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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
COMMENT ON THE
OPEN LETTER

6. II. Warren, first vice-president Of
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey,
commenting upon the open letter which
John Mitchell addressed to the public,
said:
Two things only are necessary to make Mr.
Ntchclrs statement reasonable, First. il the
strikers had any real grievances Of their own he
would he correct in saying that conferences were
necessary. Second, If any Of the companies rc.
fused to confer with their men whenever rea.
sonlhlc request originated among them he would
be right in saving that greater confidence was
needed between employer and omployc.
With regard to the first consideration. the men
employed by this company have mada no de
uand for increased wages and have no grievance
n a vote were taken OF all the anthracite miners
large majority would say that they had no
complaint on any score The only mon VINO
have made a demand themselves are the mcn
Of the Mdrkle mines, following Mr., Mtchclls
suggestion If at thr expiration Of Mr.. Mlrlilc's $
ten days the matter is still unsettled il viii he
mhitr1trd, Mr. Mitchell says, however. "You
must arbitratc with me, not with your men
And even if their requests are granted, they must
strike because the strike must he gyncru." So
much for Mr. Mitchell's desire to have the mcn
settle things amicaLly with their employers.
The second consideration is disposed OF at on"c
by SAYING that there is no company in cNi,t.
crcc that is not ready aud willing to talk things
over with its men. Mr.. Mitchell certainly will
mt make the public believe that the operators
arc spurning the demands oi their employees
simply because they refuse to entertain demands
got up by an CNtraneous organization and pre-.
,rntrd neither with the desire nor the consent.
Of the workers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

a foundation for story that there was po.
litical motive in the strike.
The operators told Father Phillips. when he
met them in New York, that they were willing
at all times to hear the complaints Of their own
employees, hut would not consider any that came
from the unions, nor were they willing TO meet
any such committee as he proposed, because
they considered their relations with their men
private matter.
MIR. Conncl, a member Of congress from the
Scranton district, made similar attempt, which
resulted in similar manner few days later
lie is not only an operator himself, and one OF
the largest in the Wyoming valley, hut was a
miner in his younger days and worked with a
pick and shovel. The presidents met him in
New York. and after discussion asked him to
inform the officials OF the United Mine Workers
that they would confer with their own men as
individuals but not as the members Of any or.
Ganizatiou
Father Phillips is confident that he could have
arranged for several individual cases Of arbitra-
ton, like that of the Markle company if there
had been a little more time. Now he rests all
his hopes upon the influence Of Archbishop Ryan,
the first citizen Of Pennsylvania. lie calls him
a man of great tact and kindly Disposition as
well powerful purpose. lie settled a street
railway strike in Philadelphia few years ago,
with satisfaction to both sides.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

bulk was exacted for a ton from the
Another was a burlcsquc on a "com-
pany doctor" and another, presented
by two little lads with big tin stars
and little toy guns, was a takc-on on
the deputies.
a dozen bands and drum corps con-
tributcd music free. Some of the boys
wore their working clothes and lamps,
but the majority had on their holiday
attire and presented neat appearance.
At the mass meeting which followed
in Laurel Hill park addresses were
made by +. II. Mccarthy, of San Fran
CISCO G. S. Coneybury of Albany, n.
y; @. w. Slayton, of New Castle, Pa,
carpenters union delegates; T. d.
Hayes and Organizer Dilcher. The
latter came up from Hazleton especial
ly to attend the demonstration.
y bis mass meeting was held in
Throup yesterday afternoon. The
crowd was 80 big they could not all
fit in the town hall and an overflow
meeting was held outside, despite the
rain. When the shower ceased the two
meetings were united into one, the
crowd in the hall Joining those in the
open.
Among the speakers were Organizer
Dilcher, Mr.. Mccarthy, Mr.. Hayes,
Mr.. Coneybury, John J. Harte and
Thomas Kidd. secretary of the Wood
Workers National union.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
miners voted TO stay out until the
strike was won.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
MINE BOYS HAVE
A BIG PARADE

Over 1900 mine boys, including slate
pickers, runners, drivers, helpers and
door-tenders, paraded here Saturday
afternoon and made a most interesting
showing. The purpose of the affair
was to give the boys a chance to dis
play their loyalty to the union, and in
Cidentally to show the people what a
large throng of lads of tender years.
who ought to be in school, were COM
PEELED to work in the mines by reason
Of the poor wages their fathers re-
ceive.
Many novel and amusing features
were introduced by the witty lads that
served to relieve the heavier emotions
that the general spectacle induced.
A mine car drawn by two mules and
burdened with about three tons of coal
which was labeled to indicate that this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
EARLY HISTORY
OF THE STRIKE

