Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-20
MINERS ARE OUT.
Predicted Strike in the Anthracite
Regions q Fact.
MORE THAN 100000 HAVE STRUCK
Scranton IHnzletou, shnnlolEIn, HaF
risbuTg and WiIkesbnrre the Cens
, ters Of Greatest strike Ia Years
Little Violence SO Far,

caused by the strike for higher wages
of more thGn 100000 Angrcite coal
mines Is complete.
In several OF the districts few col
llerles urc working, but short handed
Companies and individuals owning
mines, who had asserted that they
would operate as usual, despite Che
strike order, have reckoned with
out occurate knowledge of the ntti'
tude Of their men, II Is true that
some mines in the Huzleton region
were working today with MS high az
80 per cent, Of the men at work, New
ertheess the greater number of men
in the district were idle.
In the Scranton and Wilkesbarre
districts the tie up wnS practically
complete, As was expected In the
Schuylk,ll region with PoUtsville for 0
ccnlrul point was ut work with very
few dcfectohs. These mem have not
the same grievances that prevail In the
other districts and II they go on o
strike It viii be largely through sym
pathy.
Hozleton, Pa, Sept. l7,-The great
anthracite strike was begun today
throughout the entire hard coal region
of Pennsylvania The launching OF
the Strike in this district was attended
by varying success, With the eNcep'
tion OF CoNe's colliery Mt Beaver Mead
ow the cllre territory known MS the
South s.dcWhich includes about twelve
mining towns, Is completely tied up,
This territory is strongly organized,
which accounts for the general sus'
pension Ct work,
On the North side which takes in
ten towns, and which Is not well or
gani2ed, the conditions Mt an early
hour were almost the reverse OF those
prevailing upon the South side, In
that territory nearly every colliery
after stnltng work had to suspend be-
cause only one operating was able to
muster fun complement Of men, Sew
eral Of the collierlcs started to work
again bu, could not got the men to do
the work. SO far there has not been a
single ease Of violence reported. Many
of The mines which started short hand
ed will probably shut down during the
day.
1t was copseNatiyely estimated this
morning hat nearly 5000 Of the l6,OOC
in this district started to work today
Committees Of the union men were on
duty early %, every colliery in the dis
| trict, ondenvOring TO persuade those
men who had decided to work to re-
consider and not go into the mines
Trouble was expected at the Colerair
mine today, hut nothing has occurred
to DISTURB the peace OF the place,
Scranton, Pa, Sep. 17-rhe strike oI
arthmclta miners Is now officially un
der way This morning found many
thousands OF mine workers In thC
Lackaw0na and Wyoming valleys
ready for the strike, and when the
scores OF bnelkc, whistles sounded fol
tle day ul. enough men and boys raj
lied a. any Of oua place 70 warrant lhe
beginning OF work. The muin head
quarters arc swarmng with officers
and workbench Of the local unions, auJ
oil repor. q complete Die up The Del
aware, LaeIHWnna, and Western Com
pppy mode ,ugle attempts to g. three
OF its colliyrlcs going, but without eff
feet.
The carpenters, car rcpnirerS, black
smiths and helpers al every Delaware
Lucl,uNm4a * WC,purn Company min
here Joined thc strike today, They
were asked 20 take care of the coal