Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18
TWENTY ONE ARE DEAD
OTHERS WILL DIE FROM THEIR
woUNDs-IIST OF THE DEAD.
state warriors Arrive In "Feh' N""-
bers-HazIetOn's war Time
Appearance.

L
corpses lay yesterday morning In frame
shanties scattered about this mlltop
town Forty manned, wounded and bro
ken figures Law on the narrow cots OF the
Hazleton hospital. Of these, 1t is almost
a certainty that five will be added to the
death list before another day dawns.
Such was the execution done Friday al
ternoon by l02 deputy sheriffs, armed to
the teeth, upon about $50 ignorant Tor
eipners whose total armament consisted
of two little penknives. These facts are
undisputed.
Here is the ghastly roll as it stood Sat
urday night;
The dead-Andrew Nickowski, John
Chobenski, Steve Urch, Andrew Yehr-
man, John Frankie, John Zernawick,
Frank Kodet, John Zahzlack, John
Sheka, Anton Greekio, John Turnas-
vich, Andrew Yurch, Andrew Zimerski,
Adam Zimenski, John Burski, Stanley
Sackdreski, Sebastian Bozotoski, John
Futa, Adelbest Czata, Andrew Collick,
Rachael BeckWicz,
The injured who are at deaths door
Clemens Blotack, Caspar Dulass, John
Bonke, Andrew Joabini. Jacob Toma-
shanti.
Forty others are badly hurt, including
John Treble, deputy sheriff. All these
men ranged in age from Is to As years,
all oreigners-Hungarians Poles and
Slavs.
Excitement Was intense.
The situation Saturday night was as
intense as the day was full of event and
incident. First and foremost, the purpose
these men had in view when their march
received its tragic end was consummt-
ed. The 100 workers at the Latlmer
mines, to whom they were bound i'll an
effort to induce them to join the strik-
ers, have laid down their picks and have
sworn to do no more work until all the
demands of the men in the district have
been satisfied.
Next in Importance was the issuance
of warrants this afternoon for the arrest
of Sheriff Martin and l02 deputies. These
were issued at the instance of the United
Hungarian Societies. They were made
out in the name of Joseph NJ. Healte,
president of the st. George society, of
which nearly all the dead We're mem
bers. Robert p Riley, manager of the
Anthracite Detective Agency, took
charge of the documents, but up to a
late hour they had not been executed.
Sheriff Martin, who spent Friday night
at his Wilkesbarre home under a strong
guard, came to Hazleton Saturday morn
ing with the Ninth regiment of the
Third brigade. His presence i'll town
was not known until late in the day.
Then it was discovered that he was
still under the guardianship of the sol
diers, and he could not be reached in the
afternoon. Constables Airey and Gala
CHER made an effort to arrest A. Hess,
who led one company of deputies last
night, but he had sought shelter within
the military lines kept by the Ninth
regiment, and they refused to permit the
constables to pass the guard The war
rants charge murder, assault and battery
and threatening to kill.
The third event of note was the offer
made by Superintendent L. A. Wall of
the Lehigh colheries to grant
an increase of 10 per cent over the Lee
high 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 dis
eussion and speech making it was de,
cided to accept the proposition. But lit
tie confidence follows this decision, as it
is taken for granted that as soon as the
men return to work pressure from the
men still out will be brought to bear to
restore them to the strikers ranks, and
it is admitted that there will be no re-
sistance.
This was only one of three mass meet
ings held Saturday.
sympathy for the Murdered.
Another at Harwood adopted resolu-
tions expressing sympathy for the muir
dered brothers who were shot down at
Latimer, and continuing in this fashion;
For years we have been oppressed by
c. Pardee Co. by the payment of star
walton wages. They have deprived us
OF our liberty by compelling us to deal
in their company store They have fore
ed Ms to purchase powder at five times
its actual value. and have otherwise
tyrannized Us in ways too numerous to
mention, so that we are no longer free
men, but slaves. We assembled together
peacefully and to seek redress for our
grievances Not one man among us was
armed. Our mission was not to take hui.
man life nor to destroy property, but to
60 and meet our fellow employees of the
same company at Latimer, who were in
sympathy with us. We were opposed Oh
the public highway and without provo
''Ar" shot down like dogs.