The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17
TIE UP COMPLETE
In Some Districts of the An
thracite Coal Fields.
In Others Miners Are Operating
Short Handed.
10000 MINERS IDLE.
In the Territory Centering
Around Scranton.
Some CoIIieries Started Up and
We're Forced to Stop.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 17.-PennsyI-
vania's great strike of anthracite miners
is now officially under way. This morn
ing found the many thousands of mine
workers in the Lackawanna aRd Wy
oIning Valleys ready for the strike with
the operators and when the scores of
breaker whistles sounded for the day
not enough men and boys rallied at any
one place to warrant the beginning of
work.
Fred Dilcher, the member of the exec
utive board of the union. who is in
charge of district No. 1, covering these
two valleys. was enthusiastic over the
news which rapidly came in from every
direction The headquarters were
Swarmed with officers and workmen
from the local unions. and all reported
Lackawanna. and Western made futile
attempts to get three of its collierieS go
ing, but without effect. Several of the
washeries are operating today but the
force of worlxmen is small Yet these
washeries are considered SO important
in the quantity of fuel they can turn out
from the great piles of culm refuse, that
they will be shut down, it is declared,
even if the assistance of the railroaderS
is necessary.
The pump runners want to be called
out and have asked the executive board
to take this action. The company hands
are divided on the work question and
their representation is before the execu-
tive board this morning. In all not less
than 10000 mine employees of all grades
are idle in district No this morning.
ALMOST GENERAL.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 1.-THE coal
miners strike is almost general in the
Wyoming valley. Some of the PennSyl-
vania company's collieries in the vicin-
ity of Pittston started to work this
morning short handed. A Delaware and
Hudson Company mine at Plains is
working, but the big mines at Nanu-
coke, Plymouth and Parsons are COM
pletely tied up.
The miners strike has tied up nearly
all the collieries in the Wyoming region
One colliery of the Pennsylvania. COM
pany at Pittston and the colliery of the
West End Coal company at Mocanaqua
are working. The union mine workers
expect to get the men out of the Pitts
ton mine before noon. Nearly 500 men
are at work at the Mocanaqua mine
President Conyngham of the West End
company predicted a. week ago that his
men would not go out. The employees
are nearly all foreigners and the United
Mine Workers could not reach them for
organization. The officials of the Le-
high company say that two of the col
lierieS are in operation, but that the
number of men at work is less than
usual. The strikers are orderly and
they are keeping away from the WORKS
BUT so OUT OF 1000 AT WORK
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE miners
at Iykens and WiconiSco went on strike
this morning in obedience to the order
of the union. About so out of the 1000
employees of the coal company went to
work, but not enough to start the break
er and it is said the colliery will close
down The union has a membership of
600 at Lykens and Wiconlsco and
meeting was held yesterday at which
it was decided to strike. The men at
Tower City and Williamstown are
working and no trouble is anticipated.
Meetings were held last night at these
places to try to persuade the men not to
go to work, but the speakers apparently
made no impression upon them. The
colliery at Lykens and Wiconisco en-