The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-17

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TIAzLEToN, Pa. Sept 1S.-Tha
American Federation of Labor, with
membership of half a 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 viii be form
ulated and presented to the operators
There will be no marching nor anything
In the way of q demonstration, ana no
attempt will be made to bring about
sympathetic strike movements.
AT the mass meeting fixed for nexi
Saturday night at Old Park, Peter j,
Maguire, vice president OF the Fedora
tton, and secretary general OF the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners,
OF Philadelphia, win make an address.
George Chance, also of the Quaker CitN
a leader OF the United Labor League.
VIII also speak. If conditions warrant,
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Feder'
alton, and Frank Morrison, secretary,
will come to Hazleton later. The organ
izatIons money will be used In the
movement and $500 OF the fund sent by
| the carpenters TO the general fund at
| Columbus, Ohio, Is ready on demand,
and will be contributed II found neces'
sary.
The peace prevailing during the past
| few days was broken to-day by con-
fllct between striking and working
miners which for q time threatened to be
serious, A body OF about 15O men and
| boys led by q score or more OF women,
made q raid on the Carson, Star and
Monarch collieries at Honeybrook, near
Audenreid. 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 of culm bank and
pelted the worlsingmen with stones. One
Hungarian was ciHbbed over the head
and badly injured. but no further harm
was inflicted.
A large force of strikers was stationed
behind an adjacent culm bank ready to
reinforce the body OF raiders II necessary,
but at this stage of the attack, the ems
ployes quit In body and Joined the
strikers rank. The encounter was the
direct result OF an attack to start up thu
LehFgh &c Wiikesbarre oelAeries. De-
spite the determination to remain out
until Superintendent laval was heard
from, regarding the 10 per cent advance
demanded, a number of Hungarians and
Italians reported for work this morning.
Small Outbreak.
As soon as this news reached Bunker
Hill and Honeybrook. the attack was
made, each colllery being visited in turn.
The superintendent called for assistance
from Sheriff Scott, of schuyllsll county.
in which county Honeybrook lies. and
that official made n demand on General
Goblin for body Of soldiers. A battal-
lon OF the Eighth regiment, under Colo
mel Magee, hurrledly marched from the
Audenreid camp TO the scene Of the
trouble, but as usual, II was over and
the men scattered when the soldiers
reached there.
The soldiers were marched back to
camp, and had not been out OF sight
ten minutes before a crowd Of strikers
pounCed upon n squad OF Hungarians
who we're screening coal near the Star
washery and forced them to quit work.
This second movement resulted in the
sending of a squad Of the governors
troops TO the disturbed district this af-
ternoon. They returned at o'clock
with the report that all was quiet.
There was no material change to-day
In the situation of the strike, beyond
that already mentioned. A mine official
made the statement to-day that some
Hungarians had reported to him that
they could not account for the location
OF 2S Of their countrymen who were In
Fridays parade when II was fired upon
by the deputies. II Is the general opln-
ion that they were frightened, ran away
and are still in hiding. Some Of their
friends incline TO the belief that the
men we're wounded, made their way to
the mountains and were lost there. A
search of the woods and mountains is
being made.
Sheriff Martin came over from Wilkes
barre again to-day. He Ia very moody
and seems to feel his position keenly.
Tho various camps OF the national guard
were generally quiet to-day. Operator
Pardee. in the course Of talk to-day.
said the troops would be here for more
than two weeks to come. At the hospl-
tai to-day there was no change In the
condition OF the men who are lowering
near deaths door.
10 suppress Meetings.
Governor Hastings tonight sent
message to General Goblin. ordering him
to suppress all meetings having n ten
dency to lncito riot. This viii Roubtless
prevent the proposed labor meeting,
scheduled for next Saturday might. The
streets OF Hnzleton were quiet to-day
and interest is now directed TO the result
OF the cOroner's inquest, which will be
held Monday or Tuesday
A powder mill at Lofty about ton or
or twelve miles from hero was struck by
lightning and exploded tonight. Tho
building was burned to the ground, but
no one was injured. Tho news of the
explosion caused n variety OF alarming
rumOra to circulate.
A meeting OF the commission to nr-
range for the prosecution Of Sheriff
Martin and the deputies was held to-
night, but little information was given
out, Funds nre coming In to them
from various labor organizations and II
wns stated that "tho best counsel In
tho country would be employed"