The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-15
COAL STRIKE
FAR REACHING.
Closing of Pennsylvania Mines
VIII Affect Europe.
Great Transatlantic Demand
For American Coal.
FAMINE IN GERMANY.
Country Is in the Grip Of a Coal
Trust.
General Suspension Looked For
ON Monday.
FORTY THOUSAND OUT.
A Complete Tie Up Is Promised
by Monday.
Detectives Already Swarming
Into Strike Region.
FORTY THOUSAND OUT.
A Complete Tie Up Is Promised
by Monday.
Detectives Already Swarming
Into Strike Region.

Philadelphia, Sept 15.--Now that the
coal market is face to face with a strike
in the upper anthracite region, the an
swer to the question as to whether the
miners in the Schuylkill district will
strike sympathetically is anxiously
awaited. Should the trouble not extend
to the Schuylkill mines, no grave coal
famine is to be feared, though the col
lieries there could fully meet the nor
NAL demand.
Speaking of the stocks of coal on hand
in the Reading company's distributing
depots, Vice President Henderson said
that there are 100, 900 tons at Port Rich
mond. The very heaviest shipments
from that port have never exceeded that
amount in a single month. While there
was no change in the circular prices for
coal at wholesale at the mines yester-
day, the indications were strong that an
increase is to be expected in the next few
days. While orders for delivery in the
next few days were taken at the regular
prices in this city, some dealers took ad-
vantage of the brisk demand and OBJ
tanned as high as so cents a ton advance
on coal for immediate delivery. At the
Reading offices it was stated that they
are accepting orders at the circular
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been asked.
Should the anthracite coal miners
strike be of prolonged duration it is pos
sible that foreign countries will feel its
effects as seriously as they will be felt
in this country, if not to greater de-
gree The National Association of Man
ufacturers is almost daily receiving IN
ouiries from abroad which indicate how
urgent is the demand in Europe for
American coal The letters are from coal
merchants who want this countrys s 1uel
to supply their regular trade, and from
business men who see in the scarcity of
coal on the continent an opportunity 10
engage in profitable business Inc
National Association of Manufacturers
sends all communications OF the klnd 10
mine operators and shippers, bringing
buyer and seller promptly together.
Within the past few days inquiries
have been received from Glasgow, Dus-
seldorff, Paris, Berlin and zurich re-
garding the prices and facilities Tor Iur-
nishing American coal. s. W. Hanauer'
formerly a Philadelphia manufactures,
and at present vice consul general OF tne
United States at Frankfort, Germany
writes as follows to the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers:
1.-The coal famine in Germany contin-
ues and is much worse than before; the
coal trust has raised its prices on new
contracts for coal, coal briquetteS (com-
pressed blocks) and coke. The price Tor
coke now is 212 marks per metric nun
40 marks II months ago; and as the
syndicates cannot fill more than about
60 per cent of the orders German whole
sale dealers in coke and Industrial
works using it will have to procure the
balance from foreign sources, although
the price may be much higher
Calvin Pardee, who has been coal
operator for 3S years, and is at the
head of Lattimer & Harwood collieries
in the Lehigh region of Luzerne county,
expresses the opinion in an interview
that the demands made by the United
Mine Workers are absurd and that
sufficient number of collieries can be
kept running to break the force OF the
strike, no matter how long it lasts,while
the miners will gain absolutely nothing
in the end.
There is no controversy between my
men and myself" said Mr.. Pardee. AS
far as I know, few, If any of them
probably not more than 5O-belong TO
this association and there are ! 600 men
in the two collieries. 1 think there is
very little organization either through
out the Lehigh or Schuyllxill district
The men are generally satisfied 1t IS
not the anthracite men who want the
strike except to limited extent The
leaders must naturally do something to
maintain their positions. As to the un-
ion supporting the strikers, l think that
it is a false hope, and that is the sad
part of it. I have gone through a great
many strikes, one six months. long and
the help they have gotten from their
simply means, on the part of the men,
defeat; it means suffering for their fam
lilies. They don't stand the slightest
chance of success, no matter how long
they hold OUT
ADVICE TO MINERS.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept 15.-At meeting
of the executive board of District No. 9,
at this place last night, a proclamation
was issued to the miners of Northumber-
land, Schuylkill. Columbia and Dauphin
counties, advising them to remain at
home next Monday, obey the law, avoid
the use ofs intoxicating liquors and not
to become involved in quarrels of any
description. The clergy, business men
and public at large are asked to aid in
the fight against the operators The men
were advised to be very careful when
soliciting miners to refrain from work
and also advised that no one shall be
coerced.
FEWER MINERS AT WORK.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 15.-A less
number of miners were at work in the
Wyoming valley today than on yester-
day, but the coal companies say the OUT
put will not be much less than it was
on Friday. Several employees of the
PENNSYLVANIA company at PittSton failed