The sun., 1900-09-21
A BREAK AT LATTIMER.
Striking Miners at HazIeton Receive
Favorable News.

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Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 20.-Reports re-
ceived at strike headquarters and else
where from various parts of the Halle
ton region brought nothing but good
news to the idle anthracite coal miners.
The first information brought here told
of a break among the employees in the
Lattimer mines, the first that has taken
place there during the strike. The col
lery was considered an invulnerable
spot and the break there put the strikers
in a good humor. The number of men
who quit was quite small, however, but
the union men are satisfied that they
will make further inroads on the force
there
The next good news received by the
strikers came from Coleraine and was to
the effect that the colliery there was shut
down tight. The McAdoo strikers have
heen trying for four days to close this
place. The Evans coliery at Beaver
Meadow also failed to start work, owing
to not enough men putting in an appear
ance to operate the workings. Both the
Coleranc and the Evans colieries are OPP
Grated by the A. S. Van Wickle com
pany. All of this company's mines iii
the Hazleton region are now closed
A committee of three miners employed
at the Coleraine mines called upon Super
ntendent Ayres and presented a set Of
grievances for the company's considera-
tion. The grievances are as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned committee of
Coleraine, do hereby ask for two weeks
pay and 10 per cent increase on the dol
lar, Is per cent off the dollar on keg of
powder and that all men get paid for
overtime work"
Superintendent Ayres received the men
pleasantly and told them they would re-
ceive an answer in three days.
\ few more men went to work in the
Marl;le mines at Jeddo and Oakdale
The strikers claim the reason for this
was that a report had got into circula
tlon that the men who lived in the com
pany houses and dealt in the company
stores would not receive the pay that
was due them if they did not go to work
This. however, was denied by both the
ncnunon men and the company.
There was considerable excitement il
the vicinity of No. 10 shaft of the lie
high Valley Coal company east Of th
city The coal and iron policemen hat
gone to the houses in that locality ant
induced a number of breaker boys to &
to work, it was charged. Strikers ut til
same time attempted to persuade tn
hoys to stay out but retired when the,
insisted on working. On the way to tn
shaft half dozen foreign speaking won
cn surrounded the policemen and, taking
the dinner pals from the now frightene
boys, threatened to strike the Coal an
Iron men.
A mob of 300 persons soon gathered
and for time it looked as if the police
men would get the worst of IT, but the
managed to escape the crowd withou
precipitating a fight. 4 few Of the boy
went to the mines with the policemen
but most of them returned to thei
homes
The march to Coerainc which was al
ranged for last night by the McAdo
men did not take place, as they learne
it would be unnecessary, tip havin
been received that Coeraine would nC
start. The march Of the strikers froi
Freeland to Sandy Run and Pond Cree
was also abandoned. The union me
after conference decided to organic
the men at those places and then as
them to quit.
The mines at Eckley and Sandy Ru
are in full operation as usual, and tn
Markle mine at Highland is also opera
ing.
President Mitchell of the United Mir
Workers has returned from Mahano