The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-12
TWO LITTLE PEN KNIVES
The Only Weapons the Strikers
Had in Fridays Slaughter.
SITUATION is CRITICAL
Miners at the Latimer Mines Stop Work
Warrants Issued for the Arrest OF
Sheriff Martin and Deputies.
Protected by Troops.

Hazelton, Pa. Sept. 1l.-Twenty-one
corpses lie tonight in frame shaniies
scattered about this town. Forty
MANNED, wounded and broken figures
lay on the narrow cots of the Hazelton
hospitals. or these IL is almost a cer-
iainty that five will he added TO the
death list before another day daMns.
Such was the execution done yesterday
afternoon by loe deputy sheriffs. armed
to the teeth, upon about 40 ignorant
foreigners. whose total armament con-
sisted of two little penknives. These
facts are undisputed.
Here is the ghastly roll as II stands
tonight.
Dead-Andrew Nickowski, John Cho-
benski, Steve rrch. Andrew Yerhman,
John Franko. John Zernawick, Frank
kodet. John Zaslack. John Sheka. AM
ton GreelSio. John Turnasvich Andrew
Zurich, all OF Harwood; Andrew Zim-
ersk. Adam Zimenski. John Burksi.
Stanley Sacdrski. Sebastian Bozostoski.
John Futa, Adelbert Czata. all Of crys-
tai Ridge; Andrew Collick, Raefel
Beckwicz Of Cranberry.
The injured who are deaths door:
Clemens Blotack, Caspar Dulass. John
Bonke, Andrew Slaboni. Jacob Toma-
shontas. Forty others are badly hurt.
including John Treble. deputy sher-
in. All these men range i'm age from
is 10 a. years. all foreigners-iiungar-
ians. Poles and Slavs.
The situation tonight IL as tense as
the day was fun of event and incident.
First and foremost, the purpose these
men had i'm view when their march
received its tragic end was consum-
mated. The I 500 workers at the Lati-
mer mines. Ia whom they were bound
Inv an effort 60 induce them 10 join the
strikers ranks. have laid down their
picks and sworn to do no more work
until all the demands Of the men az
all the mines in the district have been
conceded.
Next In importance was the issuance
Of warrants this afternoon for the ar
rest of Sheriff Martin and l02 dcputi,s.
These were issued at the instance ci the
United Hungarian societies. They were
made out in the name Of Joseph Me
halt. president of the 81. George So
cioty. of which nearly ali the dead
miners Were members.
Robert 4. Riley. manager of tn Ar
thracite Detective agency. took tharyc
Of the documents, but up To a late hour
tonight they had not been e''o-
cutcd.
at his wilkesbarre home under a strong
guard. came 10 Hazelton this morning
with the Ninth regiment of the Third
brigade. His presence in ihs town wis
not known until late in the day Then
IL was found he MAS stlll under the
guardianship Of the soldiers and he
could not be reached this afternoon.
Constables Airey and Gallagher made
an effort To arrest A. T.. Hess. ho ted
one company Of the deputies ,ast nis NJ,
hut he had sought shelter within .hc
military lines kept by the Ainth resi-
mcnt and they refused - permit the
constables 10 pass the gard. Tlc VAR
rants charge murder. assault and bat
terry and threatening to Nil.
A third event of note was the offer
made by Superintendent laval Of the
Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre colliers, TO
grant an increase Of 10 per cent. over
the Lehigh basis To the men of the
company. about 1000 in number A
big meeting was held at McAdoo i'm the
afternoon 10 consider this offer. aud
after much discussion and speechmak-
ing II WAS decided to accept ths propo-
sition. But little confidence follows this
decision. as IL is taken for granted tha;
as soon as the men return to work
pressure from the men still out will he
brought To bear Ia restore them IA the
strikers ranks. and II Is admitted that
there will he no resistance.
This VAS only one of three mass
meetings held to-day Another AT Har-
wood adopted resolutions expressing
sympathy for the murdered brothers
who were shot down AT Latimer. and
continuing in this fashion:
For years we have been oppressed
by q. Pardee a. Go. by the payment of
starvation wages. They have deprived
us of our liberty by compelling us to
deal In their company store. They have
forced ms 10 purchase powder at five
times it's actual value and have other
wise tyrannized over Ms in ways too
numerous In mention. 50 that We are no
longer free men hut slaves. We as
sembled together peacefully and to seek
redress for our grievances Not one
man among US was armed. our mis-
sion WAS not To take human life nor -
destroy property. hu; to go and meet
our fellow employees of the same com
pany at 1.atimer who were In SYM
paihy with US. We were opposed on
the public highway and without provo
calion. were shot down like dogs.
Resolved. That We deplorc such re-
sIstance 10 the right tn assemble and
march. That We look upon such shoot
ing AS unprovoked and uncalrd fer.
and that II such slaughter - not nur
der in law. II surely must b. before high
heaven. That we dcnouncc such action
as cruel and wilful and .owardly mur-
der. We place ourselves before the har
of public opinion and appeal To tho
good citizens of this state and IuntrN'
+ and ask them IL ther. was iustiiirati In
or warrant in such assis .'nltion.
Resolved. That We extend our sym
pnthy Ia the friends and relatives Z
those who have fallen aud pray ~ Gnd
+ that those pow dead will live in odr
memories az martyrs ;p ne csus Oi
downtroddcn labor"
The third meeting was the most
largely attended. II began al Hazel
park about . O'Clock this afternoon
/ and adjourned 10 Dologal hill an omen
/ placr. where n was IN progress to-
/ night The purpose of this meeting
/ was also to extend sympathy and To
decide upon course of action in com
sequence of last nights cata sirnphe.
Throughout the day the city has been
given up To excitement when. by i,s
suppressed chara''' has been more
ominuus than 'uIh,'snCc would hs sve
been. The nc bminc NJ the state troops
sert cd .iO CON- he strikers ana th' =
symrathiZerS and uo further drmDl-
.ttation was made than the gathering
81 street corners nf knots of men ana
women in mu'iered, but intense, dis
ruSsiou Of the shooting. Tonight