,1 V My U j VOL. 32 BLOOMSBUKG, 1'A.. TIIUU3DA.Y. SKl'TKMBEU 1C, 1S97. NO. 37 STRIKERS SHOT DOWN. THE SHERIFF OF LUZERNE COUNTY AND HIS DEPUTIES WHEN RESISTED BY THE MARCHING MINERS AT HAZLETON FIRED ON THE MOB. TwentyTliret) Dead More Will "Die. The strike situation, as was expect eil reached a crisis at Ha.lcton, Fri day afternoon when a band of deputy sheriffs numbering in all ioj fired in to the infuriated mob of strikers. The men fell like sheep. The number of killed is twenty-two while it is expect ed a few more in the hospital will die. The following is an account of what caused the shooting : The strikers left Hazleton at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon announcing their intention to go to Lattimer. As soon as this Became known a band of deputies was loaded on a trolley car and went whirling across the moun tain to the scenes where the bloody conflict followed. After reaching Latti mer they left the car and formed into three companies, under Thomas Hall, h. A. Hess and Samuel B. Tierce, They drew up in line at the edge of the village, with a fence and a line of houses in their rear. Sheriff Martin was in entire com mand and stood in the front of the line until the strikers appeared. They were seen coming across the ridge, and Martin went out to meet them The men drew up sullenly and lis tened m silence until lie had once more read the riot act. This finished, a low muttering arose among the foreigners and there was a slight movement forward. Perceiving this, the sheriff stepped toward them and in a determined tone forbade the advance. Some one struck the sheriff and the next moment there was a com mand to the deputies to fire. The guns of the deputies instantly belched forth a terrible volley. The reports seemed to shake the very mountain and a roar ot dismay went up from the people. The strikers were taken entirely by surprise and as the men toppled and fell over each other, those who re mained unhurt stampeded. The men went down before the storm of bullets like tenpins and the groans of the dying and of the wounded filled the air. The excitement that followed was indescribable. The deDuties seemed to be terror stricken at the deadly execution of their guns and seeing the living strik ers fleeing like wild and the others (lronnins to the earth, they went to the aid of the unfortunates whom they had brought down. The people of Lattimer rushed pell mell to the scene, but the shrieks of the wounded drowned the cries of the sympathizing and half-crazed inhabi tants. A reporter who soon afterward reached the scene found the road leading to Lattimer filled with groups of frightened Hungarians. Some sur rounded dying companions and others, fearful of pursuit, clung to the new comer and begged his protection. At Farley's hotel there were two more lvine on the porch. Both had been shot in the head, and one had three bullets in him. His groans and appeals for a doctor or death were heartrending. All along the road the wounded men who were able to leave the field of battle scattered themselves and souzht the shade of the trees for protection, but there was no need of that then. Approaching the place where the shooting occurred, people were met wringing their hands and bemoaning the catastrophe. Thev could not talk intelligently and it was with the greatest difficulty that information could be gleaned. Along the bank of the trolley road men lay in every position, some dead, others dying. Three bodies, face downward, lay along the incline and three others were but a short distance away. On the other side of the road as many more bodies lay. As soon as the news of the shoot ing reached Hazleton there was con. sternation. Within ten minutes the streets were blocked with excited peo ple- The Lehigh traction company immediately placed a number of extra cars on the Lattimer line and doctors and clergymen responded promptly, Amid the excitement the deputies turned their attention to the wounded and carried many of them to places wnere they could be more comtortaD ly treated. Martin Roski, an intelligent Hun garian, from Mount Pleasant, who was shot in the arm, wa9 seen by a reporter on the car coming over, and gave this version of affairs : " We were going a'ong the road to Lattimer and the deputies were lined across the road, barring our progress. We tried to go through them and did not attempt to hit or molest them, when they hred upon us. We ran but they kept on shoot ing on us while we ran. It is all their fault." While there is a feeling by most people that the shooting was an out rage, by many others it is held to have been lawful. Many of them think it was unnecessary. The fact that the Sheriff was knocked down a..er reading the riot act is undisputed. This is held to be sufficient authority to shoot. To resist the Sheriff after reading the riot act is one of the gravest offenses known to law. It is held by the friends of the Sheriff that the shooting was entirely justifiable, though it might not have been neces sary. In the present state of excite ment the exact legal status of the affair is receiving little attention. The