The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-09
STRIKE IS SPREADING
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The West Virginia Soft Coal Miners
Are Rapidly Gaining Strength,
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NOW IN THE FIFTH WEEK
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And Settlement Seems No Closer
Than When Struggle Began.
RAILROAD MEN TAKING ACTION.
Refuse TO Man Trains Carrying Deputies
and NoBuniOuists.
RAILROAD MEN TAXING ACTION.
The GOVERNMENT MAY INVESTIGATE
Through Labor Commissioner Carroll D.
Wright or Interstate Commerce Com
mission Under Act OF 1898.

Wnkesbarre. Pa. juno S.--Strlkers' head
quarters OF the anthracite coal miners Tsere
very quiet today and presented deserted
appearance Among the reports sent In 70
President Mitchell were several 10 the ef-
feet that additional engineers had stopped
work last night and that several hre bosses
who had taken the places OF strikers had
also quit At n meeting OF engineers at
Pittston last night thirty engineers who had
not oheyed the strike order decided not 20
10 TO work tomorrow The few union men
who are still ut work, Mr., Mitchell says,
will be out during this week The general
supcrintendents OF the big coal companies
as a rule had nothing TO say one suporin-
tendent admitted that a good many com
panles are scratching pretty hard for good
competent men to run their engines and
pumps,
The coal companies have been favored by
n long spell Of dry weather Now and then
there has been some rain. but not enough
to do any damage In the way OF flooding
the mines The strikers are wishing for a
heavy fall OF rain They are VI the belief
that most OF the lower levels Of the mines
are hnlpg because the companies are short
handed and that the pumps can not keep
Workings. A heavy rain, they say will send
corresponding,y heavy volume OF water
into the mines which would overwhelm
many pumps.
| President Mitchell was In telephone com
munlcation with National Secretary Treas
urer Wilson Of the United Mine Workers al
| indianapolis today regarding the situation
| in the West Virginia soft coal held, where
a strike was inauGurUtcd Yesterday MIR
| Mitchell said there was nothing to be given
TO the public at this time.
| FIFTH WEEK or STRIKE COMMENCED
Tomorrow begins the 9th week OF tbs
suspension OF anthracite coal mining and
settlement Of the dispute seems 20 he NJ
nearer than II Was when the strike hogan
May H.
The house 10 house canvass Of miners
committees in nm endcuvor IN bring IN
those who have refused to strike and ais
those who have taken the places Of tn
strikers is stlll being vigorously prosecuted
Many Of tho men that are still vorkn
complain that their houses are stoned a
most nightly.
The police department. Of this city toda
ordered the removal of an cfh6ics thut hay
been strung up since the strike began.
large numbcr had been removed hut III
policemen managed ia hnd eighteen c
them in the city. Twenty Of them wei
seen in the region above Wilkcsharre as f.
as Pittston.
new method has heen found for hol
ing up to ridicuc those men who refuse
To stop work At Forty Fort and Miner
5 Nills mounds were made in imitation
! a grave and on them was placed placart
containing this inscription; Death
scabs Here Hes the remains Of - -
--" 1.-THE card giving the bdnic Of d
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