The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-24
OPERATORS
SURPRISED.
Miners Did Not Return to Work
as Expected.
Military and Police Protection
Was Ample.
STRIKE is GROWING,
Fifteen Thousand of Reading's
Men Now Out.
Military Demonstration Made
Around Hazlet0n.


standing the efforts of operators, none
of the collieries in this vicinity resumed
work this morning. The miners as a
body remained away from the collieries
to the surprise of several operators who
were confident their mines would pc
able to start up. Attempts were also
made to work collieries between here
and Mount Carmel but scarcely any
miners reported
The failure of the men to go to work
averted trouble. All the collieries were
heavily guarded by coal and iron po-
lice and special officers.
The strikers scored a victory by in
ducing 10 pe< cent of the men in the
North Franklin colliery at Trevorton to
stay at home today. Leaders of the
United Mine Workers claim that within
a few days the colliery will be tied up. a
carload of deputies went to the mine
early today. 1t is operated by the Phil
adeIphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company and employs about 500 men
and boys. The company was hopeful up
to this morning that all the men would
remain at work during the strike
NO ATTEMPT TO RESUME
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept-24.-Everything
is quiet in the Wyoming valley this
morning and the situation remains abb
SOlutely unchanged.
No attempt was made to resume oper-
atoms at any of the mines
NOT A COLLIERY RESUMED.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 24.-The prom
Use of protection by the state troops
failed to encourage the mine workers of
this region who expressed a desire TO
continue at work and the strike in this
region Is today more extensive than at
any time since it was inaugurate& Tt
is stated that not coliiery in the vicin-
ity of this place resumed operations this
morning owing to the failure or the en-
ployes to report for duty
Messages received from various towns
in the region announced that every mine
from Mahanoy City to Ashland, includ-
ing the latter place, is closed. 1t is es-
timated that fully $4,000 men employed
principally by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company and
the Lehigh Valley Coal company are
now on strike and indications this
morning point to continuance of the
tie-up.
Early this morning five battalions of
infantry and one troop of cavalry pro-
ceeded to the outskirts of the town and
marched along the numerous roads
leading to the various mines. They met
with but few strikers and the number
of employees willing to work was still less
Opinion is divided here as to whether
the nOn-strikers are thoroughly intini-
dated by the threats of the strikers or
whether agents of the United Mine
Workers have succeeded in better or
ganiZing the union
Gen Goblin remained at his headquar-
ters during the day awaiting reports
from his troops. Later he drove through
the mining district and found every
thing quiet.
Company B of the Fourth regiment,
or Allentown, is acting as provost guard
today and the soldiers are patrolling the
city from end to end.
a MILITARY DEMONSTRATION.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept PA battalion
of the Eighth regiment composed of
companies D. F and G. arrived at Nc
Adoo, the nearest point in SchuylkilI
county TO the city of Hazleton, at 5
o'clock this morning. Owing to the
early hour there were not over a dozen
persons at the little railroad station on
the outskirts Of the town to see the in
fantrymen come in. The troops left the
camp at Shenandoah at 4 o'clock and
did not bring their camp equipment
with them because they expect to re-
turn to Shenandoah tonight if nothing
transpires to require their future pres
ence near Hazleton.
Lieut. Col Hutchinson, who is in COM
mand, said he was ordered there to
make demonstration by marching his
men through McAdoo and the surround
ing towns Each man carried 20 rounds
OF ammunition. As soon as the bat
TALON had left the cars Col Hutchinson
hired a team and made an inspection Of
the surrounding country. He returned
10 the railroad station at $50 a. M, and
Immediately gave the order to march
The route taken was down the ETana-
qua road through McAdoo and then
west to Honey Brook Here a wide de-
tour was made which brought the haf-
talon to Audenried, Lucerne county ana
then they marched back through Nc
Adoo TO the point from which they had
started.
The troops were received by the in
habltants of the various towns with ev-
1dence of enmity and dislike Not a
cneer was given them al any place but
many a Jeer was sent after them as
they passed groups of people on the
streets. The women seemed to be more
annoyed at the presence of the soldiers
than the men, One woman after the
troops had passed shouted to ero1p of
men: If you don't shoot some of those
fellows you are no good
Probably the most incensed person in
was Edward Mcclellan, a blacksmith
who IS the burgess of the town He
stated that the action of Gen Goblin IN
sending soldiers there was an outrage
and reflection on the city Of McAdoo
He said his people were laval abfdfne and
pointed to the fact that the town was
so peaceable that not a policeman was
required at any time except on paw
days
I shall not be responsible for snv
overt act committed by any person IN
this town while the troops are here. !" h.
said.
The entire HazIeton region was repor-
TED extremely quiet this morning The
NJ s Kemerer mines at Sandy Run. a
small operation, are tied up for the first
time this morning. and the Eclxley coll
uery Of c. 3. Markle & Co. is working