The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
A Non Union Minor Is Given a
Strong Hint.
Mob Holds Up = Train on the
Pennsylvanla.
BROKE CAR WINDOWS.
Passengers Crawled Under
Seats for Safety.
A Meeting of Labor Leaders in
Philadelphia.

MandHOy t-lty, Fd. sept. zS.-lH ne
home of Michael Weldon was dyna-
mited at midnight. The front of the
house was shattered and the windows
of all the other houses in the block were
broken. Weldon was not at home. and
his family escaped injury. Weldon has
been doing non-union work at Schuyl-
kill colliery
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 29.-The miners
bound for the Richards coiiiery near
Mount Carmel. was stopped by a mob
this morning, which refused to allow the
train to proceed.
only two window panes were left un-
broken. Most of the men aboard got
under the seats and escaped injury. The
passengers on the train consisted OF
carpenters, repair men and pump men
for the Richards colliery. No attempt
is being made to work this operation.
Three men on their way to work at
the Pennsylvania colliery at Green
Ridge were pulled Off q trolley car by a
mob and severely beaten.
LABOR LEADERS MEET.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 29-President
Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer Will
rived here at 7:30 this morning from
Pittsburg. They were met at the Penn
sylvania railroad station by District
Presidents Nichols. Fahy and Duffy of
the CHree anthracite coal districts.
After a hurried breakfast the labor
leaders went direct to the office of John
]. Keegan. business agent of the Ma
chinistS International union. Later
President Mitchell went to the Hotel
Walton unaccompanied by any of the
other labor leaders.
Soon after President Mitchell arrived
at the Walton Messrs. Wilson, Nichols.
Fahy and Duffy were sent for and they
Joined their leader in an upper room of
the hotel The party remained in con-
ference until nearly noon when Mr.. Will
son and the three district presidents
came down in the elevator and hurried
| away from the hotel refusing to talk to
reporters. They would say nothing
about their future movements.
Treasurer Wilson said to represen-
tative of the Associated Press that there
| is no indication of an early ending of
+ Because of the fact that the Walton
is the headquarters of the state politi-
cal leaders, rumor prevailed that
there was political significance in the
mysterious conference. This was de-
MED by Treasurer Wilson, who said the
meeting had nothing to do with poll
tics.
WOUNDED STRIKER DIES.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 20.-Jose Giles,
the striker who was shot at West Natl
coke yesterday by Joseph Sweeney, a
detective, died in hospital in this city
this morning. Sweeney was given a
preliminary hearing before Burgess
Williams and was committed to jail
NO SOLDIERS IN THE MINES
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 29.-The OPEN
ing of the twenty-frst week of the coal
strike shows very little change in the
situation The operators say they have
more men at work this morning than
they had on any day last week. At
strike headquarters the reports received
show there has been no break in the
ranks of the strikers.
Several battalions of troops secured
the Wyoming region today but found
no crowds assembled at any of the
will be called upon when there is an
outbreak to suppress, but they will not
do police duty and no soldiers will be
placed behind the barricades at the
mines.
TO WORK, CULM BANKS
Pottsville. Pa. Sept. 29.-The shipments
of coal last week from the Philadelphia
and Reading west end operations. Good
| Spring and Brookside collieries, and the
Kalinia washery, were not SO great as the
week previous. but there are 20 cars which
| ings ready to be taken down the road. II
is claimed that there 1900 tons OF
| loose coal in Good Springs colliery alone
| that can be prepared for market without
what are ca The vens arr
an incline and the coal, after a quantity il
removed below, begins to run to the gang
way.
| Owing to the high price of coal the culn
than ever. The Philadelphia and Reading
| Coal and Iron company has surveyors al
work designating sites for the erection OF
washeries at different points. Among these
culm banks exist that were dumped forty
years ago and are one-half coal.