The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14
STRIKE IS EXAGGERATED
Few Cars Running in Carbondale and
but Little Violence.
MEN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Circulars Distributed Charging the Com
pany with Having Made False State
mcnt = Deputy shcriffs on tho
Ground-1rOuble Is Not Feared.

Highly exaggerated stories are re-
ported about the street car strike IN
Carbondale. The most serious act was
the placing Of Instructions on the track
at Lees crossing, north of Carbondale,
and the spiking of switches at various
points along the line toward Forest
City. The ties and other matter
piled on the track near the site where
the Wild West show was camped, 1t Is
believed, was the work of some
vagabonds who accompany Buffalo
Bilrs aggregation.
The appeal of General Manager j. w.
Aitken for posse to Sheriff Clemons
resulted in having Deputy Sheriff
Frank h. Ryan go to Carbondale yes
terday morning at the head of the fol-
lowing special deputies sworn in for
the OCCASION: John Tierney, Walter
Williams, Rufus o. Bryant, Jerry Dris-
coll, Timothy Jones, James H. Jones,
John j. Davis, Henry Burns, w. f. Nor
gan, Robert Haag, John Woelkers
They were reinforced at Carbondale
by II. s. Hartman, j. c. Hartman, and
j. G. Thompson, of the company. who
had taken the oath as pecial deputies
Constable Michael Moran and ex-Chief
of Police William Gordon of Carbon
dale, had few men in charge and
they all Joined with Deputy Sheriff
Ryan, who went to the scene where the
distractions We're placed on the track.
Mr. Ryan found the road open and no
disposition toward trouble; there was a
small army Of boys, who guyed the
officers and the men who had taken the
strikers places.
Few Cars Running.
Travel was impeded almost alto
gether. Only five cars We're running to
the show grounds and these were slim
ly patronized. The crowds engaged
rigs from liverymen and 1t was profit
able day for the cabby. The company
had at noon secured men to fill the
strikers places.
The old employees had decided to re-
turn to work in accordance with the
terms of the manifesto issued by Cen
eral Manager Aitken: they all reported
at the power house yesterday morning
at o'clock. They were all to go back
If the three men discharged were REIN
stated pending meeting of the direc-
tors of the company, which will be held
this afternoon.
About $50 o'clock Superintendent
Duncan arrived and said that the three
discharged men could not be taken
back. The strikers then refused to re-
sumo work and yesterday morning ex-
pressed themselves as being firm in
their decision to hold out for the rein
statement of the discharged men.
Company Accused of Falsifying.
The men have sent the following no.
tice to the public, which was issued at
noon yesterday and distributed on
handbills through the city:
To the Friends of Labor.
Yesterday morning the majority Of the
old employees presented themselves at the
power house ready for work, when 1t was
decided to ask more time in which to con-
slider the above letter (meaing the mani
festo issued by General Manager Aitken).
A meeting was held and Mr.. Duncan pro-
posed that the strikers and three dis"
charged men return to work, and appoint
a committee to meet the officials on Tues
day evening and effect a compromise.
The offer was refused and the strike con-
tinues.-Anthracite.
The above statement is absolutely un
true in regard to the three discharged men.
The company has never offered to allow
these three men to return to work.
Garfield Assembly, No. 1920, x. Of L.
Deputy Sheriff Ryan will remain in
Carbondale until all signs Of hostility
are past. There is one deputy placed
in the vestibule Of each car as it makes
it's trips. The men hope to win and
the company expect to fill their places
and get the road in operation without
delay.