The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-19

lNOUIOutu HoIu rage -
Clark tunnel. in the Third ward. is
the first man to be charged with vio-
lation of the law in connection with
the strike. Frank Payne, "a striker,
and his little boy were passing along
the path leading from mis- home across
Leggett's creek, alongside the col
liery, on to West Market street, when
Davis, it iS alleged, matted him with
Il revolver and ord cred him back.
Payne insisted that the path was
public thoroughfare that had been in
use for twenty-five years, long before
the colliery was opened up, and that
he was not trespassinC. Davis, how
ever, wouldn't have it that way and
Payne had TO turn back. lie took
another route to town, laid the mat
ter before Alderman DE Lacy, and a
warrant was issued for Davis arrest,
charging him with pointing fire arms.
The hearing was set FOR o'clock yes
terday afternoon, but before that
hour. Payne presented himself at the
alderman's Office ami withdrew the
| case. Davis paid the costs.
No attempts were made by any of
| the Lackawanna opertors yesterday
| to do any mining. Their present
| policy is TO simply sit by and await
| developments. All declare, however
| that if any men come around to go
to work they will be supplied with
| places. The idea of importing men to
take the strikers places has not as
| yet been discussed al any considerable
| length.
The operators seem to think that
| the condition of affairs in the lower
districts WILL in the course of a few
| days. cause the strike to go to pieces
| there. and that when .his happens, the
| men of this region will return to work
| in a body.
Base of Opinion.
They base their opinion on advices
| from the operators of the lower dis
| tricts 1t was stated at Superintend-
| ent Loomis' office that telephone
| message had been received from the
| Philadelphia and Reading officials
yesterday afternoon stating that there
| was no truth in the rumor of a gem
eral tie-up in that "ompany's mines.
Two places that were worked short
handed on Monday had been shut
down and all the other places were
being operated with stronger forces
| than on Monday.
President r. II. Watkins. of the
Temple Iron company, said he had
talked with numerous operators In the
lower districts during the day, and the
uniform statement of yesterdays con
ditions was that while n few collieries
that were, badly crippled the day he
fore had been added to the list of idle
places. the collieries that We're worl:.
ing were invariably operating with
largely increased forces. in most
cases with fun complement of old
employees.
The same information had come tC
G. c. Rose, superintendent of the min.
ing department of the Delaware and
Hudson, and Alexander Dryden, SUI
perintendent of the Pennsylvania Goa
company. reported the Even and No
II, at Inkerman, still at work despit;
the concentrated energy of the min,
workers of the district to throw then
idle.
In Schuylkill County.
Information has also come 10 th'
operators. they say, to the effect tha
the Schuylkill miners, who refuse I,
go out because, as they claim, the!
have no grievances, VIII continue t
refuse to go out, no matter how mucl
it may be argued to them that it 1
, their duty to. do so out of sympa
thy. They are saying, so the opera
tors informants declare, that the,
owe nothing to the Lackawanna min
? ers, except retaliation for the actor
of the Lackawanna men at the time o
the Schuylkill strike in 1883, when lie
high Valley cars We're taken into tn
I ,,I-p 60, 4. 1,
e Edgarton, at Archibald and loade
I with coal to fill the orders secured b.
the operators whose men We're o
\ strike.
A The Mine Workers officers. on tn
other hand, claim, with positiveness
that the ranks of the strikers in tn
e lower districts We're expanded by tn
addition of seven thousand recruits i
the Hazleton and Shamokin an
Schuyll;in districts yesterday, and tha
|" before many days are past the entir
,. lower region will be tied up com
pletely.
, Organizer Dilcher said last night tina
8 he had been in communication wit
!. President Mitchell during the evening
n and was told that everything was SAT
isfactory in that territory. He con
= municated back to President Mitche
y that the First district tie.up was no.
t. absolutely complete, the Moconoqu
y colliery at Shickshinnny and the tw
.' mines of the Pennsylvania Coal con
pany at Inkerman having been close
down during the day. This latte
news was conveyed to the local head
quarters by District Pre- sident Nichol
e The conflicting stories of the cond
tions existing in the lower regions
causing the miners much worrimen
4 committee was sent yesterday b
= the members of local unions to mal
Z investigation and report the case G
= they actually find it to be. They al
p" instructed to visit the Collicries
:, person. wait on operators, cOnsu
y, newspaper correspondents, and get Il
- statements of the Mine Workers of
GERS, When they return they are e,
:. peCted to have exact figures and be
n position to advise their broth,
members as to what the prospec
u really are.