Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-20

ular working force being practically on
strike Two of the minor Washerlee the
Columbus and the Anthony have made
overtures for settlement. While the Glib
bons drift Is also said t0 be- ready To
settle. These matters are likely DO be
fully determined this afternoon but the
settlement viii be only ON the advanced
wages demanded for the labOrers. the
strike leaders say,
one OF the culm banks the Bellevue
wac. the scene OF n tragic death today
Frank Mansan was there gathering coal
along with crowd OF others. Suddenly
some one shouted the Watchmen are
coming and there was a hurry 20 get
away. The man was feeble from sick
ness and IN the excitement OF the mo-
ment he fell and died on the edge OF
the dump Heart failure was the cause.
National Organizer Bilcher and other
workers from this region VIII go 90 the
Hazelton section on Sunday in am en-
deavor to complete the Tie up there
and In the Schulkill district.
STRIKERS MUCH ENCOURAGED
Hazelton. Pa. Sept. g0-Reports re-
ceived at strike headquarters this morn
ing were good news 90 the idle am
thraclte coal miners First came infor-
nation OF a break among the employees
10 the Lattlmer mines. which were con-
sidered an invulnerable spot The num-
Der Of men who quit was quite small.
but the union men are satisfied that
they Will make further inr0ads on the
force there. The Coleraine colllery was
shut down tight The Evans coliery
az Beaver Meadow also failed 90 start
work Both the Coleraine and the
Evans are operated by the A. S. Van
Wyckle company a committee of three
miners employed NJ the Culeraine mines
called upon superintendent Ayers this
morning and presented the following de-
mand.
We the undersigned committee Of
Coleraine DO hereby ask for two weeks
pay and 10 per cent increase on the
dollar 10 per cent OF on the key OF
powder and that an men be paid for
overtime work"
superintendent Ayers received the
men pleasantly and told them they
would receive an answer In three days
\ few more men went 90 work In the
Markle mines az Jedde and Oakdale to.
day than worked yesterday The
strikers claim the reason for this was
that "a report had gotten On circulation
that the men who lived On the company
houses and dealt al the company stores
would NOT receive the pay that was due
them Il they did not go Co work This,
however. was denied by both the nom
union men and the company
There was considerable excitement
this morning az No. 40 shaft OF the
Lshlgh Valley Coal company. east OF
this city The coal and iron policemen
had gone 10 the houses in that locality
ana Induced a number of breaker boys
10 go 20 work, IL was charged Strikers
attempted 90 persuade the boys 10 stay
out but retired when they Insisted on
working on the way 90 the shaft half
dozen foreign women surrounded the
policemen, and taking thp dinner pals
from the frightened boys. threatened
20 strike the coal and iron men A
mob 0f 300 persons soon gathered and it
looked as II the policemen would get
the worst Of &c. but they MANAGED to
escape the crowd without UreCipitating
a hght A few Of the boys went 10 tho
mines with the policemen. but most of
them returned 20 their homes.
The march 90 Colcrainc. which was
arranged Tor last night. by the McAd0o
men, did not take place this morning.
a tip having been received that Colcr-
aine would not start today The march
OF the strikers from Freel8ua 90 Sandy
and Pond Greek was also abandoned.
The union men, after a conference thIs
decided 20 organize the men
at those places and then ask them 90
quit The mines at Ecklty and Sandy
Run are in fun operation this mornlnr
as usual aud the Morkle mine az High.
land Is operating with about the same
force as Yesterday
MOST COLLIERIEs AT WORK.
Potuvillo. Pa, Sept. 2O.-AlI the col.
lieries Rre ut work this morning Maori
Is still shut down AZ Shenandoah all
the colliries are operating. with aohut
goo hands short among ten Collieries
The recruiting Of coal and iron police
men continues Sheriff Todle has been
wired from Carson washery. near Mc.
AdoO for q posse OF deputies. but he
has taken no action.
MEN INDUCED 10 QUIT.
WilSesbarree. Pa. Sept. 20.-The
strikers succeeded today In inducing