Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-20
lETHEREPUBLlCAN TICKET
$4,000 MEN ARE OUT
Strikers In Pennsylvania Have
Reached That Number.
EACH SIDE CONFIDENT OF WINNING
Foreign Miners Leave For New York
En- Route TO EurOpe-Mr. Mitchell
Says This LIS the Biggest In
dustriaI Contest of Country.

HAZLETON, Pa. Sept. lS.-The
great struggle between the anthracite
coal miners of Pennsylvania and their
employers is now well under way. Each
side is confident of winning, and neither
of the contendins forces shows any dis
position to yield. With the exception of
n trivial incident at No. 3 colliery of the
Lehigh Coal company. where Il gang of
boys compelled mule driver To seek
cover by throwing stones at him. the con-
test thus far has been entirely devoid Of
violence of any kind.
About 100 foreign speaking miners
have left Hazleton for New York. where
they will take steamer for Europe.
These men expect long strike and rath-
er than remain idle here they preferred
to go to their former homes.
President Mitchell has given out the
following statement:
Information received up to this time
Indicate that 10000 mine workers are
on strike in the anthracite region. or
this number 72,0O0 are in district No. |,
10000 in district No. 8 aud 10000 in dis
trict No. 4.
Reports received are to the effect that
large numbers of those who have gone TO
the mines will soon join the suspension"
I'VE feel confident that the entire num-
ber of men employed in and about the
coal mines of the anthracite district vii!
be idle in the next few days.
The men appear determined to con.
tinue on strike until their demands for
justice have been acceded to.
''rhe number Of men now out on strike
exceeds that of any other industrial con-
test in the history of our country"
Reports received by the United Mine
Workers officials from the entire anthra-
cite region were to them most sntisfac-
tory. The district south OF this place
known as the South Side has been tied
up completely with the exception of Col.
eraine. Beaver Meadow and Carsons
washsries. In this territory the United
Mine Workers are very strong. On the
north side. the upper Lehigh. Milnesville.
Ebervale and Drifton No. colieries.
employing about |. 800 men, are shut
down, the mines ut Lattimer and Pond
Creek. employing 200 men, are working
full. but every other mine In that big
territory is working with badly crippled
forces Three OF the Marklc mines. over
which there has been 80 much contention.
worked with about ~ per cent of their
men. on the west side every colliery has
started up minus its union men except at
the Halle mines. where the union miners
went To work Ia consequence Of a misun-
derstanding.
Hazleton presented an animated APP
pearancc yesterday. Strikers from all
the surrounding mining towns came here
and gathered In groups ON the street
corners aud discussed the situation. II
was u most orderly crowd. Around
strike headquarters AT the Valley hotel
there was more or less of crowd Of
men all day. President Mitchell. who
has arrived from the west. was kept busy
receiving reports from every section uf
the region. Messengers bringing infor-
nation To him from nearh, points kept
coming regularly.
Nr. Mitchell decided an important
point In the matter of arbitration. IL
will be remembered that last week the
miners employed hy q. u. Marklc x ia.
decided not to strike until the firm had
PASSED upon u set of their own griev-
anees which differ somewhat ffom those
Of the United Mine Workers. The hrni
has au agreement with It's men that II
any differences fail of adjustment then
the grievances shall be arbitrated. John
Markle of the lrn, has agreed To- have
Archbishop Rysn OF philadslphis arbl'
iruts the differences II the mediat"rs 81.
eady decided upon bs the irm aud the
men cannot come 10 a satisfactory agree
meni. Mr.. Msrkls gave out an Interview
Ia uswspapsr reporters to this effect aud
suggested 10 thu tep"riets that thss 81
.sa what President Mitchell would have
10 say ~ the proposition, Mt Natkis
not esrins 10 be put on record a. rseee
nixlng the anien.
Pv.ideat Mi4ehall decided to ash ~
~ kIaekls Ia sls&Ia