Third Brigade of the National Guards is encamped on every point for miles around, and the place is practically under martial law. Never in its history has Luzerne county been wrought to its present state of excitement. Enormous crowds have thronged the streets of Hazleton since the shooting. Some of the friends of the miners threaten ven geance upon the heads of the deputies, This, however, is not the universal sentiment, as many people uphold the Sheriff. No one can be found to assume re sponsibility for the shooting. If any body, gave the command to fire his name cap not be ascertained. The first shot is said to have been sent crashing into the head of a Hungar ian by one deputy, and the others followed in his lead. The foreigners did not retaliate, for they were wea ponless. One thine the strikers have accom plished, it was what they were march ing for. The 1500 workers at the Lattimer mines, whom they were on the way to meet to induce them to . . . ... . . . 1 3 join the strikers ranics, nave iaia down their picks and sworn to do no more work until the demands of the men at all the mines in the district have been conceded. dv r.H' A I: ,M f I ... -.tii n'-i'y Xv7V-r ' ' ' TrrmtUm of Eatnti k aWini, if ?, School Clothes for Boys. Mothers, we've made extremely cood preparations for your boy who is ready to start to school. We've gathered together from the leading makers of the Best Clothing Manufacturing Centers in the Union, New York, Rochester, Philadelphia, what we consider is unquestionably the strongest line of Boys' Suits in north eastern Pennsylvania. As strong as tins state ment, we re ready and willing to back it up it you but give m the opportunity. Cloth and labor, as you well know, have been and are advancing rapidly. Fortunately for you, and as we placed our orders early in the summer at the old prices, hence are able td sell to you the same way while the first shipments last. We ve already been notilied that later duplicates win no: bo filled at old prices. The Boys' Suits are here, at least first shipments of certain lots, and it'll surprise you what little mon- ey can uo in me way ui vvya oun uujrmg. Some Hints are Here. Eishop Fowler's ftreat Lecture. One of the events of next week connected with the dedicat on of the m:w Methodist Ep:scopal Church w 11 be Bishop Fowler's grea' lecture on 'Abraham Lincoln." It is strongly and unqualifiedly endorsed by the best known men and newspapers of the nation. It is the opportunity of a life-time to hear this great lecture an 1 we feel confident that the Iiishop will have a large audience to hear him. Rpeoil Railroad arrangements have been ma.le fcr those living in nearby towns. Persons from Ilerwick and Danville an:l all intervening points will be returned home after the lecture on the I). L. & W. R.R. by special train. Persons living in Benton and all inteivening points will be returned after the lecture by a special train on the Bloomsbtirg and Sullivan R.R. Fare for the round trip as follows Benton, socts j Orangcville, 4octs 1 Light Street, 25CIS. Boys' suits of neat grey mixed goods, double breasted, sizes 4 to 14, ( 4 to 8 witn large sauor collar) were made regular $1.50 grade, at 98 cts. BOYS' SUITS of all wool fancy plaid cloth, strongly made ' nice fitting, sizes 4 to 14 (4 to 8 with beautifully braided sauor collar) a regular $2.50 suit at $1.98. A special lot of Boys' Fancy Plaid Suits, ages 4 to 14 (4 to 8 with braided sailor collar ) well made, perfect fitting, goods that command $3.50 at any store, this lot Another lot of $5.00 Boys' Suits in fancy effects are here in same sizes and makes as others, only of course much bet ter, they're $5.00 suits at $3.50. Never mind why. See them. BOYS' WAISTS. Mothers, do you know, or ought to, that we're headquarters for Boys' Waists, every best kind is here. The 25c ones are the kind moth er makes good and strong, the 50, 75, 1.00, and $1.25 grades are the mother's friend and union makes, all ages from 3 to 14. Boys' ties, suspenders, hats, caps and little fixings of all sorts are here. Another important event on Satur- for and that if such slaughter is not murder in law it surely must be before high heaven. That we denounce such action by the Sheriff and his deputies as cruel and willful and cowardly murder. -We place ourselves oeiore me oar of public opinion and appeal to the good citizens of this State and county and ask them it tnere was jusuncauuu or warrant in such assassination. 'Resolved. That we extend our svmDathv to the friends and relatives of those who have fallen and pray to day was the issuance of warrants lor God that those now dead will live in the arrest of Sheriff Martin and the 102 deputies. These were issued at the instance of the United Hungarian Societies. Thev were made out in the name of Joseph Mehalte, presi dent of the St. Georce Society, of which nearly all the dead miners were members. Robert P. Riley, manager of the Anthracite Detective Agency, took chime of the documents. Sheriff . Martin, who spent Iriday night at bis Wilkesbarre home under a strong euard. went to Hazleton Saturday " ; ........ n . morning with the wintn xegimenr. 01 the Third Brigade. His presence in the town was not known until late in the dav. Then it was found that he was still under the guardianship ot the soldiers, and he could not be reached. Saturday afternoon Constables our memories as martyrs to the cause of down-trodden labor." THE TROOPS ARRIVE. The incoming of the State troops which bezan at an early hour batur- dav mornincr. served to cow the strikers and their sympathizers, and nn tnrrner (ltMiiuiisuauuii iim than the gathering at street corners of knots of men and women in mutter ed but intense discussion of the shoot in(r There are fully asoo soldiers ramnmir in the town. i . .. . T- i!- The first to arrive was rne tinui Regiment, under Colonel uougneny, from Wilkesbarre. Then came the Thirteenth, under Lieutenant-Colonel Mattes j the Fourth, under coionei j from Lebanon ; me A Good Scheme. $2.50. Largest, Finest and Best Clothing Honse in this section Retailers of Everything to Wear for Men or Boys. We clip the following from the Lock Haven Democrat, which, if adopted by the local management, might assist theni in placing a team in the field next season. It is as fol lows : manifested as to what plan has been Nearly Opp. Court House. adopted to maintain a uase uau ciuu 1 he plan is GIDDINGM BL00MSBUB.G, PA. in this city next season. this: To issue shares worth twenty dollars to subscribers. those pur chasing shares can nay the one-twen tieth part every week from October i u..til March i. From assurances al ready given, and judging by the num ber of supporters who hold guarantee tickets this season it is believed that from ioo to 150 shares will be taken. If this belief is realized, there will have been paid into the treasury by March 1 from $a,ooo to $3,000. This sum, with the gate receipts, will sup- port a club next season without any further soliciting. To ascertain how many will take shares, solicitors will probably make the rounds next week, or shortly after, and will interview our citizens. If the proper assurances are given, an organization of share holders will be effected about Octo ber 1." Uourt Prooeedings- n i n:. .11. tLinlTV VBattev It is likely that Milton will adopt iweiii.li. itviu -... w- --9 4 , . Airev and Gallagher made an effort from phoenixville ; the Governor's same memoa. to arrest A. E. Hess, who led one Troap, from Harrisburg, and the City j company 01 ine deputies muay wfcut, Troop, ot rnuaaeipnm. but he had sought sneiter wunin mc public opinion. military lines kept by the Ninth Kegi- generally condemns in the ment,and they refused to permit the f action of the constables to pass the guard. The mos ..Official mur- warrants charge murder, assault and ' , . be. cause the deputies carried Winchester rifles, each man having twelve rounus battery and threatening to kill The miners held a big mass meet ing at Harwood Saturday afternoon, and adopted resolutions expressing sympathy for "our murdered brothers who were shot down at wuimu, and continuing thus : For years we have been oppressed of ammunition, each a revolver and a box of cartridges, while the strncing marchers were defenseless, naving unanimously surrendered whatever weapons they may have had before the march was begun, iuoicuvw, .... 1 llie i".'"' " 0 by C. Pardee and Company by rne 1 of the vlctims were shot through payment 01 starvation waSM. the hack have deprived us ot our uoeny uy rnmnellincr us to deal in their com- nanv store. They nave iorceu us ' . ' . r ... .. purchase powder at nve times us . . , t .i ..,.v.ni.. ual value ana nave uuicrwisc oil us in wavs too numerous to men tirm. so that we are no longer free ' . mmw 111 hut s aves. we assemDiea 10 Many other people scout this idea and say that the only way to stop rioting is to shoot. This is the last week of the Central Penna. League season. The local players, with the exception of two or !. ...:n 1.,a fnr th.ir rpsnprtiva n rviir cnvrN. ww lj asauuiuibv. ' i i irat. will , t ,l v i. iui vi.... - IlllJ, lM o.v. . . turn. - . "ether peacefully and to seek redress homes the fore part of the week. It is for our grievances, xnoc one "" said that wesseny wu ivu.ma ... ,,c armed. Our mission ,omn;n in town this winter. A more n tnlfp human life nor to r.ti,.inanlv set of ball players, would was nui gi.iiw." - - . destroy property, but to go ana nicci be nard t0 Unci. our fellow-employes 01 me same i-um nnnv at Lattimer, who were in sym- nithv wirri us. uc wwiv wiiw - nublic highway and without pro- . t. .t IiL-a lnnfa voc.ition were snoi uuu b- The Columbia County Bible Society ...a 1 hniii it second annual conven- nin iiwm .inn cmro it re-orcranization on the 22nd instant in St. Matt. I. ..n .i-1 Thai we denlore sucn church, watawissa. oiaic wvw-.. rvcsuivs.., cmi.lK tw nrrruf urill Incture in the even- resistance to uw ..6- v r "u. at TTome and march. That we iook uFh , Upu. shooting as unprovoked and uncalled Abroad." and A short session of Court was held Monday morning. President Judge Ikeler and Associate Fox were on the bench. George Fenstermacher appointed guardian of Ralph, a minor child of Ludora Fenster..acher. Danville