The sun., 1900-10-23
THE STRIKE SITUATION
No New Developments In the Ques-
tion of Il Settlement.
MITCHELL rs STILL SILENT.
Miners In the LncknWnnna Region
Succeed In rersuading Deia-
ware ANA Hudson Men to
Refrain From work.

the FEW cOl!iCrlpS tnai are Still III opera
tiOu in this region show that the number
Of ncn ai work Is not greater than last
week. The day was looked upon by some
min" officials as witnessing IL break in the
ranks of the strikers but it did not come
There was no marching, but the usual
number of picketS were thrown around
all the colicrics still in operation for the
purpose of persuading the men to return
home. The mines remain heavily guard
ed-in fact the number of Coal and Iron
policemen around them has been some
what increased during the last AZ hours
As far as II settlement Of the contest is
concerned there are no developments
President Mitchell still refuses to divuge
what move he will make if all the opcr-
atorS post notices. lie will probably do
one of two thingS-cither call a meeting
IF the executive board and declare the
strike ended, or continue the contest on
the powder question. Mitchell, it is said,
knows exactly what he intends to do. bur
studiously keeps the knowledge to him
self. At present he is waiting for all tho
operators tn post II second notice.
In regard 10 the Reading company the
United Mine Workers arc ready to cal
the strike off against that organization il
the miners from til" different regions had
not bound themselves to stand together
This company has III along been selling
powder at $50 a lcg, SO il is not cor
eclncd in that question, but must wait
until tho miners and other operators come
20 S',ruo agrrcment
Whaf is said t. have been the largest
labor demonstration ever held in this city
took Place iii the afternoon II consisted
Of Il big parade Of striking mine workers
and II mass woeliRg President Mitchell
aul other officials of the United Mine
Workers rode IL carriages 1t The head Of
the procession. Il was estimated that
there were nearly 10000 men in line.
After the parade mass meeting was
held on the ontSkirtS Of the city. and
President Mitchell addressed the assem-
bagc.
Demonstration at Scranton.
\ dispatch from Scranton says that
the first hostile demonstration of the
miners strike in the Lackawanna region
was made at Oliphant, near Scranton.
where it was determined to close down
the Grassy Island coal washery. oper-
ated by the Delaware and Hudson com
pany. The place had been working
force of 80 men during the past two
weeks and was daily turning ont a thou
StliI lOllc VI lnt SlHtS VI lutl lOT
the market.
along the road near the washery and
when the workmen appeared circled
around them and gave them to under
stand that they must not work any
more until the strike was settled Two
of the deputies at the mine came on the
scene and were warned against any in
tcrferencc. Tho workmcn decided they
would return homo. The strikers march
ed with them back to Oliphant, shouting
as they passed down the main street.
ihis WIS the first move toward shutting
| down .hc WA -herioS in the valley. and il
other men 1T work therein do hot coinc
cut thrrc viii ~ demonstrations of he
| Same nature.
No violence was used at Grassy Is.
1 land Tie pelaWarc and Ii9,snn cmm-
4 rauN has w deputies al 4Ea;rl ~ ils
l;pctct .ropi, wa-herS, iu Garlondaln,
same - men being I'd Worl, ti'iu g.t Sin.
/ aul COAL Tho lar@e farcc NJ deuitiws
! lyas provided becaU.a ~ d lrputcd Mlaat
.lUi ;lp pacn would hn attdcl,.5 ~
marrhets Otllarf-i~c thrrl IS nooist,.n
in thr ~ eiHl si6i'.n situation .a an !&lh
I'd ;i.tt4.l ta,lese
Trouble In thr "SonttYa Ea'i:,.
\ Niil;g4Glre I'a 9t. .2 lhr \ @an-
/ tau washcry Gr Tie Lci@i ain Wilk q
barre Cunl company. Ia ,ir Wyoming
4 yalur, wlS ,.la Scnnc uf It clash hotwtcn
i HE tioz"n nCn Who hlyr icon employed
i ihpr" since The mue workers strike he
/ gan and a number Of wolhen and boys
This has been tho first trouble Of any
con cqucnce in the Wyoming valley.
When the employees started for work
4 they We're met by il large body of the
women and boys who began 10 stone
them. James OHara, the foreman of
the gang, was struck on the head, but not
seriously injured. The mob took the
tools away from the men and broke
them. Several shots were fired, an!
some of the workmcn fled. There were n
number Of Coal and Iron policemen pres
ont hut they did not uSe their firearms
for fear of shooting the women. Tho
workmen finally left the place for their
homes, and no attempt was made to re-
sumo operations al the collirry.
Strikers Want Aid
Mount Carmel. Pa, Oct. 22.-The min
ers' relief committee of this place has is
sued Il circular letter asking for rontiibli-
tonS in aid of the striking miners uf tliy
district. Tho committee asserts ltat
4 ,,.I . ;r. IL. Al. 81,