New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-20
Nrv-Y0RK Daily TRIBUNE. THURSDAY. Sci TEMBEK 20

4ro strike only two hundred men remaining at
Total number q ro s d one secon Of the
anthracite regions reports Indicate that much dis
this time failed to participate in the strike and we
grow less with each succeeding day until the mines
shall re {pted Mine WorEer OF america
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS NECESSARY.
But. beyond the accession OF five thousand men,
their advances have been halted and It is generally
admitted that II any can be won over
tomorrow it will be due the most extraordinary
efforts Of the leaders There were three additional
mines closed down at Hazlcton to-day-the Lehigh
Valley Companys coerIes Nos. and T. and Par
dees Harwood colllery. Several hundred miners
congregated at McAdoo small town near Hazle-
ton this morning and marched TO the carson
washery, where they made an effort to stop the
men from working, Upon the foreman's refusal TO
call the men out they blew the washery whistle
and the workmen went out. Elated by their sue
cess, they proceeded Coleraine where they sue
ceeded in inducing half Of the miners to suspend
work hut the remainder dehed the strikers and are
still az work. Another mob started out from
McAdoo this morning ana stopped at the Coke
mine. where they were prevented from accomplish
Ing anything by n carload OF deputies. Later the
mob drove the men from the Cuyler. Crawford ana
Duggan strippngs
At Shanokin the strikers made slight gain.
when three collieries. the Mount Carmel. Green
Ridge and Natalie. closed down The mules OF the
Henry Clay and Burnside coIlieries owned by the
to Pottsvills Trouble Is expected here as at Ma
hanoy City, where the Sherffs are making prepara-
lions by swearing in deputies. At harrisburg
serious trouble is apprehended between the union
and non-union men at the Williamstown collieries.
There are one thousand men here who insist upon
working even If force is required. Galleries No.
ID and Even closed down at Pittston to-day, max
ing the tieup here complete with the exception OF
one colIiery, the Hoyt which is working with
crippled force The ~ this shaft are unde-
cjded but It is highly probable that they will join
the strikers tomorrow. The Bartin and Murrin
coeries were the only ones operating at Carbon
dale to-day. A big parade and mass meeting were
held here this afternoon.
CONDITION OF PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY.
Wv S Thorne vice-president of the PennsyI-
vania Coal Company. who in Scranton to-
day made the following statement concerning the
miners and the conditions In the mines of his COM
pany:
During the month of August the miners at all
earned an average of 81 co day a total Of s52
for the twenty days worked. After paving all their
received per day from January l until August 81
of 81 g. day worked during that period About
mines and breakers common lsborers are now
Pa1 paid to aborefs Of the same class on the
raiiToys IN this yieinty These are as nigh Wages
most favorably with wages paid for equally skilled
labor in any other industries An advance in wages
cost ton that permanent advance in the sell
would so restrict the quantity that could he sold
that should be unable to operate the mines
many days per month as at present, which would
Of course react seriously on the miners.
Considering the wages paid in other anthracite
regions where many miners are still working,
and in the bitumnous regions II is impossible for us
to grs Mt the demands of the United Mine Workers,
and do not believe that employees are now
striking because they really think they being
unfairly treated, but have done so in the excite
ment Of the moment and only at the instigation Of
outsiders and without fully realizinS how serious
may be the results to them and their families.
we'll to the pu5Nc. We have not received COM
plants from employees. and do not know
what per cent Of them belong to the United Mine
Workers. but believe II TO be very small. If neces
sary. we could allow our mines 70 lie idle six
months but N~-e +No good relations which have
existed for many years between the PEN syvanla
Coal Company and its employees may continue. and
that our men Will soon return 70 work.