The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-09-22
Ill PRINCIPAL
COllERlEs ARE TIED or
Strike Order ii the Anthracite Re-
gions 0beyed " Big Majority
Of the Men.
OPERATORS TAKE DIFFERENT VIEW
Declare strike WILL soon Collapse,
~ tho United Mine Workers
Have No Funds to sus-
tain the Men.

4GNc l. SSlNs
strike of mine workers In the anthra-
cite coal fields OF Pennsylvania. which
represent practically the hard coal
output OF the world, has begun.
According to President Mitchell, of
the United Mine Workers of America,
who is personally directing the strike
from Headquarters at Aazelton, the
success of the first days effort to tie
up the mines exceeded the expecta-
tions OF the strike leaders.
The hard coal region is divided into
four great districts, the Lackawanna,
Wyoming, Lehigh and Schuylkill. III
the first two, representing nearly 9o,-
900 men, the tieup is practically com
splete. Only II mine, employing q
few hundred men, Is being operated.
and this, the strikers sag, they hope
to close oon In the Lehigh region
the situation is a standoff, nbout 5000
of the 10000 mine employees having
quit work. Principally because the
union has comparatively little
strength in the Schuylkill region the
gworkinen there have no decided griev-
ance, as in other districts, and the
strike was not general among the up
fUVpVOOE 1AINtk IAN ~ - ~
cations last night, however, pointed
to the closing today of some mines III
the last named district that operated
Yesterday, despite the assertion of Of
fcials of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company and other
companies operating the region, that
they will continue their collieries in
operation. Nearly all the efforts of
the strike leaders are being devoted
to organizing, and orators are redoub-
ling their efforts.
No violence worth mentioning has
married the first day of the struggle.
Practically no progress has yet been
made in the efforts of some of the
clergy to bring about a settlement Of
the trouble through arbitration.
Few Respond 80 the Whistles.
Scranton, Pa, Sept Io.-Pennsyl-
ania's great strike of anthracite
miners is now officially under way.
This morning when scores of breaker
whistles sounded for The day in Lack
awanna and Wyoming valleys not
enough men and boys rallied ut any
point to warrant beginning work.
executive boardin charge of the dis
n oNVIIA - 81 Nhs'
enthusiastic over the strike news
which rapidly came i'll from every
direction. The Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western made futile attempts
to get three of its collieries going,
but without effect. Several washeries
are operating today, but the forces of
workmen are small. The pump run
ners want to be called out and have
asked the executive board to take this
action. y
The miners ut Lyckens and Wiscon-
sin went on striEn this morning.
About fifty out of a thousand em-
ployes of the coal company went to
work, bat not enough to start. Break
err men Mt Tower City and Williams
town are working. No trouble is an-
ticipated. The colliery ut Lyckens and
Wisconsin employs 100 men and
boys; that at Willinmstown about
1,20D. Both are controlled by the
Pennsylvania road. Tower City ems
ploys 1000 men and boys.
Looks for Short Strike.
New York, Sept. 19s--Robt. NJ. Oil
plant, president of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company, said today Of
the coal strike:
rz.+ i uOE1IOIE OGAlSNC stA1ts IN SlilhCsSuik
last or that it will permanently at
feet the price of coal in this city.
There are 14O, 900 men who work in
the anthracite coal region. The labor
ngitators recently declared they had
but $4,000 in their treasury. This
would mean that they can pay each Of
the men who go out at their order the
sum of so cents for one day. This
will not support a great strike very
long"
Few Galleries Operating.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 1T.-Thc
launching of the strike in this dis
trict was successful. With the excep-
ton of Cox's colliery at Beaver Mea-
dow the entire territory known as
the south side, which includes about
twelve mining towns, is completely
tied up. The territory is strongly or
gained. On the ncrth side, which
takes in ten towns, not so well or
ganized, nearly every collierS started
up, but only one was able TO muster
the full complement of men. Several
collieries, after starting, suspended
because Of lack of men. 1T is conser-
yat;vely estimated that nearly 5000
men Of the 10000 in the district
started today.
Thinks victory Certain.
sha,nokin, Pa Sept. 17.-Presi-
Ident John Fuhey, of the Ninth
district United Mine Workers, said
hat before the end of the week all
operations in Schuylkill, Columbia,
North Cumberland and Dauphin coun-
ties would be idle. President Samuel
Gompers, of the Federation Of Labor,
said before leaving for HazAltons today
that there was no doubt us to the final
outcome being a4victory for the men.
A Young Cutie Buyer.
Chicago Times Herald: Thesyounu-