Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
BOTH SIDES LAY CLAIM
70 material GAINS.
hut THE LARGER PREDICTIONS
OF NEITHER HAVE BEEN
REALIZED.
ONE MORE MINE TIED UP.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL CLAIMS THE
FORCE OF THE STRIKERS
HAS GROWN
At Least Two Thousand Since Satur-
day-Sunday Meetings Said to
Have horne Fruit-Arch bishop
Ryan to Call Upon the Operators
and Tender His Good OHices-NO
Signs of Trouble and no Change
in the Settlement Outlook.

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 24-Contrary
to the expectations of both the opera
tors and the striking coal miners, there
were no developments in the strike sit,
uation in the Lehigh Valley region to-
day. 1t was thought in some quarters
that owing to the presence OF troops In
the anthracite field, break would oc-
cur in the ranks of the strikers or that
a large number of additional men would
refrain from going to work. The oper-
ators DIS rule predicted break in the
strikers ranks, and the labor leaders
were equally sure they would tie up this
region tighter than ever.
Tonight both sides claim that they
had made good gains. 1t seems, how
ever, from the most reliable reports re-
ceiyed here to-day from the entire re-
gion, that the strikers made net gain
In point of numbers. The NJ. 5. KEN
mer colliery at Sandy Run, on the north
side, was tied up to-day, but the oper-
alton is not a large one.
There were many stories afloat in re-
gard to the situation at the Lattimer
mines The strike leaders asserted that
the colliery at that place was COM
pItUtly ukGu up. DuI WnCA q ANPAS
tive of the Calvin Pardee Company,
which owns the mines. was asked
about the situation there, he said the
colliery was running along as usual,
and that only about so out OF 100 en-
ployes had failed to go into the slopes
to-day
President Mitchell, in discussing the
situation in the entire strike region to-
night, said:
Reports received by me to-day from
the lower anthracite (SchuylkilD region
indicate that at least 1000 mine work.
ers joined the strikers to-day. "A large
number of these came from the Read
ing Company's mines. In the Lehigh
region we made large gains.
Il have not received definite figures,
but / should judge that the number
heretofore working and who did not
go into the mines in this district to-day,
numbered between six hundred and
eight hundred.
''The meetings held on Sunday by
the United Mine Workers., at which
men who had aot struck were strongly
urged to help in the fight, bore fruit.
AS whole, feel more encouraged than
| have at any time since the strike
began. l am confident that within
the next few days the entire anthra-
cite coal field in Pennsylvania will be
idle. At no place to-day did we lose
man"
In regard to the efforts of Archbishop
Ryan, of Philadelphia, to bring about
a settlement through arbitration, Mr..
Mitchell said:
archbishop Ryan will call upon the
presidents of the various railroads
which have mining interests in this
region, at the request of the United
Mine Workers, and will tender his good
offices in the struggle. If the officials
refuse to meet his grace it will certain
ly demonstrate their insincerity in pub
licly declaring their willingness to
treat with their men,"
When Mr.. Mitchell was asked if the
striking miners had received any ben
efits from the u. M. w. of A. since the
strike was inaugurated he simply said
mo"
There is not the slightest change in
the situation in regard to the settle
ment of the labor war.
Considerable interest is attached to
the answer the firm of G. B. Markle
& Co. will make to the grievance pre-
sented by its employees. The firm has
intimated that it will make some sort
of a concession to the men, but refuse
to say what it will be until tomorrow.
when the ten days in which the firm
was allowed to make an answer will
expire.
The entire Hazleton region was ex-
tremely quiet throughout the day,
not single case of violence was re-
ported from any town. A better feel
ing now prevails and the fear of trou-
BILE seems TO be disappearing.
The battalion of the Eighth regi-
ment which arrived at McAdoo, five
miles from here, to-day, and which
made a demonstration in that town
and surrounding country, returned to
Shenandoah at 4 o'clock this after
noon.