The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-21

their effort until the mine is idle. This
morning a meeting of the presidents of
local unions in this city and surrounding
towns was held and arrangements for con-
Quoting the strike in thoroughly syste-
matte manner were completed thls city
is to be the headquarters for all the sur
rounding district. This will also be the
central station for giving out funds and
supplies If the strike lasts so long thht
they will be required. President Nichols,
of the First district. was TO have been
present but did not appear.
The first striker in. the ccal region to be
arrested for threatening a workman was
sent 10 Jail this afternoon He is Joseph
Begos a Hungarian, and was one OF the
Susuuehanna Coal Company's employees at
Nanticoke Last night, armed with
double barreled shotgun, he went up to
Alex Mesnock, who was loading coal for
the company at one of the chutes, and or
dered him to quit. Mesnocl6 refused and
Begos cried, ''If yod don't quit I'll blow
your head off.'
Mesnoek quit and this morning had Be-
gos arrested. He was sent TO jail in de-
fault of 81 500 bail. The officials of the
company have advised any others of their
men who are molesteG to have the guilty
parties arrested. This will prevent the
ordering out Of deputies, which would, it
the feeling against them since the Latti-
mer shooting has been intense among the
miners, particularly the foreigners.
Sheriff Harvey is generally commended
by the business men for his action in ig
noring the requests of Coke Bros. at Ha
zleton. and while the North American
Company is unable TO work its washeries
1t is considered better so than that the
sheriff should excite the miners by order
ing out the deputies.
The companies are still swearing in spe-
cial policemen, using their men for the
work and getting local orders for them.
These men as yet have had no trouble
Many of the strikers applied at the
wood yard established by the mayer and
the Humane Society today. and were sup
piled. Their appeal for help IN getting
fuel has been res poDded to generously en-
the part of merchants in The city, ard
piles of old wood and boxes have been
contributed. The mayor says that If the
strike continues for some time and these
people are refused coal at the culm
banks there will be great suffering dur
ing the winter
The coal far1ine is already being felt.
All the local dealers have exhausted
their supplies and il is impossible to get
more The West End Coal Company is
selling all it mines to its regular cUsto-
mands, so greatly have they increased.
Many private houses have net more than
one or two tons in their cellars. The
schools have not more than a months
supply, and the light and heat company
has enough to last only until November
/ II unable 10 get any more by hat
time, the condition Of the city will be d.
plorable. The feeling, however, is almost
general among The business men that
I-f-
The operators gave out the following
statement to-day: The situation in the
Lehigh region is the same as yesterday.
Markie Bros. have more men at work in
Jeddo. The Lehigh Valley has fifty
more men at work at HazletCn The
Hazlebrook mine shipped mcre coal yes
terday than on any preceding day. Le-
high Coal and Navigation MINIS working
full Miners at Assauehsnay drove out
organizers who attempted to cali meet
ing. The mines are working ten hours a
day.
''Schuylkill miners will receive advanc-
ed wages by the rise in coal There are
thirty eight Reading mines working. The
Mahanoy City men refused TO go on strike
All are working except at Centraiia The
Lehigh Valley Coal Company has shipped
one-third OF its entire daily output since
the strike started. There has been one
break in the ShaTnokin section today The
men went to work at Enterprise colliery,
which has been idle.
President Mitchell stated last night
that he would not allow any single mine
or company to arhitrate and said the oper-
ators must act as a unit and they must
recognize the Mine Workers Union No
matter If any enc operator agrees to rec
tify all grievances the men would not be
allowed to go to work unless the big rail-
road companies agreed.