New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-03
LONG STRUGGLE INDICATED.
40 SIGN OF A BREAK IN THE STRIKE
MORE MINES CLOSED.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TK1BuxE.I


Pottsvilie Penn Oct All the news from
regions to-day indicates that both sides have
settled down to a long struggle. The lines
sharply drawn, and the miners have absolutely
refused 10 be drawn into settlement of the
trouble by the offer of 10 per cent increase IN
wages ~Recognition of the Mine Workers
Union was their watchword at all the meetings
held to-day. The upper districts having been
securely tied up by the strikers since the begin
ming of the strike the battle has been waged
in Schuylkil territory. with the result that the
oollier4es have capitulated one after another,
I'll this evening there are only small districts
in which mines are working and it looks as If
all would surrender 10 the strikers within the
next few days. The western END of Schuylkill
County supposed to be invincible against
the assault Of the strike leaders. To the sur
prise Of the operators. four hundred miners quit
to-day IN Brookside Colliery, seriously Gripping
that large and important working of the Read
ing COMPANY. The strike leaders expect to tie
mp that colliery. together with Goodspring and
Lincoln coilieries. near bs5c in few days The
action OF the men astonished the company off,
ciais. About 1850 men end boys are employed
Brookside. 500 at Goodsprfng and 800 at Lin
coin II now appears probable that few will
report for work tomorrow. Everything points
90 the complete shutting down of every mine in
Western Gchuylkili and Dauphin
The Reading company now has only five col
iieraes in operation. thirty-four being closed
The offer made by the company of an advance
OF 10 per cent in wages has not induced one of
its twenty-seyen thousand idle employees to re-
turn TO work The operators had expected
stampede among the to get back to work
The situation in the Panther Greek Valley is be-
ing watched with great interest. the strikers as
serting that if their fellow workmen in that
district would obey President Mitchels call the
strike would end inside Of a week. While they
continue work. however. and supply coal to
the market, no matter how small amount, it
will give the operators a chance to refuse to
grant the demands of the union
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company to-
Gay issued circular stating that the rate Of pay
for October will be advanced per cent, making
the wages Of miners So 80 and OF laborers
SO so week This is the highest rate paid by
this company since 1884. All the coiieries are
working full time and shipping to market
ten thousand tons of coal day. The total
amount shipped for September 117,0O0 tons.
the largest ever known. The miners have no
grievances and seem to be perfectly satisfied, as
they are peid the sliding scale.
The following notice has been circulated by
thousands throughout the Shenandoah and
Mahanoy valleys for week:
The I.ehigh Valley Coal Company desires to in
form its workmen I'm the Mahanoy region that it
win give them the fullest measure of protection
while at work at any of it's mines. 1t further as
sures any person who desires to work that in the
event Of their being met and intimidated by
threats of personal violence. this company will
proceed against the offenders upon receipt of
their names and the names Of a sufficient num-
her Of competent witnesses.
oSMOND RIcKERT, Division superintendent.
To this there have been no responses, and the
eempany's colIieries idle. General Goblin is
gradually sending Of the troops home.
ELECTING DELEGATES To CONVENTION.
Shenandoah Penn, Oct. 2-Meetings of all the
local branches of the United Mine Workers were
held here tonight to elect delegates to the con-
vention to be called later by President Mitchell.
One delegate was chosen for very two hundred
members. According to the organizer c. S.
POTTER. ten delegates elected by the
ISthuanians eight by the Poles, four by the
Greeks and three by the English speaking mine
workers. Their names were not made public.
INCREASE OFFERED AT HAZLETON.
Hazleton, Penn. Oct. 2.-The Lehigh and
wilkesbarre Coal Company this afternoon post
ed notices at its Audenried and Honeybrook
eollieries similar to those put up last night by
the Lehigh Valley Coal Co npany. They arc
signed by General Superintendent Richards.