Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-09
WOMAN'S War.
A Feature of the Reading Strike is
the Enthusiasm of the Miners
Wives.
The knights Of Lab,r Have Made Up
Their Minds to Fight to the
Bitter End.
a Comparison of the Number sf Cars OF
Goal Hsing Handled Now with
Tkree Weeks ago.
The MINERS ALL IDLE.

HsILEToS, PA, Jan. NO effort has
been made to operate any Of the mines in
this striking district during the past
week. The strikers sre apparently salts
fed to continue IN the present struggle,
and break in the mems ranks IS not
probable.
Another effort will DE made Monday to
resume st one Of the collieries of the dis
tricts, that of c. Pardee & Co., st Holly
wood. 1t Is thought by the firm that
enough Italians and Hungarians can be
had to operate one nine. This is the
hest attempt at resumption that has been
made for nearly two months, and OF
course has elected much discussion
among the men. The feeling of fear
which has been aroused by the strike in
the Schuylkill district has subsidized, land
the strikers hope for success in both dis
tricts.
MORE MRN ORDERED OUT,
NEW YORK, Jan. S-A conference was
he'd Saturday night In Jersey City be-
tween representatives of the various
trades involved in the Reading strike and
1t was decided that the men should be
ordered out Of the Wyoming mine. This
action, 1t was said, would stop work In
the anthracite coal region. prominent
member Of District Assembly No. 40 said
yesterday, the knights had fully made up
their minds to fight the strike to the end
and would make an attempt 30 secure ar
duration. The closing of the Wyoming
mine, he added, would result in thousands
OF men being thrown out of work for want
OF fuel to run the factories and mills.
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS.
Trading, PA Jan. S.-The run OF coal
down the road since midnight was but
500 cars, while, three weeks ago to-day,
there were shipped through this city $500
cars drawn by sixty-one engines. At the
car shops in this city the books show that
the number Of cosl cars in active service
on the road is about 10000. Nearly all
OF these are now lying ON sid'pgs in the
coal regions. Navigation ceased on the
Schuyikill canal December ITO, and about
TWO dozen boats engaged In the coal car
rying trade, each containing several hun
dred tons of coal, became ice bound. 1t
wss not expected that this coal could be
moved before spring, but now
every pound has been brought up.
The Reading works purchased
several boat loads and were h.ppily re-
Iieved from closing down. Information
received at the company's effice In this
city 10 night is that to-day's meetings Of
the strikers showed that there is no break
in the miners strike. ShamOkin appears
to ce the hot bed of the present strike
It Is there most general both on the rail
road and in the mines and it is there
where most OF the feeling il shown
against non-union men. The new district
assembly OF the Reading railroad which
met recently in Elizabeth aoort will be
permanently organized in this city next
Sunday. 1t is expected that upon this
occasion rsilroaders will more clearly de-
fae their position in the present strike.
The miners will have delegates present
and il IS expected that they will express
themselves with no uncertain feeling.
Chairman Lee Of the railroaders' commit
tee, and alI of the leaders of the miners
strike have promised TO attend. A dele
CATION of Knights from this city who had
gone to louisville, returned to-day and
that they had informed the
chairman that 1000 shop hands in this
city would not strike unless greater
cause was shown.
A Sunday tour among some
of the mining towns
SuO Hcu I ACun ~ ho"A0 ASntoiS w VIC os1ihO
and that is that the women are Just as
for strike as the men. In
many cases where husbands were luke
warm their wives urged them to strike.
l. is estimated that the miners work only
half the working days in the year. They
make On an average between $500 and
5000 year. Many DO not make more
than $3.50 year. Nearly all have large
families TO support, bus most OF them live
Murder and Suicide.