The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-25
HAzLETON REGION QUIET,
Unions Attempt to Close a Nine where the
Men Have No Grievances.

HAzI.RToN, Pa, Sept. 24.-The beginning Of
the second week Of the strike was marked by no
material change In conditions In the Hazleton
region. There were no riotous demonstrations
Of any kind and at only a few places we're at
tempts made to prevent men from going to
work. The arrival Of a battalion Of the Eighth
Regiment at McAdoo early this morning pos
sibly had a great deal 10 do with this and tended
10 keep the strike sympathizers at home. Later
the battalion marched through the country
patches and villages Of Audenriod, Yorktown
and Beaver Brook, The battalion returned TO
Shenandoah in the course of the afternoon.
The soldiers were greeted with cheers oc-
CasiOnally,
More men were at work to-day at the various
collieries hereabouts than yesterday. The
Markle mines and the Lattimer and Harwood
collieries Of c. Pnrdee h Co. worked almost
full handed to-day. while SHIFT 20 and the Halle
mines Of tho lehigh Valley Coal Company,
although short handed. were operated. The
Ha2lebrook and Cranberry c~ollieries worked
all day without any trouble, All the north
side collieries worked to-day with increased
forces
In upper Iehigh. az the c~ollieries operated
by the ie'Scnrings, the. company took out al
the pumIS, discharged the engineers ana pump
runners, aud Will close down INDEFINITELY Inc
same action will be pursued IN sandy Kun II
the employees do not all return :" work In a
low DAYS
Al tho strippinV- on the north side ara work
ING full time with all tho men needed Coke
Brothers, Beaver Meadow, oneida. IomhiCkcu,
Darringer and tioWau ooiliorleS are Still In OPP
Grafton and are most likely 10 continue work
ing Everv colliery in the Panther Creek Val
lev was also in operation to-day.
An Incident which happen"d here this after
noon shows To what lengths the followers OF
President Mitchell will go in enforcing the strike
order and directly connects them with the riot
Gus demonstration and the raids made upon
the %collieric, Of this region last week. Morgan
4 Co. operate a little colliery near Audenried
which EMPLOYS about twenty men and has a
daily output Of perhaps twenty tons Tn"
firm does not ship any coal away. combining
Itself 10 furnishing coal 10 local customers.
The men employed At this collierv are satisfied
with the wages they are receiving and have
thus far worked steadily every day while all
the other collieries about We're closed This
evidently did not suit the labor agitators. 50
Organizer Jane, stopped Mr. Morgan on the
street here to-day and said TO him;
W want YOU 70 close down your COlUery
WHY" replied Mir Morgan My men are
all satisfied and don't want 10 strike
Well, rctorted James. lf YOU don't close
II M W. will come there tomorrow morning
and drive ont your men and compel You TO
close down
Mr Morgan said that he would operate his
Colliery If he had to get the militia TO enable
him 10 do So. As the militia has left McAdoO,
a raid may be made In the Colllery tomorrow
morning and twenty men more put out Of work
As Mitchell and his assistants have all along
protested that they had nothing 90 do with the
raids and rlOtOus demonstrations, James,
threats to MIR Morgan are significant