The sun., 1900-09-15
MINERS TO GO
OUT ON STRIKE
MONDAY As ORDERED
Eighteen Delaware and Lacka-
wanna Galleries at
n Scranton Idle.
BUSY IN WYOMING VALLEY
,eniamin James, the Strike Leader,
is Now Engaged at Hazelton,
Preparing Headquarters
for President Mitchell
and His Staff.

Scranton, Sept. 14-Operations in the
mines owned By the Delaware, Lack
Eanna and Western Railroad company,
Iploying 10000 mine workers, are al
rst at u standstill, there being a few
n gathered around the mine openings,
! uon" of them going 10 work. Besides
~ roliicries those Of the Ontario and
/ Is railroad company, embracing
! .Hc Brook, Briggs and West Ridge
3r,, riaploSiag l,SC0, aud the Mount
mt collicrr, with GOO employees,
lint down, the men deciding to quit
cp ih"y had assembled for work. The
lWinc and Hudson company mines
working. but with "A small force.
he statement given out by President
fphant of this company was discounted
Il lcWlat by the action of the local un-
u Of his employees in deciding to obey
4 post to a man the order to strike, clean
u their places and leave the mines in
@pcr condition.
a he individual operators embracing
I&r than 30 mines and breakers are
~ wise doing little, and the condition
a kting throughout the region this after
IN is very near to a complete shut
I'm.
he miners and their leaders say they
= not disturbed as yet over the means
support for the strikers. During the
H@ week the workers have received
ler August pay, some for the full
Ninth and others only to the Goth, and
Tfhe month was one Of the best for a
lib time their, pay was correspondingly
VI, especially among the Lackawanna
pMpany's men. They have now two or
me weeks pay due, which they will Sc
early in October, and the general
ng is that the miners and their la
RS are better provided for financially
the public has been led to believe.
of these facts warrant the state
that the strike is on nearly AZ
Is in advance of the time set for il
fgin.
he situation mt wiIIsesbarre.
grievance committee of the lie.
Valley railroad employees continued
'SSon in Wilkesbarre. All the pro
ms are secret. A story was circulat,
M Wilkesbarre that the chief object
g meeting of the grievance commit
this time was to mark out a pro
~ me which the Brotherhood mcr
~ follow if an attempt is made tc
hltuminous coal over the Lehigh
I'm road during the strike of the an
lite mine workers.
hember of the grievance committee
asked whether this was the object
meeting and whether the I.ehigl
y employees would quit work in case
tempt was made TO ship bituminou:
over the road. He replied that hi
lot heard of such report and die
lihR there was anything in it,
lSpatch from Wilkesbarre says:
the mines in the Wyoming VALLEY
erating as usual, and, with few ex
ms, all are working full handed
Xceptlons are those cases where tn,
workers decided that they mus
as soon as the order was received.
Mfythng is quiet in the Hazleton re
Not colliery is idle or short hand
pd operations are in full blast, ever!
being anxious to put in the las
lays allowed by the United Min
efs for preparation for the strike
Leader Benjamin James wa
IN Hazleton all day preparing tn
quarters to be occupied by Presiden
ell and his staff.
Jumes is in close communication
the union leaders throughout tn
and says he has received report
every mine to the effect that tn
wlll go out on strike as ordered
pine workers are busy enlisting re
and meetings are booked for ever
within radius of II miles of HG