The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-20
Meeting at which President Mitchell
Divided Speaking Ttmc with
the Operators.
MARCH OF THE pERsUADERs
STRIKERS SUCCESSFUL IN INDUCING
NONUNIONIsTs TO QUIT.
Number Of Idle Railway Mem Incress-
ing-Transportation Of Coal
at standstilI. y

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 19-An interest,"
ing feature of to-day's developments IN the
coal miners strike was the meeting at
Jeddo, near Hazleton, of the mine workers
employed in the four collieries of @. B.
Markle & Co. These men are in differ
ent position from the others In the region
as they have an agreement with their en-
ployers TO submit any grievance and wait
ten days for an adjustment. When the
strike was ordered they had not presented
any complaint, but the day the tie-up be-
gan the Uuited Mine Workers officials had
the union men in Markle's mines formulate
grievances similar TO those OF the strikers
and demand adjustment Since then Mar
kles mines have been in operation. but at
to-day's meeting, President Mitchell and
some of his lieutenants obtained the adop-
ton of a resolution calling for strike at
once. The Markles claim the meeting was
a packed one. and that their men win
be at work tomorrow as usual. They Of
fered To submit to arbitration. but Presi-
dent Mitchell said there could be no arbi-
tration without recognition of the union.
The Reading Company is getting ready
to reap the harvest presented 10 ii by the
tie-up Of the other coal districts. Nearly
all OF its collieries in the Schuylkill region
have been working three-Quarters time, but
orders were to-day issued. placing them on
full time and henceforth all the mines will
be operated to their full capacity. Even
with this extra output the company can
not supply the demand. and 1t served notice
on the West to-day that extraordinary or
ders could not be filed. Meanwhile, re-
ports are coming from all parts of the
country of large increase In the price OF
coal to consumers to keep the orders down.
All was quiet i'm the entire coal field to-
day. Even the much advertised clash I'm
the Lykens region Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. was side-tracked
through the decision of the strikers at
Lykens that ii would be uEwise to march
on the nonstrikers at Williamstown and
force them TO quit work. Nevertheless.
there were fewer men at work to-day than
yesterday. President Mitchell claimed that
more than 126.000 men are now idle Con-
Trajectory reports come from the Schuyi-
kill region, one TO the effect that the
strikers at Morea, after being out two
days, had decided tonight 10 return 10
work Tomorrow being received with In
credulity at strike headquarters
The mine operators after generally main
tanning a silence for several days. are
showing a disposition to talk for publica-
tion and as result several statements
from their side are printed.
All breathe the same spirit No recogni-
ton of the United Mine Workers. and a
fight to the finish with President Mitchell
and his followers.
Marching makes the timid women in the
Hazleton region nervous because of the
terrible result of that sort of campaigning
i'm 1897, when the deputies shot down
marchers. and marching began in earnest
there to-day. The marchers were peace
ful, however. and they succeeded I'm induc-
ing several hundred men TO quit work,
temporarily at least