The Topeka state journal., 1902-06-03
TAKE CHANGES.
New York Coal Users Forced to
Burn Soft Coal
And Run Risk of Prosecution
For Violating the Law.
WANTS TO SETTLE TT.
Archbishop Ireland COnsults
Federation Committee.
Special Officers kidnapped and
Sent Whence They Came.

New York, June 3.-Archbishop Ire
land, who. as q member Of the arbitra-
tion committee of the Civic Federation.
is anxious to settle the strike of the
anthracite mine workers, is in the city
and has had a consultation with several
other members of the committee. The
committee can, however, take no active
part unless something happens to give
it an opportunity to come forward as a
peacema her.
Scarcity of anthracite coal in this city
is now more apparent than at any time
since the strike began. Big trucks laden
with soft coal are to be seen deposlting
their loads in front Of many office build
ings, the supeFintendents being willing
vators stopped.
Not a single bid for anthracite coal
has been received by Dock Commission
er Hawks in response to advertise
ments. 1t is said the Manhattan Ele-
waited railroad has four weeks supply
of anthracite and will mix 1t with soft
coal in order to make 1t 90 further
Other large consumers are using soft
coal freely and are willing TO let the use
of it now be tested in the courts. It IS
a question of burning soft coal or going
out OF business, they say.
OFFICERS KIDNAPPED.
Hazleton, Pa, June 3.-F'ive special
officers who were kidnapped by strikers
at the railroad station here upon their
arrival from Philadelphia last night, re
turned home today in charge Of J. P.
Gallagher, district secretary of the Uni
ted Mine Workers who furnished the
transportation. The mine workers viii
make an effort to check the hiring of
men in Philadelphia by representativ
Of the coal companies and may seek the
aid Of labor unions in that city in the
FAVORs THE STRIKERS.
Wilkesbsrre, Pa, June 3--The situation
in the Wheeling region today as far as
it relates to the engineers, hremen and
pump runners, and the mine workers gen
orally, shows no change from that of yes
terday. Peace reigns throughout this
valley and all the colHeries that had not
voluntarily closed down their pumps dur
their mines free of water. There We're
few changes among the men at start
ing this morning, which were generally
IN favor of the strikers Some of the
companies, however, have a reserve force
in readiness to take the place Of any
man who quits work. Several c01lieries
are said to be working short-handed and
if many more men leave their posts these
operations will be compelled to shut down
and the mines alloWer to become Hooded
Reports are constantly coming IN from
perpetrated principally by boys, but no
one has as yet been seriously hurt. AT
Minors Mills, near here, there was Z
/ gathering of strikers. headed by life and
drum band. last night and this morning,
but the men did nothing but march
around town. They kept away from the
collieries. which are protected by coal and
iron police.
PICKETING BEGINS.
MahanOy City. Pa, June 3--Two hun
dred union pickets guarded the ap-
proaches to Tunnel Ridge colnery of the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
! company at the western end of the city
today and refused to pass James Hol-
| loway, Chas. Carl, George Oliver and
| William Dodds. all bosses They were
forced to return home. Maple Hill col
! liery resumed the hosting Of water this
morning, strikers held up the engineers
at the Gilberton water shaft this morn
ing and as result the hoist is idle.