The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-13
MINERS MEET.
Determination of the Reading Rail-
road Strikers to Force the Com.
pany to Terms.
The Wyoming Miners to Strike-Fur.
naces Closing in the POttsville Be-
giOn-Mcetings Held.
Nailers and Feeders Of the OHIO Valley
Meet For Coalition-Another Strike
Probable.

READING, Pa, Jan. 9.-The run OF coal
down the road since midnight was but SUI
cars, while three weeks ago to-day there
were shipped through this city G,c0J cars,
drawn by sIxty-one engines. AT the car
shops in this city the books show that the
number OF coal cars in active service on
the read is about 10000 Nearly all OF these
are now living on the sidipgs in the coal
regions. Navigation closed on tho
Schuyikill canal on December ID, and
about two dozen boats engaged IN
the coal carrying trade, each con-
tanning several hundred tons OF coal,
became ice bound 1t was not expected thai
this coal could be moved before spring, but
now every pound has been broughtup. The
Reading works purchased several boas
loads, and were happily relieved from Clos
ing down. The information received al the
company's office in this city il that yes
terday's meeting OF strikers showed mat
there is no break in the miners strike.
Shamolin appears to be the hot bed OF the
present strike. The assemblies which met
recently IN Elizabethport will be organized
soon. Upon tins occasion the railroaders
will more clearly define their position in
the present strike.
EFFECTS AT louisville.
| ing to record in the progress OF the rail-
! road miners strike rs having TRANSFERRED
here yesterday. The local assembly OF
knights of Labor held meeting, and it
being Sunday the attendance was unusual
ly large, hut nothing Of moment was
evolved. From all reports received up 10
last night there will be neither accessions
| to nor any defections from the number OF
| Golfers. at work at present. The regular
capacity OF the Brookside collery is 30
cars day, while not more than twenty =
| day have been cut since the strike. The fur
naces of the Pottsvill. Iron and Steel Com
pany, three in number, will be compelled
| to shut down for want Of coal. The rolling
mills OF the same company have sufficient
| coal in stock to last for some time, and
| should it become exhausted before addl-
| tiOnal supplies can be obtained, bituminouS
| coal will be substituted. Notwithstanding
| the claim that there is no interruption OF
traffic on the Reading railroad in cOnse-
Quence Of the strike, reliable reports from
Tremr mt, Tower City and other points in
the western end OF this county, say that
no freight trains have reached there since
Thursday last, AMI the merchants are max
ing serious complaint.
| EXTENDING THE STRIKE.
NEW York, Jan. "a conference was
held Saturday night in Jersey City be-
tween representatives of the various trades
| involved IN the Reading strike, and it was
decided that the men should be ordered out
OF the Wyoming mines. This action, it was
said, would practically stop work In the
anthracite coal region. A prominent men,
Der Of district assembly 80 said yesterday
that the Knights had July made up their
minds to fight this strike to the end, and
would make no attempt now to secure arbi-
iration. Closing the Wyoming mines, he
added would result in thousands Of men
beng thrown out of work. from want Of
fuel to run factories and mills.
| CEMENTING FORCES.
| WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 9-The nucleus
| for GENE Iting the scattered forces of the
old mailer. and feeders for the Ohio val
| lev and the West was formed yesterday.
| A mass me ,ting was held and the utmost
unanimiy prevailed. All were bent on
harmony and the closing OF the chasm
that has so long separated them. A motion
to organize under the ba iner OF ths Anal
samated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers was carried by unanimous vote,
and those present, numbering over 3O1,
were at once taken into the organization.
| PROBABLE STRIKE.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. 9-Scott's miners
will meet to-day at Suter station. and it
is about settled that they will strike fOr
the Columbus SCALE which other OPERATOR
in the district are PAYING The other
miners in the district, irrespective OF or
g.nization, promise to contribute five cents
per ton from their earnings TO support
SCOTS men while idle.