The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
OUT co THE
COAL MEN
The Great Strike Is
Ordered.
A VAST ARMY INVOLVED
The Action at Indianapolis Takes
10000 Miners Out of the
Anthracite Diggings.


workers of America, affixed their sig
natures to the document which will call
$4,000 miners of the Pennsylvania an
thracite region from their work Monday
morning and precipitate one of the most
gigantic strikes in the history OF the labor
world.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Fin their de-
mands the miners ask correction of many
evils, the more important of which are
the following:
Abolition of company stores, reduction
in the price of powder to s1.50 keg, the
abolition of company doctors, semi
monthly payment of wages, abolition of
tho sliding scale, wages paid In cash, 22iO
pounds to the ton, s1.5O and not exceeding
H.7S day, that all classes of day labor
now receiving s1.5O and not exceeding $l.75
shall receive Is per cent over the present
wages, that all day labor now receiving
N-75 shall be advanced 10 per cent, that
no miner shall have at any time more
than one breast, gang or other class of
work, and shall get only his legal share
of cars.
Ia the mines in the Lackawanna and
Wyoming valley districts $4,000 men and
boys are employed. or these $4,000 are dis
tributed through the workings lying be-
tween Pittston, in Luzerne county and
Forest City, Susquehanna county. There
are 5000 employees in mines in the vicinity
Of wilkesbarre, Ashley, Nanticoke, Ply,
mouth and Wanamit; 1900 about Haze-
ton. 10000 at Mahanoy City and Shenan-
doah and $4,000 around Shamokin. Potts
vile and Mount Carmel. The closing Is
expected to reduce the regular coal pro-
duction 10 per cent, leaving free only the
Reading Coal and Iron Company's produc-
ton of EOS per cent of the total output of
the region and sos per cent of the Lehigh
valleys production.
Should the strike continue over a period
Of two months the loss in wages will
amount to nearly $100OO,o00, the loss to
railroads $20,OO0,OO0 and the loss to the
mine operators S20,000,OO0.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 15.-Now that
the coal market is face to face with a
strike in the upper anthracite region, the
answer to the question as to whether the
miners in the Schuylkill district will
strike sympathetically is anxiously await
ed. Should the trouble not extend to the
SChuylkill mines, no grave coal famine Is
to be feared, though the collieries there
could fully meet the normal demand.
Speaking of the stocks of coal on hand
in the Reading Companys distributing
dspots, Vice-President Henderson said
that there are 100000 tons at Port Rich
mond. The very heaviest shipments from
that port have never exceeded that
amount in single month. While there
was no change in the circular prices for
coal at wholesale at the mines yesterday,
the indications were strong that an in
crease is to be expected in the next few
days. While orders for delivery in the
next few days were taken at the regular
prices in this city. some dealers took adj
vantage of the brisk demand and OBJ
tnined as high as so cents ton advance
on coal for immediate delivery. At the
Reading offices 1t was stated that they
are accepting orders at the circular price,
and that no advance has as yet been
asked.
PROCLAMATION TO MINERS.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, Sept. 15.-At a meet
Ing Of the executive board of district No.
at this place last night a proclamation
was Issued to the miners of Northumber-
Ian. Schuylkill, Columbia and Dauphin
counties. advising them to remain at
home next Monday, obey the law, avoid
the use of intoxicating liquor and not to
become involved in quarrels of any de-
scription. The clergy, business men, and
public at large. are asked to aid in the |
fight against the operators. The men were |
advised to be very careful when soliciting |
yised that no one shall be coerced.
POSSIBLE EFFECTS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15-should the |
anthracite coal miners strike be of pro-
longed duration 1t Is possible that foreign |
countries will feel Its effects as seriously |
as they will be felt in this country, II not |
to greater degree. The National Assoc |
citation OF Manufacturers Is almost daily |
receiving inquiries from abroad which in
dictate how urgent Is the demand In Eu-
rope for American coal. The letters are
II ON coal merchants who want this coun-
try's fuel to supply their regular trade.
ana from business men who see in the
scarcity of coal on the continent an OPP /
portunity to engage in profitable bust
ness. The National Association of Manu-
facturers sends all communications of the
KIND to mine operators and shippers,
bringing buyer and seller promptly to-
gether.
Within the past few days inquiries have
been received from Glasgow, Dusseldorf,
Paris, Berlin and Zurich regarding the /
prices and facilities for furnishing Amer
lean coal. 8. w. Hanauer, formerly a /
manufacturer and at present II
Vice-Consul General of the United States
at Frankfort, Germany, writes as follows
to the National Association of Manu-
ia cturers:
''The coal famine In Germany continues
and is much worse than before; the coal
trust has raised its prices on new con- II
tracts for coal, coal briquettes (compless-
ed blocks) and coke. The price for coke
now is sh marks per metric hundred
weight ~u1o pounds English) against lao
marks twelve months ago; and as the
syndicate cannot fill more than about 60
per cent OF the orders German Wholesale
dealers In coke and industrial works us
Ing II will have 10 procure the balance
from foreign sources. although the price
may be much higher" .......
= AN OPERATORS VIEW.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 15.-Calvin Par
dee. who has been a coal operator for
thirty-eight years. and Is at the head OF
Lattimcr & Harwood Galleries In the
Lehigh region OF Luzerne county. ex-
presses the opinion in an interview that |
The demands made by the United Mine u