Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-09-26 | Page 2 | Mines Close Down

MNS CLOSE DOWN Three More in Shenandoah District Suspend Working Shenandoah Pa Sept 25The few developments In the strike situation F since yesterday were favorable to the strikers Three addlllonal collieries were closed today in this region because be-cause thc umbcr 3f men who reported for duty was not sufficient to operate them In this city only one colliery Is working That Is the Cambridge which according J C McGInnis of the Cambridge Coal company has Us fcfull complement of men Is The Englishspeaking mineworkers i of this borough today formed a branch of the Cormed brcl o United MineWorkers and 250 are a1dby Organizer Harris to have Joined the union Mr Harris address ing the men said that the presence of the militia vhas given unexpected 1m unexpecd pelus to the organization He also stated that 27000 of the 3HCOO mine alto workers in district No9 the Schuylklll district were idle Schuylcl The troops today had nothing to oc cupy their time but guard duty prac tice marches and regimdntal parades