The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25

/ there.
| to mines at Derringer and Gowen, one
and a half miles distant.
\ The sheriff and his 80 men did not in
terfere with the strikers so long as they
| refrained from intimidating any one
and did not trespass on company prop
erty. One unruly striker was arrested
Tomhicken, Derringer and Gowen each
| has one slope, and the coal from these
! three mines is prepared for market at
| the breaker at Derringer- The mines are
| owned by Coke Bros. & Co. The men
employed in these operations are not
| well organized the union leaders admit.
All is quiet on the south side today
A few more men are reported out at
Jeddo.
that the strikers gained a considerable
number OF men on the north side This
| is the day fixed for the answer of G. B.
1 Markle & Co to the demands of their
men presented in a list of grievances
/ ten days ago. The men will meet at
/ $50 this evening to receive the answer
| of the company. The reply is said to
| deal at great length with the questions
| involved, but nothing can be learned as
to its purport.
MARCHERS WERE SUCCESSFUL.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 25.@The march
ers were quite successful, the operators
admit, in fntercepting the mine wofkers
who came over the hills from Nurem-
burg and Weston, on the way to Tom
hicken, Derringer and Gowen. The
working forces at the two latter places
were badly crippled The Tomhicken
however, was only slightly affected. NO
actual clash occurred between the sher-
| iff's posse and the strikers, but there
was q war or words. Three other men
were arrested, they with the first man
taken into custody, being charged with
breach of the peace.
After the strikers had finished their
work of getting men out at these three
places, they marched over the hills two
by two and about 100 feet apart, in the
direction of Weston.
1t is believing they will continue ON
to the. Potts mine at Oneida.
CONSIDERS STRIKE AS WON.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 25.-There is no
change in the strike situation today.
All the mines in this immediate vicinity
with the exception of the Cambridge
colliery, small individual operation, are
idle. There appeared to be no DISPOSE
ton on the part of the mine empIoves
to go to the collierfes this rnorniTe and
the demonstration made by the militia
yesterday was not repeated. The gov
ernor's troop marched over toward Pres
ton No. 3, at Girardville and passed
other collieries in that vicinity but no
trouble was reported. Provost Marshal
Millar took the guard over to Cambridge
cOlliery but no attempt was made by
the strikers to molest the employees on
that operation.
The strike leaders express great salts
faction over the result of their efforts.
Organizer George Harris, who is here to
enroll the English speaking mine work
ers, says he considers the fight practical
colliery in the Ashland district is au-
thorfty for the statement that not 25 of
the 800 mine workers there. were mem
bers Of the union when the strike was
inaugurated, now at least 80 per cent
belong
Gen. Goblin said that it was altogether
likely his that he he would move portion Of
scant water supply here has become a
serious question and as there appears
but little likelihood of the evil being
1Hf1i ic1 ha 70,
lect a more suitable camp site.
GOMPERS SEES VICTORY.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 25.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor was here last night
to deliver an address on labor. at the
fall festival, now in progress at Music
Hall; He was very pronounced in his
opinion that the men striking in the an
thracite region will win.
Behind them,'' he said, sis unutter-
able want They have been hungry so
common from protracted idleness. It is
pitiable to see the suffering of the men
and their families because of paltry
wages I speak from what have seen,
for have just been in the anthracite
region The American Federation of
Labor will give them all possible finan-
cial aid. Cold weather will cause an in
creased shortage in coal soon, and this |
will affect the operators. I have sent |
organizers into the field, and the strike |
will be solidified- The strikers will have
laborers in this conflict have everything |
on their side but the opinion of the op- |
orators"
MILITIA EXTENDED THE STRIKE
Shenandoah. Pa, Sept. 25.-Sixteen !
thousand more mine operators are idle /
in what is known as the Mahanoy val |
ley, which extends fourteen miles along |
Broad mountain. The action of the men |
is a surprise to the military and the |
mine owners 1t was entirely unlocked |
for and has given renewed courage to |
the strike leaders. They declare that /
the mine workers around Shenandoah |
have gone out on sympathy strike
The presence of the militia is believed |
to have caused the present condition of \
affairs. The rioting foreigners have
struck and will not work The Ameri-
can. English, Welsh and Irish employees
are not thoroughly organized and were
at work last week until intimidated by
the foreigners, composed of Hungarians
Poles, IithuanianS and half a dozen 9TH
er nationalities. A chance to work
guarded by the troops was given them,
but they would not accept it, They fear
into any affray. Remaining away as
they do they have added to the strength
of the strikers. The situation is ex-
tremely critical One overt act may pre-
taking every opportunity to add to their
number Apparently the men who had
determined to continue work are now |
thoroughly frightened and 1t is doubtful |
whether the Reading or any other COM
pany in this valley will succeed in start
ing up its mines with anything like a
complement of men for many days
The authorities have received warn
ing of impending trouble around Halle
ton and desire to move some of the
troops in that direction. Tt is now ad-
mitted that the number of soldiers call
ed out was not too many and the Ninth
and Thirteenth regiments have been or
dered to be ready to march at mo-
ment's notice In Shenandoah, Mahanoy
nlaRPE foreign
ment are out in the streets in full force,
most of them wearing their Sunday
clothes They are said to be better off
than any other class because most of
them have nnney and can live. They do