The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-19
MORE MINERS
JOIN The STRIKE
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One Company Permanently
Closes Two Mines.
PRICE OF COAL ADVANCES
Bitter Feeling Deyeloplng--A Few Cases Of
Intimidation and Violence Masy
cOIlIshes Operating With
Reduced Forces.
PRICE OF COAL ADVANCES

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1s- The
leader OF the strike says that at the
end OF the second day $4,000 OF the 14i.-
900 mineworkers IN the anthracite fields
are idle. No representative OF the
mine operators makes a statement for
their side OF the matter, but indlyld-
ual mineowners dispute the strikers
figures saying that there are more men
at work than the union leaders Will
admit.
The arss advance in the price OF coal
as the result OF the strike was made
by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
Company today. 25 cents per ton being
added. This advance was promptly
met By local dealers. who Increased the
price to consumers 90 cents per ton.
a cloud appears on the otherwise
peaceful horizon IN the shape Of a report
from Harrisburg that bitter feeling is
developing between the union and nom
union men In Lykens' district, located
in the upper end Of Dauphin county.
and involving about $500 mineworkers.
a concession was voluntarily granted
1000 er.ainyes Of the Lehlgh Coal and
Navigation Company, in the region west
OF Mauch Chunk. who will hereafter
work ten hours per day for a cOnse-
Quent increase in earnings. These men
were unorganizsd and had not present.
ed any grievances.
True TO its declaration made before
the strike was ordered, the Philadel-
phia and Reading Company today
brought its mules TO the surface in two
mines in Shamokin that had been clos
ed by the strike. and announced that
they will be permanently abandoned.
This action makes il necessary for the
miners who have been working in those
colleries to seek work elsewhere.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 1S.- Presi-
dent Mitchell, Of the United Minework-
ers, claimed last night 1l2 900 Of the
mineworkers Of the Pennsylvania an
thracite coal fields were idle yesterday.
and II Is certain that this number has
been augmented today. Reports from
the four big districts embracing the
hard coal regi)n are to the effect that
fewer men are at work today than were
working yesterday and that the colliers
that worked full handed or nearly SO
yesterday are either badly crippled or
shut down today.
The weather has grown much colder
than yesterday and this change is
greeted with enthusiasm by the work
ers. who argue that the increased de-
mand for coal will hasten the adjust
ment of the difficulties between them
and their employees. Talk of arbitra-
ton Is so persistent that the hope
grows that this method Of settling the
nl oil
the mineownars declare they will deal
only with their employees as individuals,
and the strike leaders say they will
insist upon formal recognition Of the
union. This difference would appear
sufficiently strong to keep employer and
employe apart forever II persisted In.
One little band of miners in the Wy
oming valley. those Of the West End
Coal Company, at Mocanaqua, number
Ing few hundred men. stand out
prominently as the only men at work
out Of nearly 10000 IN the Lackawan-
ma and Wyoming region. Efforts to
induce them TO ioin the strikers have
failed. They say they have always
been treated kindly; they have no
grievances. and they will therefore re-
main loyal to their employers.
HAZLETON, Sept. 1S.-The second
day Of the anthracite coal strike began
very quietly in this district. there was
no break in the ranks of the strikers
and in many mines there were fewer
men working than on yesterday Some
of the collieries are so short of men
that 1t is doubtful if they will con-
tinue work during he entire day
Every official connected with the
United Mlneworkers now in the district,
with the exception of President Mitch
ell. started this morning for picket du-
IS at the various collieries. All had re-
turned &c headquarters by s o'clock
and reported that they had been sue
cessful in inducing men to stay away
from various workings.
a number Of leaders also reported
that several of the mines are being
guarded by watchmen to prevent union
men from attempting to induce non
union men to quit work. The first
march of the strikers in this region
took place early this morning. About
100 men from McAdoo. Audenreid and
Yorktown. headed by a brass band,
marched through the South Side en-
route to the Colleraincs colliery with a
view to inducing the men to quit work.
The strikers did not use force but were
quite successful as a number of nom
union miners returned to their homes.
The marching miners then went back
to McAdoo and dispersed.
A crowd of Hungarian women Of
McAdoo. some of them carrying clubs,
surrounded the Crawford and Dugan
mines this morning and requested The
men working there to quit work Mat
ters looked sQually for a few minutes.
but the women were told that the work
being done there lid not Interfere with
the strike, and they returned to their
homes satisfied.
At Jeansville washery last night a
number Of men We're held UP on the
Hazelton road while returning from
work and were compelled to promise
they would not so to the mines today.
They kept their word.
Workmen of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company at Audenreld were
engaged this morning in pulling the
fires from under the boilers at those
stripplngs. This indicates a suspension
of work there.
Other reports from the South Side to-
day give instances OF individual cases
OF violence yesterday against miners
who did not quit work. No one was
seriously hurt.
It was estimated at noon today that
tie number Of additional men in this