The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
Cause of the Men Taken in Hand by
the American Federation of
Laaor.sso

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept IA mes
sage came to headquarters at nearly
2 o'clock this morning from Cranberry,
that body of strikers were breaking
into the powder house of Edward
Turnbach. Request was made for a
detachment of troops. The night
Waterman at the power house was one
of the deputy sheriffs.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 16. = The
American Federation of Labor has
taken up the cause of the mine work.
ers in this region. Their organizers
are already at work here, and when
this has been completed a uniform
scale will be formulated and present
ed to the operators. There will be no
marching or anything in the nature
of a demonstration, and no attempt
will be made to bring about sympa-
thetic strike movements.
The pease prevailing during the past
few days was broken today by con-
fict between striking and working
miners. which for time threatened
to be serious A body of about 100
men and boys, led by a score or more
Star and Monarch collieries at Honey
brook, near Audenried The women
as we'll 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 oil
| the top of a calm bank and pelted the
workingmen with stones. One Hun
! garian was dubbed over the mead ana
| badly injured.
The encounter was the direct result of an
| attempt to start up the Lehlgh Wilkes
barre collieries. Despite the determination
| to remain until Superintendent laval was
| heard from regarding the 10 per cent advance
| demanded, a number of Hungarians and ltal-
| ians reported for work this morning. AS soon
| as this news reached Bunker Hill and Honey
| brook the attack was made, each coll1ery be-
| ing visited in turn.
ASKED FOR AID.
| The superintendent called for assistance of
| Sheriff Scott of Schuylkill county, in which
county Honeybrook lies, 1and that official
| of soldiers. A battalion of the Eighth reg1-
ment, under Col. MaGee hurriedly marched
| from their Audenred camp to the scene OF
I the trouble but it was over and the men
| scattered when the soldiers reached there.
| Col. MaGee received a report of the occur
renee and made demonstration with the
| idea of subduing the turbulent inclinations
| of the foreigners. The march proceeded
! through Honeybrook, Bunker Hill and Nc
| Adoo. Here the troops were matted, Whlle
| the officers made a short reconnoitre toward
| Silver Brook. Nothing of a suspicious char
| acter was seen, however, and the troops were
| marched back to camp.
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 washery, and
forced them to quit work This second
! movement resulted in the. sending of a
| squadron of the governors troops to the
| disturbed district this, afternoon. sTheY, re.
turned at O'Clock, with the report that all
Honeybrook being beyond the jurisdiction
| of Luzerne county, Sheriff Scott this after
noon made requisition on Gov. hastings
for a body of troops to be stationed there
| permanently. The executive answer mad not
! vet come this evening. Another attempt to
resume work will be made at these colher1es
| tomorrow. Col. Magee, of the Eighth regl
| ment reported the appearance OF blood-
stained Hungarian rushing peil-mel towards
| the guard line early this morning with four
men in close pursuit. The latter seeing the
| white tents of the camp looming up, ned.
| The injured Hungarian whose name is John
| Timke was carried to the camp hospital.
| Col MaGee further said that he had placed
| a guard of 100 men at the pumping station
which supplies his regiment with water, ana
| has sentinels stationed along the pipe line
| which carried it. similar precaution has
been observed at Lattimer and other points.
| There was no material change today in the
| situation of the strike beyond that ALREADY
| mentioned.