The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-29
COAL MINERS COMPLAIN
Attitude of Hazleton Operators De-
lays Resumption of Work.
Strikers Informed That They Must
Apply for Places as New EmnIoxes.
Hefusni to Take Them Rack n
Body-TroubIe Likely to to BE the
ResuIt-Other CoIIieries Start Up.

HAzLEToN, Pa. Oct 29.-Although this
| morning was set for the time when all the
eolIieries in the Lehigh anthracite region
were to resume operations and 1900 men
| were to go back to work. this has only
been partially accomplished.
While the implied understanding be-
tween the mine workers and the opera
| tors when the strike vas called of was to
| the effect that the strikers were TO be
taken back In a body and respectively re-
instated in their old positions, the men
found, when they reported for work
at number Of eollierIeg here this morn
ing, that, in order to be taken back. they
would have to reapply at the Office fer
work as new hands Engineers, hremen,
and pump men found that during heir
absence On strike men had been engaged
to take their places, and these men the
companies refuse to discharge to make
room for the returning strikers These
men were given the choice OF either tax
ing what was offered them, doing any
class CT work the company saw fit TO put
them at, or not being employed at all.
Many Of the men refused TO go back 20
work under these conditions and reported
the facts to President Mitchell, Trouble is
likely to result from this policy on the
part of tie companies as the union will
probably insist on the men being taken
back into their old positions under the
provisions of the agreement to that ef-
tect.
Cranberry colliery, operated by Pardee
& Co.. is idle today and the company off,
cials say that they Will not operate it
rather than discharge the men put at
work during the strike. Among the
places filled were those of six engineers
and one foreman. The engineers went
out shortly after the strike was declared
and their places were filed by men en-
ployed at other work about the mines.
The foreman refused to load coal when the
strike was on and his place was filed by
another man
Al Lattimer, fifty Irishmen went on
strike in the second week after it had
been declared These men will not be
taken back by Pardee & Co., who operate
the Lattimer mine, when they reapply fer
work.
None of the Lehigh and WiIkesbarre
| eoIiieries in this region are working today.
They have not posted the notices granting
concessions, and the officials this morn
| ing said that they did not know when
! they would
| sHAMokIN. Pa. Oct. z9.-Ninety- live
t per cent OF the coIlieries IN the Ninth
| United Mine workers district resumed
/ operations this morning The rest will
| also be shipping ceal IN q few days
| WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. z9--TheTe
| was general resumption CT work at all
| OF the mines in this region today The
| 7 o'clock whistles sounded mighty cho
rus, announcing the resumption sf opera
! tions and the ending of the long struggle.
| All companies and operators have post
ed the increase offer, except one or two
| individual operators They are expected
| to do so today. At several eoilieries the
officials find that it will take few more
DAYS 20 get the mines ard breakers IN
shape. Some companies viii allow only
the miners to work tomorrow, in order
| that coal may be cut and enough MADE
ready TO keep the breakers going
The coiIieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal
| Company in this vicinity will rot begin
work until Thursday. although the col
| Iieries of this company in the Lehigh and
| Mahanoy regions will resume work TO-DAY.
| The miners of the Lehigh and Wilkes
| barre Coal Company viii be allowed to en-
ter the mines to cut coal today, but the
| breakers will not work until tomorrow
| The breakers of the Susquehanna col
| liery will also remain idle today to give
/ the miners chance TO prepare coal.