The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25
SHUT TIGHTER
THAN EVER,
Strike Situation Shows Decided
Gains For Miners.
Three More Reading Mines
Closed Today.
THIRTEEN OUT OF 80
Are All That Are Now in Oper-
alton.
Not Miner Appeared For Work
at Cameron COlliery.
Many Other Attempts to Resume
Proved Failures.
THIRTEEN OUT OF 80
Are All That Are Now i'm Oper-
alton.
Not a Miner Appeared For Work
at Cameron Colliery.
Many Other Attempts to Resume
Proved Failures.

Philadelphia, Sept. 25-Where thirty
four Of the thirty-nine collieries operat-
ed by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
and Iron company were in operation
week ago, thirteen were working today,
three less than yesterday. according to
reports received at the Office of Presi-
dent Harris of the Reading company,
today West Shenandoah, which began
operations yesterday after being shut
down from Friday, was unable to re-
sumo today on account of being short
handed Preston colliery, just outside
of Shenandoah. where the militia is
centered, also failed to start up today.
Wadesville colliery. near Pottsville, one
Of the largest operated by the Reading
company, did not start up, because, ac-
cording to the officials of the company,
shaft had broken
NO MINERS RESPONDED
Shamokin. Pa. Sept 25-The officials
of the Cameron colliery, one of the
largest operations in this place. endeav-
ored to start the works this morning,
but no miners responded to the blowing
of the whistles. fruitless attempt
was made to resume work at several
other collierleS between here and Cen
tralia, but the men remained away.
The North Franklin and Locust
Spring collieries at Treyorton and Lo-
Gust Gap, operated by the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal and Iron company, are
still working. Everything is quiet in
this district.
PELTED WITH STONES.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 25-A non
union laborer, employed in the Lykens
collfery, was pelted with stones by a
small party of strikers this morning at
WicOnSinco while on his way to work
He defended himself with a revolver and
soon drove his assailants away without
doing them 6a f- the4f firEf
disturbance that has occurred in the
Lylzens valley region since the strike
was declared.
A meeting of miners was called last
night at Tower City, at which forty
made application for membership in the
Mine Workers union. The men are still
at work in the colliery. but the indica-
tions are that they will join the strike
before the close of the week. There is
no change in the situation at Williams
town, where 1.200 men and boys are at
work
REPORTED SURRENDER.
Hazleton. Pa, Sept. 25-A report was
received from Jeddo that Clement Elliott
chairman of the grievance committee of
the 1,50O Marlle employees, had called the
men together at the bottom of No.
slope this morning and informed them
that the company had granted all the
demands presented ten days ago with
the exception of one calling for reduc-
tion of the price Of powder and that the
ance.
When John Mar1xle. managing partner
OF G. B. Markle & Co., was told by a
reporter for the Associated Press of the
report, he refused either to confirm or
deny it, and referred the reporter to the
committee. The mem bers of this bodv
are several hundred feet below the
earth's surface and can not now be seen.
Mr. Marlle said he would deliver the
answer to the Associated Press at
O'Clock, and that the mine workers would
have it before that hour He would NOT
say whether they already knew the com
pany's intention.
The list of grieyan noes was Dresentad
on Friday, September IA, after a meet
Ing and the men decided to allow the
Mar'kles ten days in which to answer
ana agreed TO disregard the strike order
and remain at work pending a reply
They ask for the enforcement of the
semi-mOnthly pay law; ten hours nav
Tor ten hours work; that men engaged
IN the robbing of pillars be paid for.
dead work; that when the slope is over
and men present themselves at the bot
tom TO be hOisted to the surface. car be
provided SO as not to oblige them towait
until the bottom men get ready: that
poWGer be reduced to as low a rate as
possible that the company provide a
tool car in the morning and evening 70
take all tools up and down the sI0De.
tnat the men receiving S1-75 at present
get an advance of per cent and those
DeioW SLtS an increase of 10 per cent.
AN EARLY MORNING MARCH
o'clock this morning 300 men gathered
at the Cranberry colliery Of A Parf1es |
& Co. and marched to Tomhiclxen nine |
miles west Of here, for the purpose Of |
endeavoring to prevent the men en,
ployed at that place from going to work
They reached there before DAYLIGHT No |
trouble has thus far resulted.
The march was kept a secret and the |
first that was known of it was when !
squads of men from different parts of |
Hazleton were seen going in the direc- |
tion of Cranberry near midnight. Nc
Adoo, Evansville, Audenreid and several |
other towns were represented in the |
crowd, these delegations coming to this |
city on the last trolley car from the |
places mentioned As soon as the coal |
and iron police on duty at Cranberry |
colliery discovered the men congregat- |
ing they quickly summoned Sheriff /
Harvey, who was spending the night at |
Jeddo. He accompanied by a few dem
uties. all miners, reached Cranberry |
about 2 o'clock
The sheriff tried to induce the men
TO d1sperse. but they insisted on march |
Ing He followed them to Humboldt /
three miles from the starting place and /
then returned to summon posse of 20 1
deputies These were quickly@ gathered |
and left on a special train and arrived /
at Tomhicxen after the marchers had |
reached there On the way to Tom |
nicl1en the strikers passed through Har- |
wood and left squad of men there to /
carry out the work of getting the men |
90 quit at the colliery located there, At |