The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-17
Strikers Are Returning to Work by
the Thousands.
The Trouble Cost PittShurg Many Millions
of Dollars.
Foreign Women Continue to Gre
ate Trouble About Haz1eton-
Force Men, Many of Whom
Were Their Husbands, to Quit
Work.

Work.
PITTSBURG, Sept 16.-Between 49,
600 and $4,000 miners in the Pittsburg
district returned to work to-day in ac-
cOrdance with the action taken at yes
terday's convention authorizing the
men to resume work in all mines COM
plying with the provisions of the scale
of 50 cents adopted at Columbus.
The remainder of the $4,000 miners of
the district will be at work before the
close of the week. 1t is estimated that
the strike, which lasted sixty-five work
ing days, cost the people of the Pitts
burg district from S5,0O0,000 to ST.,
100000 OF this amount, the miners
lost about $2,250,000 in wages.
The strike against the De .trmitts
Will continue indefinitely, arrangements
having been made to assess the work
ing miners per cent. of their wages to
defray the expenses of keeping up the
fight until the 65-cent rate is made uni
form throughout the district
ILLINOIS MINERS RETURN TO
WORK.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 16.-The coal min
ers' strike is over, SO far as the dis
trict supplying the st. Louis market is
concerned. Seventeen mines in the
Sixth Illinois district resumed work to-
day. 1t is probable that all the small
operators in the district will come into
line before the end Of the week The
Duquoin miners will return to work
Friday morning.
The representatives OF the strikers
were met by seventeen of the independ-
ent operators. The men submitted "a
proposition for a scale of 81 cents ton,
top weight, mine run. After long
consultation it was accepted late in the
afternoon
The big Consolidated and Madison
Companies ignored the call for the con-
ference. They now have three-cor-
nered fight on their hands. The indie
pendent operators and the miners
agreed to make common warfare on the
two big companies. The small opera
tors will employ as many as possible of
the strikers formerly employed by the
Madison and Consolidated Companies
1t is proba BILE that double shifts will
be worked. The Consolidated and Madi-
son Companies will not be able to get
men to dig coal for them until they sign
the scale.
WOMEN AGAIN CREATE TROUBLE.
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 presented
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 sympathetic
strike movements.
The work of organization is done by
the sending of emissaries from mine to
mine, and every effort is being made
to avoid the appearance of a demon
stration.
The peace prevailing during the past
few days was broken to-day by a con-
flict between striking and working
miners. which for time threatened to
be serious A body of $50 men and boys
led by a score of women made a raid
on the Carson, Star and Monarch col
lieries at Honey Brook, near Auden-
reid. The women, as well as their fol-
lowers, We're armed with clubs and
stones, and before the 800 workers
could be induced to come out the mis-
siles were used. Some of the women
stationed themselves on the top of a
culm back and pelted the workmen
with stones. One Hungarian was club
bed over the head and badly injured
The encounter was the result of an
attempt to start up the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre mines. Despite the deter
mination to remain until a decision re-
garding the 10 per cent. demand was
received number of Hungarians and
Italians reported for work this morn
ing. AS soon as the news reached
Bunker Hill and Honey Brook the at
tack was made, each colliery being Wis
tied in turn. The superintendent called
for assistance from Sheriff Scott, and
that official made a demand on Gen
eral Goblin. A battalion of the Eighth
Regiment hurried to the scene, but it
was over, and the men scattered when
the soldiers reached there. The troops
were marched back to camp. The SOL
utes before a crowd of strikers pounc-
cd upon a squad of Hungarians who
were screening coal near the Star
washery and forced them to quit. This
second movement resulted in the send
ing of a squadron of the Governors
troop to the disturbed district this af
ternoon. They returned this evening
with the report that all was quiet.
Honey Brook being beyond the juris-
diction of Luzerne County, the Sheriff
has made a request on Governor Hast
ings for a permanent body of troops.
Another attempt to resume work will
be made at the collieries tomorrow.
There was no change to-day in the
condition of the wounded in the hos
pital.
Governor Hastings tonight sent a
to General Goblin ordering him
to suppress all meetings which have
tendency to ineite riot. This will
doubtless prevent the proposed labor
meeting scheduled for next Saturday
night.