The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-28
STRIKE Ma I REACH
OTHER FIELDS
Soft Coal Miners May Be
Involved.
DAY. FULL OF RUMORS.
The Strike Reported Settled, but
Report Was. Unfeunded,
NOTHING LESS THAN DEMANDS
?residcn. ,IichelsHpawerless to Make
Settlement Upon any Other
Easis- Li.tIe Change in
Situation Beyond Ac-
ccSsiot:sto Ranks
OF shc Idle.
NOTHING LESS THAN DEMANDS
{By Associated Prcss.)

fBy Associated Prcss.)
HAZELTON. PA. September 27.-Presi-
dent Mitchell, Of the United Mine Work
ers, to-day sent q telegram to the Central
Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields. which
possibly maye have the effect Of brtiag!ns
the soft coal nine workers into the CON
test which the anthracite workers are
now waging against The mine workers
The telegram was sent to Richard, Gilbert
secretary of District No. ,, C!euriie.d, Pa
Ii was as follows
issue circul,r letter instructing all
mine workers II Central Pennsylvania ihat
they are not "a load coal for shipment into
markets formerly supplied by anthracite
.operators. we acezinformed that the PhH-
adelphia ana Reading, Delaware and Hud-
son and the Jersey Central Railroads are
now attempting to defeat anthracite strike
bv sending their cars into Central Penn
sylyan.a 10 have thsm loaded with bitu-
ninous coal. Please comply with this re-
quest q. once.
EXPECTED II.
President Mitchall said that he had been
watching the b:tuminousz coal field closely
for just such a move as he alleges has
Geen made by the railroads mentioned in
his telegram, ard he does not fear that
thew VIII make much Of a success in get.
ting the soft coal-into the anthracite mar
ket. The miners in The Central PennsNi-
vania region. he continues, are in thor
ough sympathy with their fel!ow-workmen
IN the Eastern part of the State, and
President Mitchell feels sure that as soon
as they find that the coal they may be
loading or asked TO load is to take the
place OF hard Goa, they will refuse to
handle it.
Labor iaeiers do rot anticipate any sus-
pension OF work in the soft coal field u11-
less the operators insist upon sending Their
coal to the anthracite marke.. They also
say that the Philadelphia and ke;eilns
Delaware and IIudscu. and Jersey Central
Railroads, being unSble to fill their con-
tracts for hard coal are prevailing upon
their customers % accept the soft coal
wherever it can be lIsed as a substitute.
Considerable interest is being manifested
a to the effect Of President Mitchell's ac-
ton in attempting to defeat the alleged
move Of the coal carrying roads.
DAY OF zRUNORs.
This was a day of runors. Around strike
headquarters there were stories in cir
culation that Archbishop Ryan and Sena-
10. Hanna were coming here to see Presi-
dent Mitchell: that all the coal CARRYING
reads had agreed to a-bitrate all differ
erces and, that the strike had been settled.
The last mentioned ru1nor was the only
one which the labor leaders paid any at
tontion to, and in connection with it they
sent a telegram TO the Presidents of the
unions in the three districts comprising
the. entire antflracits coal field of Penn
syivania The teeeian is as follows:
Report is. current that operators have
made. concessions in wage scale and will
attempt, to induce mine workers to re-
sumo work. Please advise all miners in
your district that no attention should be
gwen to these reports and that they viii
be officially notified should any offer of
settlemer: be made. Under no .considera-
ton whatever should work be resumed
unless authorized by convention repFe-
sentins5 all mine workers in the antilra-
cite field. It is vitauy impo-tant that ali
miners stand firm ana determined, and
not be deceived by those whose interest It
is TO defeat the purrPSe for which the
strike was inaugurated''
NOTHING SHORT. OF DEMANDS.
In speaking about the rumors of a set
tlement, Mr.. Mitchell said that the strike
could not be ended without his knowing it.
Mr.. Mitchell's attention was called to a
dispatch IN which j. p. Morgan is cred
ited with saying: President Mitchell
would accept a 10 per celt. advance" Mr..
Mitchell said: I'll is absolutely untrue
L am not empowered TO accept anything
less than what the m!ne,s, in convention,
decided to ask for. Anything under those
demands must be acted upon by a regular
convention Of delegates. representing the
anthracite miners.
Mr. Mitchell also denied having any
knowledge Of the opening of negotia tons
mentioned by President 7ruesdale, OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna aid Western Rail-
road He does not know who the third
person is that Mr.. TrueSdale speaks of,
and says he has not beea approached in
any way.
The. entire Hazelton resoin was quiet
to-day, and the only noticeable change in
the strike situation was 1t the collieries
of G. B. Marlzle & Co. As predicted by
The strike leaders yesterday, there was a
considerable reduction IN forces working
at the various collteries operated by the
firm
Treasurer Wilson. of tie United Nine
Workers. arrived to-day from Indianapo-
lis. He said nothing definite has yet been
done with regard to the payment OF bene-
fits to the striking men. The question ne
said will probably be settled within the
next few days