The evening times., 1900-09-25
miners STANDING Firm
Pennsylvania Anthracite Workers
Present Solid Front.
Arrival of Bituminous Coai Arouses
Indignation Among the strikers
Protests to President Mitch eil-Ex
ira Guards Placed on Duty Arouud

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 25--No apparent
change appears today in the anthracite
miners strike in the Lackawanna region
Extra guards are being placed about some
of the breakers which are being enclosed
with barbed wire fences.
The Lackawanna Company's washeTies,
the Oxford, Diamond and Bellevue, are at
work, but with the forces reduced by some
of the foremen quitting at several mines,
where attempts were made 10 get engi-
neers and fremen to take up the work of
Iaborers today. The men refused and
were at once discharged. This was also
the case at the Briggs. Archibald and
Holden mines. The Bowen washery at
Taylor was finally closed this morning.
Watchmen at the Bellevue hred several
shots during the night, but no crowds
were attracted, as tAe strike leaders had
warned the men to keep clear of any
alarming indications and give the mine
operators no excuse. for saying a mob
was assembling.
The strikers maintain solid front and
there is no display today of weakening in
any quarter. The coming in of bituminous
coal 10 several Scranton factories hereto
fore using anthracite is arousiug indigna-
ton among strikers. and protests were this
morning teIephoned to President Mitchell
at Hazleton.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept 25.-Since an ad.
equate number Of guards has been provid-
ed to escort workmen TO and from the col
heries hereabouts the strikers have
adopted new tactics, which have proved
very effective. The Poles and Hungarians
now send out at night dragooning parties
of three or four. These make q house-to-
house canvass OF men who are working and.
it is alleged that they threaten them with
all kinds of violence if they do not join
the strikers
These methods, 1t is claimed, have
been especially resorted to in Cranberry,
a colliery operated by a. Pardee & Co.,
by the Polish strikers and have been SO
effective IN keeping its men away from
work that the plant will close down to-
day, Coleraine colliery. operated by the
estate of A. S. VanwickIe, and which
has been making terrific struggles to
keep going, and has seen its force OF
workers gradually depleted, also closed
down today. The mules were taken out
of the mines this morning, and the plant
will not resume operations again until
the strike is over.
MilEesyille coIliery. belonging to the
same operator, has shut down for good
and its mules aad machinery are for
sale.
The Mill Greek Coal Company, at New
Boston, will also cease operations today
and close down its coIlieries. At the be-
ginning OF the strike, the management in
formed its men that if sufficient number
to work the plant effectively did not report
for work by yesterday there would be a
complete shutdown. 4 sufficient number
did not show up and, true TO their word,
the managers have closed down entirely.
The other eolleries herea bouts reported
working yesterday all started up this
! morning and, IN that respect, there is no
change in the situation. The greatest in
terest today is centred in the answer of
G. B. MarkIe & Co. to the list of griev-
| anees presented by their employees ten
days ago. 1t is understood that the an
swer will be made public this afternoon.
What it will be Mr.. Markle has declined
to say in advance and no inkling OF 1t has
gone abroad.
The exodus of foreigners still continues,
a large number going away every day, and
if this sort of thing keeps up, the strike
question will solve itself by creating such
lack of labor that there will be diff
Guilty in operating, even when work is re-
sumed, so that higher wages will have to
he na; id to obtain Iaborers
AT an early hour this morning raid
was made on the Derringer colliery of Coke
| Brothers by a crowd which gathered al
midnight on the south side and marched te
Derringer Sheriff Harvey had, however
been notified of the mob's intentions ant
| he hurried from Jeddo to Derringer. Wher
| the mob reached that place the sheriff in
| tercepted them and with the aid of his
deputies arrested the ringieader, a mar
| named Brennan, and three others.
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