The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-18
APPALLING
CONSEQUENCES.
Strike of the Anthracite Coal
Miners May Result
In the Closing of Every Fuel
Using Industry.
THE TRAINMEN'S UNION
Gives Assurance That Members
Will Not Handle Coal
Mined by Non-UniOn Men, Nor
Permit
Bituminous to Be Shipped to
Former Users of Anthracite.
COAL PRICES GO UP.
Miners Continue to Join Ranks
of the Strikers.
COAL PRICES GO UP.
Miners Continue to Join Ranks
of the Strikers.

Chicago, Sept 18.-A special to the
Record from Scranton, Pa, says:
The magnitude of the coal strike and
the probable consequences are appal-
ling. AS President Mitchell of the Uni
ted Mine Workers said the other day,
it is in some respects "the greatest
strike that was ever ordered, affecting
directly more than LOCO, 600 people, whose
earnings are more than $1O.000.0OO
week. Nor does the responsibility as
sumed by Mr.. Mitchell and his associ-
ates stop there. Fred Dilcher, an Ohio
man, who as a member of the executive
committee of the United Mine Workers
is directing the strike at this point, is
sued an order yesterday which if obeyed
will close every factory and furnace and
stop every industry that uses fuel in all
this busy country, including the street
railway and electric light plants And
what is equally serious, there was a Sc
cret meeting yesterday of representa-
tiveS of the United Mine Workers and
officers of the railway trainmen's unions
at which the latter gave an assurance
that they would not handle any nom
union coal, and would not permit any
bituminouS coal to be shipped to former
consumers of anthracite In other words
the railway employees will not allow
anything to be done to prevent a coal
famine, and will not permit miners in
the anthracite regions who do not strike
10 SGnQ L4GlT COAL TO market. InGSG TWO
resolutions are sure to bring trouble.
They are likely to in%olve all the rail-
ways in this section in the strike In
fact, it is difficult to foresee the possible
consequences if the railway employees
decline to haul non-union coal.
SITUATION FAvORS MINERS.
Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 1S.-The second
day of the anthracite coal miners strike
began very quietly here. What little
change there was this morning was in
favor of the miners. AS far as reports
have been received from all parts of the
region there was not one break in the
ranks Of the strikers. and in many
mines there were fewer men working
than on yesterday. Some of the collier
les are so short of men that it is doubt
full if they can continue work during the
entire day.
Every official connected with the Uni
ted Mine Workers now in the district
with the exception of President Mitch
ell, started out before 6 o'clock this
morning for picket duty at various col
ieries. All had returned to headquar-
teTS by O'Clock and reported that they
had been successful in inducing men to
stay away from various workings.
A number of the leaders also reported
that several of the mines are being
guarded by watchmen to prevent union
men from attempting to induce nom
union strikers to quit work.
BUT ONE MINE WORKING
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1S.-There is
no change in the strike situation in the
Wyoming valley today. All the collier
les that were compelled to suspend op-
eratiOnS yesterday are idle t0day The
companies had steam up at some of the
mines ready to start the machinery but
the men did not put in an appearance
The United Mine Workers had watch
ers in the vicinity of every colliery to
see if any miners report for work. The
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coil company
have a small washery in operation en-
ploying about II company hands,
Tho ~1r11Tr
by the West End Coal company which
was in operation yesterday, started up
again today with a full force of men
The union men have tried hard to get
so far without success. 1t is the only
mine in this district that is working
WORKING IN NSCHUYLKILL REGION
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 1S.-AIl the
work this morning with the single ex-
ception of Morea, operated by Dodson
& Co. The Vulcan and Buck Mountain
near Mahanoy City are short-handed
however. The latter was idle yesterday,
owing. to the absence of men who were
in attendance at big Polish wedding.
The Lehigh Coal company's Centralia
colliery which shut down at noon yes
terday owing to scarcity of coal, resum-
ed this morning with a less number of
men at work than yesterday. 1t is said
that work will be suspended at noon
again today.
1t is reported from Nesquehoning that
last night, when Hugh Dempsey of
Scranton and James Gallagher of ETaz-
elton, labor leaders attempted to address
4 meeting, they were jeered and pelted
with stale vegetables anc had to stop. |
President Mitchell and Organizer James |
will speak at Mahanoy City where a
arge number of mine workers did not
report for work today.
MARCHING BEGINS
Hazelton, Sept 18.-The first march of !
strikers in this region took place early |
this morning when about 100 men from |
Audenreid and Yorktown, |
headed by a brass band marched |
through the south side en- route to the |
Coleraine colliery with view to induc- |
ing the men at that place to quit work. |
The strikers did not attempt to force |
hem to suspend work, but merely ask
I'd them to do so. In this the strikers
were successful as a number of nom |
1nion men returned to their homes The |
marching miners then went back to Nc |
Adoo and dispersed.
A crowd of Hungarian women of Nc /
Adoo, some of them carrying clubs sur /
'ounded the Crawford and Dugan mines |
his morning and requested the men t
working. there to quit Matters looked |
serious for awhile, but the women were |