The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17

ploys 1,200 Both are controlled by the
Pennsylvania road and have been work
ing full time for many years. Tower
City employees 900 men and boys.
VARYING SUCCESS.
Haze1ton, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE great an
thracite strike was begun today
throughout the entire hard coal region
of Pennsylvania. The launching of the
strike in this district was attended by
varying success With the exception of
COxe'S cOlliery at Beaver Meadow, the
entire territory known as the south side,
which includes about IL mining towns,
is completely tied up. This territory is
strongly organized, which accounts for
the general suspension of work.
On the north side, which takes in ten
towns, and which is not well organized
the conditions at an early hour were al
most the reverse of those prevailing on
the south side. In that territory nearly
every colliery started up but only one
operating was able to muster a full
complement of men. Several of the col
lieries after starting work had to sus-
pend because of the lack of men.
Up to this writing there has not been
a single case of violence reported.
Many of the mines that have started
short handed will probably shut down
during the day.
1t was conservatively estimated this
morning that nearly 5000 men of the 49,
600 in the district started to work to-
day.
Trouble was expected at the Coleraine
mine today, but nothing has occurred
to disturb the peace of that place.
The miners from McAddo are trying
hard to get the men at Coleraine to quit
and a committee was sent there before
starting time this morning for that pur-
pose. There was some hesitation on the
part of lot of the Coleraine men, but
when the whistle blew at o'clock they
marched into the mines. The collieries
at that place are working short hand
ed, however.
n d
Highland and Oakdale, employing 2,200
men, started work this morning short
handed. Great efforts were made last
night by union officials to bring the
men out. The mine at Eberva1 however,
employing 200 men made no attempt to
start.
The only mines on the north side
started with the full number of men
Creek. The officials of these mines had
told the employees if they did not report
for duty today the operations would be
suspended indefinitely.
The Coke mines at Drifton, Eckley and
Beaver Meadow, on the south side, and
the same company'S operations at Onei-
da, Derringer and Gowen on the west
side, are working but not one of them
full-handed- They are not strongly or
ganized.
SEES EARLY END OF STRIKE.
New York, Sept. 17-Robert NJ. Oliphant,
president of the Delaware C Hudson Coal
II do not believe that the strike can last
or that it will permanently affect the price
of coal in this city. There are 140 900 men
who go down to work in the mines of the
anthracite coal region. In their recent
that they had but $1,000 in their treas s.
ury- This would mean that they can pay
der the sum of 50 cents for one day. This
will not support a great strike very long,"
GOMPERS SEES VICTORY.
Shamokin, Pa. Sept. 1.-THE eollieries
Operated bV the Mineral. Union. Pliladel-
phia and Reading coal and iron companies
and by individual operators in the su-
tween $500 and 10. 900 men. and boys, are
completely tied up this morning by the
mine workers going on strike. In the
it is yet impossible to give the exact
number of men on strike, owing to the
United Mine Workers headquarters the
leaders claim rs per cent of the men in
the districts did not report for work The
operators had no figures to give out. They
say large number of men here and be-
tween Mount Carmel and CentraIia were
intimidated by strikers stopping men near
and at the collieries and inducing them to
go home. Large numbers of strikers re-
mained awake all night in order to ar
que with men going to work at daybreak-
Several fights occurred between strikers
franklin Fra kin coiieTy % at Trevorton. operated ID
by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
go men, started up, few miners remaining
at home.
President John Fahey. of the Ninth dis
trict, was seen at local headquarters to-
day. He was pleased with reports from
the various collieries, but was not sur
prised that such large number of men
had ceased work. He said that before the
end of the week all the, operations in
Dauphin counties will be idle.
President Gompers of the Federation of
Labor said before leaving for HazeIton
final outcome being victory for the men,