Below Is given part Of a letter writ
ten by William L. Curtis, the well
known Washington correspondent,
which appeared in Saturdays Chicago
Record. Mr.. Curtis has been in the an
thraCite coal region for more than a
week studying the strike situation for
his paper The following is i'm the ma
ture of history of the strike that has
not heretofore been written:
At the Ildzlcton convention Father Phillips
made the trst move for arbitration by submitting
a plan for four husincS, men, representing the
board, oi trade al scranton, WilkcS-Bdrrc, Iia-
zetor and Shamokn the four chief cities Of
the anthracite rcgion two ccrglmcn, one
Protestant and one Catholic, and twelve miners.
three from each Of the four coal fields eight oi
whom should he union and four non.union men
actually employed in the mino, and rcprescn.
tatyc delegation from the operators Of equal
number, to sit as general council to discuss
and decide all the questions at issue. The con.
vcnton ndorscd the plan and ordered the dis.
triCt presidents to carry it into effect. The plan
was presented TO the supcrintcndcntS and man.
ayers Of the mines 50 far il was possible 10
reach them, hut the most of them replied that
they could engage in no such proceeding with.
ont authority Of their boards Of directors.
Father Phillips persuaded the union officials to
postpone the date fer the strike in order that
he might confer personally with the mine owners
in Ncw York and urge the acceptance Of his
plan, and went 70 that city for thc purpose
In the meantime President Mitchell, Of tho
Mine Workers visited New York secretly, and,
| through a prominent soft.coal operator as an
intermediary, had an interview with several oi
the largest operators at the Office of the Erie
railway. The interview was pleasant on both
sides, and the causes Cf rhe disagreement were
2 ~ 4 Ill, I. Ill.
as politely as possible, that the operators would
not rcrogniz' him as the representative Of their
men, nor the organization Of which he IS prc,I-
dent, and he on the other hand, intimltcd that
a settlement on any other basis without a strike
Was impossible, From this interview Mr.. Mitch.
ell went Immediately TO the office IT 4 Demo,
| cratic newspaper and spent the rest Of his stay
in New Norl; in company with an active and
wealthy Democratic politician, which furnished
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
A PUBLIC INVESTIGATION.
That's What Common Councilman H.
E. Paine Is Assured.

Common Councilman James j..
Grier of the Third ward, who is the
chairman of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the truth of the
utterances made by Common Coun-
Gilman II. T.. Paine At last Monday
nights meeting of the board of trade,
announces that a me1ting will be
held some night this week and that
it will be public.
Yes" said he. in talking about the
matter TO a Tribune man, this in
vestigation is going to be public, so
that the assertion cannot be made
that we did anything underhanded.
The fact that Mr.. Paine didn't deny
making the remarks rejecting on the
integrity of the members of this coun-
Gil. goes to show that he made them.
ITS up to him now. He's got to
prove who the alleged dispensers of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT.
Less Thoughtful Man Wouldn't
Have Taken Pains.

report to the effect that a shoot
ing aifray, growing out of the strike,
had occurred at the Sibley, occasioncd
some alarm Saturday. 1t developed.
however that it grew out of grog.
Engineer William Fallnn and Fire
man Thomas Gallagher, Of the Sibley
mine, were good frieR1s. Gallagher
came around drunk Friday night and
Fallon wouldn't let him work. Cal
lagher became highly incensed and
made a tab with a knife at the en-
gineer, cutting him in the arm.
During the early morning he camn
back with more drink aboard and a
determination to spill blood. When he
approached with the open knife, the
engineer fired a shot from a small re-
volver into the ground. 1t failed to
halt the fireman, however, and when
he persisted in his attack the engineer
caught him by the knife hand, wheeled
him around and shot him in the hip.
This had a restraining effect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
NOTES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING STRIKE

Organizer Dilcher has received a re-
QUESTION for 100 men to go to Ken
lucky, to work in a coal mine there.
John MCManus, a driver Of one Of
Clarke Bros delivery wagons was
held up by six foreigners at Sibley
late Saturday night, and while one
kept him quiet with pistol, the others
carried away his load of groceries.
Not a business failure has been re-
ported for September in this region
although there were FIVE last month,
one of the most prosperous, locally,
for many months.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
OPEN HEADQUARTERS TODAY.
Chairman Davis Will Be There from
4 to p. M.

