Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-24

we're reopened To-Day and the miners began
getting out coal. A number OF FIRE bosses.
engineers and stablemen who had been on
strike were not reinstated.
The %oficials at Alaska shaft reported
this afternoon hat the No. 1 slope had
been blown up and a lumber OF men
thought to have been caught In the ex-
plosion had escaped. There Ia much gas
still in the mine, which was closed down
for the day.
READING. Pa, oct. 23.-The Reading
Railway company oficials dolnot expect any
coal mined today to be brought Town be-
fore late tonight or early tomorrow. They
do not believe. however, that anthracite will
be moving in any great quantities before
early next week. About 100, 900 tons is
looked for the first week, against a normal
weekly average Of 100000 tons.
All coal trains are to be given prefer
ence. There will be no delay In the unload
ing Of the coal into the yards Of the cities
and towns and every facility for speedy
work Is being provided.
During last night 1900 tons came down
the road. No special efforts at large ship
ments have been made this week.
P~OTTSVILLE, Pa, Oct. 23.-Much clear
ing up Of gangways is necessary at many
OF the collieries before normal production
will be obtained. Fully IS per cent Of the
mine workers are already employed and
others will resume as soon as places are
ready for them.
The big grade engines have not yet re-
sumed on the Millock branch Of the Reading
railway because Mahanoy plane is still idle.
Conditions are favorable at Brookside,
Good Spring and Eagle Hill collieries of
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company and at the st. Clair colliery for
large shipments in a day or two.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Oct. 29.-When the Lee
high Coal and Navigation company's miners
returned for duty in the Panther Creek val
ley today they were told their services were
not needed at present. All the individual
operations in this section resumed full
handed today.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 23.-Work was re-
sumed quite generally in the upper anthra-
cite district today. Eighty per cent of the
Delaware, L~ackawanna & Western COM
pany's miners we're given work.
Operations we're resumed at all OF the
Delaware & Hudson companies collieries
In the Upper Lackawanna region except
two, which we're not ready. About two
thirds Of the Ontario & Western collieries
resumed operations. All except one of the
Erie eompany's collieries we're started. No
disturbance was reported.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The Reading
company has issued a circular pointing out
hat the condition Of the mines will not
allow 1t to resume work fully for some time
to come and advancing prices in conse-
quence by so cents per ton from tomorrow
till January /, 1903.
The management at the same time points
out that certain dealers have taken adj
vantage of the shortage caused by the strike
to unduly advance prices and instructs
its subordinate officers to refuse coal to
such men. Wherever, necessary, to meet
the legitimate demands Of the public, efforts
5re to be made to sell direct at reasonable
prices. Dealers are also requested to re-
fuse to sell more tons to any one consumer
than may be reasonably be held to meet his
present requirements.
C. e. Henderson, general manager Of the
company, says most of the dealers have
already promised to accede to this request
and restrict their profits within a reason
able limit.
The company further refuses to accept
orders beyond the present month and will
not definitely contract TO ship even those
orders which may be previously accepted.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-All the mem
bers of the arbitration commission ap-
pointed by the president are now In the
city preparatory to the initial meeting to-
morrow. Judge Gray of Delaware, one OF
the latest arrivals, in an interview ton ght,
expressed the hope that the commission
would complete it's duties before Christ
mas.