Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07
MINERS STILL DETERMINED
Mitchell Says They Stand Firm aS Ever
in Their Strike.
OPERATORS ASSUME TO Be CONTENT
81 tie that Their Output from
the P%ennsyIvania Fields EAST
Week Was Greatest since
n Trouble Began.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Sept. Sat the
close OF the seventeenth week Of the miners
strike both sides to the contest cay they are
satisfied with the situation. The operators
state that the output Of coal this week was
greater than any other week since the strike
began. The strikers. on the other hand.
claim, through their ~of1cers, that the efforts
OF the big companies to resume mining have
been a s'gnal failure, as they have been un-
able to get miners to cut the coal.
At strike headquarters It is admitted that
the washeries afe turning out q certain
amount OF coal. but It is claimed that the
total output is only a drop in the bucket.
President Mitchell said tonight that the
miners were Just as determined az ever and
that all talk OF them going back to work
was without foundation.
TIE mining village of Hudson. where q
house occupied by a ~onunion workman
named Lawrence Faranaski was wrecked
last night by q mob. was very quiet today.
Sheriff Jacobs sent a large number OF depu-
ties to the scene and upon their arrival the
crowds that had gathered on the streets dis
porsed.
Trouble was threatened at the Franklin
mine Of the Lehigh Valley Coal company
this morning. A number OF strikers gath
cred T. intercept nonunion men on their
way to work. Deputy sherifts hurried TO
the place and dispersed the crowd.
Robert Lewis of the United Mine Work.
ers, who came here from Virginia last night,
had another conference with President
Mitchell this morning. He then left for
the south.
At work at the ola Rate.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. &.-Ths coal
miners strike In the Kanawha and New
River fields, involving $1,000 miners, which
has been in existence since June IS, IL prae-
tically at an end.
Each local union is instructed to 90 back
to work on the best terms possible, without
regard to the action Of any other local. Sew
eral Of the largest operators in the New
River field have made terms with their men
and will resume on Monday. No conces-
sions have been granted and from the
miners standpoint the strike is a complete
failure. the men returning to work at the
same rate as before the strike.
There is great activity here among the
operators getting ready to start up. Evie-
lions will stop At once and old men will
be given employment where possible. Most
Of the strikers are happy thai Il will soon
be, over. as many went out under protest
In the beginning.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Sept. 6.-FearlnE that an
effort would be made to step the n~onunlOu
men In the Panther Greek valley from 70
ing to work this morning Major Gearhart
sent Company +. Twelfth regiment. out on
patrol duty. Although q number Of strik-
ers gathered on the streets there was no
disturbance.
The Philadelphia a Reading company has
issued orders that winter quarters be
erected for the deputies on duty At the va
rious collieries. The men are also bsin9
supplied with blankets and heavy clothing.
BRAMWELL. w. Va, Sept. 6.-About
1000 more striking miners resumed work
today in the Norfolk a Western, making a
total OF 1900 to resume since yesterday
morning Business in thiE region viii be
resumed by Monday.