The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-20
ONLY GOOD NEWS
Favorable Reports Pour Into the
Strikers Headquarters.
First Break RTakesB Place at the
Lattimer Mines.
is SHUT DOWN TIGHT.
COleraine Mines Close After
Four Days Effort.
Work of Swearing in Policemen
Goes Forward.
BOYCOTT THE READING
Labor Unions Take u Hand in
the Mining Strike.

the Mining OCrlke.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 2O.-Reports re-
ceived at strike headquarters and else
where from various parts of the region
this morning brought nothing but good
news to the idle anthracite coal miners
The first news brought here told of 4
break among the employees in the Latti-
mer mines, the first that has taken place
there during the strike. The colliery
was considered an invulnerable spot ana
the break there put the strikers IN
good humor. The number of men VINO
quit was quite small, however, but the
union men are satisfied that they Will
make further inroads on the force there.
The next good news received by the
strikers came from Coleraine and was to
the effect that the colliery there was
shut down tight The McAdoo strikers
have been trying for four days to close
this place. The Evans colliery also
failed to start work this morning owing
to the men not putting in an appear
ance to operate the workings. Both the
Coleraine and the Evans collieries are
operated by the A. S. Van Wyckle COM
pany. All of this company's mines IN
the Hazelton region are now Closed
A committee of three miners employ
ed at the Coleraine mines this morning
called upon Superintendent Ayers and
presented a set of grievances for the
company'S conSideration.The grievances
are as follows:
I'VE do hereby ask for two weeks pay
and 10 per cent increase on the dollar:
Is per cent off the dollar on keg of
powder and that all men get paid for
overtime work"
Superintendent Ayers received the
men pleasantly and told them they
would receive an answer in three days.
A few men went to work in the Mar
kle mines at Jeddo and Oakdale today.
The strikers claim the reason for this
was that a report had gotten into cir
cuIation that the men who lived in the
company houses and dealt in company
stores would not receive the pay that
was due them if they did not go to
work. This however, was denied by both
the nonunion men and the company
There was considerable excitement
about 6 o'clock in the vicinity of No 40
shaft of the Lehigh Valley company
east of this city. The coal and iron po-
Hcemen had gone to the houses in that
locality and induced number of break
er boys to go to work, it was charged
Strikers at the same time attempted to
persuade the boys to stay out, but re-
tired when. they insisted on working. On
the way to the shaft half dozen for
eign speaking women surrounded the
policemen and taking the dinner pals
from the now frightened boys threaten
ed to strike the policemen. mob OF
300 persons soon gathered and for a
time it looked as if the policemen would
get the worst of it, but they managed to
escape the crowd without precipitating
fight. A few of the boys went to the
mines with the policemen but most of
them returned to their homes.
The march to Coleraine which was ar
ranged for last night by the McAdoo
men did not take place this morning as
they learned it would be unnecessary, a
tip having been received that Coleraine
would not start today. The march of
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Run and Pond Creek was also abandon
ed The union men after a conference
decided to organize the men at those
places and the mask them to quit.
The mines at Eckley and Sandy Run
are in full operation today as usual and
the Markle mine at Highland is operat-
ing with about the same force as yes
terday.
SWEARING IN POLICEMEN.
Pottsville, Pa-,Sept. 20.-A mass meet
ing of mine workers numbering over g.
200 at Mahanoy city, was addressed by
laborer leaders last night in the opera
house. No action was taken pertaining
to the strike. All the collieries are at
work this morning. Morea is still shut
down. At Shenandoah all the collieries
are operating, with about 200 hands
short among the ten collieries. The re-
cru1t1ng and swearing in of coal and
iron policemen continues. Sheriff TooIe
has been wired from Carson washery
near McAdoo, for a posse of deputies
but he has taken no action
WESTERN SHIPMENTS CUT DOWN.
Reading, Pa, Sept. 20.-One feature of
the coal situation is that shipments 20
the west have been cut down considera-
bly, and that they will become smaller
IN that direction as the product from the
mines becomes less. The demands of
the local trade along the Atlantic sea-
board are so enormous that every car
load is needed in the Reading company's
own territory Western cities have sent
IN enormous orders, and it is now recog-
nized that they will be the first to SUI
fer If a coal famine should set in 1t is
in shipments at the end of the week
HUNDREDS OF DEPUTIES.
Scranton, Pa, Sept 2O-Two i'm
portant conferences were held today
One of these was the outcome of daily
meetings which some of the mining
superintendents have been holding and
brought together the heads of three big
companies, the Lackawanna, Delaware
and Hudson and Pennsylvania company
and many of the Individual operators
here for the final considera tions of plans
to force the working of some of the
mines at least. It is announced that the
superIntendents have been very active
along certain lines and are now ready
almost any day to attempt to show
strength against the strikers They in
tend to concentrate at certain mines and
operate them under the protection of the
law If necessary For this latter emer-
gency they have had some hundreds of
men made deputy sheriffs and watch
men
Their confidential runners have cam
vasssd may miners ard lahorers at