Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-09-21
BIG STRIKE BEGINS.
An Almost Complete Tie-Up of An
thracite Coal Mines.
Result Exceeds Expectations of the
Strike Lcndcrs-PresidentM Mitch
ell Says About 112,OOO Men
Have Quit work.


Philadelphia, Sept. 1s.-The great
est strike of. mine workers in the an
thracite coal fields of Pennsylvania,
which represent practically the hard
coal output of the world, began Mon
day. According to President Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, who is personally uirecting the
strike from his headquarters at Halle
| ton, the success of the four days eff
fort to tie up the mines exceeded the
expectations of the strike leaders. The
hard coal region is divided into four
great districts, the Lackawanna,
Wyoming, Lehigh and Schuylkill re-
gions. In the first two, representing
nearly 10000 men, the tie-up is prac-
ticaIly complete. Only one mine em-
pIoying a few hundred men, is being
operated, and this the strikers say
they hope to close soon. In the Le-
high region, the situation is a stand
off, about 5000 of the 10000 mine em-
ployes having quit work.
Principally because the union has
comparatively little strength in the
Schuylkill region. the workmen there
nave no ueClutu grievance. dS III OlntT
districts. and the strike was not gem
eral among the upward of $4,000 men
employed. Indications, however. point
TO the closing to-day of some mines in
the last named district that operated
Monday. in spite of assertions of Off
cials of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal & Iron company and other COM
panies operating the region that they
will continue their colleres in opera
tion. Nearly all the efforts of the strike
leaders are being devoted to organizing
the men in the weak Schuylkill and Le-
high regions. and their organizers and
orators are redoubling their efforts.
No violence worth mentioning has
narred the first day of the struggle.
Practically no progress has yet been
made in the efforts of some of the
clergy to bring about settlement of
the trouble through arbitration.
President MitcheIl's Statement.
President Mitchell Monday night
gave out the following statement:
Information is received up to tonight
! that $4,000 mine workers are on strike In
the anthracite region. OF this number r.
300 are In district No. 1. 30 600 in district No
and 10000 in district No. Z. Reports re-
ceived are to the effect that large num-
bers of those who went to the mines to-
day will join in the suspension tomorrow.
We feel confident that the entire number
of men employed in and about the coal
mines of the anthracite district will be
idle in the next few days. The men appear
determined to continue on strike until their
demands for Justice have been acceded to.
The number of men now out on strike ex-
ceeds that of any other industrial contest
In the history of our country
Each Side CONFIDENT.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 1s.-The great
struggle between the anthracite coal
D miners of Pennsylvania and their en-
ployers was begun Monday. Each side
is confident of winning and neither of
the contending forces show any dis
position to yield. With the exception
of trivial incident at No. , colliery.
of the Lehigh. Coal company, where
: gang of boys compelled mule driver
TO seek cover by throwing stones at
him, the contest thus far has been
entirely devoid of violence of any
u kind. The exact number of men who
a struck cannot at this time be told,
as only estimates of the number OF
= men who did not start work were
e made. Reports received by the United
|
! tire anthracite region were to them
most satisfactory. In this territory,
t known as district No. Z, there are &c.
600 men employed in and about the
S mines. or this number it is conserva-
Y lively estimated that about so per
cent, or 5000 miners, obeyed the or
der of President Mitchell to quit work
Z Five thousand of these belong to col
lieres which did not work at all and
the remaining 5000 to mines, which
worked short handed.
' The district south of this place
known as the South side, was tied VI
;, completely, with the exception Of
Coleraine. Beaver Meadow and Car
sons washeries. In this territory the
= United Mine Workers are very strong
:. On the North side, the Upper Lehigh
y Milnesville, Ebervale' and Drifton, No
colleres, employing about E50o men
u are shut down; the mines at Latti
. mer and Pond Creek employing 1,2O'
y" men. are working full, but every othe
mine in that big territory is working
with badly crippled forces. Three o
he the Markle mines, over which ther
te has been so much contention, worke,
n all day win ABOUT 90 per cent. or thel
Nv men. On the West side every collier,
es started up Monday minus its unioI
is men, except at the Halle mines, wher
el the union miners went to work in con
J sequence of misunderstanding.
al, In the Wxomiss Valley.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1s.-Ever
mine in the Wyoming valley, with tn
~. exception of one, was closed Monda
a. by the miners strike. The exceptio
n. was the colliery operated by the Yves
ap End Coal company, at Mocanaqu,
II. The men there refused to go out, sa,
N. ing they were satisfied with the pre-
n ent condition of things. The toti
RS number of men idle in this valley is
little orer 22 ,000. -
Killed by the Cars.
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