The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
STRIKERS INCREASE
MORE MEN HAVE QUIT work ~
THE COAL MINES.
MINERS ARE WELL SATISFIED.
UP TO THE PRESENT THERE HAS
BEEN No DISORDER.

only One Man Arrested as a Result
OF the strikc-opcrators san Re-
fuse 90 Arbttrafe the Matter Mith
the strikers Coal scarcity II
KeenIy FcIt aud .. Giving Trouble
In scranton-Statement Made by
the Miners.
Philadelphia. sept. % Everything
qriet ana orderly" Is the report that
comes from the strike region. A few
more mine workers Joined the strikers
ranks to-day. but not many.
The temper Of tho mine owners on the
question Of arbitration as indicated in in
terviews and statements given out to-day.
Is very much against the proposition.
Neveu heiess. Father Phillips came here
from the Hazleton region tonight. aud Is
with Archbishop Ryan IN consultation on
the subject very near and dear TO his
heart: the quick settlement Of tho strike
by arbitration. or any other honorable
means. Protestant clergymcn 10 Halle
ton hove also taken M the matter. and
win endeavor TO bring the opposing eie-
msnts together amicably.
and. although the Reading Company Ii
mining and shipping its usual quota Of
anthracite. dealers are finding q hard to
&c; as much a. they need. The tonnage
OF the other great coal carrying oompa-
nics Is gradually diminishing. however,
and in the natural order OF things. unless
the strike is settled. viii soon cease alto
gether from some districts.
Somewhat vague reports arr coming IN
Of preparation on tho part OF the sherins
aud coal companies for a possible clash
with the reckless element among the
strikers. Nearly everybody believes that
trouble must come. yet there has been 40
sign Of an outbreak. ana tho men appear
TO be well handled by the leaders.
Miners claim Acce-sIon-.
Hazlehurst Pa. Sept 2o-In the alb
scnoe of President Mitchell from head
quarters to-day Benjamin James. who Is
next In charge OF the strike In this region,
Issued the daily bulletin from the United
Mine Workers headquarters. Il Is as fol-
lows:
''Hazleton. Pa. Sept %, 5.45 D. m,--The
reports received at headquarters to-day
have been most gratifying. Harwood Cot
eraine and the star washery at Audenreid
shut down this morning: the men AZ these
places decided last evening 10 strike with
their fe.lowmen. This is a gain for the
mine workers.
"At Jeido. where Mr. John Markle tried
to influence tho men 10 90 10 work, they
remained nrm. evidently realizing the
shallowness OF the offers made By their
employers.
In this district to-day than any previous
day during the strike.
THE suspension In the Wyoming and
Lackawanna valleys Is now complete the
only mine which worked the forepart OF
the week being closed.
Reports from district No 0he lower
anthracito) show that there have been
large acccssions TO the strikers. great IN
roads having been made on the Philadci-
phia and Reading employees.
1.-The situation over the entire anthra-
cite ield Is such that We have every rea-
son to believe that IN a few days the sus-
pension win be general throughout the
three distrcts.
(slgnsd) Benjamin James"
Member National Executive Board.
United Mine Workers OF America"
First Arrest ~ Made.
Wilkesharrc. Pa. Sept. 20 The FIRST ar
rest In connection with the miners strike
was made this afternoon when Joseph
Begos. a Hungarian Of Nantlcoke. was
taken into custody. charged on oath OF
Alexander Monsyock with pointing re-
volver and Threatening 90 shoot him last
night while he was returning from work
The prosecutor - employed at company
work in one OF the mines at Nauticoke
ana when he started for home last night
he met Bcgos, who asked him why he
was working. Monsyock did not answer
ana was proceeding on his way. when. Il
Il alleged. Begos pointed his revolver
Upon his promising not % report Tor work
In the morning Bcsos did not shoot The
prisoner was brought 10 this city and IN
default Of S.500 bail. was committed 90
Jail.
scarcity of Coal.
Scranton. Pa. Sept. e0.-scrantonltcs
strange to relate. nre tho first to expert
cnce hardship as a result Of the scarcity
OF coal. Tho men at che Columbus wash
cry out OF sympathy for the strike move
ment. refuse 10 prepare any culm. except
Tor the electric light plant. OF which the
washery is a part. and this compcls the
trolley company 10 use unwaphcd culm
iusf as "a comes from the refuse heaps.
Finy per cent OF this IS incombustibsc
ana consequently q is extremely dnicuit
TO make steam. As result the electric
lines are badly crippled.
Scranton also has the distinction OF
having the first operator TO sign the union
scale. He IL Michael Gibbons. who con-
ducts a small working m South Scranton.
from which he supplies some of the
schools and few private families. He
feared his nifty men might quit az any
hour and agreed 20 sign the scale n tho
union would exempt his place. from the
strike order. The district board of the
Miner Workers Union told him to sign
the scale and close down him works. and
they would consider the proposition. He
consented and the board Will pass on the