Stove Works vs. Anna M Berninger. Rule granted to show cause why ludgment should not be opened. T. W. Christman vs. Keystone Foundry & Machine Company. Judg ment for want of an affidavit of defense for $380.55. Adjourned till next Monday at nine o clock a. m. While Dennis Brink was driving Miss Annie Jameson to the D. L. & W. Depot, to meet the 12.27 train Friday afternoon, a bolt holding one end of the shafts came loose, allow ing it to drop down and touch the animal's heels. This served to frighten the horse, and while jumping around the carriage was upset. The driver still held the reins, but was unable to stop the horse at once and they were dragged along the road tor a consider able dista-.ee. The two occupants received several scratches, but were not seriously injured. The regular September term of Court will commence one week from next Monday. SUPPOSED MURDER. The Lifeless Body of Bent Cole Found in Hit Mother's Barn at Benton. The villiage of Benton with its population of about one thousand was thrown into a great fit of excitement on Sunday morning over the discovery of the dead body of Bent Cole, a young man aged about twenty-two years, lying at the foot of the steps in his mother's barn with a gaping bullet hole in his stomach. Young Cole was last seen alive on Friday. He came down to Blooms burg on that day, and went home on the up train in the evening. After he arrived home he was seen in the store of Alfred McHenry ; that was the last seen of him alive. Where he went to after he left the store, no one is able to say. The body was found by T. b. Wright, a brother-in-law of the dead man. There were no signs of a strug gle, and it is the universal opinion of the people that he had met with foul play, that he had been murdered somewhere outside and his body cried into the barn, to prevent dis covery. A. W. Wilkinson, Justice of tha Peace, empanelled a jury consisting of George Yost, C. L. Davis, W. H Smith, S. S. Harvey, J. D. Fullmer, and D. E. Keeler. They made thorough examination of the body, and the premises, and after hearing what evidence there was concerning the case rendered a verdict that the young man had met his death by a gunshot wound in the stomach by the hand or hands of some person or per sons unknown. Young Cole was a son of George Cole, who died last fall. He lived with his widowed mother, and was employed as a section hand on the Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad. ' It was rumored on Monday that a man suspected of having committed the crime had boarded the early train for Bloomsburg. This however was .ound to be untrue. There are many theories or clues advanced, but if the case is one of murder as it is generally supposed to be, the murderer, whoever he is, has ' o all appearance effectually covered up his tracks. The funeral took place from the home at two o'clock, Monday after-noon. nniERAL OF BISHOP RUL1S0N. In anticipation of the arrival of the body from Europe, the announcement is officially made that the order tor the burial of the dead will be said over, the remains of the Rt. Rev. Nelson Somerville Rulison, D.D., late Bishop of Central Pennsylvania in the church of Nativity, at South Bethlehem, Pa.,' tomorrow, the seventeenth at two o'clock p. m. Should there be any delay in the arrival of the body notice of postponement will be given in the Philadelphia morning papers. Prof. Coles of Kingston,, in his Storms and Signs, for September, makes the following prognostications : "Strange phenomena will occur in the heavens this month and several awe inspiring sunrise and sunset scenes. A very pretty sight will be that of Venus and the moon within two degrees of each other in the early morning on Thursday, the 23d instant. There will be several fine meteoric displays and the falling of one large meteor to the earth. Strange phe nomenal electrical displays, caused by the magnetic current, will cause con sternation in some localities. On the 2 2d the sun enters sign Libra and autumn then begins. Earth now being in the Heaven of Religion,' may cause religious wars, terrible massa cres, riots and panics." The Veterans, Sons of Veterans and all friends of the soldiers are solicited and expected to convene at Catawissa on Saturday 25th inst. We expect that Berwick, Bloomsburg, Espy, Light Street, Millville, Orange ville and the soldiers of the county will be at the veteran town of Cata wissa, and as many of the Sons of Veterans as possible. We should not forget the Ladies' Relief Corps and Uaughters ot Veterans. It was the heroines mothers, wives and daugh ters who made us heroes and in stilled within us courage to go forth to battle for the Flag, the Union and the welfare of our Country. We hope the skies will be brigfifc on that day. Come one. Come all. Veteran. The trouble at Hazleton seems to have quieted down, but the troops are still there, and will remain until all danger of an outbreak shall luive passed. H I' ! i if kit X'i Mi.., rt 'Mi I! i : 1 rs:H iir 1 1, V 1 ,r is ; :s 1 v .1 . m 1 1 1 .fckJMl wis vV 'I :; 1 ffftlErrwi rmatrn
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