one company
of deputies last night. but he had sought
shelter within the military lines KEEP
by the Ninth regiment, and they refused
70 permit the constables to pass the
guard. The warrants charge murder
assault and battery and threatening tt
I KILL
A third event of no less Importance
was the offer made by Superintendent
laval of the Lehigh and Wilkesoarre
collieries to grant an increase of 10 per
cent over the Lehigh basis to the men
Of the company, about 1000 In number
A big meeting was held at McAdoo in
order to consider this offer. and after
much discussion and speechmakirg it
was decided to accept the proposition.
But little confidence follows this decis-
ton, as 1t IL taken for granted that as
soon as the men return to work pressure
from the men still out will be brought to
bear to restore them to the strikers
ranks, and it is admitted that there will
be no resistance. This was only one of
the mass meetings held today. Another
at Harwood adopted resolutions ex-
pressing sympathy for 'our murdered
brothers who were shot down at Lati-
mer."
The third meeting was the most gen.
orally attended. 1t began at Hazel Park
about o'clock tlis-afternoon and ad-
journed to an open place at one end OF
the city, where it was in progress to-
night
The purpose Of this meeting was also
to extend sympathy and to decide upon
q course of action in consequence Of last
nights catastrophe.
Throughout the day the city has been
given up to excitement, which, by its
suppressed character has been more
ominous than turbulence would have
been. The incoming of the state troops,
which began at an early hour this morn
ing, served to cove the strikers and their
sympathizers. and no further demon
stration was made than the gathering at
street corners of knots OF men and wa-
men in muttered but intense discussion
Of the shooting.
Tonight there are fully 2500 soldiers
camping in town. Gen. Gobine, COM
mander of the Third brigade, arrived
early in the morning and established
headquarters in the office Of the division
superintendent OF the Lehigh Coal COM
pany. from which point he assigend the
commands to points on the outskirts of
the city. The Thirty ninth was sent to
Hazel Park, commanding the road from
Drifton and another from Latimer; the
Twelfth was sent to Donegal Hill, on
the opposite side of the town, holding
GAINESVILLE road; the Second battalion of
the Eighth regiment was placed at
Audenreid, and was later joined by the
Fourth; the Thirteenth went to Latimer
and took up a position overlooking the
mines toward which the strikers were
marching when the shooting occurred.
The governors troop remained at brig
ade headquarters and Battery was
distributed among the different COM
mands Besides it's usual equipment, the
battery has two breech-loading pieces
and two Gatling guns.
The town itself looks as if it were in a
state of siege tonight, as the booted
and spurred warriors are to be seen at
every turn. The presence of the troops
has sufficed to maintain order thus far,
but 1t Is not repressing public opinion.
This almost unanimously condemns in
the most severe terms the action of the
deputies last night. Official murder" Is
the phrase on almost every tongue, and
for substantiation of the charge atten-
tion Is directed to the fact that the depu-
ties carried Winchesters, each man hav-
ing twelve rounds of ammunition, each
a revolver and a box of cartridges,
while the marching strikers were de-
fenseless, having unanimously surren-
dered whatever weapons they may have
had before the march was begun. More
over the fact remains that many of the
victims were shot through the back.
The first volley from the deputies un-
expected as it was, created such inde-
scribable CONSERVATION that the men
stampeded and fed, and it Is not ques-
tion that while they were thus in head
long flight the deputies poured volley
after volley into the terror-stricken
crowd. Many prominent citizens of the
town have drawn up informal protest
not only against the action of the sheriff
and his deputies, but against the calling
out of the militia, which they declare
was unnecessary
In spite Of this, however, the uneasy
feel1ng increases. The strikers have
made up their minds, as several of them
said today, to remain in perfect quiet
ness till Monday. AT II a. m. on that day
the bodies Of the unfortunate men who
fell under the leaden storm will be laid
away. Services will be held in the, Pol
ish Catholic church, with requiem high
mass. Then the corpses will be inferred
In the Polish cemetery. They will be
laid in circular plot and the cong-rega-
tion to which they belonged will, it is
announced, erect monument.
The meeting at Latimer today was
held not far from the scene of last
nights conflict. They decided to take
no action until Monday when a commit
tee consisting of four Poles, four Ital-
ians, and four Hnngarians will visit the
operators and notify them of their in
tention to remain out with the other
strikers until every demand is granted.
The hospital was a heart-rending
place today. Here all day long groups
OF sunken-eyed, sallow checked women,
many bearing children in their arms
hung about the steps and eagerly
watched the doors. Some sat in stony
silence, as If unaware as yet of what