Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16
GET NO SYMPATHY
Coal Operators Lose All Their
Friends.
INSOLEyCE HAS CHANGED FEELING
Presence of Troops Makes the situa-
ton No Better-coal Supply Short
Will Take 2e7 Weeks to Bring
Output Up to Normal.
Washington, D. c., Oct. IA.

Washington, D. c., Oct. a.
One of the latest and most notable
DEVELOPMENTS in the coal strike STU
alton is the rapid development OF reel
ing against the operators. At first the
operators were secretly or openly SYM
pathized with by many politicians ana
business men. The right OF man 10
run his own business as he sees tit is
a. strong plea, but the insolent, arro-'
CANT attitude of the operators, espec--
tally President Baer, has changed all
this. Mr.. Baer insulted the President
and insulted Governor Odell. Inc |
President held his temper, but Gov
ernor Odell called" MIR. Baer and
forced him to apologize. If President
Baer cannot confer on the strike mat
ter with common decency and polite,
ness with the President OF the United
States or the governor OF New YORK,
what must his manner be with his own
men? And how hopeless is the
thought of his ever settling matters
with them? President Baer is stand
ing solidly on the ground that he will
mot recognize John Mitchell and
Through him the union. Governor
Odell could not understand this posi-
ton. he said, you operators combine.
why should not your men combine II
they wish?" If Mr.. Baer answered the
Question his answer has not been re-
corded.
Presence of Troops UnavaiIins.
The operators declared here in
Washington that if they had enough
troops to guard their mines from acts
of violence they could get enough men
to run them. Governor Stone furnish.
led the troops and the mines are still
idle. In fact, it is declared that the
miners regard the troops with amaze
ment They ask, Are you going to-
shoot us if we don't return to work.
They have not the slightest intention
Iof going to work until they have OBJ
!. Itained that for which they are strug--
Cling through their leader, John Mitch.
ell The operators, said they could
mine coal if they had protection, now
the people are asking patiently why
they do not do it. | learned today
; some figures showing the present &C.
tual output of the mines in Pennsyl--
vania.
The Amount of Coal Being Mined.
, Last year, during the six weeks end
| ling October IL, the total hard coal
product was 6,S80,000 tons. This year
) the corresponding period yielded only
: $4,000 tons, a deficit of 6,071,000 tons
2 or at the rate of 1,010,166 tons per
: week. 1t is true the weekly output fol
. this period has been increasing slight
r ily since the beginning as the operat--
IL ors declare The increase, however,
: has been unsteady. averaging about
4 I13. 400 tons per week. At this rate it
Y would take 297 weeks for the mines to
reach last years rate of yield. Oh
course the country could not wait that
: long, and then the strikers declare that
>. coal is not being actually mined. They
% say it has been worked out of heaps
!. already mined or from fallen pillars, OF
from accommodations in the breakers
land washeries. When these sources
!, are exhausted they claim that the rate
u of production will dwindle to practic-
sc ally nothing. This coal was minet
Is when there We're only 1000 troops il
the field Ten thousand are now ther'
81 and though there is comparatively lit
n n tie rioting there is not any more min.
81 ing being done 1t is up to the opera
In tors to do what they said could b
S. done with plenty of troops on hand.
Sc Substitute for Coal.
We The government is becoming inte
is ested in possible substitutes for coz
IS, as fuel. Experiments have been trie
es at the capitol for heating with o
and they have been successful If tn
TO coal strike continues the capitol wi
be heated this winter with oil frol
the Texas oil fields. Such an arrang
is, ment may spread to other large bull
er ings and even to dwellings in otht
Ill. cities. Another very unique substitute
mt are common bricks soaked in ker
es- sene. Experiments have been mao
lat here in Washington, and it is four
St that brick after being soaked in ker
tn sene will burn and give out he
re- for an hour and half at a cost of
"a cents an hour. These experiment
he have been seriously conducted and a
fill pronounced successful In fact, the
Zee is already quite trade in kerosel
he bricks at certain Washington brio
lat yards. The bricks need to be soak,
ak only an hour and can be used in al
kind of stove.
A rumor says that there may
in large importatioins of what is know
as briquette fuel from Germany. Tt
is made from brown coal, carboniz
peet, or coal dust They are mu
cheaper than coal and produce
ore smoke There are eighty-nine factt
les manufacturing this fuel in G,
many, several of which produce mo
- than 100000 tons annually.
lr- Washington, D. c., Oct Is.
a The words of Governor Cummins
al his Chicago speech before the M
ahs quette club are in Washington and t
ou' east regarded as "the authoritati
-er- and final Interpretation OF the spi
and purpose of the Iowa idea. !
Washington newspapers and seve
New York papers printed the spec
eff in full 1t has been general to-
an of discussion and if outspoken
So pressions of opinion can be regard
of as indicative of private ideas on
eri- matter Governor Cummins has |
its a new light on the vexed question
ing tariff reform. The Iowa Idea
will been forging to the front In spite
per- the attempts Of some ovel-fear