The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29


Goblin. Sheriff TooIe, strike leaders and
operators representatives, General
Goblin said today that as this district is
completely tied UP and as there is not
the slightest indication of any disturb
ance he could see no reason why the
troops should be retained here The
general requested Sheriff Toole to notify
Organizer George Harris to be present
at today's conference if possible He is
deslrous OF learning the exact coalition
Of affairs from all interested persons in
order that he may know definitely when
to remove the troops
This is pay day at all of the Reading
company'S and Lehigh Valley company 8
collieries. The men are receiving their
wages and returning quietly to their
homes.
OPERATORS PLEASED.
Shamokin, Pa. Sept. 29.-The opera
tors in this vicinity were pleased this
morning because a larger number of
men than usual reported for work at
Midvalley colliery. north of Mount Car
mel Since the strike was inaugurated
the cOlliery has been operated with more
or less success. Owing to several mass
meetings at Red Tavern, near the mine,
during the past week. enough enthusf-
aSm was created to cause about 80 per
cent of the men to cease work. Strike
leaders are not discouraged over the in
crease of miners at work today, the
former claiming that those who went
under ground did so for the purpose of
cleaning up and to remove or bury their
tools this evening until the strike is
over.
F'ifty-one cars Of coal were shipped
from the North Franklin colliery near
Trevorton this morning as a result of
yesterdays work. the greatest in the
history of the colliery. Ninety per cent
of the men went to work this morning.
Everything is quiet here.
LOYAL TO MITCHELL
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 29.-The convic-
ton is growing that it will be next to
basis not including a. recognition of the
United Mine Workers. The strike was
ordered and subsequently managed by
the leaders of this organization, the
strikers are following almost unani-
mouSly the advice and mandates of
these leaders and it is generally thought
here that the men viii not go back to
the mines until they get word to do so
from Mitchell.
In the vicinity of Shamokin a number
Of men representing the operators have
been making efforts to have the men
promise to return to work on October /.
Few if any such promises were secured
and most of the miners approached
looked upon the officers of the mine
owners to make certain concessions as q
sign of weakening In the lower section
of the SchuylI1ill region the story that
negroes We're to be imported from Vir-
ginia to take the places of the strikers
has been revived and considerably dis
cussed- A rumor was current that some
or the operators mad actually arranged
with agents of men in Virginia who
make a business of supplying negro la
Dor to import a large number of colored
men here to work in the mines Mine
owners and strike leaders pronounce the
story ridiculous. In the first place. they
say, inexperienced negroes, or white men
for that matter, would be almost worth
less in the mines, and it would require a
long time to make any large body of
such men useful in cutting coal. In the
next place, even the mine owners admit
that such move would precipitate al
most revolution. which would involve
not only the negroes and strikers, but
all the workingmen of this state.
"A complete tie-up of the Schuyllxill
collieries. possibly excepting the three
mines in the west end, is in sight. About
400 cars of coal were mined in the
Schuylkill region yesterday. This is the
smallest days production in years.
Dealers made many offers for coal at
the mines at prices representing an in
crease over the offers made yesterday.
For some grades an increase Of 25 cents
a ton over the prices Of yesterday was
offered.
There is, however, virtually no coal
in the market at the mines, that mined
having been disposed of before it was
cut and none Of the operators would con-
tract to deliver.