Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-10-25

DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED.


WilkekbSr-e. Pa. October SS.-The re-
sumption C. mining throughout the
Enthracite region was not as general
ko-dsy as was expected Unlocked for
difficulties were encountered In Tia
shape OF Wster and accumulated gss
and dangerous roofs which threst tered
70 fan and entono the workers were
also discovered sn many collieries- he
mine surerirfende1ts would take nc
chances and The mining OF coal WAS rDc
81 until all parts 81 TIC UNDERGROUND
workings car he rr,sSe safe This VIII
eske q few DAYS vet and tu some cases
4 VIII take weeks before some 81 the
mines car be pct in fun operation
Although work was carried On II
hcrne mines which are not considered
n the best % condition no accidents
r~erc reported to-day In culte ter q
The coilie-icS the machinery and every
hing else connected with TIE hosting
~ coal acted badly and Il was founo
ncceSSorv 20 close down after steam
had heen raises and the miners -csSv
- 20 20 work From reports received
r-on the entlrs anthracite region the
ruuhe- o. rrireE iD operation 3 given
Es n urtie i-s7 chan tvo-thirdS cf the
tot-l numb hu- -he output q Goa
v1E less Ihar hcr tie FORMAL
F-crr ~ lr-ss fsfsc-f1r among tie
rl6 employees over the reopr-inr q
lie mines. Where tr WAS decided 20 D1f
rfEurne -or r f-w days rrz ren took it
thrr rra ccnl --ua0lrs lt1 neg want
thelr services ans many complaints
reached President M-rr-e-Is head
rcartars- Ifu- ale cay wore CT ans
she true situation became known there
F-Bs better feeling All around PreSt-
cent Mitchell ev0erts when al the
mines Eet ir operation there viii be less
narrr-airs Trrn az the coliierlcs DO re-
same there win - more % less fcls
E1en airing their dfsccrrerr
II looks as thC-Eh the union CT
EfneerE were going 90 have some dift
ruify rettiuE hack their OLD places ~
nearly every mine where the striktr z
engineers made application FOR work
to-cEy they were told that there were
~ vacancies A large number q ca
rr-fers Hre also oct in the colo A dele
Enrioo @ carpenters waited OF Presf-
esnt Mitchell TO-DAY and told him ~
their grievance The CHIEF q 1se
miners urio- nt--ts-d hfE callers -
rrait a few DAYS and So n errrvioyrne n
Ecuit net Re orered them. Pres dent
koreheu nziitves Last when gsnerzi -
EEDraQD sakee 7lece r>1e-e VII b. fs''
~ the sssa-' errpicveez idle The IRE
fnen are being taker hack n large
Plumbers than any @ the nthe- steam
ncl That p seczuEe they are ex
Pe-is1ce1 and they take The places q
RE- who are -ct - capable The u-i'
friction reported between union an.
non-union ruEn Vas a. several col
lisrtes - fhe Wyoming region whe~
the miners objected 70 BE- lowered lnr'
tn mines II 1on-uni0n euEineers
rreEice-t Mitchell Vas busy 81 head
quarters to-day getting the miners sd
~ the case IN SHAPE Tor pres N alton q
the arh5rrariou board
Eazietc-- Pa. October &1--The cci
ferries C TIE Q. p Azrsie a. Co. q
Jed6o. Kirkland OzEdEle aid Ever
ds-e a-t II SHAPE lcr resumption -
ezfy sinai nuucer @ nen made ~
~,.cztiDn for rh-ir places and gave t.;
rrbai assert 20 abide by The cecssio
n TIE arbitration CON isEicr er e
required by q. notice posted ycsterda'
Eohn Narkis announced TIA, as 500
aE q sufficient ru-nber o, ~rer COMP
nth the notice w0-E VII p resume
Soue q the seven Coilleries q CO
Esr-oE e. Co. resumed because the 1o-s
rnRr asked the men 20 sign az agTei
Naer1 not % irterfere with ron-uDic
men Under penalty q cischarxe- II
rren had been Instructed BY the unic
leaders not 20 sign agreements and G
returned home.
Fverrthfnr VS. IN readiness for =
sumption az The Crzuterry and Cr5rsr
E{l6Fe col1erleE q A. Fardee g. Co. %
a. the men reported Tor work they ne
asked 20 ElEz an aereernent Elrnilar
that prepares by Coke Bros A. Co In
gaeT refused &c DO and The entire for
returned hone
Scranton. Pa, October 2z-T-hs 10
rricr ran was q scarce article arour
he ccllleT1HE this morning True
her declarations The companies q
not clnu1les them. but pfth the Etocka
swing quarters gone and the ain1o
nnpc6zlb.e task OF securing bozrc8i
sous<s confronting them. IKE import
noa-uriouisr packed Cd and Jeff Z
pcher and more coneerlaf ciimes- III
sy-fve non-uuion men eft the Ez
snOnd wsshery 81 q body to-day. b
-azse % che closing - OF the stockz
Aylng quarters