Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-19
The Strike.

Scranton, Pa, sept. ~ line SOIL
froot presented by the $4,000 striking
miners of this district ia still unbrokeD
this morning. Whatever may be the
outcome of the strike, 10 other locali-
ties. the men OF District No. l are de-
termined to fight to the last ditch.
Daily sccessions 10 their ranks are re-
ported since Monday. The order issu d
yesterday to the officers OF the 18th
regiment to hold themselves in readI-
ness for call TO arms, 10 the event OF
rioting, has had rather bad effect OF
the minds OF the peaceful miners. Theg
regard it as provocative measure.
Another Organization OF railroad en-
ployes decided Tuesday night that they
will quit before they will handle a Cal
OF "scah" coal. Employees of both the
Delaware and Hudson, and Delaware
Lackawanna & Western Railroads, the
leading roads, now say they will strike
before they handle scab coal. Not 3
place in the district is in operation to-
day except two or three washeries.
Wllkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 19.-The
strike situation today Is practically un-
changed in the Wyoming region, which
is completely shut down. O0e feature
of the strike Is the great number OF
min re-, principally the foreign element.
who are leaving the anthracite region
for the soft coal regions about Pits
burg. 1t is estimated that over 5000
miners left the valley mines Monday
Not ton OF coal is being moved from
this region aud the railroad companies
have taken off al the coal trains crews
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 19.-Tbou-
sands OF striking miners at McAdoo,
oear Hszelton, marched In body IL
the Carson washerv near that place a,
an early hour this morning and made
an attempt to stop the men from work
Jog. They demanded that the fore
man close down and when he refused
they blew the washery whistle and got
the men out. Orders were then Issued
10 close the wasnery down. After the
Carson men had joined the marchers,
they started on march in the direo-
ZION of the Coler line mines, for the puI-
nose of bringing out the men there.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 19.-Se-
rious trouble is appreheDded al
Wllliamstown between the LykeDs
valley strike and the non.unioU
men who are at work at VIII
liamstowD. There are about 1000
men at the Williams own collieries
who insist upon working and who will
defend their right to do 80, they declare,
until the last. 1t is stated that 500
strikers will march from Lyke0s to
Wiliamstown at o'clock this after
noon, when blood shed is feared.
Plttston, Pa, Sept. 10. The coal
strike here Is now complete. Every
man in the Plttston district is idle to-
day. Two colieries, which were
worked Monday aud Tuesday, are shut
down today.
ShamokiD, Pa, Sept. 10 The mule-
of the Henry Clay and Burnside col
lieries, owned by the Philadelphia q
Reading Company are bei0g sent to
Pottsvllle and the engineers have been
discharged. The people fear these two
colieries will be- abandoned. Two
more of the companies colieries havs
shut down. The company mas 81 col
lieries still at work. A few slight dis
turbances were reported this mOrnlng
and serious trouble ia feared PiDker-
ton men are arriving, The sheriff is
swearing 10 deputies.
Wllkesbsrre, Pa. Sept. 19.-The Lee
sing and Wilkesbarre Coal Cos. col
lleries effected by the strike order Will
ue closed down. The Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western removed the mules
from a number of mines hereabouts to-
day, preparatory to a smut down.
Hazelton, Pa, Seat.-The first formal
appeal to the sheriff was made this
morning when Coke Bros. & Co., serv.
ed legal notice upon the sheriff and de-
manded protection for their Beaver
Meadow breaker.
HazeltoD, Pa, Sept. 19.-The strike
situation this morning shows more gains
for the miners. The tension is becom-
ing more strained and an outbr ak of
serious character it is feared may come
at any time.
A mob started from McAdoo early
this morning and stopped at COxe's mine
where a carload of deputies compelled
them to turn away. Later the mob
drove the men from the Cuyle and
Crawford and Dugan stripplngs, aud
from the Carson washery. The mob OF
strikers i5 now marching over the
district.
Harrisburg, Sept. 19.-At noon today
all was quiet at Williamstown but seri-
Gus trouble is expected this evening
when the LykeDs strikers will attempt
to get the Willismstown men to 90 out.
The Situation in South Africa
London, Sept. ia dispatch from