New-York tribune., 1900-09-18

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make showing, however but 1t was unsatis-
factory. The Lehigh ard wfkesbarre kept It's
/ mines working all day, ut not producing coal
There were not more tha ffty men at either OF
the No q g. g. H. Is 20 col.eries, and while THESE
kent I'D semblance OF work. 10 did not have the
desired effect in inducing any of the men on strike
IN chanre their minds The company reported
officially that the mines we're working with re-
duced force. but the strikers and their leaders
scoH at the idea of the operation being called
work
At Pittston it was much the way in the
Pennsylvania Coal Companys mine From twenty
five to fifty men worked at the No. o. 8. H. IL ana
Hoyt shafts but at Nos. 8, g. 10 and Barnum opera
,ions were entirely suspended The company finally
late In the afternoon announced its mines smut
down It is expected that the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre mines will also suspend Tomorrow and tnat
the only colery remaining In operation will be the
West End The strikers say they will shut this down
within three days. but It is not expected that they
will make any impression on the men. There were
several attempts to prevent men going to work but
no graf disturbance and no arrests were made.
At the Holenback colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company the strikers gathered at early
hour They formed n line along Coal-st and
eagerly scanned the roadway and paths leading to
the mines for going to work. Outside Of
bosses, fremen, engineers and others not included
In the strike order only half dozen men appeared
ready for work between the hours of and Z.
These were hooted at, and after being told TO go
home by the foremen skunk away taking out Of the
way routes 10 tnelr homes. Inc breaker DoSs
enjoyed themselves hugely yelling at the men.
Sidney Bryant. engineer at the Payne Colliery at
Luzerne. was sent back home with the threat that
his neck would be broken If he attempted to go to
work This shows the temper of the strikers. as
engineers. frenen and pump men are allowed by
the strike order to work in order 10 prevent damage
to the mines.
At the Woodward Colliery, Edwardsvie. the
miners gathered in groups shortly before the
whistle blew and interrupted many their
u-ayt 70 WOr Hungarian
to go home. He tried to say something in broken
English, when a party OF his own countrymen ap-
peared and took him TO task for his refusal to stop
work. Some hot words passed between the men
and the result a general fight. Every foreigner
in the crowd seemed anxious to get blow in. and
after the contest over the man was found to
be quite badly used up. Had he concluded to work
he would probably have been unable to do so just
then. One of his assailants expressed the opinion
that he would not be able 70 work until the strike
was declared off.
Considerable excitement was caused in Edwards
Vile this morning when unknown Pole was
stoned while on his way to work by number
of women.
Sheriff James Harvey has received calls for
protection from any part of the county. and has
not sworn in additional deputy.
The coal companies are looking TO the protection
Of their property and have a large number of
coal and iron police who acting special
watchmen about their collieries
The miners say the companies property will not
be molested by the strikers, and that there is
danger OF any trouble.
President Nichols Of this district gave out the
following statement this evening:
We have scored a great victory in the first district
It will be only few DAYS before the hundred
work The reports given out by the operators that
there is work at some of the mines the Lehigh
the Pennsylvania Company. at Ptttston, are mis-
statements. At the mines Of neither company IS
any coal being mined. and the work is only bluff
to fool the people They are keeping UP steam. but
working ali the ooiiieries of these two companies
nothing. It is Glorious victory and evidence Of
the strength of the union. The men are determined
will win. Never in all the history OF coal mining
strikes have the Wyoming and Lackawanna dis
tricts been thoroughly tied up.
prominent operator this afternoon expressed
satisfaction at the result of the order for gen
eral tieup He had this 10 say concerning the
situation:
The result sho that the United Mine Workers
are not strong as they pretended 10 be- The fact
shows concIusiveIy that Presidept Mitshsls threat
Tnexpected M9s Pc from a man unacquainted with the
situation and not in the confidence OF the men
his his orders % $ and mo remained at work This shows
lack of CONFIDENCE In the organlzatioh. ana gives YES
ganizers and officers, who have devoted some
Of the condition Of the union into them. The
son number of the collieries are idle to-day is
10 bring the workers under the knuckles of the
officers Of the United Mine Workers Association
The real policy of President Mitchell was dis
closed yesterday. Even after Operator Markie had
expressed his desire arbttrate the differences be-
tween the company and its employees, Mitchell and
n number OF his followers went Markle's col
Ieres and tried 10 persuade the men to go out on
strike. The men refused to strike Then Mltcheil
TetUrned and offered 10 arbitrate, provided Arch
bishop Ryan was appointed arbitrator.
'This proceediug shows clearly the desperate
straits into which the organization managers have
led themselves The lower end miners VIII rot
s,Tika and the backbone of it has been broken be-
fore il was really well developed. With the Halle
TON men at work the strike will last only one
week before the men come to their senses and re-
turn to the mines Should they go out the strike
will last until the men willing to go back 70
work Within a week Mitchell with his Executive
Board will return TO the soft coal regions sadder
but wiser men The miners will realize their posi-
tion on or before that time