The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-25
GOAL REGION QUIET
No Demonstration of Any
Kind Made by Miners.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM GAINS
Coal Shipments Less and
Prices Higher

Philadelphia, Sept. A.-Instead OF the
expected clash between the troops and
the striking miners il the Schuylkiu re-
gion today a peaceful calm pervaded the
region and there was not the slightest
disorder for the soldiers to be called upon
to quelL In fact. in all the districts OF
the anthracite coal fields the day was ex-
tremely quiet, there being no demon
stration whatever on the part of the
strikers. While the operators claim that
a number Of their employees returned TO
work at the mines in the Schuylkill re-
gion it was early in the day evident
that operations did not assume the &C
tivity which the mine owners anticipated
and indications tonight are that tomor-
row VII find more idle collieries than at
any time since the strike began. The
soldiers moved over the roads leading
to the oollieries in Schuyikill country
from early morning, and thus afforded
protection to those DESTROYS Of return
ing to work. No opposition was encoun-
tered. however, and not very great
many awaited themselves OF the protec-
ton afforded. The strike leaders claim
many additions to their ranks. and Pres
ident Mitchell himself estimates that the
striking force was augmented today 10
the extent of 1900 to 20o0 No overtures
to end the struggle have been loffered
by either side. The strike leaders are
occupying themselves in inducing mine
workers to quit, and the operators are
endeavoring to mine all the coal they
can with their reduced force. Meantime
coal shipments from the mines are grow
ing less, and reports Of increases in
price for the commodity are received
from all trading sections.
Hazelton Pa, Sept. 24-Contrary TO
the expectations of both the operators
and the striking coal miners, there were !
no developments in the strike situation
in the Lehigh region today. II was
thought in some quarters that, owing to
the presence of troops in the anthracite
coal 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 operators as
rule predicted a break IN the strikers
ranks, and the labor leaders were equal
ly sure they would tie up this region
tighter than ever. Tonight both sides
claim that they have made good gains
1t seems, however, from the<most relia-
BILE reports received here today from the
entire region that the strikers made a
net gain in point Of numbers. The ". s
Memmerer colliery at Sandy Run, on
the north side, was tied up today, but
the operation is not a large one
President Mitchell said of the whole
region tonight: Reports received by me
today from the lower anthracite (schuyl-
kid region indicate that at least POO /
mine workers Joined the strikers today. /
A large number Of these came from
the Reading company's mines. In the
Lehigh region we made large gains I
have not received definite information.
but I should judge that a good many
men heretofore employed left work today.
Meetings held on Sunday by the United
Mine Workers, at which men who had !
not struck were urged to help in the |
fight, brought fruit. AS a whole I feel |
more encouraged tonight than I have I
at any time since the strike began, and 4
I am confident that within the next few /
days the anthracite coal fields In Penn /
sylvania will be idle. At no place today |
did we lose a man.
In regard to the efforts Of Archbishop /
Ryan of Philadelphia to bring about a 1
settlement through arbitration, Mr.. /
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 VII tender his good /
offices in the struggle. If the officials re-
fuse to meet his grace, 1t will certainly /
demonstrate their insincerity in publicly
declaring their willingness to treat with 1
Their men and viii place them in the 4
same position as that once occupied by
Mr. Vanderbilt who very forefbiy 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 oene-
fits from the United Mine Workers Of
America since the strike was begun, ne
simply said No
Shenandoah. Pa. Sept. 24.-The ranks
OF the striking mine workers were con-
siderably augmented today in this region
and. although the employees Of the yssi-
Gus collieries were promised ample pro
lection. few OF them showed a disposi-
ton 70 resume work this morning. IN
fact, a. only one colltery IN the imnedi-
ate vicinity OF this town did sufficient
men report "a permit operations. THIS
was the Cambridge collierv. owned by
James McGinnis & Co. which gives en-
ployment 10 10 men OF this number 10
are said to have worked today. Al the
Philadelphia and Reading coilieries about
Shenandoah. the colileries n The E.ilau-
2 wan and GubertoR and St Nicholas
districts. the william Penn and al TIE