The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-02
OUT OF BLAST.
No Coal for Many Pennsylvania Iron
Furnaces.
Wives and Sisters OF Striking
Miners use Bread for Missiles.
Three Thousand Locked Out Of Gin
cInnatI shoe Manufactures.

LUc tUUulLlOU DI llit luludCCo III btAt OSHNJA
kill valley, within a radius Of about 20 miles
Of Reading, was made yesterday, and the re-
suit shows that Of 43 furnaces 10 have gone
out of blast since the miners strike began,
because the supply of coal gave out. Nearly
all the others are using bituminous coal and
coke, and are so situated that they can re-
ceive some coal over the Pennsylvania rail-
road or from the Lehigh mines. Three or
four others are expected to go out OF blast
this week, because no more anthracite coal
is obtainable.
During the past "a hours the total ship
ment Of coal from the mining regions was
$50 cars. This is about one-haf OF the daily
product of the Brookside colliery when II Is
in full operation.
The Women at the Front.
The Reading Company made a vain effort
to operate Glendower colhery yesterday.
When the superintendent arrived at the col
liery yesterday morning he informed the
men performing dead work that they would
be required to mine coal also. The majority
of the men refused and we're discharged. A
few remained and succeeded in loading a
few wagons with coal. When the coal was
about being hoisted, the superintendent gave
the signal, but the engineer, Daniel Ford,
refused to move the engine, and he was also
discharged This stopped the machinery,
and no further attempts were made TO start
up the breaker.
In the meantime the wives and daughters
of the men on strike were preparing little
surprise party for the Glendower non-unlon
men. At o'clock last evening women and
children from Taylorville and GlencarDon 70
the number of 10, each provided with Loaf
Of bread, marched to the depot near the col.
liery and awaited the arrival of the ''scabs.
When all had assembled Miss Jennie Nc
Cabe, young woman, stepped to the front
and read the following address,
Gentlemen-Our husbands, sons and brothers
are now on strike. struggling for their rights
against starvation wages. We, the wives and sis
ters of those now on strike, appeal to you that
once bore the imprints OF manhood 10
return to the ranks q principle and stand by
your fellOw-brothers In this struggle. We pray
you not to forget your old motto The injury injury Of
share our last crust with you, and in proof there
of each one Of us has brought our liberal dona-
tion.
At the conclusion of the address the
women offered each one OF the men loaf of
bread, but the offer was refused, whereupOn
the women heaped upon them all kinds of.
unkind epithets and pelted them unmerci-
fully with bread. The men took refuge in
the miners train and were soon out of sight,
but the cheers and wells of the women and
children were heard several squares away.
yesterdays D6N6ioPfncHtSs
Glendower colliery did not start up this
morning, the exhibition of feeling on the
part Of the women having been too much for
the ufually stout-hearted colliers, who, weary
Of long waiting and respondent as to any
Improvement In the situation, are desirous Of
earning the dollars that will keep their wives
and little ones from starvation. The engineers
fad
to have joined the strikers.
The Kehlery Run colliery near Shenan-
doah again resumed work this morning with
a slightly increased force.
The whistles blew at the William Penn
colliery in the same vicibity, and number
of the old employees reported for duty. The
striking miners say, however, that they will
not permit any of the coal mined at the col
liery to be shipped over the Reading railroad.
Superintendent Lewis intends going ahead,
and thinks he will have no difficulty in con-
tinuing operations. The William Penn Com
pany Is but another name for the +. &c q.
Brooks Iron Company, Ahose furnaces and
rolls below this city are nearly out of coal.
Hence the anxiety Of these operators to start
their eollery at once. The company have
never had any trouble with their hands,
During the period of depression in the iron
business succeeding the panic OF 1873, they
kept their works going, giving employment
since. except occasionally in some depart
ments for necessary repairs. All disputes In
regard to wages have been amicably adjust
ed If the works are now forced to shut
down ON account of lack of fuel,it will De the
first suspension In their history.
BY noon the William Penn Company had
500 men at work. They are preparing to ship
$50 cars teday The engineers have promised
to stick by Superintendent Lewis. A num-
Der of strike committeeman were trying ali
the morning to persuade the miners not to 20
to work. Money was freely used.
HAzELToN, Pa, Feb. 1.-The No. 4 break
er of the Lehigh Il Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany at Auderried did not resume today.
The firm were unable to secure men.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Feb. 1.-Unsuccess-
full attempts were made to resume work at
the Reading collieries this morning. But
few hands responded. The engineers, car
penters and blacksmiths threaten to strike
and stop the mines which have partially re-
sumed, unless the company advances their
wages.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. Lit is stated
that the Reading Company has the following
ten collieries In operation today: Brook
side, Lincoln, Henry Clay, Suffolk, Tunnel
Ridge, Monitor, North Mahan0y, Locust
Spring, Keystone and Alaska. The miners
at work are mostly old hands who have quit
tho Knights,