The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-18
MORE TO QUIT AT HAzELToN.
Miners Officials Receive Many Favor
able Reports.


Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE great
struggle between the anthracite coal
miners of Pennsylvania and their en-
pioyers was begun today. Each side
is confident of winning, and neither of
the contending forces shows any dis
position to yield.
The contest thus far has been de-
void of violence. The exact number of
men who struck cannot at this time
be told Reports received by the
United Mine Workers officials from
the entire anthracite region were tc
them satisfactory. In this territory.
known as district No. Z. there are 16 600
men employed in and about the mines
OF this number 1t is conservativeIy es-
timated that about so per cent or S 900
miners obeyed the order of President
Mitchell to quit work. Five thousand
of these belong to the collieries which
did not work at all, and the remaining
1900 70 mines which work short
handed.
The districts south of this place,
known as The South Side, We're tied up
completely, with the exception of Cole
rain, Beaver Meadow and Carson's
washeries. In this territory the United
Mine Workers are strong. On the north
side the Upper Lehigh, Milnesville. Eb-
ervale and Drifton No. colleries, en-
ploying about 800, are shut down. The
mines at Lattimer and Pond Creek
employing 1900, are working full, but
every other mine in that big territory
is working with badly crippled forces.
Three of the MarlNle mines, over which
there has been so much contention,
worked all day with about So per cent
OF the men. On the west side every
colliery started up today minus it's
union men except at the Hazel mines
where the union miners went to work
IN consequence of misunderstanding
Strikers Gather at Hazelton.
Hazelton today presented an ami
mated appearance, strikers from all
the surrounding mining towns coming
IN early in the day and gathering in
groups on the street corners dis
cussing the situation. It was an or
derby crowd. Around strike headquar-
ters at the Valley hotel there was more
or less of a crowd of men all day
President Mitchell who arrived from
the west last night, was kept busy all
day and evening receiving reports from
every section OF the region. MeSSen-
gers bringing Information 10 him from
nearby points kept coming regularly.
Mr.. Mitchell decided an important
point today in the matter of arbiIra-
ton. Last week the miners employed
by G. 3. Markle & Co. decided not to
strike until the firm had passed uDon
set of their own grievances, which
differ somewhat from those of the
United Nine workers. The firm has
differences fail Of adjustment then the
grievances shall be arbitrated. John
Markle, of the firm. yesterday agreed
TO have Archbishop Ryan of Philadel-
phia arbitrate the differences if the
mediators already decided upon by the
firm and the men cannot come to a sat-
isfaCtOry agreement.
President Mitchell however, stated
today that he should ask the men en-
ployed by Marlle to cease work The
men employed by Markle might gain
concessions through arbitration. he
said, but it was now a case of securing
uniform settlement throughout the
anthraeit region
Many Start For Europe.
About 100 foreign speaking miners
left HazeitOn today, and they will
take a steamer for Europe. These men
expect a lOn= strike ard rather than
remain idle here they preferred to go
10 their former homes.
Information received I'D to tonight
shows that IL. 600 mine workers are on
strike IN the anthracite region. Of
this number $4,000 are in district No. l,
$4,000 in district No. and 10000 in dis
triCt No. :
Reports received are to the effect
that a large number of those who went
To the mines today Will join in the sus-
pension tomorrow.
THE number Of men now out on
strike exceeds that of any other indus
trial contest in the history of our
country"