The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-27
Another Large COlliery is Com
pletely Tied Up.
1t Employed From 1000 to
1900 Men and Boys.
MORE IN PROSPECT.
Markle g. Co. Start Up Again
With Small Force.
Strikers Regard the Works as
Practically Dead.

Spring coniery near Mount Carmel,
went on strike this morning, the big
mine being tied UP completely. Before
The general strike was ordered by Pres
ident Mitchell between 1000 and 130O
men and boys We're given employment
1t is owned by the Philadelphia & Read
ing Commercial and Iron company and
had been in constant operation strike
leaders held numerous mass meetings to
induce the men to STOP About half the
total number ceased toll from day to
day until only the Ashland and Laville
men remained. Their failure to come to
work this morning left the mine with no
one to cut coal
The strike leaders are highly gratifed
and predict the closing down of the
North Franklin colliery by tomorrow
night That colliery is also operated by
the Reading company 1t employees 600
men and boys, and is working today
with only 30 miners on strike
MARKLE MINES START
HazletOn, Pa, Sept.27.-Interest in the
mine workers strike in the Lehigh val
ley today centered around the mines Of
C. B. Marlkle & Co., at Oakdale and
Highland 1t was predicted yesterday
that the firm would lose many men to-
day because of the refusal of the en-
ployers to grant the advance in wages
asked for by the workers. 1t is difficult
to learn the exact number of men who
returned to work this morning after
yesterdays holiday. The strikers how
ever say the firms collieries are practi-
cally dead" as far as mining coal is
concerned No. Jeddo colliery is report
ed to be completely idle. while the num-
Der of men at work in the other Markle
slopes is said to be small. When w. H.
Smith, general superintendent of the
Marl<le mines were asked today by
reporter OF the Associated Press now
many miners are at work, he replied,
All ! viii say is that We started up this
morning.
north side, seven are reported by the op-
orators to be mining coal Several of
these are hardly doing anything while
the others are getting out more or less
of their normal daily production. Not
one however, is working full. On the
south side, where there are nine coll
ieries, the 1e-up remains complete. On
~ one colliery in that locality-the
Beaver Meadow operation of the Coke
Bros. & Co, is working. The mine is
short-handed- The four collieries on the
west side are in operation with reduced
forces, while the quartette of collieries
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company in
and about Hazleton are reported by the
company to be producing more coal
than on any previous day during the
strike.
The Stockton colliery on the east side
is not in operation.
President Mitchell for the strikers es-
timates that fully 80 per cent of the
miners in that district are now idle.
The entire valley is quiet this morn
RAIN FALLS ON STRIKE DISTRICT
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 27.-The long
period OF dry weather was ended early
today by a heavy rain which came as a
great relief to everybody here, especial
~ soldiers, who have suffered from the
lack of water.
The strike situation in the region be-
tween Mahanoy City and Ashland is
unchanged At the latter place, accord
ing to reports received here the Bast
and the Potts cOllierieS are still in Op-
Grafton, while the Locust Spring col
liry at Locust Gap failed to resume to-
day.
The mules at most of the Reading
company collieries in this vicinity are
being removed from the mines This
town is orderly and peaceful
PASTOR SPRINGS A SURPRISE
Shamol1in, Pa, Sept. 27.-Rev. John C.
konstankcvlch, pastor of the Russian
Greek church here and vicar general of
the United States, sprung a somewhat
important and certainly unexpected sur
prise this morning. He announced that
in the event of the strike continuing un-
til suffering and destitution put in an
appearance he and his congregation had
arranged to mortgage the whole of their
church property, valued at over $25, 900,
and divide the proceeds among the suf-
ferers, and in the event OF the strike
heing continued for long period the
entire congregation will leave the region.
ONE COLLIERY LESS.
Philadelphia, Sept 27--The official
daily report Of the situation at the col
heries operated by the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron company show a
colllerles were working today, one less
than yesterday. The Locust Gap col
Hery, which has been working since the
strike began, was the one that did not
start up today. Twenty-six collferies
owned by the Reading company are
now idle.
An effort was made to see President
Harris. of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad today in reference to the re-
ported meeting Of the presidents of the
coal roads in New York yesterday to
discuss the mine workers demands Mr.
Harris declined to be seen. or to have
anything to say on the subject.
NEARING THE GOAL
Pottsville, Pa. Sept. 27.-The miners
generally believe they are nearer the
goal they are striving for than they
have been at any time since the strike
was ordered
Sympathizers with the strikers declare
that the mine owners will be compelled
TO recognize the United Mine Workers
union just as the heads of the iron and
other great industrial interests Of Penn
sylvania We're compelled to recognize
other great labor organizations. On the
other hand. friends of the mine owners
assert this Will never be done. at least
by many Of the coal companies and in
dividual operators in the Schuylkill
region.
The mine owners and operators here
feel that at least as far as this region
is concerned, the strike is an extremely
unjust one That thousands of men,
who time and again Acknowledged that
they had no grievances with their en-
ployer's. should throw down their TOOLS
quit the mines. entailing millions of dol
lars of loss upon the employers who
employers say, the acme of unfairness