The evening Republican., 1902-08-07
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Some Anthracite Mines Are
Ruined by Long Idleness.
OTHERS NEED EXTENDED REPAIRS.
Not Half of the Galleries In Shenan-
doah District In shape to Open
Now Were the strike to
BE Declared OG.

BE Declared OF.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 7.-Wil-
liam Stein, the state mine inspector for
the Shenandoah region, announces
that five cOlleIses under his jurisdic-
ton which hav0 an estimated value Of
81, 100000 have been rendered useless
by reason of having been flooded and
have been permanently abandoned by
the companies owning them. -Four of
them-Bear Run, East Bear Ridge, Ko-
hinor and Preston No. 3-belong to the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company, and he places their
value at about 100000 each. The 9th
err colIiery is the Lawrence and is
owned by the Sheafcr estate of Potts
vile and also represents about $780,
900.
Mr.. Stein estim,tes that out of the
thirty-siy collicries in his district only
fourteen are in a condition for imme-
date operation if the strike were end
ed. The others are in such Il condition
tlitlt II WYNN INNluliN any " iNi' Aioii
one to four months to clear them Of
water and make repairs. He said the
average time would be about two
months.
The abandonment of the five collier
les will compel 1000 mine workers to
seek employment in other parts of the
region, and they may have trouble in
finding it If the thousands of men who
have left the region during the strike
should return. This condition of af-
fairs, the mine inspector said. is Sc
rious matter not only with the compa-
MES, but also with the men. After the
strike shall have been ended most of the
workmen will have to remain in idle
ness for another period of time until
the collcries are placed in working
condition.
In the coAlields south of here, Mr..
Stein said. the situation is about as
bad. But in the Wyoming and Lacka
wanna region the mines are in much
better condition. The mine inspectors
statement created considerable inter
est here. as it confirmed the belief OF
some Of the coal company ..tcinls that
a full resumption Of coal mining Will
not take place this year and in colS"-
uucncc the tendency Of coal prices will
be upward rather than dowLward
Til" situation 50 far as the peace Of
the Shenandoah region was concerned
al nj ,y
of infantry ar" still kept on guard du.
ty in the town. one at the Reading rail
way station, in Il foreign settlement,
and III" other at the ponnSy lvHnia rail
ruad station, close to another foreign
colony.
General Colin in speaking of the
conditions in this region said that
Shenandoah for Il town of its size is
NOR" thichIy populated than the worst
tenement district in New York. He
thought the sanitary conditions in the
foreign quarters of the place We're eX-
tlrmclv bad because Of the lack OF
sewerage. IN reply to question he
YHid..rr lad been advised that foreign
II y III ItttN NilllIIlN VIZ ~ tll-~ vi IIl''l'
lu> h" would uut say whether the in
formation he had received was cor
rect.
Paul Pulaski, national organizer Of
the United Mine Workers and vice
president Of district No. 9, who looks
after the foreign members Of the IN
ion. cam" her" Yesterday. Ne denied
alt the stories Of secret drilling by tn"
I@lHnG'I. and others. He snid there Is
10 Spcrci organization within III" min
crS' union. He admitted that the 20
handlers who belonged to beneficial so
clrtipS keep UP Il form Of military or
ganiZatiun. hut he said this was don"
only to keep alive the memory of their
days at bono.
Mr.. Pulaski addressed two larg"
meetings of foreign speaking strikers
in This city. There were from 1000 TO
1000 men present. The mou declared
in meeting ,slpy would not return To
work until after the strike shall have
been officially declared off.