County Chairman d. J. Davis VIII
open the headquarters of the Republi-
can county committee In the Price
building this afternoon and from now
until election day he VIII be at head
quarters, at least, from until o'clock
each afternoon.
day and viii be in charge of an as
sistant secretary. II is the intention to
conduct a live, energetic campaign.
There will he mass meetings addressed
by some of the ablest speakers i'm the
country and probably a parade or two,
as well.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
New York. Sept 23.-Arrved: Bulgaria,
Hamburg and Boulogne; La Gascogne, lIayre,
Lizard-Passed; European, New York for Lon
don. hampton-Auiyed: Trave, New York,
for Bremen (and proceeded). Antwerp-Arriyed;
Westernland, New York. Queenstown--Sailed: (:
Campania, from Liverpool, New York. Beach
Head-Passed; Grosser Kurfurst, Bremen for
Cherbourg and New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
STATEMENT FROM
THE NINE WORKERS

The following statements We're is
sued Saturday from strike headquar-
ters:
To the miners and mine llborcrs OF District
No !.
Greeting: The reports that are in Circula ion
in rygald to the miners Of the lower region not
being cut gid not being with Us nro not cor
rect. We ask you TO listen to nothing only shat
coming from President Mitchell in his daily
'rll'iln
| have Just got back from the lIaalcton field
and all is we'll for us. In all OF my meetings in
the lower fields men have been added to our
craft, and at all meetings the miners voted to
remain out until the strike is won. BE law.
abiding and don't allow yourself to be provoked
into doing anything that will east reflection
upon our noble cause for justice and humanity.
To the boys in the mines and the breakers We
look for the future workers in our craft
Yours for Justice
Fred DilChcr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
REFUSED TO MAKE UP,
THEN USED KNIFE
STABBING IN DUNMoRE MAY
RESULT IN DEATH.

BARLEY Di Gilomae Is at the Lacka-
wanna Hospital with Four Wounds
in His Body That Were Inflicted by
Saveria Pannone Who Fled-The
Men Are Neighbors at Bunker Hill
and Quarrelled over Some Beer
Which Followed Dinner Party at
Di Gilomae's Home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

BARLEY Di Glomae was stabbed four
times last evening by Saveria Pannone
and will probably die. The injured
man is at the Lackawapna hospital
where his condition at midnight was
said to be critical. Pannone fed after
the stabbing.
Both men live on Bunker Hill, In
Dunmore borough, and are neighbors.
Di Gilomae is unmarried and Pannone
has a wife and two children. Until the
strike began he was employed in Spen-
GERS mine, Di Gilomae is employed at
the Nay Aug washery and aid not
strike.
Di Gilomae entertained at a dinner
yesterday and one Of his guests was
PannOne, who. to even things up,
brought a keg of beer for the further
entertainment of the guests. over this
beer the men quarreled and Pannone
and Tony Rossa left the house late in
| the afternoon and went to a picnic that
| was being conducted by an italian So
| Ciety in the field in front of st. An
| thongs church.
WANTED TO MAKE UP.
Some time later Di Gilomae and his
cousin, Angelo Di Gilom1e, went to the
| picnic, and when they were returning
| home about 730 they met Pannone and
| Rossa. BARLEY Di GilcInae told Pan
none he wanted to make friends with
| him. that there was no use in being
| angry with one another
| Pannone rejected the overture with
| some wrath and the quarrel of the af-
| ternoon was resumed hi Gilomae, 1t
| appears, became angry, and, picking
up two stones, hurled them at Pan
| none.
by this time the men were near the
! corner of Chestnut and Mill streets. As
soon as the stones were thrown Pan
none made rush at III Gilomae, pull
ing a large case knife from his pocket
as he run. There was the CLEAN of
cruel steel under the electric lights and
| Pannone buried his knife four times in
the body of his victim.
Di Gilomae fell to the ground and
Pannone fled.
Angelo Di Gilomae and Tony Rossa
also ran. They said afterwards that
they went to Bunker Hill to get as
sistanCc to take the wounded man
home Later they We're taken into GUS
tody, along with Marco MilazZi, by the
| borough police officers, acting under
the direction of Chief p. J. Healey
They were locked up in the borough
police station. but Milazzi was sub
sequently released, it appearing that
he had no direct knowledge of the
| stabbing.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
The injured man lay on the grount
as if dead and Undertaken Golden was
summoned. He saw the man was not
as yet, a subject for his services an(
had him removed in his wagon to the
Lackawanna hospital. There it was
found that the man had three ugly
cuts in the thigh and one gaping
wound under the heart
That is the one that may cause
death. It seems that after the knife
was plunged into the body PannonC
turned it with frightful effect.
After the stabbins Pannone rushed
to his home kissed his wife and chile
and then started Scrantonward alone
the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
erin tracks. He is about 26 years q
age and rather small. Dl Gilomae |:
about So years of age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
II aCkaWanna
IA "THEp
A-~aundry.
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

