The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-21

said today that the mines were in bet
ter shape this morning than at any pre-
vious time during the strike. He said a
majority of the company's men are
working. Mr.. Marlxle said that his en-
ployes are beginning to realize that they
are being hoodwinked and made tools of
by the labor leaders now here He ad.-
ded that it is safe to say that nearly
all his men will return to the mines
during the next few days. Mr.. Markle
complained that employees of the COM
pany are being intimidated and that
many workmen who desired to earn a
living are being prevented from doing
so, through fear of bodily harm. 1t is
reported and believed here that 200 dem
from Wilkesbarre during the night The
strangers We're distributed. it is said
through F'reeland and Jeddo and some
were placed along the roads between the
two towns. They are in citizens clothes
and if they are armed there are no
weapons in sight. ~
AS a result of the strike large num-
bers of people continue to leave this re-
gion each day. This is especially true of
the foreign element Every day a batch
of these people loaded with baggage
leave for their native land or the soft
coal region.
President Mitchell OF the miners IN
ion is still among the missing If he
has gone to New York 70 confer with
the large operators on the question of a
settlement of the strike it is not Dossi-
his heutenantS deny knowledge of his
whereabouts.
DRIVEN FROM WORK.
PottsviIle, Pa. Sept. 21.-west Shen-
andoah, Shenandoah, Indian Ridge, Ko-
hinoor and Turkey Run collieries be-
longing to the Philadelphia & Reading
company, and Kelley Run, the property
of the Thomas Coal company, all in the
Shenandoah district, are shut down
tight today. The men at the Kohinoor
and KRn1RV RI1n 0nIlidri6c
from their work this morning by a
crowd of striking Lithuanians and Poles
armed with clubs and stones. They
smashed windows and other mine proD-
erty. 1t was with difficulty that Super
intendent Baard and a posse of men
prevented numbers of the strikers from
entering the slope at the Kelley Run.
After the workmen quit, the strikers re-
tired.
The streets of Shenandoah were
crowded by strikers and others who
were drawn to the scene. A trolley car
was held up and eleven men were
thrown out Of the door. Among the pas
sengerS were William Evans, Samuel
Davis and William Wagner, all OF
Shenandoah. They were on their way
to work. Chief Burgess Brown, of Shen-
andoah, in rescuing his son from the
hands of the strikers, was himself
beaten.
The strikers policed every path and
intimidated workmen and thus induced
them to return to their homes. Much
excitement exists. Daniel Christian,
chief OF the coal and iron police, stated
this morning that his force is unequal
to the task of guarding the collieries and
that Sheriff Toole of Schuylkill has
been appealed to for assistance. Up to
IL o'clock the latter had not responded.
ALL CLOSED BUT ONE.
Wi1kesbarre. Pa. Sept. 21.-There is
in the Wyoming valley this morning.
The colliery of the West End Coal COM
pany at Moranaqua suffered another re-
duction IN it's force today, but the mine
All other mines in the district are
idle.
CONFERENCE ARRANGED.
Philadelphia, Sept. H-Archbishop
Ryan today confirmed the report that
President Oliphant, of the Delaware &
Hudson company, and President Trues-
dale, of the Delaware. LackaWanna &
Western, had consented to confer with
him on the miners strike. He said the
time and place of the conference would
be determined some time today Re
garding the visit last night of the Rev.
Father Phillips, of st. GabriePs Roman
Catholic church, HazletOn, Archbishop
Ryan said that he now felt more en-
couraged over the prospects for a peace
full outcome of the difficulties between
the operators and the strikers
66 TRAIN CREWS LAID OFF
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 21.-The mining
situation in the Lackawanna valley
shows no change today, the district ex-
ecutive board of the miners union be-
ing content to hold affairs in hand as
they now exist. The tie up remains
practically complete Not over hve
wa sher'ieS owned by coal companies are
working The others operated by in
dividuals are shut down pending an
agreement with the executive board to
pay the scale demanded Their working,
however, will even then be conceded Only
under positive conditions pending the
settlement of the entire strike question.
Thus far there has not been the least
indication of trouble anywhere IN tnlS TINS
whole valley What the switchmen and
the railroad trainmen will do now is
the interesting question. Frank HaWiey,
grand master of the former, is here from
Galesbure Ill. at the request OF the
local union which meets this evening,
and P. H. Morrissey of the tralnmen is
expected to arrive tomorrow to CONFER
with the grievance committee OF the
train men at meeting on SUNDAY. Inu5 Il9s
far sixty-six train crews have been LAID
off on the Lackawanna road, aggregat-
ing nearly 400 men,
APPEAL. TO GOVERNOR.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-Appeals for inter-
cession in the great anthracite coal
miners strike in the hope of securing an
amicable adjustment of the trouble VIII
be sent to Governor Stene OF Pennsyl-
vania by nearly every one of the f1Ve
hundred ministers of Chicago. Action
looking toward this end was taken at
of Oak Park ministers and
already many ministers have signifleo
their intention of taking such action A
printed card was also sent to the chi
cago ministers asking them to make the
strike a subject of resolutions to be pre-
sented to their congregations for adop-
ton Sunday.
TO KICK HIM OUT
Eazlatop Sent a1-General sSuperin-
tendent Tu7licl< of the Coke Brothers &
Co. mines in this region was in Freeiand
at a. m. today calling at the homes
of men on strike at the Coke colnerleS
and attempting to induce them to go TO
work. The men say he did not meet
with much success.
Some of the strikers said they told MI
Kudlick that If he did not cease his ell