Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-27

anu ueScrlDlnS Jne lail OF Jne killed ana
wounded.
Osterwitz had started for Bridgeport,
Conn, where his brother lives, walking
many miles before he got on a freight
train at Mauch Chunk. A fireman had
given him bit of his dinner on the
train. The man has wife and children
in Austria, whom he desires to bring to
this country when he can afford it. A
collection was taken up for him, and
after spending the rest of the night on a
bench in City Hall Park he started for
Bridgeport at daybreak.
PROSECUTING COMMITTEES APPEAL.
The National Prosecuting Committee
has issued an appeal from which the
| following pertinent paragraphs are
taken:
1--WE send you this appeal, represent
| ing as we do the wounded and the
| friends and relatives of those now dead
| This committee is formed for the purpose
of procuring counsel, obtaining evidence
and all other matters tending to the
prosecuting of the sheriff and his dep
uties to the fullest extent of the law?
We assume that you are friends of labor
and that this battle is yours as well as
ours. If these men go unpunished for
the killing of our fellows, who knows
what will befall us next?
Let it not be said that you lacked
patriotism or proper sympathy by stand
ing idly by and not Offering some assist
ances toward the purpose of this com
mittee.
"A number have been made widows
and orphans, and should you wish to
contribute for the help of those, you will
so designate. All funds are to be sent
to John Nemeth, Treasurer National
Prosecution and Charity Committee for
the Lattimer Victims, Hazleton, Pa.
''And now we conclude, trusting that
you will give this your immediate atten-
tion. We feel that you have explicit
faith in the honesty of the committee.
We assure you that what you may con-
tribute will be distributed in an impar-
tial, busness-like manner, so that when
we retire from this committee we hope
W uO SO Wlbll CTtuIb W OuTStINbS anu INC
esteem of the entire community.
"Committee-Rev. Ricn Aust, presi-
dent John Nemeth, treasurer; p. f.
Loughran, secretary; Rev. John Stas,
Salvador di Sandoa, Nicholas Ballok
Matthew Long, John Kuntz, Rev. Carl
Houser Edmund Lembick, Rev. Joseph
Formannick, Frank Koslowski, George
Kozakewich."
REGION TO BE ORGANIZED.
The work of thoroughly organizing
the anthracite miners is under consid-
Grafton by all the big labor unions. At
a session of the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor on Thurs
day at Washington, ID. c., very strong
resolutions regarding the shooting at
Lattmer were adopted. The council,
the resolutions state, twill give its full
est help through the trade unions and
the American Federation of Labor, to
raise moneys for the legal prosecution
and conviction of Sheriff Martin and his
murderous minions, that through the
courts of our land even-handed justice
may be done to atone for those revolving
murders"
Frank j. Weber, one of Federation
general organizers, was directed to pro-
ceed Immediately to the Luzerne district,
for the purpose of helping in more thor
oughly organizing the miners.
Mr.. Weber arrived at Hazleton Friday
evening and will spend some time in the
region.
STRIKING IN LACKAWANNA.
Four hundred miners and laborers,
employed at the Simpson & Watkins
collieries, above Scranton, went out on
a strike Friday morning, and in conse-
| quence the Last Chance, Eyebrow and
| Edgerton mines are idle. On Monday
last the men at the Last Chance went
out, but after conference with General
| Superintendent Crawford, in which he
promised them that their grievances
would be considered, they returned to
work Tuesday, and everything went
well till Thursday night when a meet
ing of the miners was held and it was
decided to stop work next morning, and
| to stay till their claims were granted.
The officials at Scranton were notified
and they told the men to either go to
work or remove their tools from the
mine. They did the latter.
One hundred slate pickers, employed
at the Coal Brook breaker, Carbondale
struck the same day. The principal
grievance is that when working three
quarter time no noon hour is allowed
| them.
TROOPS ARE DEPARTING.
The troops have begun to depart for
| their homes. The first of the 1900
soldiers who were ON duty in this
section left on Friday afternoon. Bat
terry c received orders that morning to
break camp, and the command was