The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
EncouraEIng the strikers.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.-The lead
ers of the Reading railroad freight
handlers strike here are making des-
perate endeavors to cheer up the flag
ging spirits of the men they have en-
couraged to leave the company's SER
vice. At one of the waiting places of
the strikers, encouraging messages
were posted announcing that no
freight was being moved this way or
that way, that new hands were quit
ting the company's service, and many
other things which pictured the COM
pany in state of paralyZing
perplexity. But there are no signs
that the public can observe that con-
firm these reports. The railroad peo-
pie claim that they are moving their
trains with regularity. The situation
at Port Richmond is practically I'M
changed, and the end of the strike ap-
pears to be as far OFF as ever. The
Pinkerton men were still on guard,
but there was no work for them to do.
No signs of a strike exist, except the
presence of the detectives were
apparent. The men appear to
understand their business quite as
well as the strikers whose places they
had taken. The scarcity of coal in the
city yards has already had an influence
at the present high figures are ruling.
AS high as $3.50 has been received for
the best hard ash coal, but quotations
ranging from $3.50 to 800 are COM
mon and only short supplies are avail
able at that. The Record, which has
| been selling coal at 1915 pei
ton to-day, advanced the price tC
1925, and completed the announcement
with the statement that the filling OF
/ <l.ly-eY RI,n fNt
coal and that each customer will be
sold but one ton. At meeting last
night of local assembly $3.50 knights
of Labor, composed of Reading rall
| road employees, the following preamble
| and resolutions were adopted:
| The Philadelphia s. Reading Rail
road Company, in the present diff
culties which they have forced upoI
their employees, are engaging emigrants
to fill the places they have
S %heTeas the COMPANY % "i is protecte6
from foreign competition by protect
| i've tariff on coal which we have be-
iieved for years was intended to bene'
fit American labor, and whereas, we
as citizens of the republic believe the
laws should be impartial and that nc
laws should be enacted which would
confer special privileges upon any class
1 u C1UtZOuS. DC- IL IcSOlNcO
that in the coming election for con.
gresham we shall support only those
men who are pledged to vote to repeal
the tariff or coal.
FEELING THE EFFECT OF IT.
READING, Jan. 6.-It is evident from
the decreasing shipments down the
Reading railroad, that the output OF
| the collieries in the Schuylkil region
is growing less. During last night
and up to noon to-day, but 600 cars
passed down the road. The advance
in the price of coal is bringing the cost
of the strike home to everybody
| throughout the Schuylkill Valley
Coal dealers in this city have been in
formed by producers that egg stove,
small stove, pea and chestnut coal,
would be advanced at the mines 81 per
| ton over the ruling price, December
81. The coal mines of the Reading rail-
road are not Offering for sale any coal
| in that section. There has been con-
| siderable anxiety as to whether or not
the company would continue to furnish
| individual operators with cars. Mr..
Miller, of Miller & Co., operating at
New Ducoln, said: 81 lay the whole
blame of this strike on President Cor
bin and Superintendent Sweigerd.
They were wrong in not arbitrating
| this question and recognizing the
Knights Of Labor, which organization
has been great benefit to me. This
not being satisfactory the men quit
work. The Bellmore colliery. at Ash
land, was compelled to suspend this
morning, owing to the scarcity of
breaker employees.