The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-17
Women Armed with Clubs and stones
Led the Crowd, Which Was Finally
Dispersed by the Military.
DIGGERS TO BE ORGANIZED
AND A DEMAND MADE ON OPERATORS
FOR A UNIFORM SCALE.
No Agreement Reached by the Confer
ence of Indiana BituminOus Miners
and Their Employers.

f1ALLElON, IA, sept. lO.-Iue AlIitllCeil
Federation Of Labor 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 a uniform
scale will be formulated and presented to
the operators. There will be no marching
nor anything in the nature of a demonstra-
ton, and no attemut will be made to bring
about sympathetic strike movements. AT
the mass meeting next Saturday night at
Old Park addresses will be made by Peter
j. Mcguire, vice president of the Fedora
ton and secretary general of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
Philadelphia, and George Chace, of the Phil
adelphia United Labor League. Samuel
Gompers, president of the Federation and
Frank Morrison, secretary, may also speak.
Concerning the story that Eugene " Debs
will speak at the Saturday-night meeting
the strike leaders say if he comes it will not
be at their solicitation. No invitation has
been extended to him. The work of organ
ization is being done by the sending of ennis
saries by twos and threes from mine to
mine and every effort is being made to avoid
the appearance of a demonstration.
The peace prevailing during the past few
days was broken to-day by a conflict be-
tween striking and working miners which
for time threatened to be serious. A body
of about $50 men and boys, led by a score
or more of women, made a raid on the Car
son, Star and Monarch collieries at Honey
Brook, near Audenreid. The women, as
we'll as their followers, were armed with
clubs and stones, and before the workers
could be induced to come out the missiles
were used Some of the women stationed
themselves on the top of a culm bank and
pelted the workingmen with stones. One
Hungarian was dubbed over the head and
badly injured.
The encounter was the direct result of
attempt to start up the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre collieries. Despite the deter
mination to remain out until Superintend
ent Lewall was heard from regarding the 10
per cent. advance demanded, number of
Hungarians and Italians reported for work
this morning AS soon as this news reached
Bunker Hill ana Honey Brook the attack
was made. each colliery being visited in
turn. The superintendent called for assist
anCe of Shern Scott, of Schuylk1ll county,
in which county Honey Brook lies, and that
for body of soldiers A battalion of the
Eighth Regiment under Colonel Magee hur-
riedly marched from the Audenreid camp to
the scene of the trouble, but 1t was over
and the men scattered when the soldiers
reached there. Colonel Magee received a
report of the occurrence ana made dem
onStration with the idea of subdung the
turbulent inclinations of the foreigners. The
march proceeded through Honey Brook,
Bunker Hill and McAdoo Here the troops
were halted while the officers made short
reconnoiter towards Silver Brook Nothing
of a suspicious character was seen, how
ever, and the troops were marched back
to camp. The soldiers had not been out
of sight ten minutes before a crowd of
strikers bounced upon squad of Hunga-
rianS who were screening coal near the
Star washery and forced them to quit work.
This second movement resulted in the send
ing of a squadron of the Governors Troop
to the disturbed district this afternoon
They returned at o'clock with the report
that all was quiet Honey Brook, being be-
yond the Jurisdiction of Luzerne county
Sheriff Scott this afternoon made requiSi-
ton Governor Hastings for a bOdy of
troops to be stationed there permanently
fhe executives answer had not yet come
this evening.
A mine official made the statement to-day
that some Hungarians had reported to HIM
that they could not account for the location
were in Fridays parade when it was fired
upon by the deputy sheriffs. 1t is the gem
eral opinion that they were frightened and
are stall in hiding
Governor Hastings tonight sent mes
sage to General Goblin ordering him to
suppress all meetings having tendency to
incite 2 riot. iEis doubtless will prevent
the published labor meetings scheduled for
next Saturday night. The streets of Halle
ton were quiet to-day and interest is now
directed to the result of the coroner's in
quest, which will be held Monday or Tues
day.