The evening times., 1900-09-24

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept 24-Laekawan-
mas striking miners begin the second week
| OF their struggle with the coal corporations
with more determination than ever. Tho
sclidity which marked their ranks all the
way from Forest City to Shickshinny the
past week remains unbroken. For a while
Saturday there were mfsgivings growing
out of the Shenandoah riot, but these were
| quickly dispeIled. The parade OF the
| breaker and driver boys Saturday after
noon re-enthused the men.
| So evident is this that the Delaware,
Lackawanna, and Western Company, which
| intended undertaking the starting of It's
| big Bellevue breaker and colliery this
| morning, gave the matter up their agents
/ having canyassed among the workmen
| without finding anyone willing to return to
| the mines while the strike is on. All hops
| of the Lackawanna Company getting its
| men back on the promise to consider the
| grievances especially made by them as en-
ploye5 and on which they demanded in
creased wages has vanished.
| 1t develops that the mining supertntend-
| ents had planned to startle the strikers
by resuming operations in the Lackawan-
ho SOLpdhS hOIElHSS ISQdE. 1HSs uS-
| ured that many of the workmen of that
company were affiliated with an independ-
ent union and would the more readily feel
inclined to resume work.
The only concerns which managed to
start operations today were the oxford
and Diamond washeries of the Lackawan-
ma Company and the Columbus mine
Mine foremen and other bosses are doing
the laboring work at these, excepting the
Columbus, but this may not continue
long. Several of the local unions, COM
posed principally of Lackawanna men, this
morning requested the district executive
board 10 get word to these foremen and
bosses to withdraw from the washeries
Immediately, as otherwise a final settle
ment Of the strike would involve the re-
tention OF their places.
Indications today point to some mys-
| terious moves, yet beneath the surface,
which may make Scranton a far more
decided storm centre. The Switc hmen's
Union has decided positively that its
| members shall not handle non union
coaI. When this decision VIII take effect
| is uncertain. An officer Of the Scranton
Switehmen's Lodge said that by Wedn,s-
day evening there must be someth ng
done by the operators Today this Off
Ger and two others have gone to New
York III company with Grand Master
Frank HawIey, of Chicago, and Grand
Secretary Upton, of Buffalo. Th-ir first
call will be upon President Truesdale, OF
the Lackawanna system.
The Brotherhood of TrainLaen, in the
| local bodies, continue decidedly uneasy
Their grievance boards have received
numerous complaints. and are ready to
| act, but their national officer, Grand
| Master Morrisey, cannot be hsTe for q
day or two yet. and it leaves their po-
sition unsettled.
The railroads affected by the coal short
t age continue to lay of men in various de-
partments. The Lehigh Valley has can
eeled an order for fifteen locomotives which
it had placed with the Dickson Manufae-
turing Company. The Scranton Railway
Company which operates the entire street
railway system in the Lackawanna Valley,
from Pittston to Forest City, is operating
unwashed culm near it's plant so as 10 keep
UP even this partial service
The Thirteenth Regiment OF the Ma
| tioDal Guard is held under waiting orders
| with thousands of rounds OF ammunition
| in the armory, in anticipation Of a call for
! service. Many of the men in the regiment
| are mine workers and belong to the union.
| These men cannot get out of the reg
| iment as can line and staff officers whose
| designations become Immediately effec-
tive upon their receipt, and the prospects
| are that there win be revolt at the order
10 go to the front. IN Company H alone
| forty-three members are miners.
The labor leaders hereabouts are pre-
| dieting all kinds of Industrial paralysis
| as result of the present unsettled
| strike. They say they have cards TO play
which will completely staguate the coal
| industry of the country" and they add
| that they are preparing Cor the early in
| OIL of