Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-27
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Strike.

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commissions were received here yester-
day for coal and iron police. This
force. together with the scores OF depu-
ties who have been already sworn in, 1t
il thought, will be sufficient to guaran-
teee safety to the men who are ex-
pected to be put to work in a few days
by the five large companies. IL the
mines are opened this week or next,
the men to operate them must be SO
cured from abroad, the strikers say,
and an attempt TO bring outside labor
into the midst of al army of idle men
NAV precipitate trouble. Car loads Of
the ''soft stuff" are arriving daily and
nobody seems to be able to locate the
roint from which it is shipped. The
officers of the miners union are using
every means TO ascertain who the ship
pers are, and soon rs they are located
they say no more bitumiOus coal will
come to Scranton. The consumers
openly declare they can get any amount
of il at less cost than the hard coal and
many have made up their minds to con-
tinue its use, strike or no strike. The
washeries are all working today, but
most OF them are crippled for sufti-
cient force of men.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 27.--The mines
of Markle & Co, at Jeddo, open ed this
morning with small force. Markle
said the number OF men at work was
, satisfactory. The exodus OF miners
from this district continues and It
promises 10 have an influence toward
settlement. There will be lack OF
| competent men when the strike ends,
and the operators, who will be over
| whelmed with orders, are trying TO dis
courage the men from leaving ais dis
ttict. Hundreds of foreigners have
gone TO Europe and other hundreds 10
the soft coal mining regions. The gen
eral situation this morning is unchanged.
Shenandoah, Pa. Sept. N.-Tne
strike situation here and at Mahsnoy
City, is unchanged today. All colleries,
including the Cambridge, are idle. A
coal famine is likely in this region II
the tie up continues.
Pttston, Pa, Sept. N.-rhe coal
companies began 10 pay the men OIL Tor
the September work this morning.
There is no sign of disorder and every
Thing is quiet among the strikers.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 27.-The cor
on-r's jury, empsnelled to inquire iuto
the death OF John Choinski, the vic i'm
OF the Friday riot, returned a vertict
last Digbt that he had been shot and
killed by one Of the sherif's posse.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27.-A railroad
official 10 this city whose word can he
taken as authoritative, but who would
not consent to his name being used in
connection with the statement, says
today that the miners strike had been
practically settled. The terms, be add
ed, would be made known In all likeli-
hood, within the next twenty-four
hours. THE miners may be said 10
have won their demands" this gentle
man added, with the exception Of that
which refers to the recognition If their
union. This point the operators will
not concede, but the strike leaders will
agree to compromise along the lines
l have indicated"
Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 27.-The Locust
Gap miners have at last joined the
strikers thus stopping the Locust Spring
collerv. The Bast and Potts collieries
near Ashland, each employing six
hundred men, are crippled.
| Philadelphia. Sept. 27.-General Su-
perintendent Luther, of the Pniladel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
paDy, reported 10 President Harris this
morning the loss of another mine. This
one is at Locust Gap. The men went
out this morning, Leaving only IL Of
the 80 Reading mines working. Super.
intendent Luther also reported that the
washeries at Kslmia and Keystone had
resumed work this morning.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 27.-At last the
switchmen's orr aniz alton has stated its
position on handling bituminous and
non.union coal. An amicable agree
ment was reached ia New York Tues.
day between the switchmen and the
railroads, and the switchmen have de
cided to handle any coal that is offered
them, whether bituminous, washery,
or non-union coal.
New York, Sept. 27.-At noon today
President Truesdale, Of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad, was
interviewed, and in course of his con-
versation he made the statement that
the anthracite strike situation is now
iu the hands OF a person who is nego-
tiating a settlement. When pressed
closed he said Mr.. Hanna was not the
mau. To the question HAS Arch.
bishop Ryan been here to see you to-
day ?" he replied, "No, he has not. ]
have not seen him."
New York, Sept. 27.-Wsll street
was full OF reports regarding the coal
strike today. The best of opinion is
that the strike is on the verge Of settle
ment and that an announcement will
be made before the end of the week.