Evening star., 1900-09-27
ANOTHER NINE SHUTS DOWN.
Locust Spring COllfery's Men Quit
Work Today.


sHAMOKIN. Pa. September 27-The
Locust Spring colliery, near Mount Carmel.
went on strike this morning. the big mine
being tied up completely. Before the gen.
eral strike was ordered by President Mitch
ell between 200 and 1900 men and boys
were given employment 1t is owned by the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company, and had been in constant opera
ton.
Strike leaders held numerous mass meet
ings to induce the men to stop. About half
the total number ceased toll from day to
day, until only the Ashland and Lavelle
men remained. Their failure to come TO
work this morning left the mine with no
one to cut coal. The strike leaders are
highly gratifed, and predict the closing
down of the North Franklin collery by to-
morrow night. That colliery is also ope-
rated by the Reading Company. 1t employs
600 men and boys, and is working today
with only thirty miners on strike.
MANY OF MARKLE's MEN QUIT.
Proprietor. However. Says He Started
Up This Morning.
HAZLETON, Pa, September 27.-Interest
in the mine workers strike in the Lehigh
valley today centered around the mines of
G. B. Marke & Co., at Jeddo, Oakdale and
Highland. 1t was predicted yesterday that
the firm would lose many men today be-
cause Of the refusal of the employers to
grant the advance in wages asked for by
the workers. 1t Is difficult to learn the
exact number of men who returned to
work this morning after yesterdays holi-
day. The strikers, however, say the firms
collieries practically dead" as far as
mining coal is concerned. No Jeddo col
liery Is reported to be completely idle, while
the number of men at work in the other
Markle slopes is said to be small. W hen
,S3S,,t -
Markle mines, was asked today by re-
porter for the Associated Press how many
miners are at work, he replied: 'All l will
say is that we started up this morning."
OF the twelve collieries located on the
north side seven are reported by the op-
orators to be mining coal. Several of these
are hardly doing anything, while the others
are getting out more or less of their nor
NAL daily production. Not one, however,
is working full On the south side, where
there are nine collieries, the tie-up re-
mains almost complete Only one colliery
in that locality, the Beaver Meadow opera
ton of Coke Brothers & Co., is working.
The mine Is short handed. The four col
lieries on the west side are In operation
with reduced forces, while the quartet of
collieries of the I4ehigh Valley Coal Com
pany in and about Hazleton are reported
by the company to be producing more coal
than on any previous day during the strike
The Stockton colliery, on the east side, is
not in operation.
President Mitchell, for the strikers. esti-
mates that fully 90 per cent of the miners
in this district are now idle.
The entire valley is quiet this morning.
Minersville Men Will Strike.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, September 27.-The
mine workers of Minersville were late last
night addressed by Division President John
Fahey of the United Mine Workers, Moth
err Jones and others. Upon conclusion of
the speaking at midnight branch organi-
Zation was formed, and it was decided that
ali the members should tonight lay down