The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-06
Strikers by Thousands SwOOp
Down on Famous Town.
Two Bodies Form a Junction at
Scene of 1897 Massacre.
COLLIERIES CLOSED.
Working Miners and Officers
Rendered POWerless.
Tie Up of Pardee Workings is
Complete.

Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 6.-Nearly 1000
strikers with 50 women and girls march
ed into Lattimer early this morning and
completely tied up the two collieries OF
Calvin Pardee & Co, located at that
place. It was the greatest march that
has taken place during the present
strike.
The crowd was made up of strikers
from AIcAdoo, Audenried, Jeansville and
Hazleton, on the south side, and from
Harwood, Jeddo, Freeland and Upper
Lehigh on the north side. Two men and
girls came from the now famous
borough of ATcAdoo. Sheriff Harvey and
a handful of deputies were at Lattimer
when the strikers arrived and they kept
the marchers constantly on the move.
There was no disturbance at any time,
the men and women being well behav-
ed.
It was the most exciting time Latti-
raer has had since the tragedy Of three
years ago. The strikers from the south
side concentrated on the back road to
the place They had left their homes at
midnight. The women including Moth
err Jones were conveyed in wagons,
while the men walked. It was a little
before o'clock when the 1000 south
side men entered Lattimer headed by a
nfe and drum corps and the women
The leader of the women. who was a
pretty Polish girl. carried a large Ameri-
can flag They marched and counter
marched on the Iattimer public road
until a m. when the whistle blew for
The starting of work at the collieries.
A shout went up from the crowd as it
saw that no one responded to the call.
Shortly after this a faint cheer was
heard in the distance and suddenly a
crowd which proved to be the north side
1narchers who had gathered on the op-
postte side of the town burst through a
ga 70 10, =
pany's property about a half a mile
away They came streaming in by the
hundreds and rushed down the COM
pany's railroad, then across the strfr.-
pings and Joined the south side force on
the public road on the very spot where
the 2 marchers were shot by deputies
In 1897.
While the men were running across
the company's property, it looked as if
the leaders of the south side strikers
would lose control of the men, and they
too would break and Overrun the pri-
Eate grounds, but tbev We're held in
check If they had gotten onto the
property the sheriff with his small force
would have been absolutely pOWerIess to
deal with the 1000 cheering marchers.
The combined forces after a short rest
formed two by two and with the yvo-
men and girls in the lead started on an
other paEade through the town. The
women marchers called the Lattimer
men blacklegs and hard names while
those thus assaiIed remained mute for
fear OF being attacked. This was kept
up until o'clock, when the marchers
began to leave for their various home
towns
Just before the whistle blew at
O'Clock the McAdoo women gathered on
the road at the junction of a private
lane leading from the company's stables
to the mines Their purpose was TO
prevent the driver boys from taking
mules into the slopes. An official of the
company saw the move and quickly
summoned the sheriff, who was watch
ing some of the InarcherS a. short dis
tance away. He came gallOping down in
his buggy, and for a. moment it looked
as If he and the women would clash
but pleasant word and a quietly
spoken request of Girls, please move
on" prevented trouble.
While the two small armies were
marching on the roads in the vicinity
of Lattimer, pickets were on duty at
every point where Worknen passed on
the way 10 the collieries. but they had
nothing to do, for very few men at
tempted to reach the mines It was r1l-
mored that Sheriff Harvey had called
for troops That official it is known had
a telephone consultation with General
Goblin, in command Of the soldiers
camped at Shenandoah A dispatch to
the Associated Press from Harrisburg.
however, IS to the effect that no request
for the sending of troops into Isuzerne
county has yet been received by Gov
ernOr Stone.
NOBODY WENT TO WORK
Scranton. Pa, Oct 6.-In compliance
with an agreement of the individual coal
operators association covering the Lack
awanna and Wyoming valleys, to give
an increase in wages to their striking
sn1ne employees. the following notice
signed by each operator in the associa-
ton and posted for himself at the mines
controlled by him, was issued this morn
ing:
This company makes the following
announcement to its mine employees: 1t
viii adjust its rate of wages SO as to pay
10 It's mine employees on and after Oc-
tober /, and until further notice net in
crease OF 10 per cent in wages hereto
Note: It is understood in the forego-
ing that the powder viii be sold to min |
eTs for $3.50 per keg and that the diff |
ference between this rate and the old !
rate Of $z-l5 shall be taken into account |
IN figuring the net advance of the price |
noted above Tor this class of work
This is Identical in form with the |
notice posted IN the HazletOn region
This notice was put up at no less than |
sixty mine openings during the morn 1
Ing but nobody went to work Jnouirv |
at the Offices of several of the Operators
revealed the belief that the strike could |
not continue much longer, probably not |
over another week, as by that time the /
miners and laborers will thoroughly un- |
derStand the situation and realize what /
the increase means It was also learned |
Of earnings that held before the strike |
was declared and that this meant the |
allowances for dead" work and hard |
places would stand.
It is figured out that the only Unequal |
ties which may arise viii be the case |
goal with a keg OF powder than another, |