The sun., 1900-09-20
SPREAD or THB STRIKE
Reported That a Hundred and Twenty
six Thousand Men Are Out.
STATEMENT BY MITCHELL.
March by McAdoo Strikers Results
In Tying Up Several Operations
and Further CrippIing tho
CoIeraine ColIiery.

Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of
America has issued this statements
Most encouraging reports have been
received from the Hazleton and Schuylkill
districts. The most gratifying report
was that $500 employees Of the Philadel-
phia and Reading company at Mahanoy
City and vicinity decided to strike. This
is the first break of any magnitude among
the employees of the Reading company,
and it is indicative of the course to be
followed by the remainder of their EN-
ployees from this time on. As we pre-
dicted at the beginning of this contest,
the miners have in no instance violated
the law and are all conducting them
selves quietly, with an apparent deter
mination to continue the contest until
their eminently just demands have been
acceded to-"
Mr.. Mitchell estimated that 10000
men are now out.
The ranks of the strikers in the Halle
ton district have been considerably in
cfeaSed by recruits from nearly every col
her5 in the region that has been working
since Monday. The most important move-
mcnt occulrrd soutls Of here when 10
htriklnS mine workers Of AIcAdoo made
a victorious march through the south
siue. Ihcy succeeded in tying UP several
operations and in further Gripping the
Coleuaine colliery.
The marchprs started from McAdoo for
Coleraipp, headed BY drum corps. Co
leraine coliiery employs 9T7 men whcn
running FULL but Of this number ONLY half
went to work Tuesday. When the Me-
Adoo iaen arrived at Colcraine, the news
spread through the town and consider
abie excitement was occasionCd for fear
That the marchers had come to make
trouble. They, however were orderly
and confined their eneggies principally
70 persnading the men not to start work.
The women, both English speaking and
foreisners We're badly frightened and ad-
vlsed the Coleraine men to remain away
from the mines.
The Advice Followed.
When the whistle blew at Coleraine
colliefy, il was found that only about
LOO men had reported for work at No 2
slope, which usually employs about $50
men. Buck mountain slope and No. |
slope OF the same company were com
pleteiy shut down. The breaker which
handles the coal of three breakers had
only 20 boys working ont of about $50.
The Van Wrinkle strippings, employing
700 men, failed to start, the men there
McAdoo marchers.
From Coleraine the NIcAdoo men went
to Tresckow, where they succeeded in
closing the Tyler and McTurk washery.
employing 20 men, and also prevailed
upon the 30 men working at Crawford
and Dugans' strippings not to go to
work. From that place they proceeded
TO Honeybrook and persuaded the men
working at Carson's washery not to be-
gin work
The only other collieries working on
the south side besides the crippled Cole
raine are CoXe's. Mt Beaver Meadow.
which is working full, and the Evans, at
Beaver Meadow, which is shorthanded.
Tho Halle mines. at the Hazleton
shaft Of the l4ehigh Valley Coal company
III this city, arc practically dead, only Il
handful of men bcing III each place 10.
~ saaft @f the Suiae company Is work
Shorthand i.
Gpea9G's - fhis district complain thai
nt.e VIE being iHfjmidafea
HeT many m,n nta anEiops
~ N0lilr Hain and
% aot eo ST tle MI fdT tbat rea.90
TAs Van &i#iIa Caal company sim tla
Goal and lHn aaiea II tha b5
ntea oa thc 5lt Hn eas
lGn tG Mes ilU 5fma3 i #a
teetion Watls a5 ID NaN VI aaa ieitn
work urd 81 tae mines, bul 4gf9 FIN
iHen, Il aN, Watt Faet
This is ".iidmfH's day In lTasrton.
aaa Il street n@tH1p Vas lGd. IaVre 4
was 4 htg crowd 3ut, hut his disorder Was
reported.