The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-28

I1eHTy IN. NtllB, vi SuHDuTy, WIN
came in response to a telegram, did
not get past strike headquarters. He
became converted, and was secured a
position as silk"inll hand, the position
he filled before learning the trolley
business.
Another Importation of the company,
giving his name as Clarke and his
residence York state, was met upon
his arrival by the strikers scouts. and
when informed Of the condition of af-
fairs here, took the next train home.
lie refused to accept his fare from
the strikers.
THE LATEST ARRIVALS.
Another big crowd Of fifty.three
New York trolley men arrived last
night on the 11.85 Lackawanna train,
and an even fifty OF them were cap
tured by the strikers and their union
sympathizers.
The nfty-three men were ensconced
in u car near the front end OF the
train. The window curtains were
pulled down and the crowd of 600 or
200 waiting On the station platform
was fooled for o couple of minutes
after the trains arrival. 1t wasn't
long, however. before the men began
to pile out and then the work of per-
suasior began.
Each man was surrounded by at
least two, and in some instances by
four, of the strikers or their synpa-
thiZers and the arguments used were
50 conclusive that it wasn't five min-
utes before fifty of them were up in
the strikers headquarters. Three
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chorus of ieers and bunlled there for
the night.
Weiner, or Dates. who brought the
men here, is the same individual who
brought the crowd which arrived on
Christmas night. He was on the train
but when he started to get off such
q mighty shout of "scab'' arose that
he backed into the car again and in
sisted on having one of the company's
officers escort him into the mems
waiting room, where he was at last
accounts. afraid to venture out.
There is no question but that each
and every one of the fifty-three men
knew there was strike on in this city
when they decided to come here, but
they undoubtedly did not know that
there was any great amount of public
cause.
They said that they were hired by
Weiner who promised them $3.50 day
and board for the first week and SO a
day and board for every week there
after. Some of them admitted that
they knew "there was trouble in Scran-
ton," but few of them persisted in
saying that they We're told that new
road was being built here.
The majority of the men captured by
the strikers We're shipped back to New
York on the LAO train this morning.
A story was afloat yesterday to the
effect that carload of importations
had passed through here for Carbon
dale. 1t could not be verified, how
ever. No attempt has yet been made
to move Il car between Providence
corners and Forest City.
The letter carriers have arranged
for private conveyances, and will not
hereafter ride on the trolley cars.
The difficulty the company is expert
encing in feeding its imported men is
evidenced by the fact that it is receiv-
ing supplies of bread and other
victuals from Philadelphia. A consign-
ment of SUPPLIES of this character was
received yesterday from a store at
No. II Market street, Philadelphia.
WAITED ON THE MAYOR.
General Manager Silliman and the
company'S attorney, Everett Warren,
waited upon Mayor Moir late yester-
day afternoon, and requested him to
have the police keep the streets in
front of the company's office on Lack
awanna avenue clear of the crowds
which have gathered there during the
past few days. They also requested
him to instruct the police to arrest
the mischievous small boys who have
been pulling the trolleys off the wire
and blocking the switches.
After the conference Mayor Moir
said that the demands made by
Messrs. Silliman and Warren We're
perfectly reasonable, and would be
carried out as far as possible.
The hearing in the case of William
Powell, one of the strikers, who is
charged by c. W. Seeley with making
threats, was to have been held yes
terday afternoon in Alderman Mil
lars Office. but had to be postponed
until Monday on account of the fail
ure of Seeley to appear. The alder
man suggested to Attorney l.. I.Wede-
man, who appeared for Powell, that
he might move for the latter's dis
charge, but this Mr.. Wedeman refused
to do, saying he wanted to ask the
gentleman few questions.
Michael Gerrity, twelve-year-old
boy from Bellevue, was arrested by
Special Agent Dyer on Wyoming ave-
a
He was taken to the central police
station, but after being registered, was
released.