The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-25
MINERS PAID IN FULL.
The Company Notified Those Who
Would Not Work to Remove
Their Tools.


Their Tools.
Two weeks ago Monday the miners in
the employ Of the Jefferson & Clear6eld
Coal & Iron Co. at this place held a
mass meeting, on account of the compa-
ny discharging an italian who had been
a delegate at a convention held here
few days previous, and because the com
pany refused to collect the checkweigh-
mems pay through the Office. A com
mittee was appointed to wait upon the
manager Immediately and report
his answer to that meeting. The an
swer concerning the grievances men,
toned was not satisfactory to the
majority present and 1t was then and
there decided to suspend work. This
made the strike an entirely local affair.
Last Wednesday afternoon another
mass meeting was held and vote was
taken as TO whether the strike should
be continued or declared of The ma
iority was favorable for continuation
of the strike. At this meeting it was
decided to demand an increase in price
of mining, as follows: pick mining to be
increased from 30 to 40 cents per ton,
and machine mining from % to 30 cents.
This gave the strike more than a local
aspect and 1t was expected, and hoped
by the men here, that the miners at the
other works of this company would join
In the demand for an increase.
On Saturday the company paid all
the miners up in full and on Monday
posted up the following notice at the
company store and several other places:
REYNoLDsvILLE, PA. Aug. 90, 81.
To all miners and other employees Of Sol
dier Run mine:
You are hereby notified that all min
| ers and former employees who have not
arranged with Mr.. Bell, superintend-
ent, to go to work, lvill be given until
Tuesday next, August oath, to get
their tools out of Soldier Run miney and
| remove from our property.
We give our former employees q fair
opportunity In the above notice and
such as do not care to avail themselves
of 1t are expected to comply with the
above promptly, and seek other employ
ment. We have paid you In full and
made settlement to date.
J.&C. C. & I. Co.
LUCIUS w. ROBINSON,
Gen'l Manager.
| A few OF the men made application
for work, some went into the mines yes
terday and removed their tools, but the
majority Of the men ignored the notice.
MINERS OUT AT DUBOIS.
About one hundred and fifty miners
OF this place and Rathmel walked to
Dubois Monday to attend a meeting
called to be held at that place at 800
A. NJ, but there was no meeting held
until evening. A representative from
the Pittsburg district addressed this
meeting. We have been informed that
the Dubois men were four to one In ia
vor OF coming out at that place. They
came out there yesterday morning.
BLOOMINGTON MINES.
The miners at the Bloomington Co.
mines, near Rathmel, who came out
last week because the company locked
their new checkweighman out Of the
scale house, took their tools out of that
mine Monday and the mine is idle.
About ninety men worked in this mine.
The company had man at the scales
to weigh the coal and the men elected,
what they considered capable and
suitable checkweighman to look after
their interests, but the company refused
to allow the man to serve by locking
him out. The men claim they don't
get full weight for the coal they mine
and load and think that is why the
company refused to admit the new
checkweighman elected by them.
The Bloomington Coal Co. men were
paid of In full yesterday afternoon.
ELEANoRA.
About one hundred miners walked
from this place to Eleanora yesterday
afternoon to attend a meeting there to
get the men to join in the strike. AS
we go to press this morning we have
not learned the result of the meeting.
1t is likely that the Eleno-a men will
join in the strike.
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