The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-20


| day
The other meeting of the day was of
/ the district executive board at the strilx-
ers' headquarters this afternoon. There
will come before the board the trouble over
| the washery question The Oxford, Belle
vue and Diamond waSher-eS went TO
work this morning as well as three
smaller ones. The Lackawanna COM
pany has been successful in working
many of its foremen at the three places
named, the regular working force being
washeries, the Columbus and the An
thony have made overtures for settle
ment while the Gibbons drift is also
said to be ready to settle
MINER SCARED TO DEATH.
One of the culm banks, the Bellevue,
was the scene of a tragic death today.
Frank Mangan was there gathering coal
along with a crowd of others Suddenly
some one shouted 1.-The watchmen are
coming" and there was a hurry to get
away The man was feeble from sick
ness and in the excitement of the mo-
ment he fell and died on the edge of
the dump. Heart failure was the cause.
Organizer Dilcher and other workers
from this region will go to the HaZelton
section on Sunday in an endeavor to
complete the tie-up there, and in the
Schuylkill district.
HUNGARIANS BEAT A MINE BOSS.
Philadelphia, Sept 2O.-According to
advices from Hazelton the strikers are
gaining some ground in that region al
though the operators dispute this and
insist that more men are at work today
than worked yesterday.
Important information comes from the
LackaWanna region to the effect that
the superintendents of some of the large
mines are contemplating making an ef-
fort to start one or more mines under
police protection, if necessary, and thus
break the tie-up which is complete in
that district
A few more men are reported idle in
the Shamokin district and the story sent
here last night that the strikers at the
Morea colliery of the Reading company,
in the Schuylkill district. had voted to
return to work, was proven to be un-
true.
Hungarians attacked a mine boss on
his way to work near Shamokin this
morning and beat him nearly to death,
with clubs Other cases of violence of
this sort, though not so serious, are
reoprted
The strikers at last succeeded in in
ducing some of the workers in the only
mine operating in the upper region, that
of the West End company, at Mocana-
qua, to quit work and that colliery is
crippled
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 20.-The strik-
ers succeeded today in inducing about
so men employed at the West End Coal
cOmpany'S cOlliery in Mocanaqua, the
only mine at work in the upper region,
to quit work. This is the first break
in the working force of the mine since
the strike began The united miners say
more of the employees will quit work
tomorrow.
The situation in the other portions of
the district is unchanged, all the mines
being closed.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 20.-One hundred
more men at Locust Gap colliery, oper-
ated by the Philadelphia & Reading
company. Joined the ranks OF the strik-
ers today The company claims that
enough men are working and will con-
tinue to work to enable the operations
to continue. The North Franklin at
Trevorton, owned by the same company,
continues working full handed, and it is
thought the miners will not be able to
induce any of the men to strike. Most
of the men at TrevOrtOn own their own
homes there and are said to fear the
company will abandon the operations if
they strike. The company is the only
industry in the place. While Hugh Da-
Wis, a fire boss at Pennsylvania colliery
was on his way to work today Hungar-
ian strikers assaulted him with clubs
He was seriously injured. An additional
number of detectives went to the col
liery shortly after the assault to afford
better protection for men desiring to
work.
ONLY FIVE COLLIERIES IDLE.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.-The Philidel-
phia, & Reading Coal and Iron company
received dispatches from the Schuyllzill
region today to the effect that the stu
ton at their mines is unchanged today.
Thirty-four collieries are working and
five are idle.
Reading, Pa, Sept. 2O.-The aid of the
labor unions of the Schuyllxill Valley. is
now being solicited to fight the Reading
railroad in the effort to close the mines
in that territory. In this city some of
the unions which have membership
of 4,500 have passed resolutions OF boy
colt, and now the Pottsville and Harris
burg unions are sending word mere OF
1arS 90 ion
During last night there was a si1ght
falling off in the coal shipments through
this city, but the officials believe that
they can keep up the normal quantity
now that the mines working have gone
on full time instead of three-quarter
time The main line of the Reading IS
mined and the officers are determined
to keep the mines now In operation go
ing -
Hazelton. Sept. 20.-President Mitch
ell of the United Mine Workers. return
ed from Mamanoy City today, where he
addressed a meeting last night MT:
Mitchell said today that large gains had
been made in strikers favor and that
the outlook for this district continues to
grow brighter.
The shipment of coal from the Hazel
ton region is gradually falling off. Yes
terday the Hazelton division of the Le-
high Valley railroad which taps all but
six collieries in this territory handled.
4SO cars of COAL which is a DECREASE of
so cars over Tuesday The average
shipment is 800 cars a day.
General Manager Pardee of A Pardee
& Co.'S mines, the Cranberry and Crys-
tai ridge collieries, says the property is
today producing about three -fourths of
the average output
Mr. Pardee said: "The men are stay
ing away from work because they have
been fntimidated. They are being
threatened with bodily harm at their
homes If this were not I believe 80
per cent of our men would be working.
We are protecting all men. who are
working on our property.'