The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-21
THE STRIKE INCREASING
More Miners Go Quito be q Fight to
the Ffnish-Unfriendly Feeling Be-
tween Union and Non-Union Men.

Scranton. Pa. September ie.-w. V
5. Thorne, vice president OF the Penn
sylvania Coal Company. who was in
Scranton today made the following
statement concerning the miners and
the conditions In the the mines of his
compay: HI
During the month OF Angus; the
is-ners at all the coiiieries OF the Penn
sylvania Coal Company earned an ay-
erage OF S2.so per day. or a total OF
S52 for the twenty csys worked. After
paying all their expenses for uowtier
oil. etc, their average wages received
per days work from January Isl until
August Slst was sass The miners ia
borers earned an average Of $Ie7 ver-
day work during that period. Ato,tt
our mines and breakers common l. hs,r
Is now paid about % or So cents per
DAY more than is ordinarily pal, ta
iaborers OF the same class on railr>- ,ds
In this city. These are as high w res
as the coal market conditions just .fy
ana compare most favorably with
wages paid for equally skilled las>or
in any other industries"
harrisburg. September I9.-The ex-
pected clash between the union and
non-union miners in the Lykens val
ley region was averted by the strikers
at Lykens abandoning their proposed
march 10 Williamstown tonight 10 at
tempt TO force the miners there 10 Quit
work. The feeling between the Lykens
and Williamstown miners Is SO bitter
that the strike leaders were Induced
this afternoon by the borough au;hori-
ties OF Lykens 10 persuade their fol-
lowers not to invade the territory of
the non strikers. Seven hundred
strikers Were to have started for VIII
Jamestown at 6 o'clock with two bands
OF music and they were much cha
grined when the proposed march was
called off. A small delegation OF
strikers went there this evening and
held meeting in the public square
at which speeches were made by three
strike leaders. There was no disorder
and this has encouraged the authorf-
ties or the neighboring borough to be-
iieve that the danger of trouble be-
tween the strikrs and non-strikers is
over.
Philadelphia, Pa. September I9.-An
interesting feature OF today's develop
ments in the coal mines strike y.as
the meeting at Jeddo, near Hazelt1n.
or the mine workers s7ployed in the
four oollieries of G. Z. Markle & 60.
Ihese men are in different position
from the others in the region as they
nave an agreement with their employ
ers in submit any grievance and wait
ten days for an adjustment. When The
strike was ordered they had not pre-
sented any complaint, but the day the
tie up began the United Mine Workers
officials had the union men In Markle's
mines formulate grievances similar To
those of the strikers and demand 4ss-
1ustment. Since then Markle's mines
nave been in operation, but at to-
days meeting, President Mitchell and
some OF his lieutenants obtained the
adoption of a resolution calling for a.
strike at once. The Markles claim the
meeting was packed one" and that
their men will be at work tomorrow as
usual They offered to submit 10 ar
bitration, but President Mitchell said
there could be no arbitration without
recognition OF the union.
The Reading Company is getting
ready to reap the harvest presented %
II by the tie up Of the other coal dis-
ricts Nearly all OF it's collieries in
the Schuylkill region have been wo! K
ing three-quarters time but orde.s
were today issued placing then on full
time and henceforth ali the mines will
be operated to their full c. pacity.
Even with this extra output the com
pany cannot supply the dema 7. and
it served notice on the west tod that
extraordinary orders coulu not re fill
ed. Meanwhile reports ar cln.ing
from all parts OF the country G. large
increase in the price of coal 10 con
sumers to keep buyers down
All was quiet in the coal sex on to-
day. Nevertheless, there were fewcr
men at work today than y. zterday.
President Mitchell claimin- IT, I more
than 126,0O0 men are now idle Cor
Trajectory reports come f. n.
Schuylkill region, one to tho effect tha.
the strikers at Moore, after beng ort
two days had decided tor, ,ght to r.
turn to work tomorrow leing received
with incredulity at st.:ke hcadqaar-
ters.
The mine operators, after general.y
maintaining silence To- several da,
are Knowing a dispositIr~ - ak .pr
publ alton, nd, As d result sev.
state rents Il Om their ride a lril L
ed. II breathe the sa- 2 spir.. .,
Of the Union ,fi-2 WoI :
E and fight to the fin. h Pre-
Ioent Mitchell and his f. "a =
A1arching makes the ti-l.I an an.
women in tie HazeIton reg On ervpys
because Of the terrib,e r-suit - t-at
sort OF campaigning t.: a. y nrl C
deputies shot down mar, - g md
began in earnest tasr- today.
The marchers were peaceful however,
and they succeeded in inducing sew
eral men TO q1it work temporarily at
east.