Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23
THOUSANDS RETURN TO WORK
End of the Great Strike In the
Pittsburg District.
COST THE PEOPLE FIVE MILLIONS
Of Which Over Two Millions
Was in Was es.

The strike Against the lie Armits, How
ever, Will Continue indefinitely Work.
ing Miners to lie Assessed Five Per Cent
for the benefit of Those Who Remain
out.
PittBhurg. Pa, Sept 1G.-Aftar
nearly three months idleness, between
10, 600 and IS, 600 coal lninsrs in tho
PittHburg district returned 10 work to-
day, in accoriarCu with the action
taken at yesterdays convention, which
authorized the men TO resume work in
all mines complying with the provisions
OF the scale of Go cents adopted at
Columbus.
1t is estimated that the strike, which
lasted 60 working days, cost the people
of the Pittshurg district from 50, 900, 600
To 81, 900, QUO. OF this amount the
miners Lost about 50, $50, 0OJ in wages.
The strike against the De Armits
will continue indefinitely, arrangements
having been made to assess the working
miners 3 per cent OF their wages to
tlefray the expenses of keeping up the
fight until tho a. cent rate is made
uniform throughout tue district
iIazleton, Pa, Sept. l6. Two hun
bred and fifty women made more
trouble this morning than the TO- 000
striking miners have caused since last
Fridays shooting.
They were the foreign women OF the
McAdoo and Audenriod districts.
Armed with clubs, rolling pins. pokers
and any weapons they could find, they
invaded the washerirs which have
hitherto been working and forced the
men, about 200 in number, TO guit
work Al the men wers husbands,
sons or brothers of tho women, in most
instances they made no resistance,
although this is the first successful
movement to get them out. ln every
other part of the region quiet pre-.
vailed.
IIazleton. Pa, Sept. II. To day
opcuad with commotion at the head
quarters Of the Third Brigade and in
the various campo.
AT I'm early hour this morning Gen.
Coffin received message stating that
there was more trouble at A udenried.
The attack made ny the women yester-
day, which resulted in driving tho
miners at those coiieries out, was re-
peated when an attempt to start up the
coliieries was made to-day Over 100
men reported for work az the Monarch
washery, when the hand OF women,
armed with sticks and stones. swooped
down upon them. Some of their mum :
bpr again stationed themselves on top
of culm hank, ready to pelt the men
with their weapons, but violence was
avoided by the men promptly going
out. AT the Star washery about 100
out of l3J man returned to WORK, but
the women are determined to drive
them out, and they are not expected to
be working more than a few hours at
most No attempt was maue to resume
at the Carson washery.
As soon an the reports ct the dis
tuTbGnce reached Gen. Goblin, he sent
a squad of the Governors troop to the
scene. When the cavalry reached there
the women followed the troop about the
streets, h0oting and cursing.
Reports from Cranberry confirmed
the news that the powder house OF
Edward TJenbaoh had been broken
into early this morning by strikers,
who had stolen a quantity of dynamite.
Details OF the rohhary were not oh
tainahle. A squad OF soldiery was sent
tbsre also.
Hazleton. Pa, Sept. 90. This strike
situation again assumed an uncertain
phase this morning.
An attempt TO resume work was made
Mt Pardeu's Lattimer mines. but
only 800 out of |, 800 miners returned tc
work. Tnese were mainly Italians,
with fow English speaking men.
During the night the lIungarians pa
raded through tho settlement, beating
| tin cans and kettles and raising a great
racket. This was done to notify those
of their race that thny must not &C
back TO work. The warming was oh
served, and this morning a band Of
liungarians, led by women, was mass.
ing ind threatening to march on the
mines later in the day. The Thirteenth
Regiment ia keeping close watch iol
further trouble.
! Tho 1890 miners at the Lehieh &
Wilkesharre Co.'S. McAdon mines kent
their word, anu returned to work IN
der heavy military protection.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. q. Sheriff
| Martin and about 40 Of his deputies
ware arraigned in court this morning,
charged with the murder of 81 striking
minnrs at LGttimer On September 10th,
After the deputies and witnesses had
bnen admitted, tho court ordered thf
doors TO bo closed. There was a great
crowd on tho outside, clamoring fol
admission. Tho prosecution was con.
ductnd by District Attorney Fell. John
Il. Lenahan. ex-State Senator Kline and
George II. TroutmGn Looked after the
| interests al tho defence.
/ Tho fisrt witness was John Walsh.
tho driver of beer wagon. lie met
tho striEers aud the deputies on the
road to lattimer on Friday, September
10th. When the sheriif's deputies
haltoll the marching column of strikers
he did not aee tne sheriff. He saw 4
deputy named Eiess. Tho latter ran Out
from the main body of deputies, grabbed
striker who carried an American tlHl
] and there wac scullle. Then some
/ one gave the order 10 fire. There was
one shot followed by another, then &
regular vollay. One striker was shot
while he was hseing through the woods
| On cross exam nation. the Witness sal
no advised tho sirilers TO throw away
their sticks, aa il was against the law
to carry them
| James Leimcnaergpr, commonwealth
witness, sworo that hs saw the sheriff
read tho riot net. then he was sur,
rounded by the strikers. The sheriff
pulled out revolver. the strikers helt
is wrist aud he could not use it. Tbs
firing tnun commenced.
Charles GuearOtt. a school teacher