The record-union., 1897-09-12


Trouble is at an End.
HAZLETON Pa.), Sept. 11.-Twen-
fy-one corpses lie tonight in frame
shanties scattered about this hilltop
town Forty MANNED, wounded an1
broken figures lay on the narrow cots
of the Hazleton hospital OF these, IT
is almost a certainty that five will be
added to the death list before another
day dawns. Such was the execution
done yesterday by the Deputy Sher1ffs,
armed to the teeth, upon about 100 ig-
norant foreigners, whose total arma-
1nent consisted of two little penknives-
These facts are undisputed- Here IS
the CHASTITY roll as it stands:
The dead-Andrew Nickowski, John
Chobenski. Steve Urch, Andrew Yarh-
man, John Franko, John ZernawicK'
Frank Kodet, John Zaslack, John She
ka. Antoine Greekio, John Turnasvich
Andrew zurich, all of Harwood; An
drew Zimensl1i, Adam Zimenski, John
Burksi. Stanley Sagdreski, Sebastian
Bozostosll. John Futa, Adelbert Czata,
all of Crystal Ridge; Andrew Collick,
The injured who are at deaths door
Clemens Plotack, Caspar Dulass,
John Bonke. Andrew Stabonf, Jacob
TomashOntas.
Forty others are badly hurt includ-
ing John Treble Deputy Sheriff.
An these men ranged in age from
eighteen to forty-fve years. all for
eigners. Hungarians, Poles, Lithunians
and Slavs.
The situation tonight is intense, as
the day was full of event and incident
First and foremost, the purpose these
men had in view when their march re-
ceived its tragic end was consummated.
The 800 workers It the Latimer
mines. to whom they were bound in an
effort to induce them to join the strik-
ers 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 t. district have been con-
ceded.
Next in importance was the issuance
e warrants this afternoon for the ar
rst of sheriff Martin and 102 deputies.
These were issued at the instance OF
the United Hungarian Societies They
were made out in the name Of Joseph
Mehalte. President of the St. George
Society of which nearly all the dead
miners were members Robert P. Ri
ley. Manager Of the Anthracite Detec-
tive Agency, took charge of the docu-
ment. but up to a late hour tonight
they had not been executed.
Sheriff Martin. who spent last night
at his WiIkesbarre home under a strong
guard. came to HazIeton this morning
with the Ninth Regiment of the Third
Brigade. His presence in town was
not known until late in the day. Then
it was found that he was still under
the guardianship of the soldiers and he
could not be reached.
This afternoon COnstables Airy and
Gallagher made an effort to arrest A
Hess. who led one company of depu-
ties last night. but he had sought shell
ter within the military lines kept by
the Ninth Regiment. and they refused
to permit the Constables to pass tbs
guard The warrants charge murder
assault and battery and threatening tc
kill
A third event of no less Importance
was the offer made by superintendent
laval of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Collieries, to grant an increase Of IL
per cent over the Lehigh basis to the
men of the company, about 1000 in
number.
A big meeting was held at McAdoo
in the afternoon TO consider this offer
and after much discussion and speech
making it was decided to accept the
proposition. But little confidence fol-
lows this decision. as it Is taken for
granted that as soon as the men re-
turn to work pressure from the men
still out viii be brought TO bear to re-
store them to the strikers ranks. and
it is admitted that there viii be nc
resistance.
This was only one of three mass
meetings held to-day. Another at Har-
wood adopted resolutions expressing
sympathy for "our murdered brothers
who We're shot down at Latimer.
The third meeting was the most
largely attended. It began at Haze
Park about : o'clock this afternoon
and adjourned to an open place at one
end of the city, where it was in progress
tonight The purpose of this meeuns
was also to extend sympathy ana tC
decide upon a course of action III con
sequence of last nights catastrophe.
Throughout the day the city has beer
given un to excitement, which by its
suppressed character has been more
odi0us than turbulence would have
been. The incoming OF the State
troops, which began at an early houl
this morning. served to COW the strik-
ers and their sympathizers. and no fur
ther demonstration was made than tbs
gathering at street corners of knots OF
men and women in muttered but in
tense discussion Of the shooting To
night there are fully $500 soldier:
camping - town.
General Gobine commander of tht
Third Brigade, arrived early in thf
morning. and established headquarter:
in the Office of the Division Superin-
tendent Of the Lehigh Coal Company
from which point he assigned the com
1nandS 10 points on the outskirts of the
city. The Thirt- ninth was sent Il
Hazel Park, commanding the read from
Drifton and another from Latimer. tbs
Twelfth was sent to Donegal Hill. or
the opposite side OF the town, holding
Janesville road The Second battal-
ion of the Eighth Regiment was placed
at Audenreid. and was later Joined
by the Fourth. The Thirteenth Wen