Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-27
STRUCK IN EARNEST
Coal Miners Out in the An.
thracite Region.
No, Violence Has fhus Far Been Re-
ported Strik" Extrnd~ over
Large Territory.

No, Violence Has Thus Far Been Re-
ported strik" Exicnd~ over
Large Territory.
llazleton. "a. Sept. 10. --Tho grea+
struggle between the anthracite coal
miners of Pennsylvania and their EN-.
poyers was begun today. Each side
l. confident OF winning. and neither
Vi the contending forces shows any dis
position to yied. The contest thus far
has been devoid OF any violence.
The exact number oi men who struck
cannot ut this time he told. Reports
received by the United Mineworkers'
officials from the entire anthracite re-
ZION We're to them most ti-iactory
In this territory. known as district No.
!, there are l6,Ouu men employed in
and about the mines. OF this number.
il il con>eravtively estimate that
about 90 per cent obeved the order of
President Mitchell to Quit work. Five
thousand OF these belong to the col.
ilerlts which did not work ut all, and
the renlainin. 1900 to mines which
south Of this place known as the
south Side, was tied up completely
with the exception OF Coleraine, Beaver
Meadow and Carson's Washerie>. In
thle territory the United Mineworkers
are very strong. On the north side,
TIVE Upper Lehigh. MinesviIle, E.berale
hLn Drliton no. collieries, employ.
ing about 1000, are shut down. The
mines at l.attimer and Pond Creek,
pfnpiovlng 200, are working full. but
every other mine in that big territory
is workin. with badly crippled forces.
Three of the Markle mines, over which
there has been so much contention.
worked all day with aobut 81 per cent
u The men. On the West side every
coiliely started up today minus its
unlon men, except at the Halle mines,
where the union miners went to work
il consequence ol Il misunderstanding.
iiazletnn tndav presented An ami.
mated appearance. strikers from all the
surrounding mining towns coming in
EARN, in the day and gathering in
.ruups Oh the street corners and dis
cQssln. the situation. 1t was most
orH"rly crowd Around strike head
quarters. at the VALLEY hotel, there was
more or less OF q crowd Of men all uav
President Mitchell. who arrived from
She West last night. was kept busy all
day and evening, rccelviu. reports
from every section of the region. Mes
-engers bringing information To him
from nearby points kept coming regu
l..rlv.
MIR. Mitchell decided an important
polnt today in the matter of arbitra-
tion. Last week the IN lners employed
10y q. +. Markle Il Co. decided not to
strike until the firm had passed upon
1. set vi their own grievances, which
dlftt somewhat from those OF the [ nit
ed Mineworker>. The firm has an
agreement with its men that ii any
differences fail OF adjustment. then the
grievances shall lie arbitrated. john
Markle, OF the firm yesterday agreed
to have Archbishop Ryan, OF philadel
phia. arbitrute the differences, ii the
mediator. already decided upon by the
firm and the men cannot come to u
satisfactory agreement President
Mitchell, however, stated today that
no should ask the men employed Ivy
Markie to cease work. The men might
,aln concessions through arbitration,
i!e said but it was now Il case of ,secur-
ing uniform settlement throughout
the anthracite region
About 100 foreign-s peaking miners
ieft llaZleton today, and will take -
steamer for Europe. These men eX-
uoct long strike and. rather than re-
'nain idle here, they preferred to go to
their former homes.
President Mitchell tonight gave out
the following statement:
"Iniormation received up to tonight
shows that II, 900 mineworkers ale
IN strike IN the anthracite region. OF
this number, ~ 600 are in district No.
/. 1000 in district No. 3, and 10, 600
IN district No. 7. Reports received
are to the effect that a large number of
those who went to the mines today will
Join in the suspension tomorrow. The
number of men now out on strike OK.
ceeds that OF any other industrial con.
test in the history OF our country.
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