Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Mitchell Goes to New York to
See Labor Commissioner
Wright.
CONFER THIS EVENING
Railroad Men Take a Hand and Re-
fuse to Help the Coal Companies
Two coIIeries Fill With Water
Boycott Being Used.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 9.-President
Mitchell left here this morning for
New York, where he will meet Carroll
d. Wright, United States commission
er of labor, at z o'clock this evening
at the Manhattan hotel Mitchell
went at the request of Wright with
whom he was in communication today.
When this information became known
rumors of peace revived and for
while they flew thick and fast. Wright,
it is believed, will directly represent
President Roosevelt. Mitchell said be-
fore leaving he did not know what
Wright wanted to see him for. 1t is
believed the President or the COM
missioner of labor will not Interfere
because they have no authority to do
anything more than investigate the
causes OF strikes.
Wright Will Not Talk.
New York, June 9-United States
Commissioner Of Labor Wright said
today for him to tell whom he expect
ed to see or what he intended to do,
might seriously interfere with his in
vestigation of the anthracite coal min
ers' strike
Railroad Men Help Strikers.
Wilkesbarre, Pa June 9.-The
frightening up process which has
been in progress since the anthracite
coal strike began continues. All
classes of trades unions in the hard
coal belt have taken hand in helping
the miners and the now long predict
ed move of the railroaders in this re-
gion has been made The decision of
these men at meetings held in differ
ent parts of the region yesterday to re-
fuse to aid the companies in their
fight against the miners has encourag-
ed the strikers greatly.
Two colleries in the Hazleton dis
trict are filling with water owing to
the depleted force Of firemen and
pumpmen.
Boycott Weapon of Strikers.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 9.-The boy
colt is now the weapon the striking
mine workers are using with much eff
feet. The edict seems to have gone
forth that there shall be no violence
but that the boycott lines shall be
:rigidly drawn, not only about those
who work in defiance of the strike
but about all their relations. 1t is
now next to impossible for these un-
fortunates to make any purchases.
The wise men refuse to serve them
Wilkesbarre and it's surrounding
country seems to be the storm center
of this form of warfare. The trades
men apparently are overawed and lend
themselves to the work of trying to
starve out those who persist in work
ing.
Mines in One Field Idle.
Keystone, W. ". June 9.-The
mines in the Flat Top and Tug River
field are practically at standstill.
Violence Threatened.
About five per cent of the miners are
at work at Elk Ridge, Lynchburg, Eu
reka and Mill Creek Violence is
threatened and armed guards are OIL
duty
In the Vivian district probably fif
teen per cent of the miners are al
work.
Most of the miners are idle in the
Charleston section today.
Five Thousand Refuse to Strike.
About 5000 mine and coke workers
in Buchanan county, West Virginia
and Wise and Scott counties, Virginia
have refused to obey the strike orders
and are at work.
Few Men at Work in Charleston Field
Probably ten per cent of the miners
on the New River are at work today
The others are out on strike. There
are 5000 miners in this field.