The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-23

Satisfactorily TO the
strikers Coal Operators Granting
Demands

Wilksbarre, Pa. July 1.-THE close
of the second day OF the stationary fire.
mems strike finds fully 5000 miners
idle In the Wyoming district OF the an
lthracite coal region. which extends
from Duryea 20 Nanticoke. The num-
Der OF idle men was increased today by
the suspension OF railroad crews on
nearly all coal branches. No coal be-
ing mined, there is none to haul to the
breakers.
The tie-up in this region is COM
Iplete and 4 strikers are much en-
lcouraged. The hosting engineers met
this afternoon. and. although the meet
ing was secret, it is learned from a
pretty reliable source that the striking
hremen -eceiveG the moral support OF
those present. 1t is almost certain that
none or he engineers will consent 10
take the places Of the striking firemen.
Ihe strike leaders believe that the
work OF organizing the firemen in other
sections Of the coal field will proceed
land eventually the whole anthracite
region will he tied up.
The coal companies officials believe
THAT before this can take place, the
miners Will become uneasy and insist
lon going to work. AS soon as the min
ers make a in hat direction, the
bottom is expected to drop out of the
lstrike.
The following official statement was
Issued from strike headquarters this
Ievening:
THE entire Cpper-middle anthracite
region is practically closed down today
by the fremen's strike. Reports re-
ceived at headquarters from Forest
lCity and vicinity and the middle an
thraclte region are hat all collieries
and many manufactures are at a
%standstill. The Mount Carmel and
lShamoken districts are ordered out
Friday morning at Z o'clock by the
board unless their demands are grant
led. The HaZelton region is under the
ladviSement of the state officials and
Isubject to a call on a few days notice.
THE first contracts ever entered into
by an anthracite coal corporation were
lsigned this morning by the officials OF
the Kingston Coal Company and the
state officials granting the firemen an
Eight hour day at $40 per day, their
demand.
Many local industries have granted
the demand and hourly reports bring
Iothers. All but the mining companies
will have given in before three days are
Ipast, we confidently believe from the
reports Of our district leaders.
The engineers have -emphatically re-
fused to work in all the territory now
lowered by the strike, and have Sacr1-
lfced their positions in the firemen's
behalf. For the state firemen, we, as
Iofficials, place ourselves on record as
not returning to work until every en-
lgineer has returned to his position. We
Iextend grateful appreciation to their
Organization.
Indications point to another victory.
THE United Mine Workers are standing
|nobly by US and are giving every aid
Ito our cause.
-. F. MULLAHY,
state President.
]. A. GARRITY,
state Secretary,
Scranton, Pa, July 17.-Forty-one
Icollieries employing $4,000 men were
thrown idle today by the firemen 60
ing on strike. The idle collieries are
distributed as follows:
Twenty-six of the Delaware and
Hudson lompany's thirty-slX; SIX Oh
the Delaware. Lackawanna and west
ern company's twenty-five; three OF
the Ontario and Western :
eleven; two of the Temple r Com
ipany's seven; and four of the Penn
~Isylvania Coal Company's twenty-eight
State President Mullahy of the fire
linens union says the number OF ldie
collieries will be doubled by tomorro"
night.