New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16


expected to work on Monday.
WHERE TIEUP WILL BE COMPLETE.
NO MINES WILL RUN IN LUzERNE AND
IACKAwANNA COUNTIES.
Wilkesbarre Penn. Sept Is SPECIALIZATION the
men OF Luzerne and Lackawanna counties left
the mines this afternoon they carried their tools
with them and except at couple of mines near
Hazeton VIII not return 10 work Monday morn
ing. They quiet and determined, and II not
all IN favor OF a strike convinced that they
doing right IN obeying orders The teup in
this region, along the full line OF the Wyoming
Valley and about Scranton and vicinity, will be
complete. The leaders OF the United Mine Workers
have claimed It within the last few days. Mine
Inspector c.. NJ. Williams. State official, asserted
IT yesterday. and to-day the operators admitted It,
They say that every mine in the region will he
shut down and all the idle, and that the oper-
ators will aid in making the ueup complete by
their decision operate any colliery where
there IS not a full force Of men, nearly They
do not want any bother and will not exert them
selves by trying to colHery with small
force. They recognize that this would not only
not pay. but would bitterness between the
union and non-union men, which might result in
some outbreaks. This they are anxious 10 avoid.
and they believe. too that n complete ueup Will
result in the strike coming end much more
quickly than II It dragged along and a fight
between union and non-unlon men caused.
The tieup in Lackawauna County will be Of
5000 men, and IN this county Guzerne) about 5000
In the lower end OF Luzerne, near Hazleton, about
800 or 4.000 men expected TO work This region
is whore the union Is strongest and sure OF it
are tho union officials that OF the promi-
nent leaders has been here on organizing tour
weeks The operators this afternoon said
the latest reports from Schuylkiu. carbon and
Northumberland counties that the ueup VIII
not be successful there. About 5000 men are en-
ployed IN the region. and not half Of them are cx-
pected strike. Official reports received here are
that work VIII continue at the following mines
philadelphia and Reading, the largest producer
high Coal and Navigation Company; Iamaqua
colliery: A1idvaIley Coal Company. AT Mount Car
Prise Coal Company. at Alaska; Mineral Mining
Company. at Shamokin; Lentz Lilly & Co. at Park
Company. MnersviIle; oak Hin Company, at
Minersvle; Dodson < %. at kashG william; St.
Mahanoy City; Buck Mountain Coal Company. at
Mahanoy city: T. NJ Fighter & Co. at Mount
Company. at Jeddo; Upper L,ehigh company. at
Upper Lehgh Pond Creek Coal Company at Pond
Coke brothers & Co. at Derringer; Coke Brothers
& Co, Gowen; Pardee q Co. at I,attimcr; Van
Wicke Company. Coleraine. and Pardee & Co..
at Beaver Meadow.
That the men Of these coleries Will not strike ia
due the operators say. to the fact that not only
are they not well organized. but they have not the
same grievances in the Luzerne and Lacka-
wanna districts. At Trevcrton. which Is In the
heart Of the Shamokln district. the local Of
cidcd remain work. The result is that the
local was disbanded by unanimous and the
money in the treasury divided among the members
present. At other places efforts TO form locals
increase the membership Of others failed. the
saying they could afford give up steady
work when they have little to gain.
In the Wyoming district all was quiet to-day
cept in instance. This at Pittston. where
some excitement was caused this morning by nifty
sixty driver boys from mines No. and 10 OF
the Pennsylvania Coal Company who dashed
through the streets on mules. They shouted and
cheered for the strike. rode around nearby
collieries and called the men there to strike.
and finally, after hours returned their mules
to the mines and quit work. The colleries
although shorthanded worked all day. The Exeter
Sbley and Austin collieries where the men went
strike yesterday idle but all the other
collieres worked. At two the men quit work at
and took out their tools They the Mount
Lookout, of the Temple Iron Company, at Wyo-
ming, and the William A. of Council & Co. at
Duryea
A meeting of the Delaware and Hudson Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen has been called for to-
morrow at Parsons. and the will take some
action regarding the strike. while all through the
region mass meetings of the miners will be held
The coal companies sending several from
this vicinity TO HaZleton and Shamokin to as
coal and iron policemen. Trouble is feared there
as some Of the mines will work, while here. where
the shutdown is TO be complete. outbreak is
pected- Sheriff Harvey, when asked this after
noon regarding his view Of the situation. said:
don't expect any trouble. | know miners
well, and believe get along together with
out any difficulty. / have not in a single
deputy in connection with the coming strike and
hope l will not need any deputies You say
and mark word, that before this strike trouble
is the miners will find a better friend
them than Benjamin James, the organizer, who
offered me 5000 deputies.
The following statement was given out this even
ing by President Nichols. of this district:
Public opinion is on O.. our side, and the more the
that our wrongs should be rfghted The men in
district will all go out, and | don't expect ton
of coal will be mined in this valley on Monday.
The companies will suffer from this strike as much
men, and believe they cannot remain idle
months without serious financial loss. / look
for a speedy settlement Of the strike when the
strength and determination OF the miners are
shown.
NO STRIKE IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
Pottsville Penn, Sept. 15.-There is indication
tonight OF the miners going at any of the
many coleries in Schuylkill County The mass
meeting Grardvte on Thursday night, at which
Mother Jones and the organizer. George Harris
spoke has resulted in about seventy-ive. It Is
said, Joining the ranks OF the Mine Workers As
ISOLATION this time. There fully thou
sand mine workers in that town and vicinity.
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