The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-18

Chobenslli, Steve Urch, Andrew Yehr
man, John Frankie, John Zernawick,
Frank Kodet, John Zahzlack, John
Shela, 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 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 consummat-
ed. The 100 workers at the Latimer
mines, to whom they were bound in 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 M. Healte,
president of the ST. George society. of
which nearly all the dead were 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 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. Constabes 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 o
the Lehigh- Wilkesbarre collieries to grant
an increase of 10 per cent over the lie
high basis to the men of the company
about 1000 in number. A big meeting
was held at McAdoo in the afternoon t.
consider this offer, and after much dis
cussion and speech making it was de
cided to accept the proposition. But lit
tie confidence follows this decision, as i
is taken for granted that as soon as tn
men return to work pressure from tn
men still out will be brought to bear t
restore them to the strikers ranks, ant
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
tons expressing sympathy for the nun
f dered brothers who We're shot down a
Latimer, and continuing in this fashion
e For years we have been oppressed b
c. Pardee & Co. by the payment of stal
S walton wages. They have deprived u
of our liberty by compelling us to dea
in their company store. They have fore
ed Ms to purchase powder at five time
its actual value. and have Otherwis
tyrannized us in ways too numerous
mention, so that we are no longer FIRE
men, but slaves. We assembled togethe
peacefully and to seek redress for on
, grievances. Not one man among us wa
n armed. Our mission was not to take HI
o man life nor to destroy property, but
T. go and meet our fellow employees of tn
o same company at Latimer, who were
. sympathy with us. We were opposed o
n the public highway and without prove
4 cation were shot down like dogs.
Resolved, That we deplore such r.
sistance to the right to assemble an
n march, That we look upon such shoe
d ing as unprovoked and uncalled for, an
It that if such slaughter is not murder
k law it surely must be before high heave
That we denounce such action as cru