Evening journal., 1900-09-25
Funeral Of Slain Striker Is a
Big One
SCRANTON USES SOFT COAL
Archbishop Ryan Will Tender His
Good Offices in the Great In
duStrial Struggle

Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 25.-Contrary 10
the expectations of both the operators
and the striking coal miners, there
were no developments in the strike sit
uation in the Lehigh region yesterday.
IL was thought in some quarters that
swing to the presence of troops in the
anthracite field a break would occur in
the ranks of the strikers or that a
large number Of additional men would
refrain from going to work. The oper-
ators as a rule predicted a break in
the strikers ranks and the labor lead
ers were equally sure they would tie
up this region tighter than ever Both
sides claim they made good gains. 1t
seems, however, from the most reliable
reports received here from the entire
region that the strikers made a net
gain in point Of numbers. The M. S.
Kemmerer colliery at Sandy Run, on
the North Side, was tied up yesterday,
but the operation is not a large one.
There were many stories afloat in
regard to the situation at the Lattimer
mines. The strike leaders asserted
that the colliery at that place was COM
pletely tied up, but when a representa-
tive Of the Calvin Pardee company
which owns the mines, was asked
about the situation there he said the
colliery was running along as usual,
and that only about so out of 1,100e
enployes had failed to 60 into the
slopes yesterday. The United Mine
Workers have been working hard to
get the Lattimer men to quit The
most of the other collieries in the
EhzletOn district which have not yet
been shut down entirely reported that
their working forces had been more or
less increased. This the labor people
declare to be untrue.
President Mitchell, in discussing the
situation in the entire strike region
last night, said:
Reports received by me today from
the lower anthracite (SchuylkilD re-
gion indicate that at least 1000 mine
workers Joined the strikers today. A
large number of these came from the
Reading company's mines. In the Le-
high region we made large gains.
have not received definite figures, but
/ should Judge that the number of men
heretofore working and who did not
hO lnLU lnt AAllE0 III lAllo AAolA4 III IL
day numbered between 600 and 500.
"The meetings held on Sunday by
the United Mine Workers, at which
men who had not struck were strongly
urged to help in the fight, bore fruit.
AS a whole, l feel more encouraged to-
night than I have at any time since
the strike begun and I am confident
that within the next few days the en-
tire anthracite coal field in Pennsyl-
vania viii be idle. At no place today
did we lose a man"
In regard to the efforts Of Arch
bishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, to bring
about a settlement through arbitration
Mr.. Mitchell said:
Archbishop Ryan will call upon the
presidents of the various railroads
which have mining interests in this re-
gion, at the request Of the United Mine
Workers, and will tender his good Of
fees in the struggle. If the officials
refuse to meet his grace it will GER
tainly demonstrate their insincerity in
publicly declaring their willingness to
treat with their men ana will place
them in the same position as that once
occupied by MIR. Vanderbilt, who very
forcibly said that the public had no
interests which a corporation was
bound to respect"
When Mr.. Mitchell was asked If the
striking miners had received any ben
efits from the United Mine Workers
OF America since the strike was in
augurated. he simply said: NO"
There is not the slightest change in
the situation in regard to a settlement
a. Ia NTaffIre. l.,
proached the other, and there is moth
ing in view which would indicate that
anything will soon be done in that di-
rection. The United Mine Workers arc
still devoting most of their attention
TO getting out the men, while the oper-
ators are doing the best they can with
their crippled forces.
Considerable interest is attached tc
the answer of the firm of G. B. Marlle
& Co. will make to the grievances pre-
gented by its employees. The firm has
intimated that it will make some sort
of n concession to the men, but re-
fuses to say what it will be until this
evening. when the ten days in which
fhe firm was allowed to make an an
swer win expire. Tha<6ction of the
Marlie firm will be closely watched by
other individual operators, and it is
believed by some who are in touch with
the situation that if the firm reaches
q satisfactory settlement with its men
It might lead other operators TO open
negotiations with their employees.
The Markle firm has an agreement
with its men that If a satisfactory an
swer is net made then the whole mat
ter is to be left to two men, one to be
selected by each side to arbitrate the