New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-20

conflict may occur at any culm hank through
out the region. for many poor people are without
cal and unable 10 obtain any AS most OF them
are strikers. the companies refusing to allow
isern' 20 take coal at the banks and when cold
Weather comes their sufferings are liable to
drive them to a desperate attempt TO get fuel,
Already there IS some suffering among the
poorer people. The supply Of coal is exhausted.
local dealers have none and there is no means
of getting any. and eome Of the factories which
have not big supply on hand facing the
prospect OF being compelled to shut down. The
schools. too. are not well supplied and if the
cold weather Of the last two days continues they
may have TO close. The Humane Society and
Mayor Nichols have received many complaints
Of suffering and appeals for aid. ard to-day they
started a free wood yerd They ask for gifts
Of wood, from railroad ties TO shingles. and they
viii see that none but deserving cases get IT,
Those in need will he allowed Ia go TO the yard,
cut their wood and take it home That some
81 the strikers are able stand much of
siege is evidenced by reports made by the farm
ers along the mountains between Kingston and
Tricksville. They say their fields were visited
last night and dozens Of bushels IF potatoes.
and fruit stolen. ard people awake at an
early hour in the suburbs say they saw many
men hearings bags their shoulders, slipping
quietly through the early dawn TO their homes,
wholesale robbery of provisions took place
az Luzerne Borough also. The store of Hurtz
Brothers broken into and fifteen bags of
-four a quantity OF rice ana some soap were
carried away Many men must have been en-
geged in it, and perhaps wagons were used, as
the bulk Of the things taken was considerable.
There is ground for suspecting strikers. but
II is the prevailing idea that they are guilty
The first meetings for putting into execution
new feature OF the organization of the strikers
wifi be held tomorrow. President Nichols ex-
plains il Re says:
We have decided 10 cenrallze the organiza-
14on Of the United Mine workers in every town
~ any size Throughout the coal FIELDS, IN order
that each town shall be the headquarters OF
he district Of which ii is the centre This viii
allow US 10 take speedy action at any TIME
necessity arises. The plan will be this Ten
locals in Wilkesberre and vicinity will form
board of strike management They Wiz have
headquarters in this city advise the members
md receive advices direct from the headquarters
az Hazleton. At Scranton, Pittston. Plymouth.
Shamokin, Pottsyille. Freeland, Shenandoah,
Famaqua, NanticoEe and other towns the
board viii orsanize and meet daily. With the
plan perfected and in operation, our mighty
army can be reached within half an hour and
l-ept in toCch with headquarters and men OF
"thel districts. Daily reports viii be received
Of headquarters. exchanged and sent out 10 the
VaTious towns mentioned
MINERS LEAVING THE COAL REGIONS.
4 large number Of miners and others who
were employed in the different collieries of the
every train. A large percentage of the men are
coing West to the soft coal regions about
Pittsburg. and to West Virginia and Illinois.
vrere they are promised good wages and steady
work Many Of those leaving the float
ing foreign population OF Slavs, Poles and Hun
garians. Some Of them are returning 10 their
homes in Europe. The foreign ticket offices did
Z Klondike business last evening. Every Office
was crowded with men and boys. who purchased
coal fields It IS estimated that nearly Eve
thousand men have left this valley since Sep
ternher l. when the strike was first talked Of,
and from the present outlook thousands more
viii follow. Agents from the soft coal regions
and from the coal fields Of Wyoming and Idaho
attempting to get strikers to leave and
notices are posted at many places induce
Tnents TO them. The labor leaders do not like
his, and are particularly annoyed at the efforts
70 ge' men for the soft coal regions. This is a
sample Of one
Work. work: miners wanted: several hun
GIed miners and mine laborers can find steady
employment al good wages in the PittsbuTg coal
region. No strike, no labor trouble; wage scale
signed with the Miners Union at indianapolis
January - n date year from April /.
1!aal. providing foT advance Of p per cent
over the rates Of last year The highest rate Of
wages ever paid in that region Miners and
mine laborers can earn from 81 to s. 20 day
q eight hours Company men from 81 10 to
81 -. The vein ~ coal is from six to nine feet
mick. and is easily mined Board easy to find
~ - 20 - 10 a week. me BOOM ~ IRE soil coal
trade has created shortage u labor. This is
vouT opportunity. Carfare advanced Dy the
company Apply al once for full information to
Cli6oTG.s Employment Agency. No. 1SS Manan-
tcngo-st-. Pottsviile. Penn .
The operators point 70 this as verifying their
svgumen; that 1ha strike here was being in
cited ny soft eosI leaders. and was really an
efor; 10 boom soft ccai al the expense Of anthra-
cite. The operators gave out the following state
Hent TO-DAY.
The tonnage sent out from the schuylkill
sno Lehigh regions on Monday reached ,101 800
Ionf The total capacity Il all mines is 27O,934.
c@terdaL the tonnage was Increased to O total
= ll2f3 tons. These statements are taken
from the railroad reports. No statements have
rm7 from Wyoming or Luzerne. The Reading
tonnage was 54.9GT. while Individual coIJieries
shipping over the Reading road sent IL 600
Hotf were little over q he average daily ship
'nents for year, Some cars may have been
shipped after the report Of the preceding dav
,aao been closed and credited the following day
hit the number would be small Tha mines a re
Tuesday
NOT IH 4 HURRY TO END THE STRIKE
The operators in general are not in a hurry tn
b. eak the strike No sensible man can pretend
=" believe that men are going to turn over great
business interests 10 men Ike Mitchell and Mr.
Dilcher. who is already advising miners n kin
II necessary. 70 gain their ends If operators I
and employees must he threatened with blood
sned things have reached pretty pass The
strike should be allowed TO run lis course II
viii be better fer ali business to have j. o,e,
II concessions are made il means a recognitfon /
~ the union II the union is recognized m !
peace ana business of every man in the region
are disturbed. The union will be boss and IL
any little local troubles arise Nj Mitchell viii /
call out the entire region. II there is trouble ar
Nantcoke he Viii call out tho other pIaoae
n IL