The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-01


ply he would make was al the mines
are working" fS
about the Markle mines they said 'faere
were few men in the works. The firm
owns five mines and usually employees
$500 men.
The Marlles Eberval@ colliery which
has not been in operation since the strike
began remains closed. Sheriff Harvey
is authority for the story that most of
the men who marched to Lattimer this
morning intended to stop at the Markle
No. mine on their way home. John
Marlies he says, met them at the out
skirts of Seddo. He found Sheriff Har-
vey with the> >marcherS and told him his
services were not needed. Upon Joining
the men. Mr.. A1a~kle marched with
them to a school house near the No. 5
colliery where he persuaded the strikers
to go home.
President Mitchell was very much
pleased at hearing the news from the
Schuylkill region that fewer men went to
work today in the Reading collieries
than ever. He said the action of the
men justified his faith in them and he
called attention to the veTification Of his
prediction that the posting of the offer
the Reading company would have no
effect on the strike as the men had other
grievances that must be adjusted
NOT A DETECTION.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. There was not
single detection reported from the
ranks of the striking mine workers in
the Lackawanna region today despite
the report of a 10 per cent wage increase
on the part of the mining companies
Efforts to get another Lackawanna
company washery into operation this
morning were a failure as the hremen
and engineers who were asked to work
there absolutely refused to do so and
are reported to have taken the oath of
obligation to the United Mine Work
ers.
General superintendent Loornis of the
T.2r11 q
pany had no statement to make this
morning on behalf of the superintend-
ents' association but he stated there
would be an operators meeting at
Wilkesbarre this afternoon at which
some definite announcements were like
". At this meeting it is understood rep
resentatives Of the big financial inter
ests behind the coal carrying roads will
be present. The strikers hereabouts say
they are determined to follow their lead
ers and that they will not under any
circumstances return to work until the
official word is given them
FIVE LESS MINES.
Philadelphia, Oct. ACCORDING to the
official report of General Superintendent
r. G. Luther, of the Reading Coal &
Iron company'S mines to President Har-
rlS this morning, but seven of the thir-
ty-nine cOl1ierieS operated by the COM
pany started up this morning. This in
dicates that in spite of the offer of an
advance in wages of 10 per cent the
day than on Saturday The five collier
les that failed to open this morning are:
Copps, Eagle HIM, Wadesville, Silver
Creek and Phoenix. This leaves only
one Reading colliery, the North Frank
lin, working in the northern SchuylkiIl
region The seven still working, some
OF them short handed, are: Lincoln,
North Franklin, Brookside, Pine Forest,
GiendoWer, Good Spring and Locust
Spring None Of those operations are
very large. Keystone and Kalirna wash
1T~a
MITCHELLL'S STATEMENT
HazletOn, Pa, Oct. President
Mitchell at noon today said: 1.-THE strike
is practically complete and there will be
no resumption without there first being
convention representing every cOlliery
in the anthracite field. The prediction
made yesterday that no attention would
be paid to the notices posted by the
Reading company conceding a 10 per
cent advance has proved true
Our reports from the Panther Creek
valley indicate that this heretofore i'm
pregnable portion of the anthracite re-
giOn has declared its intention of sus-
pending operations at once
Accompanied by the national board
morrow to attend a great labor demon
stration which will be participated in
by fully 25,000 men,
IT IS UP TO MITCHELL
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. NO attempt
was made to resume operations at any
of the idle mines and no notices have
been posted inviting the men to return
to work The strikes are anxiously
awaiting news from the national officers
Of the United Mine Workers
meeting of the general superintend-
ents OF the Lackawanna Lehigh,
WlIkeSbarre, Delaware & Hudson, I1e-
high Valley companies, Coke Brothers &,
company, and the individual operators
will be held this afternoon. It is thought
a formal offer will then be made to the.
miners working in this vicinity. The
terms will probably be the same as those
proposed by the Reading company, a.
10 per cent increase in wages with a
promise to arbitrate other grievances if
the men return to work. There will be
no formal recognition of the Miners
union. If the men accept a. 10 per cent
increase, all well and good. If they do
not, the operators say the strike is des-
tined to go on.
At strike headquarters it was given out
that the men viii take no action, no
matter what offer the companies make,
until President Mitchell has been con-
suited. A great many of the strikers are
but they say they will do nothing to an
tagonize the officers of the United Mine
Workers, since, in the opinion of the
strikers. they have conducted affairs sue
cessfully so far.
It is the judgment of those here in
position to know that a settlement of the
strike depends upon President Mitchell
waving the right of the national execu-
tive board, through him, to dictate what
terms shall be accepted and allowing
the local unions to decide the matter
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