The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-18
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN OUT
AND MORE ARE EXPECTED TO
QUIT WITHIN A FEW
DAYS
WHAT MITCHELL HAS TO SAY
President of the United Mine Work
ers Relieves the Result of the
Struggle VIII Favor
the Employees.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE great
est strike of mine workers in the anthra-
cite coal fields of Pennsylvania, which
represent practically the hard coal out
put of the world, began today. According
to President Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, who is personally
directing the strike from his headquar-
ters at Hazleton, the success of the first
days efforts to tie up the mines exceeds
the expectations of the miners officials.
The hard coal section is divided into four
great districts, Lackawanna, Wyoming,
Lehigh and Schuylkill. In the first two,
representing nearly $4,000 rnen, the tie
up is practically complete. Only one
mine, employing a few hundred men,
is beng operated, and this the strikers
say they hope to close soon. In the Le-
high region the situation is a stand-off,
about 5000 of the 5000 mine employees
having quit work, principally because the
union has comparatively little strength
In the SchuyllSill region the workers have
10 decided grievance as in other districts
and the strike was not general in the
upward of $4,000 men employed. Indi-
cations, however, tonight point to the
closing of some mines in the last nam
ed district that operated today.
AT THE STRIKE HEADQUARTERS
HAzLETON, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE great
struggle between the anthracite coal min
ers of Pennsylvania and their employers
was begun today. Each side is confident
of winning, and neither of the contend
ing forces shows any disposition to yield
With the exception of a trivial incident at
No. coliery of the Lehigh Coal com
pany, where a gang of boys compelled
mule driver to seek cover by III. owing
stones at him, the contest thus far has
been entirely devoid of violence of any
kind. The exact number of men who
struck cannot at this time be tod, as
only estimates of the number IF men who
did not start work were made today. Re-
ports received by the United Mine Work
ers' officials from the entire anthracite
region We're to them most satisfactory
In this territory, known as District No.
Z, there are $1,000 men employed in and
about the mines. OF this number it is
conservatively estima ted that about 80
per cent, or 5000 miners, obeyed the o.
der of President Mitchell to quit work
Five thousand of these belong 10 collieries
which are not at work at all, and the
other mines are worked short handed
The district south of this place, known
as the South side. was tied up complete
ly, with the exception of Coieraine, Bea-
yer Meadow and Casson's washeries.
MINES TIED UP
In this territory the United Mine Work
ers are strongest. On the North side, the
upper Lehigh, Milnesvilie, Eberville and
Drifton MOL collieries, employing about
1850 men, are shut down. the miners at
Latimer and Pond Geek, employing ], $50
men, are working FULL but every other
mine in that territory is working with
badly crippled forces. Three Of the Mar
kle mines, over which there has been so
much contention, worked all day with
about 65 per cent of their men. On the
West side, every colliery started up today
minus its union men, except at the Ha-
eel mines, where the union men went to
work in consequence of misunderstand-
ing.
Hazleton today presented an animated
appearance. Strikers from al the sur
rounding towns came here early in the
day and gathered in groups on the street
corners and discussed the situation. 1t
was most orderly crowd. Around strike
headquarters in the Valley hotel there
was more or less. of a crowd of men all
day. President Mitchell, who arrived from
the West last night, was kept busy all
day and evening receiving reports from
every section of the region. Messengers
bringing information to him from nearby
points kept coming in frequently.
President Mitchell tonight gave out .he
following statement:
MlTCHEI4L'S STATEMENT.
Information received up to tonight
claims 112 coo mine workers are on strike
in the anthracite region. OF this number
200 are in District M. l, 5000 in Dis
trict No. 3, and 10000 in District No. Z.
Reports received are TO the effect that
large numbers of those who went 10 the
mines today will join in the suspension
tomorrow.
1--WE feel confident that the entire num-
Der of men employed in and about the
coal mines of the anthracite district will
be idle in the next few days.
1.-The men appear determined to contin-
ue on strike until their demands for JUS
tice have been acceded TO.
1.-THE number of men now out on strike
exceeds that of any other industrial con-
test in the history of the country.
John Mitchell,
President U, NJ. w of America.
PENNSYLVANIA TIED UP.