The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-19

IOIIbNlLbEs IL, Otpls If.-EO ui-
teen out OF 80 600 miners nave quit
in the Schuylklll region.
SHOMoKIN, Pa, Sept. 17.-Ten col.
leries have closed down and about ten
thousand men and boys are Idle.
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 17.-Operators
admit that the district is dead, and not |
enough men have reported to make an |
attempt to work any cOllierles today. |
Quiet prevails throughout the distric-. |
The following was posted at strike |
headquarters at noon: "Miners and |
mine laborers, District l, greeting:
Reports to noon show every mine in
| District | closed down. One Of the
greatest strikes in the history of the
country is on between Capital and
Labor We ask you to remain from
the property of the companies. Let US
show the world that we are peaceful
and aw-abiding citizens, only asking
what is fair and honest to all. The en-
tire press, or most OF il, is with ue in
this strike. II is struggle for home
and family. The general public is a
unit in wishing to see us wiu.
Our position has been honest. One
and all say amen to the cause of right
as against might. So, brothers, let us
liuS anu iOJhl anu no VIC ndNb
rs 900 men idle in the district, let us
have that many idle at the finish. The
great God of justice is on our side, and
prayers are going up all over the land for
success. (Signed) FRED DILCER.
HAzELToN, Sept II ,Noon.-The ina
bility of the Union to tie up this dis
trict completely will make this the was
center for some time to come. Figure
| 81 n,t
side are claiming gains for tomorrow.
The gains thus far todey favor the
strikers. The Upper Lehigh started
this morning but had to stop. No. l
Colliery on Gross Cross Creek had to
! suspend because the drivers quit. Sew
era others are working very short
handed.
Sandy Run, Oakdale, Coleraine, La
, mer and Harwood mines are working
practically full complement of men.
The south side collieries are complete
ly tied up. This is in McAdoo district
where during the 1897 strike the turbu.
! lent element took the road starting
marching tactics. II is feared this
will be repeated and lead to trouble
though the leaders say they will rot
countenance such tactics this time.
HAzELToN, Pa, Sept. 19--The
| strike situation this morning shows thai
q the union has made slight gains since
q yesterday in the upper Schuylsill. AL
: the Readings coIlieries are being
worked, also those of Markle & Co.
Pardees have the HARDWOOD colliery in
y operation with an increased force The
. strikers have gained by reducing the
number of workers in several cOlieries.
Union officials are concentrating theil
efforts on the Shenandoah district bu
have made no appreciate Roadway as
! yet.
;, The first real evidence of violence
= was at Evansville stripping this morn
=, ing when the men were driven from
: the pit by a crowd of young men stoninl
= them from the bank y squad Of Goa
% and iron police, stationed at HazeltoI
y where trouble was expected, were de
spatched to Jeansville but failed tC
+ make any arrests. The colliery is idle
3 SCRANTON, Sept. 1S.-From the
IS Unioner's standpoint the strike a
o dawn of the second day is a grand sue
II cess, particularly along the Lackawan
g ma Valley where not ton of coal was
l. mined yesterday. The only work is a
3 the washeries and the effort will b,
e made today, President Dilcher says, t,
rs induce these places to quit. Report
2, at head quarters from up and dowr
s. the valley are to the effect that man,
a. mines which were working yesterda,
e. shut down this morning. The striker
lie are not worrying about their winte
b supplies but show no little concern
q, about hard times. All their energie
1T are bent on the success of the strike.
d SHAMOKIN, Sept. 18.-The Philadel
3, phia and Reading Coal Company an
j, nounce that no attempt will be mad
'e to run local collieries until the strik
ir is over. Twenty per ceat of Noun
~ Carmel miners remained away thi
s. morning. Some slight disturbance
at were quickly quelled. A number o
Ia Hungarian strikers stoned the men 90
N ing 10 work. No one was seriously
es hurt. Many deputies are arriving. A
of noon the situation WAS generally peace
ID full
Of SCRANTON, Sept. lS.-The Delaware
at Luckas ana q Western Company hev'
e. been o"sily e~gsged during the pas
ID twenty.four hours distributing club
D. aud revolvers TO men who they retaine
Ell to protect their property. Yesterda,
the supply of these materials of offens
w and defense was distributed among tn
III men working about the washery. A
,o noon the men went to dinner but tn
re majority refused to return to work
at After receiving arms, the men evident
a ly commenced to view the situation il
,e a more SERIOUS light. The strikers Cal
IA now expect that every man kept abou
T. the company property is heavily armed
q and sworn in either as coal and iron DC
lice or special officer.