Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-19
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Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 1S.-The lead
er of the strike says at the end OF
the second day that 1iS.000 of the 141,
600 mine workers in the anthracite coal
fields are idle. No representative OF
the mine operators make n statement
Tor their side OF the matter. but i'm
ulNlaual mine owners dispute the strik-
CTS HSures. saying there are more men
admit. ? f" VIZ II
The first advance in the price of coal
as a result OF the strike was made nv
the Philadelphia and Reading Com
pany today, % cents per ton being
added. This advance was promptly met
W the iocal dealers, who increased the
price to consumers so cents ton.
TROUBLE IMMINENT.
a cloud appears on the otherwise
peaceful horizon in the shane of a re-
port from Harrisburg that a bitter
leeiinE is developing between the union
ana non union men in the Lykens dis
trict. located in the upper end of Dau-5
pnin county, and involving about $500
"A CONCESSION.
~ concession was voluntarily granted
'he o'oUo employees of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company in the region (
west OF Mauch Chunk. who will here
htter work ten hours a day with an
increase in earnings. These men wera
unorganized and had not presented
any grievances ~
PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
true 10 It's declaration, made before
the strike was ordered, the Philadel-
phia ana Reading Company to-day
brought its mules to the surface In t,y,s,s
mines near Shamokin that had bean
closed by the strike. and announced
mat they were permanently bandonefi IS
1niS action makes il necessary for the 3
miners who formerly worked In these
co'!erles TO seek work elsewhere
ONE PROMINENT FACTOR.
The action of the 400 or more an,
ployees of the West End Coal Company
AT Hiocanaqua. near Wilkesbarre in
sucking to their work, stands out
prominently as the busy feature of an
nave no grievance. have always receive
ed kindly treatment from their en-
p'oyers and therefore resist every eff
Tort to induce them TO strike.
rather Phiilips the Catholic priest.
who has been an interesting figure in
the strike, both before and after, made
statement TO the public tonight. pre-
ssentinS an argument in behalf OF ar
hitration and urging both sides to get
together.
PRESIDENT MITCHELLS STATE
AlENT.
Hazelton. Pa, Sept. 1S-Foliowing ia
the statement issued by President
Mitchell on behalf OF the striking mine
workers:
Hazelton, Pa. Sept. is. $40 p. M,
No. 8.
Reports received at our office from
Districts No. l. and . of the anthra-'
cite coal regions show that there have
been great accessions to the ranks of
t1ie strikers tO-tIly. IN DistrIct No.77
tHazelton region not less than 800
mine workers who mined yesterday
failed TO report for work this MORN
ing. thus increasing the total number
on strike from 10000 to II 500 to-day.
In District No. (SchuylkuD our
forces have been augmented by $500
mine workers in addition TO the 10000
reported yesterday. The situation In
District No uackawannaW yoming)s
is practically the same as the first day
of the strike only 200 men remaining
at work. The total number of men
idle. lis 900
From every section OF the anthracite
region reports Indicate that much dis
satisfaction prevails among those who
have up TO this time failed to particle
pate in the strike. and we confidently
expect that the number at work will
grow less with each succeeding day
until the mines shall be completely
closed.
JOHN MITCHELL.
President United Mine Workers of
America.
PRICE OF COAL ADVANCED.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1s.--The Philadei-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Cow