The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-17
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Takes a Hand in the Anthracite
Coal Region Strike.
ORGANIZING STRIKING MINERS.

VhUdNld1NQ DIhlhlNG MINERS,
Women Take q Hand in the Strike
and Drive Out Number of Men
Who Were at work-The Troops Can
Find No Disorder.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 17.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, with a MEM
bership of half million, has taken up
the cause of the mine workers in this
region. Their organizers are already
at work here, and when this has been
completed uniform scale will be form
ulated and presented to the operators.
There will be no marching nor any
thing in the way of demonstration,
and no attempt will be made to bring
about sympathetic strike movements.
At the mass meeting fixed for to-
morrow night, at Old Park, Peter ].
Mcguire, vice president of the Fed
GRAFTON, and secretary general of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, of Philadelphia, will make an
address. George Chance, also of the
Quaker City. a leader of the United
Labor League. will also speak. If con-
ditions warrant 1t Samuel Gompers,
president Of the Federation. and Frank
Morrison. secretary. will come to
Hazleton later. The organizations
money will be used In the movement,
and $500 Of the fund sent by the car
psnters to the general fund at Column
bus. O.. is ready on demand and will
be contributed If found necessary.
Concerning the story that Eugene v.
Debs will speak at the Saturday night
meeting the strike leaders say that II
he comes 1t will not be at their solicita-
ton. No invitation has been extended
to him and they do not believe he will
be here.
The work of organization Is being
done by the sending of emissarles by
twos and threes to mines, and every
effort is being made to avoid the ap-
pearance of demonstration. Organ
txer John Fahey, of the United Mine
Workers, has charge of the work, and
he will shortly be assisted by new men
from the ranks Of the Federation
Fahey yesterday made answer to the
expressions of Calvin Pardee. the coal
operator. who insinuated that Fahey
was working for his own interests in
stead of those of the strikers. and de-
clared that were 1t not for "agtators"
the men would be at work To this
Tahey asserts that he was sent for by
the miners, and has been congratulated
by the press for his work thus far. He
denies the charges made and challenges
MIR. Pardee to furnish proof of their
authenticity. He concludes by demand
Ing an apology.
The peace prevailing during the past
few days was broken yesterday by a
conflict between striking and working
miners. which for time threatened
10 be serious. A body of.aDout 15O men
and boys, led by score or more Of
women. made a raid on the Carson,
Har and Monarch colieries at Honey
1rook, near Audenried. The women,
as well 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 on the top
II a culm bank and pelted the work.
tnxmen with stones. One Hungarian
was clubbed over the head and badly
Injured, but no further harm was in
hicted. A large force of strikers was
stationed behind an adjacent culm
bank ready to reinforce the body of
raiders If necessary, but at this stage
of the attack the employees quit in a
body and Joined the strikers ranks.
The encounter was the direct result
OF an attempt to start up the Lehigh
aAd Wllkesbarre collieries. Despite the
determination to remain out until Su-
perfhtendent laval was heard from
regarding the 10 per cent advance de-
manded number of Hungarans and
1tkllans reported for work yesterday
morning. AS soon as this news reached
Bunker Hill and Honey Brook the at
tack was made, each coliery being
visited In turn. The superintendent
called for assistance of Sheriff Scott,
of Schuylkill county, in which county
Honey Brook lies, and that official
made demand on General Goblin for
n body Of soldiers, A battalion of the
1ighth regiment. under Colonel Magee,
hvrriedly marched from their Auden-
ried camp to the scene of the trouble,
but. as usual 1t was over and the men
scattered when the soldiers reached
there. Colonel Magee received report
Of the occurrence and made q demon
ssration with the idea of subduing the
turbulent inclinatlohs Of the foreigners.
The march proceeded through Honey
Brook, Bunker Hill and McAdoo Here
the troops were halted, while the off,
GERS made short reconnoiter toward
Silver Brook. Nothing of a suspicious
character was seen, however, and the
troops were marched back to camp,
hCtu weary and dust stained after q
sewn mile tramp.
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
wsshery. and forced them to quit work.
This second movement resulted In
sending squadron Of the Governors
Troop to the disturbed districts yes
terday afternoon. They returned at
o'clock with the report that all was
quiet.
Honey Brook being beyond the juris-
Hictfon Of Luzerne county Sheriff Scott
has made a reuuisitlon on Governor
Hastings for a body Of troops to be
stationed there permanently. Another
to resume work will be made
At these cOllieries.
Colonel Magee, of the Eighth rcgi-
ment. reported an incident that oc-
CURED al o'clock in the morning,
while most of the weary warriors were
on their couches of earth.
The guard line was thrown into fer
msnt by the appearaa of blood
stained Hungarian rushing pell nell
towards them with four men IN close
pursuit. AS soon as the latter saw the
white tents of the camp looming up in
the darkness they fed and vanished
Int the night The Injured Hun, whose
name is John Timko, ran towards the
sentries, crying at the top of his voice:
me no striker" He fell exhausted at
their feet. and was borne within the
line. After the sudden alarm had sub
sided he was carried to the camp hos
Dital, where 1t was found he had been
AL -, 81.