Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
MORE C0LLERlEs CLOSE.
Ranks of Striking Coal Miners Are


Ranks of Striking Coal Miners Are
!seinforccu:
Philadelphia, Sept. 20,-The leaders
Of the strike say at tine end of the
second day that 11So00 of the 14l,000
mine workers in the anthracite coal
fields are idle. No representative OF
the main operators makes statc-
mept, for their side Of the matter, but
Individual mine owners dispute the
strikers figures, saying there are
more men at work than the union
leaders will admit.
The first advance in the price OF
coal as result OF the strike was
made by the Philadelphia and Reed
ing company yesterday. 25 cents per
ton being added. This advance was
promptly net by Che local dealers.
who Increased the price t0sconsumera
30 cents a ton, Is.
\ cloud Appeals on the otherwise
peaceful horizon in the shape of re-
port from Harrisburg that Il bitter
feeling is developing between tl!c
union and non-union lmen ian he LyNz
ems district. located i'll the upper end
of Dauphin county, and Involving
about $500 mine workers.
A Concession WAS voluntarily grant
ed the 5000 employees or the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company, in Ne
resion west Of Mailcil Chunk who will
hereafter work ten hours day, With
Il consequent increase in earnings.
These men were ,l,iorganixed, and had
not presented any grievances. True
TO its declaration made before the,
strike was ordered. the philadelphia
and Reading company has brouglt its
mules TO the surface in. two mines
rear ShaInoln that had been closed
NY the strike. and announces that
they are permanently abandoned
This action makes it necessary for
the miners who formerly worked in
these collierics to seek work else.
where.
Philadelphia, i'a., Sept 2o-!l. as
: president Mitchell, Of the United Mine
Workers, claimed last night, lt2,O0G
of the lIl.00o mine workers in Tic AN.
thracite coal fields were idle yesterday
il is certain7t,! his number has been CON.
siderably augmented today by addi-
tions to the strikers ranks. Reports
FROM four of the big districts embrace
ing the hard coa! region are to tha
effect that fewer men are ut work.
The weather has grown mach cs!l.
er since yesterday. This cAamge was
greeted with JOY hy the mine work.
.ers. who believe ii will greatly in.
crease the demand for coal and thus
force an.earlY adjustment OF t!ie G.f
iercnrcs between thea and tho EN-
F!oNers. 4 he talk OF arbitration is SC
persistent fine hone is ,rrllIvinu tl.lt
iris ,nctbod Of s.t,l;,,. H., s,,.;i,. ny
finally he sd,,,+,.d ,ltl,o,,,r,, I'M 49,.
owners ascl. u .,1fc, ,,.;m AL ,,;l,
With tbsir a,,,,,,vas i,.,i,.;,,, 80
and Tho strike l,sadars s,, ,aoy NJ
insist ON fo,,n,l ,a,.o,y,,i,;,,r ~ 49,
union ono litt1a b,na nr n,;na.s Il,
Wyn,,,ino. y,,l.,. tl,asa AZ az VI
En,l CoaI o,,,,,,,,,,,. ~ Ma.,,,.l -
nn,cr;,,g :, * ,;,,,,lrsa 49,,
out n,omincutlv ne tho onl,. ,,,ss 81
work ont OF nca,.v On oao in ~, 80 n.
ayya,,n, and ly,o,',;,,,. ,.o,,,,n an, -
FORTS tn ;nd,,ca th,,,, 70 i,,;n a..
strilcrs have f,i,,'a TIC, J ~ 49," .',
ALWAYS hmv, bca,, 1,a,4ed l.;,dIy 49,,
no grievance und tl,erafor. r., M,
loyaI to their emnlovcr.
=, ~" hsS"N y, 1he'i' i.ahhs.
iiaHleteh, la., sept. @o.-N hat httlt
chilise lhefe rs IN the coal miners
s'ilNe sltiation in TINS district TINY
morning favors the strikers. There
nus nov heeh break In their RANKS.
~ nanny mines there are fewer men
M"rk1hs imam yesterday. Some COZ.
,le1'es are so short OF men they doubt
Tess VIII shirt Down during the day
F' = o..''i''i Noiiiio1tSu Will ssi!le
t,.irt with',ba s,na,,;a,, 20 20.
Mit,.ha,l ,4,,4,l II 49, W 1850. -. -
,nn,nin,r ~, ,';..,,,, ~" a.. An ..iis
"a 70 =. y
henn s,,,.,.a.sf,,i i, ;,d,,,;l,,. ~. 10,
to STAY F., ~, w M
inps n,,,,l,a, ~ ~ l..' "a, ..us a. 49,
MOTT t,,a+ sa,.a,.sl =, .n,,'iea1 80 -.
,r,,,rdnh M ,s.,.,.l,'',s,, Do.',r,,
n,,ion n,an f,.,,,, ntt.,,,,,'.;s;; r.
nnn.m,,ia,, ..,,,;iia,s ~ i-'S''sSs
Earlr Nil. i,,s,.,,i,,, ~ ~. 80 ~, ~
from Nenaada 't5,,1"u ~ iils
Town. headed Inv ' l,r,. a.'s' 49,, y, n
marched through The south side =,
route to the Colcraint coIlinrv .i,b,,,
merely asked The men nt H. nl,,,t I :.
quit work. No furti,e. force IA.
used. The strikers ver,. n,i.a enc
cessful. as q number of ,,,,-,,,,io,
men returned 10 tllcir homes IN,
marching miners then went Mol. 4
Mc.tdosle and aisapucarcd Rcprc.
sentatives from the south side today
give instances of individual eases O.,
violence against miners who did no,