The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-14
NOW $4,000 OUT
Both Sides Standing Firm in
Anthracite Region.
Strike Situation Has Become a
Question of Endurance.
OPERATORS LAY PLANS
Will Employ a Third Less Men
When Trouble is Over
But Will Expend Same Amount
of Money in Wages.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. June 14-Today
ends the fifth week of the anthracite
coal miners strike Neither side has
weakened an inch and each side stands
just as firmly as it did thirty-five days
ago AS the days go by it become more
apparent that it is a case of the sur
NlVal OF the httes1. Neither the miner
nor the operator has anything further
to propose, and if a solution of the dis
pute is to come it looks very much as
though it will have to come from
third party.
The entire region was quiet today
and the territory affected by the strike
presents Sunday-like appearance In
Guiding those who are not on strike,
but are anected by the suspension,
there are approximate 165 900 men
and boys idle The efforts of the strike
leaders to bring out the fire bosses is
not meeting with as much success as
they expected.
President Mitchell today received ad-
vices from West Virginia which he says
are extremely favorable to the strikers.
One telegram from the kanaWha and
New River districts. where a total OF
$1,000 men are employed, says that 12.
100 men are on strike in that territory.
WILL EMPLOY FEWER MEN.
New York, June 14.-SO confident are
the mine operate of winning their
struggle with their employees in the an
thracite regin that q statement has been
issued at Wilkesbarre to the effect that
when operations shall have been re-
sumed fewer men will be employed. 1t
is planned to reduce the number of
miners one-third and increase wages by
One-third. In other words. the opera
tors believe their forces can be reduced
from an approximate of 1875 men to
100 000
The operators say they will not at
tempt to resume the mining of coal at
all cOllieries and that restrictions VII
be placed on the summary closing of
remaining away from work for the pur-
pose of celebrating various holidays.
etc, and they viii be expected to be on
duty every day the mine is open.
SHATTERED BY DYNAMITE.
Hazleton Pa, June 1.-THE home of
James Applegate, at West Hazelton was
badly shattered early today by an ex-
plosion of dynamite that had been
persons. The family escaped injury.
Applegate has been employed as q spe-
cial officer at the Cranberry colliery
since the strike went into effect.
The Cranberry colliery has offered
reward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
tfon of the dynamiters and bloodhounds
will be put on their track.
Applegate, While returning from the
Cranberry colliery, whittier he had gone
to report the explosion, was held up by
two men and relieved of his revolver.
He made no resistance, as four other
armed men stood close by ready to as
SlSi. II necessary IN ONSl'pOW6EinS MN.
Applegate knows the men and they viii
be arrested.
Mrs Applegate says she was told by
a West Harlan man that fourteen
houses would be dynamited if the men
occupying them did not stop working at
the surrounding mines. Policemen are
now looking for the person alleged to
have made the threats.
PRONOUNCED A FAKE.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, June 1.-THE state
ment printed today and alleged to be
from an official close to the large coal
companies to the effect that the strike
is teaching the operators to economise
the working force at their mines and
that after the strike is over less than
100000 men viii be used in the mines, is
denounced as a fake.
General Manager Warriher of the Le-
high Valley Coal company said today
that neither his company nor the New
Jersey Central railway knew anything
Of the origin of the story A prominent
official of the Lehigh and Willkesbarre
Coal company also denied all knowl-
edge of the staten ent
President Mitchell says the idea en-
bodied in the statement is absurd even
from the operators viewpoint.