The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-16
MINERS ABOUT TO RESUME.
RE-KNFORCFuFyTS FOR THE TROOPS
ILLiT IRE IN SCRANTON
A Councii OF War In the Wyoming House
The Hyde Park Miners Debating tho
Question of work-Mnss Meeting To- Day.


SCRANTON, Oct. ,5.--There seems to be a
very feversh feeling in the city to. night. from
what cause II Ia impossible to conjecture. Dur
ing the day reGnforcements OF troops have been
arriving. and the streets are strongly rntrolled.
has been the case every night since tho
fright Of last Friday. Gen. Osborne Of Wilkes
barre arrived in the city this morning. having
been suddenly summoned by the Mayor This
afternoon there was consultation or council
OF war held at the Wyoming House. In which
Gen. Osborne. Thomas Dickson. W. +. Hal
stead, W. II. Storrs. Col. Howard OF the voun-
tecr regiment and W. W. Scranton took part
As TO the nature OF the deliberations no infor-
nation has leaked out. and the public must for
tho present remain Ignorant.
The HYDE Park miners settled the question OF
work or no work to-day. and the whole question
will be harmoniously disposed OF at grand
mass meeting tomorrow. Two conventions
representing the conflicting clements among
the miners were in session at the same tims
this morning. but the non-union men. who
have been masters OF the situation since Sntur-
day. gave way in order to allow tho regular
union delegateSto finish the strike where II be-
gan. The object Of this movement was to save
the delegates and at the same time end the
struggle in such a way as TO leave no bitterness
lingering between the men of the two fact tons
i ne UNION utleRutcs continued tntlr utliDrfNl-
tions until supper time and then adjourned.
after passing u resolution that they would urge
upon thcir constituents the necessity Of resum-
llE work on the companys s terms. The mest-
ing Will promptly respond. and probably 10y
Thursday one or more mines Of tho Delaware.
Inckawunna and Western Railway Company
will be I'm full operation.
The ltoaring Brook Colliery Mt Dunmore and
Jermyn's Shaft, ut Providence began ou,,rn-
tions to-day. md at the mass meeting held mt
the Briggs Shaft the men voted to return to
work. 70 u may be considered certain that the
IsN a. tVafrg
mon are manifesting spirit of unresi. II being
intilnated that the works of the Lacsawanna
Coal and Iron Company are to be started up
1t is reported that some outr ii,es were perpe-
trnted at Shanty Hill last night.
The Miners Executive Committee has called
general mass meeting for tomorrow OF the
Delaware. l.ackawanna and Western Company's
miners at Round Woods. HYDE Park. The IN
tentlon Is to prevent resumption OF work at any
collieries of this company. All efforts t. hold
the men longer. in idlencss can be succrsssul for
q short time only, ns the backbone OF the striko
s already broken by the starting OF several conl
works within lew days past At the Roaring
Brook Collery to-day, the entire iorcn Of old
operatives were ut work in the mines. This was
also the casc ut Jermyn's Green Ridge Breaker.
The Lehigh Valleys West Pitiston mines will
Companys Briggs Shaft Colliery in this city.
The Miners Committee and their advisers can
not now proong the strike; and II to-morrows
meeting is carried the mob element against
work. tho men at the several colieries Of this
r@gipn W ,eqvo ,b the otG1nIzat2n I ana go to
pay during November. which would subject
them 10 great prlvation and suffering.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company Is sup
plying the Delaware. Lackawnnna and Wcst-
ern and the Delaware and Hudson Companies
with coal for their customers. The former
| company shipped 1000 tons from this source on
saturday and as much more to-day. The mineS
| Of both corporations will probably be in full
operation by the close Of this week.
| The Delaware. Lackawannn and Western
| Company's miners at Taylorville to-day voted
| for work, and asked the company for employ
mont. The Iron Company's miners AT Briggs =
| shaft also took similar action to-duy. The
! Briggs breaker will start Tomorrow. and the
made ready. Every indication Is inyorabio
| for an immediate resumption throughout tho
| Iackawanna region. Tho utmost quiet and Or
der prevail.