The record-union., 1897-09-12
TWENTY ONE DEAD,
FORTY-ONE HURT,
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ested that these terms have been COM
piled with by the operators represent
ing majority of the output in each
district. Then the National Executive
Board shall meet and declare work re-
| sumed at all places represented"
MINERS QUIT WORK.
HAZLETON (Pa), Sept. 11-Fifteen
hundred men employed in the Latimer
mines voluntarily joined the strikers
to-day. These are the miners upon
whom yesterday afternoons march
was directed when the bloody fusillade
put a stop to it. Almost Immediately
after the shooting the men quit work in
body.
This afternoon they held a meeting
and decided not to return to work un-
| til every demand made had been
| acceded to or every mine in the re-
gion has been closed by the operators.
The meeting was held in front of a
tumble-dOWn frame schoolhouse thirty
yards from the scene of last nights
tragedy. 1t was entirely orderly and
the leaders were careful to counsel
moderation.
The principal speaker was Antoine
Leuke, a bright young Polander who
has hitherto acted as a messenger be-
tween the strikers and operators.
- am satisfied that you are not
armed he said to the men, and that
you VIII not arm, and l want to tell
you that you will best serve your cause
by remaining unarmed."
No further action will be taken to-
day
1T is too soon after" one of them
said, with a shudder. "On Monday a
committee consisting of four Italians,
two Hungarians and four Polanders
the nationalities represented at the
Latimer's mines will be sent to in
form the operators of their action and
to assure the other strikers that they
are with them to the bitter end"
Before nightfall there will be fully
1900 soldiers camped in Hazleton. Fol-
/ lowing the Ninth Regiment, which ar
rived from Wilkes barre this morning
came seven companies Of the Thir-
teenth. The Fourth Regiment under
Colonel Case, from Allentown, is also
on the ground
the militia force before the afternoon is
over are the Eighth Regiment, from
Lebanon; the Twelfth. from Williams
port, a battery from Phoenixville and
the Governors troop and City Guards,
from Harrisburg.
While it is perfectly quiet this after
noon, it is an accepted fact that the sit
uation remains extremely critical
! Night may bring with it a continuation
of the calm, or it may see an outbreak
! The foreigners are apparently coWed by
the presence of the troops, but Satur-
day night is a drinking period with
them, even in time of peace and appre-
| hension is felt for the approach of
/ darkness when the situation is as tense
as it is to-day.
General Goblin, Commander of the
Third Brigade, and his staff arrived
here shortly before s o'clock. He open
| ed brigade headquarters in the office of
the Division Superintendent of the Le-
/ high Valley Coal Company, and assign
ed the various commands to points on
the outskirts and surrounding the city.
In addition to the usual equipment,
Battery has two breech-loading and
/ 3
also sent 40 Philadelphia for the city
troop and will hold them at headquar-
ters.
General Goblin expressed himself as
Well satisfied with the conduct of the
troops He said: They have been so
assigned that perfect law and order
will be maintained. 1 will not permit
the marching of large bodies of men
along the roads, and all such will be
ordered to disband at once My mis-
sion here and the mission of the soldiers
is to maintain law and order. 1 have
nothing to do with what the men are
striking for or what the operators are
seeking, and, as far as l am officially
concerned, do not care. AS 1 said be-
| fore, we are here simply to maintain
law and order, and that condition shall
be maintained. l am especially well
| pleased with the promptitude with
which the men responded TO the call for
duty, and by nightfall l expect to haye
nearly all, if not all, under canvas
| Some of the latter have now arrived,
and the remainder will be here short
ly. The soldiers are behaving splen-
didly. and are not manifesting any feel
J ms buA, O4A Ll1C OlIlEL IiA1l4, are aL-
/ tending strictly to duty"
WARRANTS OUT FOR MARTIN.
! HAZELTON Pa.), Sept. 11.-War-
rants were issued by the United States
| Hungarian Society for the arrest of
| Sheriff Martin and the 102 deputies
who are alleged to have been concerned
in the shooting. The warrants have
| been placed in the hands of Robert
| Healey, the Manager Of the Anthracite
Detective Agency.
| The prosecutor named is Joseph Me-
| halto, President of the St. George So
ciety, of which most of the dead miners
We're members, and arrests viii be
made late this afternoon or tonight.
| A number of prominent citizens of
! Hazelton who served as deputies are
named in the warrants Among these
are the Marshal, E. L. Babcock. Fred
Schieppy, Thomas Hall, A. p. Platt. A.
f. Ness and A. NJ. Eby. The latter was
formerly Cashier of the Hazelton Ma
tional Bank and Hess is Superintendent
Of the Traction Company of Hazleton.
Detective Riley stated that some of
the prominent men Of the city have
subscribed money to assist IN securing
evidence against the deputies who fired
on the miners.