Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-25
IN THE STRIKE REGION
Very Little Develops of an Excit-
ing Nature on the
Eighth Day.
STRIKERS RATHER MoRBNUMERoUs
No Clash With the Troops-Case OF the
Markies-GOvernor Stone
- Is Helpless. =

Philadelphia, Sept. 25.-There is
more activity in the coal miners
strike situation than for several days.
Men are marching from mine to mine
in the Hazelton region inducing the
workers to quit, being careful to con-
duct themselves so as not to trausgress
the law.
| 1t is reported that Markle & Co
granted some of the demands made
by the men, leaving the main ques-
tion of reduction in the price of pow
der to arbitration.
Near Wilkesbarre several small
washeries that were idle are producing
coal today.
Around Shenandoah. where the SOL
diers are located, everything is quiet.
though threatening. The company
has three less mines working than
yesterday.
There are fewer men working today
throughout the whole coal field than
at any time since the strike began.
Consequently less coal is being pro-
duced.
Harrisburg. Pa, Sept. Ex-Governor
Stone received kilograms yesterday
from Chicago. Boston, Cincinnati.
Cleveland and numerous other cities,
urging him to use his good offices III
the interest of adjusting the differences
between the mine operators and their
II: Inn .it
There is no provision of the state con
stitutiOn authorizing the executive to
exercise any such power and Governor
Stone is without means of bringing
about the results desired by the send
crs of the teleGrams.
Threatened with a Long Shut Down.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept 25.-Three hun
dred mules We're taken from the Re
lance and Alaska mines of the Phla-
delphiI and Reading Coal and Iron
company yesterday ana sent To the
Srhuylllill county corral. The company
gave notice TO the $500 men and boys
cmplCycd at tho operations previous to
the strike that unless they returned to
work by Saturday the COiliericS viii he !
abandoned for Il long period. The strik- |
ers claim that the order was given out |
with the view of soaring them into the !
mines before the termination of the |
strike. They say they Will remain idle |
regardless of the order. At North |
Franklin coiliery near TrevertOn last |
evening several hundred miners took /!
out their tools owing To Il car load OF |
deputies arriving from Schulykill cOun- |
~ yesterday morning.
Few Developments Mt Hazelton.
A telegram from IIaZeltOn says: !
Contrary TO the expectations of both |
tnr nd Z no fTil mi
crs there were no developments in the |
strike situation in the Lehigh region |
yesterday. Ii was thought in some |
quarters that owing to the presence Of |
troops in the anthracite field Il break !
would occur in the ranks of the strik |
ers, or that a large number of addition /
al men would refrain from going to |
work. The operators as Il rule predict |
ed a break i'm the strikers ranks and |
the labor leaders were equally sure
they would tie up this region tighter
than ever. The facts seem to he at this
writing that few hundred more men
are out.
Mitchell on the Archbisiop's Mission.
In regard to the efforts of Arch
bishop Ryan. of Philadelphia, to bring
about n settlement through arbitration.
Mitchell said: Archbishop Ryan will |
call upon the presidents of the various
railroads which have mining interests |
in this region. at the request of the |
United Mine Workers, and will tender |
his good offices in the struggle. If the
officials refuse To meet his grace it will |
certainly demonstrate their insipcerity |
in publicly declaring their willingness
TO treat with their men When Mitchell
was asked if the striking miners had
received any benefits from the United
Mine Workers of America since the |
strike was Inaugurated, he simply said
No"
No RATPRoCHEMENr VISIBLE.