Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-08


Iron and Railroad Co.. at Birmingham.
Ala, Tuesday. 40 negro miners returned
to work at Johns, in the Blue Creek
district. where the majority OF the
miners. Monday, voted to strike. Pres
ident Flynn of the miners, says that
1900 men are now out.
The local dealers at Old Orchard
are out OF coal, and hardwood fitted
for the stove sells at 80 a cord. The
schools are supplied for the present.
Postmaster Hill has secured good
supply OF wood to heat the postofiice,
and the people. generally. face the
situation bravely and hopefully.
The Miners Federation of Great Brit
ain, in session at Southport, Eng,
Tuesday. voted $1,000 from the central
fund for the relief of the striking
American miners and adopted resolu-
ton in favor of the executive board and
the different districts making furtner
donations for the same purpose.
Labor bodies Of Montana are prepar-
ing petition to be presented to Pres.
Roosevelt asking him to intercede in
the anthracite coal strike. commit
tee has been appointed to arrange for
funds will be raised for the strikers 1t
is the intention to have every organized
labor body III the United States join in
the movement.
While John Colson of Mahanoy city,
| a non-unionist engineer at the ReadiiS
| Cos, Henry Clay shaft, was Walking
| to the colliery, Tuesday afternoon. ne
was attacked by a mob, one OF Whoni
| hit him on the head with brick, whl't
| others dubbed him into a state OF M
sensibility. He was rescued oy coai
and Iron police. Shamokin coiliefy
| superintendents have asked the sheriff
! to have troops stationed there.
1t was learned at New York. Tues
| day, that United States District Attor-
| new Burnett had been instructed by the
| attorney general in Washington to IN
| vestigate the working of the coal trust
| in his district, that of the southern haif
| of New York state. Gen. Burnett de-
| clined, however, to state the nature Oh
| the investigation to be made by MN
| or when it would be commenced. FUR
! Their than to state that such an inVes-
tieation had been ordered, he would not
| talk.
! The city board OF legislation of
| Cincinnati. O.. by a unanimous vote,
Monday night, passed resolutions de-
nouncing the position of the mine
| operators for their refusal TO arbitratc
| the questions now pending between the
| eDerators and miners and for their at
| titude and language at the conference
| with Pres. Roosevelt. The President
| is urged TO use his influence to have
laws passed which will permit govern
| rnent control of mines and railroads
| to the extent that such condition.; as
now exist will no longer be possible.
| Mrs. KuklowicZ of Brownsvlile, near
| Shenandoah Pa. reported 10 Gen. 90
bin that her house had been partly de-
stroyed by dynamite explosion, carry
! Tuesday morning. the eXpioSien SET
fire to the house and between the fire
and the explosion she was compelled
70 move out with her family. 1t was
reported to the general that the eN-
nlosion was determined upon by the
lithuanian local of Brownsville. a
souad of cavalry was sent to Browns
Vile TO make an investigation kukio-
wicz is employed in the Shenandoah
colliery.
i Action was taken by the city council
of Chicago, Monday night, in an at
tempt to meet the exigencies arising
from the coal strike. A resolution was
passed without debate requesting THE
MAYOR. city comptroller, city treasurer,
commissioner of public works and city
clerks. constituting a committee, to as
certain as soon as possible the lowest
!. cost at which Indiana or Illinois coal
can be delivered in Chicago in quantl-
ties of 500 and 1000-ton lots. TO the END
that coal may be brought to the mar
ket and sold to consumers at its actual
cost for delivery"
The Scotch coal masters are in re-
ceipt of numerous urgent inquiries for
the prompt shipment of coal to New
York and Philadelphia and they are
!, arranging freightage for 10000 tons.
The most urgent demand is for anthra-
cite. for which American buyers now
have to pay S412 per ton against $3.12.
which they refused to pay month
ago. The demands for steam coal are
J also so numerous that some of the mas
tiers have withdrawn their current
price list The steel trade fears that
there will be prejudicial effects on bus
mess from the higher prices created by
Americas wants.
Mayor Studley of New Haven, CT.
has decided to veto the resolution
passed, Monday evening. by majority
of the board of aldermen, calling up
on the President to seize the coal
| lands in Pennsylvania by way of
remedying the present scarcity of coal.
In n statement signed by the 10
minority members of the board and
addressed to President Roosevelt, re-
gret is expressed at the action of the
majority as calculated to cast re-
proach upon the action of the city. 1t
is declared further that the resolution
does not voice the sentiment of a ma
jority of the people and proposes a
measure which would be unconstitu-
tional.
At meeting of the city council at
Toronto, Ont. Monday night, $4,000
was appropriated for the purchase of
coal to be sold to charitable institutions
| and citizens at cost.
The coal outlook in Bangor is grow
| ing more dubious every day and all
eyes Whereabouts are eagerly looking
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