The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-21
THE BIG STRIKE IS ON.
Thousands of Miners in the wyom.
ing and Hazelton Regions Out
Tho Conditions La Nest OF IN. Other
Anthracite miaiaE Districts Ia
Pean-ylVaata We're About th.
same-N~r, rev Dtsordsr.

indianapolis. Ind. sept. It'll. Of
hcials OF the United Mine Worker, OF
America Thursday issued statement
to the public giving the causes that
have led up TO the strike which was
ordered "Wednesday. Among other
things he says:
The average wages Of the anihra-
cite miner for many years has brrn
less than $3.50 annually. During fhat
period of time the cost OF man, of
the nee, ssaries of life has been lu.
creased over 20 per cent. An increase
in the cost Of living, without GORE
spending increase of wages. h equi,a-
lent to reduction ia wages
The laws Of the state 81 Pcnusyl.
ynnia make 2. 400 pounds "a ton OF am
thaciic coal; yet anthracite miners
are compelled 60 mine from $500 Co
1000 pounds for a ton. aud. in addi-
ton 90 that. are dockcd exorbithnt
amounts. often reaching NJ per cent
OF their daily earnings, for any inn
puritics which may bc sent oui with
their coal Where they are paid by
the car. instead Of being required %
furnish well-roundsd heap un the
car "a the breakers. a. was originally
agreed to. they have gradually been
compelled o. increase the amount of
coal in each car hy building the same
prrprndicularly from o 60 % inches
above De edge
They are compelled 90 purcta.c
the powder used in mining from their
employers. paying ss.55 per kcg for
grade 81 powder that can be- pur-
chased elsewhere for Si.5O per keg.
and which WHOLESALERS for about 81
per k~e They are required by many
Of the companies Ca deal La "p'ucl
me-" stores oF leave their employment
They must pay 90 the company ~
pr month Tor q Doctor. whcther thcy
need him or not. and have no voice
In saving who the dortor shall be-.
The smallncss Of their earnings to-
gviher with the great cost Of living.
has compelled them TO take their
children from school before they have
reached the age prescribed hy laws
place them az work In the breakers.
In order % keep the famiiy from
starvation. When any miner. feeling
the burden 81 these conditions hss
gone 20 the management aud asked
60 have thrp removed. be- has bern
told ~ be does not like IL hc can
quit
Nilkesbarre. Pa. sept. is.-~Every
mine Ia the Wyoming valley. with the
exception 30 one. we clc--a Nwndas =
by the minrrs' strike. The exception
was TIE colliery operated by the Nest
End Coal Co. AZ Mocanaqua. ffhe
men there refused 10 90 out. saving
they were Satisfied With the prcscnt.
condition 81 things. The total num-
her of npn idle in this valley is a little
over 5000 When the whistle blew
Monday morning FOR the commrnce-
ment Of work there were very few ia
sight The pump men and the fan
runners were on hand 60 20 20 their
posts but miners and ia5orcrs were
conspicuous for their absence. Some
distance from The colleries watchers
were stationed. They were there 80
see n any Of the miners Intended 90
90 to work. when they found that
the men remained away they returned
to United Nine Workers headuuar-
tiers and reported. by o'clock prcsi-
dent Nichols had reports from every
mine In the district. iney were very
encouraging. showing that all had
closed down with the Ncrpiion of the
one al Mocanaqua.
IIazleton. Pa. sept. is-The great
struggle between the anthracite coal
miners of Pennsylvania aud their en-
ployers was begun Monday Each
side j. confident Of winning dnd nci-
Their OF the contending forces show
any disposition 10 yield.
In this territory known as District
No. :. there are 10000 men employed
In and about the mines. or this num-
Der IL h conseNatively estimated thaf
about so per cent. or 5000 miners
obeyed the order OF President Mitch
ell TO quit work Five thousand OF
these belong 10 colleries which did
not work az all aud the remaining D.
boo TO the mines which worked short
handed. The districts south of this
place. known as the South Side. was
tied up completely with the eNcep-
ton OF Coleraine, Beaver Meadow and
Carson Washerics.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept Is. - The
striking miners az Iykens and Wicon-
SEQ are bringing strong pressure to
bear upon the men at Williamsiown
10 join them and thereby suspend the
operations Of every eolliery In. the
Iykens valley region. 1.yl<ens and
Niconisco refused 10 support the viii
Jamestown miners when they struck
n 1856 against a reduction Of wages
lnd the latter now refuse To yield 90
he demands of the former TO quit
work.
These collieries are controlled by
he Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Not n Candidate for Recollection.
Dies Moines. Ia, Sept. is.-Grand
Master H. NJ SarOent of the Iroth-