The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-17
American Federation Takes Hand
in Strike.
ORGANIZERS ALREADY, AT WORK
AT HAZLETON.
women and Boys Caused Big Commo-
aon-Forced Men to Leave Their
to Start Two ColIieries. ss.l

Hazelton, Pa, September 16.-The
American Federation of Labor, with
membership 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 COM
pieted a uniform scale will be formulated
and presented to the operators,
A body Of about $50 men and boys. led
Dy a score or more of women, made
raid on the Carson, Star and Monarch
ooilieries, at Honey Brook, near Auden-
reid today. The women, as well as their
followers, were armed with clubs and
stones, and before the 300 workers could
be induced to come out the missiles were
used. Some of the women stationed
themselves on the top of culm bank and
peited the working men with stones. Ole
Hungarion was dubbed over the head
and badly injured, but. no. further harm
was inflicted The encounter was the
direct result Of an attempt to start up the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre collieries Despite
the determination to remain out until
superintendent laval was heard from
regarding the ten per cent advance de.
nanded, number of Huns and Italians
reported for work this morning. AS soon
as this news reached Bunker Hill and
Honeybrook, the attack was made, each
colliery being visited in turn. The
superintendent called for assistance of
Sheriff Scott of Schuylkill county, and
that official made demand on General
Goblin for body OF soldiers. A battalion
of the eighth regiment under Magee, hur-
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BILE, but it was over and the men scattered
when the soldiers reached there.
The soldiers had not been out of sight
ten minutes before crowd of strikers
pounced upon squadssof Huns who were
screening coal near the Star Washery,
and forced them to quit work. This sec
ond movement resulted in the sendin of
squadron Of the governors troops to
the disturbed district this afternoon
They returned at six O'Clock with.the re-
port that all was quiet.
The Pittsburg Strike at an End.
Pittsburg, September 12.-After nearly
three months idleness, between Is, 900 and
18, 900 coal miners in the Pittsburg dis
trict, went to work today in accordance
with the provisions of the scale of 65
cents adopted at Columbus. The re-
ira uder of the %, 900 miners of the dis
Z will be at work before the CLOSE of
the week. 1t is estimated thai the strike
which lasted sixty five working days, cost
the people Of the Pittsburg district from
So, 600, 600 to 1000, 900. OF this amount
the miners lost about 50, $50, ,0LO in wages
The strike against the De Armitts' will
continue indefinitely.
Don't Know What They Want.
Philadelphia, Pa, September 16.-A
special to the Record from Hazelton says
Originating as 1t did In the petty dis
agreement between the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre company mule drivers and
their employees and having spread until it
now affects nearly O,OoO men and most of
the principal operators of the Middle
coal fields, the strike had been one of the
most peculiar ever inaugurated in the
region. The miners nave no organization.
In so per cent in the idle colleries they
are at loss to say how much they want
and in such cases they have quit work
without even asking for an increase.