Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-27
STRIKERS GAINING
The Locust Springs Colliery Closed
Down and Other Collieries Will
Follow Tonight.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK STRIKE
Several Hundred Goal and Iron Police Have
Been Sworn In-The Situation at the
Markle Bros Oollieries Is
Threatening.

Philadelphia. Pa, September 27.-
Where there were any changes in the
coal strike situation to-day the changed
conditions were in favor of the strik-
ers. The Locta. Springs colliery. an i'm
portant mine near Mount Carmel.
Schuylkill county. which has been
working with reduced force, finally
closed this morning, the strike leaders
having induced the workers to quit. 1t
is owned by the Philadelphia & Read
ing company. The leaders claim that
the North Franklin. another Reading
colliery. will be closed down by to-mor-
row evening. The mine workers at
Minersville. Schuylkill county, were
formed into an organization late last
night, and announce that they will
strike tonight In the Wyoming and
the Lackawanna regions, which have
been practically tied up some time. the
situation remains unchanged. In the
Lehigh region the point of interest CEN
tered on the Markle mines 1t is report
ed that many employees remained away
from the mines this morning because of
the refusal Of the firrl to grant the in
crease of wages asked for.
TRYING TO BREAK THE STRIKE.
Scranton, Pa, September 27.-The
commissioning of several hundred coal
and iron police by Governor Stone. at
the request of several companies here,
is taken to mean that each Of those
companies will undertake to break the
strike the coming week by operating at
least one each Of their collieries The
strike leaders say that the attempt will
fail.
NO SETTLEMENT.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 27.-President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
was asked this afternoon in regard to
the report that the strike has been set
tied said: Il have no knowledge of
any efforts which would lead to imme-
diate settlement. No overtures have
been made to me-"
ARBITRATION SPOKEN OF.
New York, September 27.--President
Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western railroad, to-day said:
Negotiations towards settling the
strike are being conducted by a man
who does not directly represent either
party to the difficulty. Senator Hanna
Is not the man 1 refer to. l have not
seen Archbishop Ryan at ALL"
ORDERED A BOYCOTT.
Hazleton, Pa, September 27-Presi-
dent Mitchell to-day sent a telegram to
No. 2. at Clearfleld, Pa, saying: tissue
a circular letter instructing all mine
workers In central Pennsylvania that
they are not to load coal for shipment
into markets formerly supplied by an
thracite operators.
POSTMASTER SULLIVAN COM
MENDED.
Peoria, ILL.,, September 27.-The ma
tional association of postmasters Of the
first class, on motion of Postmaster
Wills, of Nashville, Tenn. ordered the
following telegram sent to Postmaster
Daniel Sullivan, of Cripple Creek. Colo:
Greetings from the postmasters Of
the first class in convention assembled
at Peoria, ILL.,, to Postmaster Daniel
Sullivan, of Cripple Creek Colo, for his
heroic efforts, assisted by others, in de-
Tending the life of that grand patriot,
Governor Roosevelt, in the cowardly as
sault made on him at Victor. Colo, by
an angry mob of dastardly towards"