Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-20
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Strike.


HARRISBURG. Pa Sept. 20.-All the
men 10 the WILLIAMSBURG colliery are
at work this morning as usual. The
threat of the Lyken strikers TO march
to WILLIAMSBURG and force the men
there to 90 out were not carried out
Yesterday. All is quiet in the region
this morning.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 20.-The strike
situation here this morning is un-
changed. All the mines are still closed
and no attempt mas been made to ope-
rate any OF the co. Ii was rumored this
morning that the operators 10 this To-
cality intend holding meeting during
the day to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of
making some kind OF proposition to
the men 10 order TO test their temper
The culm dumps surrounding the city
have been black with idle miners the
last two days picking coal in anticipa-
ton OF long lock out. Some OF the
men are selling their pickings for a.
high as 50 O load, and making more
than if they were working in the mints.
If an attempt is made 10 stop the pick
ing of coal on the dumps" trouble
will surely follow. -.
Reading, Pa, Sept. 20.-As a result
of the coal strike the Reading Railroad
is diverting its traffic to it's own tracks
on the Atlantic coast. Western orders
which are pouring in are not being I'LL
ed and the west may thus be the fret
to suffer the consequences OF Goa
famine. There is already an increase
| in soft coal orders in this section.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.-Superinie en-
dent Luther of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Company, re-
ported at noon, today, that the strik'
situation among the employees OF The
company's collieries was practically un
changed. He reported that "a mines
were at work and five idle.
Hazelton Pa, Sept. 2O.--The Jeddc
collieries, where the strikers are max
ing hard fight to have the workers e
out, are in operation today. Th'
operators say they have made a graft
tying increase in the number of men n
work. The COleraine colliery, WHERE
the men were driven out by mob yes
terday, resumed work this morning.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 20.-An out
| break of disorder as q result OF toe
miners strike occurred here this morn
| ing. Hugh Davis,a mine boss, started TO
work 10 one of the Pennsylvania Com
pany's mines this morning when hi
was seized by a mob and badly beaten
As soon as the assault was reported
large number OF deputies were dis
patched to the mine with orders to pre-
tect the miners at work there.
The show OF hostile spirit upon The
part of some of the strikers seem t
have little or no effect on the miners
who are still at work. In Schuylkll
county over 80 coll.eries were operating
this morning.
Mahanoy City, Pa, Sept. 2O.-Th'
.trike situation is about unchanged
Three individual collieries are still idle
and all the rest are operating. The
strikers claim that they are maklne
gains while the operators say all The
mines will be working again full hand
ed by the end of the week. The Phils
delphla & Reading Coal and Iron c.
announced this morning that they haC
advanced the wages of their employee
10 per cent, and promised them tul
| lime. At Shenandoah the strikers hi
! morning intercepted some miners OF
their way to work, but force of depu
ties dispersed them.