New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
BOTH SIDES SCORE.
A FEW MORE STRIKERS GO OUT, But
OTHER COLLTERTES START
UP WORK.
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OTHER COLLfERiES SIARI
UP WORK
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
wilkesbarre. Penn, Sept. 2O.-There was prac-
ticallvNno change in the strike situation through
out the anthracite region to-day. Slight gains
by the strikers were offset by gains by the oper-
ators but the condition is ths-that the strikers
are using every endeavor to get more men out,
while the operators are, under the circumstances
very well satisfied with the situation as 1t stands.
The Iackawanna district is tied up tightly. ana
only one eelliery is working in the Wyoming re-
gion; but although these two regions form hair
the entire field the strikers have been practically
unsuccessful in the Lehigh, Schuylkill ana sha-
mekin districts.
The operators point. moreover to the fact that
the success Of the strike depends upon the
strikers making daily progress, and that to-day
the gains were too slight to he noteworthy. The
strikers lest ground at the Marke coihery,
where President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers refused 10 allow arbitration, while hftN
men returned to work in the Lehigh Valley col
liery az Hszeten. the headquarters OF the union.
In the Shamekin region the Enterprise colilefy'
which had been idle. resumed work, win re-
dueed force. Of course bat it worked. while the
SehuyIkill men continue TO work and receive
suggestions and Inducements to strike with less
ana less favor. The operators point to very
definite cause for this. They say that. While IN
the Iackawanna and wyoming districts the
men are paid by the ear. in the Schuylklll region
they are paid by a sliding scale, fixed by the
selling prices of coal at tidewater. The Schuyl-
kill men are not only mining coal steadily, but
the price of it is advancing, and the longer the
strike lasts the higher il viii be. AS the
SchuyikiIi region men get l per cent increase
for every three cents that the coal advances in
1K-ffb
They are getting higher wages and more work
n an eyer before and naturally do not want to
take the chance Of striking and lose such pros
I,eet before them as the advancing coal prices
hold.
THE OPERATORS SIDE OF IT
The operators argue that this condition Is
known to the men who are on strike, and they
viii soon lose their confidence
The operators gave out the following Official
stategnt nj this afternoon: The situation In the
I.ehigh region is the same as yesterday Markle
& Co have more men at work in Jeddo. The Lee
high VALLEY has City more men at work at Hazle-
ton The Hazlebrook mine shipped more coal
yesterday than on any preceding day Lehish
Coal and Navigation mines are working fuii-
Miners at Mesauehenny drove out organizers
7shs attempted to call a meeting The mines
are working ten hours a day. Schuylkili miners
There are thirty-eight Reading mines working.
The Mahanoy City men refused 10 go on strike
All the Lehigh men are working save at Cen
traIia The Lehigh Valley Coal Company has
shipped one-thrd Of its entire daily output
since the strike started. There has been one
break in the Shan7okiR section to-day; the men
went 10 work al the Enterprise Coiliery, which
lad been idle"
WILL NOT ACCEPT SINGLE ACTION.
President Mitchell stated last night that he
4vould not allow any single mine company to
artitrate, and said the operators must act as
a unit and they must recognize the Mine
WorkeFs' Union. Dc matter if any one opera
tor agrees TO rectify ali grievances. the men
would not be allowed to go to work unless the
hig railroad companies came into line The
Susauehanna Cesi Cenpsny's property was
cited to Nh. Mitchell. II operates the mines at
Naniicoke The men had been strike for
some months and had just gone TO work. The
men are poorly equipped for a struggle.
suppose a case" Mr.. Mitchell was asked; IF
the Susquehanna Coal Company agreed to grant
ali the demands would you allow the men to go
to work."
No. Even if all the men IN the Wyoming
Valley got their demands would not agree
The men must stand together. We will have nc
division"
preston the men at the West End Coery
after hard work for four days by the organizers
The attempts at mass meetings proved failures
so the strikers turned their attention to seeing
The men individually. This more success
full for when the whistle called the men 10 WORK
this morning about forty of them stayed away
They have joined the union yet but are
waiting to see what success the strikers have
with the others. The West End CollieTy worked
as usual, with abOut four hundred and fifty ma mas
District President Nichols, cheered by the sue
cess, sent word TO his men To redOuble their ef
forts. and told them he wanted the colliery to hf
idle boy Saturday. The operators say they thinI
no more men will go out, and they expect the
others "a return 10 work in a day or two.
INSTANCES OF PETTY VIOLENCE.
There have been a few individual cases a.
violence near here. and one Of these resulted
to-day in the first arrest of a striker Last night
al Aanticeke. striker named Joseph Rego.
walked up to a Hungarian Alex Misnock 8
non-union man, who was loading coal IN a car
Begos carried with him double barrelled shot
gun, and said: DO you know there IS = strik,
IN? want you 10 stop working" Nienocl
made no reply. Begos then put the gun ia bf
shoulder. pointed it at Misnock and said: Il
you don't stop working ] viii Kill you"
Naturally Aisnock stopped work in order I,
save his life He came mmedis tely to Wilkes
barre sn1 sWore out q warrant before Alderrna,
Pollock for the arrest Of Begos. who wa
brought 10 this city this afternoon and had ,
nearing He was sent 70 Jail in default Of SIS
bail for trial
Al Honeyport. near Nanticoke. lives job,
Ssbbc, hon-union man, who is working an,
VINO worked during the last strike Of Susoue
hanna Coal Company men. Last night crow,
of strikers bembarded his house with stones an,
smashed number Of the windows, but no on
was injured. Sabbo, although he was arn,ed
cid not FIRE them.
A. the eoileries there have been no outbreaks
me companies have number Of special officer
90 guard. and increasing the MN, ba, % al