Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
STRIKE GROWS
Another Big Colliery Added
to Idle List.
LOCUST SPRING TIED UP.
is owned by Philadelphia G Reading
Company, and Has Been Constantly
in Operation-Strike Leaders Graft
fied-other News of the Country.

in Operation-Strike Leaders Graft
fied-other News of the Country.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 27.-Locust
Spring colliery, near Mt. Carmel, went
on strike. this morning, the big mine
being tied up completely. Between
1000 and 1900 men and boys are
given employment. 1t is owned
by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
C Iron company, and has been IN con-
stant operation. The strike leaders
are highly gratified, and predict the
closing down of the North Franklin
colliery by tomorrow night That col
liery is also operated by the Reading
company. 1t employs 600 men and
boys.
Situation at Lehieh Valley.
Hazleton, Sept. 27-Interest in the
mine workers strike in the t.ehigh
Valley today centered around the
mines of Markle & Co., at Jeddo,
Oakdale and Highland. 1t is difficult
| to learn the exact number of men
who returned to work this morning
after yesterdays holiday. The strik-
ers, however, say the firms collieries
are practically "dead" as far as min
| ing coal is concerned. No. 3 Jeddo
colliery is reported completely idle,
while the number of men at work in
the other Markle slopes is small.
OF twelve collieries located on the
North Side seven are reported by the
operators to be mining coal. Several
of these are hardly doing anything,
| while others are getting out more or
| less their normal daily production.
Not one is working full.
On the South Side the tie-up re-
mains almost complete Only one
colliery out of nine in the locality is
working. Four collieries on the west
side are in operation with reduced
forces, while the quartet of collieries
of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in and
i about Hazleton is reported by the
company to be producing more coal
than on any previous day during the
strike. President Mitchell estimates
that fully 80 per cent of the min
ers of this district are now idle The
entire valley was quiet this morn
ing.
In the Lackaawana Region.
4 Scranton, Sept. 27.-There is no
radical change in the strike in the
Lackawana region. The only places
at which work is being done are the
washeries, five in Scranton, one at
Taylor, and small drifts at Carbon
dale, Murrins and Burtons.
The departure of General Superin.
tendent Loomis of the Lackawana
company this morning has given ere.
dence to the rumors that he is sum
moned to New York to discuss the
situation with the heads of the coal
companies. Loomis is chairman OF
the mining superintendents' associa
: ton The commissioning of several
| hundred coal and iron police by Gov
: Stone, at the request of the severa
, companies here, is taken to mean thai
} these companies will undertake te
t break the strike the coming week by
t operating at least one of their col
t lieries. The strike leaders say the at
| tempt will be failure.
!. Settlement Is Under Way.
New York, Sept. 27.-President
I Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lackawa
, ma and Western railway, today in re
ferring to the meeting yesterday at j
P. Morgan e Company's office, said
81 was at the meeting yesterday a
Morgan's Office and at other previou.
meetings. l know of no settlement
having yet been made, but it will dt
no harm now for me to tell you tha
a negotiations toward settling the strike
a are actually under way. They are be
: ing conducted by a man who does no
t directly represent either party to thu
a difficulty. Senator Hanna is not tn,
i man | refer to, and have not seel
S Archbishop Ryan at ALL
h Strike Not Settled.
/ Hazleton, Sept 27-President Mitch
u ell was askeo this afternoon what h
: knew of the report that the strike wa
7 settled, it being explained to him tha
g rumors to that effect were in circula
9 tion in New York and other parts O
! the country. In reply he said: "Th
report that the anthracite coal strik
is settled is absolutely untrue TIL
= strike cannot be ended without m
L knowing it and have no knowledge Q
= any efforts which would lead to a
u immediate settlement. No overture
s have been made to me-"
i The Reading Galleries.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27-The officis
daily report of the station in the co
lieries operated by the Reading con
pany shows thirteen collieries worl
# ing today-one less than yesterda.
Twenty-six collieries owned by tn
Reading company are now idle.
Al All Quiet at Shenandoah
IS Shenandoah, Sept. 27.-The strill
= situation in the region between M;
$ hanoy City and Ashland is unchans
10 ed. The mules at most of the Reat
d ing Co.'S. mines are being remove
"a from the mines. This town is orderl
n and peaceful.
y Little Coal Being Shipped.
Reading, Pa, Sept. 27. The tie-u
in the coal regions resulted in tn
smallest shipment today for year
" Less than 400 cars will be sent to It'd
at water, shortage from the usual ave
|; age of over 1850 car loads. MOI
train hands have been laid off.