Local data for Sept. %, 1900:
Highest temperature .....,............ GO degrees
Lowest temperature ..,............... 80 degrees
llumidity
: a. m. .......,,...,,,,,.........N 50 per cent.
=. IN. ...................,...., I3 per cent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

the money were and that they did any
dispensing, or he's got to abide by the
consequences, that's ALL"
The great success of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy
in the treatment OF bowel complaints
has made 1t standard over the greater
part OF the civilized world. For sale
by all druggists. Matthews Bros,
wholesale and retail agents. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
BARGAINS ON
Coffee and Tea

Golden Rio, l4c per lb.;
4 lbs for soc.
COurSen's xxx Java, zoe
per lb.; 5 lbs 00C.
Coursen's CeylOn Tea
25c per package.
Coursen's No. l Basket
Fire Japan Tea, SOC; 5
lbs for $500.
CourSen's Fine Formosa
OOlOng. soc per lb.. 5 lbs
for $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
Fancy Delaware Peaches

Now is the time to buy for canning while
fruit is prime and price low.
Fresh every mornng-IIome Grown Tomatoes.
Corn, Lima Beans, Egg Plant. Caulihower, etc.
Bartlett Pears, Plums, Canteoupcs and Water,
melons
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
The SCRANTON UMBRELLA MFG CO

Buy your umbrellas direct from manufacturers
and save middlcman's profit Repairing and re-
covering promptly DONE All goods and work
guaranteed for one year.
BIB SPRUCE Street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24

Beecham's Pills--No equal for con-
stipation. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-24
WAGE SCALE SIGNED.

Cincinnati, Sept 23.-Thc smagamatcd wage
schedule at $i.7j per ton based upon a one cent
card rate was signed today by both committees
Fires were ordered by wire in the mills every.
where. All that are ready will start tomorrow
morning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Donnell and
family, of Sugar Notch, are the guests of
Mr.. O'Donnells parents on Chestnut
street.
Miss Nettie NeuBurger is visiting
among acquaintances in the Wyoming
valley.
Attorney Chas. Orion Stroh attended
to business in New York city yesterday.
Misses Mary and Sarah Campbell, of
Philadelphia, are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Campbell, South
Centre street.
James and Miss Rose Mclaughlin,
of Philadelphia, are visiting the Davis
family on South street,
R. j. O'Donnell, ESQ.,, and Justice
Thos. A. Buckley were visitors to Butler
valley this morning.
Frank O'Donnel, of Drifton, will
leave on Friday of next week on visit
to Ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Skaters, of
Reading, visited the latter's parents
in Eckley this week.
Owen E. Edwards has returned from
a visit TO Slatington relatives.
John M. Carr, Esq, appeared before
the Lackawanna county court yester-
day.
Miss Ella Scott, of Philadelphia, is
spending her vacation with friends In
town.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
In the Local Courts.

John Halurak, of Adams street,
charged with threatening to blow up
the house of Mrs. Swishko, because her
husband, who is carpenter, is at work,
pleaded drunkenness as the cause. The
case was amicably settled last night be-
fore Squire Buckley.
Martin Gayinski, of Drifton, was sent
to Jail yesterday in default of bail by
Squire Shovlln for reckless shooting.
He tried to annihilate strikers who
were inducing him to quit work.
Mrs. Paul Dembosky, OF West Chest
nut street, had her husband arrested for
assault and battery. At the hearing
last evening before Squire Buckley she
withdrew the charge and paid the costs,
the husband promising in the meantime
to keep sober.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

Tax Collector Hugh Malloy turned
over to the borough on Monday SO, $50.
This is the borough's share of the taxes
collected during the first sixty days, and
when the present tightness of money is
considered it makes a good showing on
the part of the collector
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'S XXXX union-made. Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
A large new washing machine has
been placed in position at the Freeland
steam laundry on South Centre street.
The proprietors found their trade in
creasing so rapidly that this improve
ment was necessary.
Try Helpers ice cream soda.
The new tracks of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad between Halle Brook and
Lumber Yard, built to avoid strippngs
and caye-ins, are completed, and were
used by the regular trains this morning.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald's. He has a nice variety.
Anthony Gallagher, of Washington
street, has been appointed watchman at
the brewery building.
Buy your ice cream at Helpers.
George Szkuban and Miss Mary
Gaydos, both of Drifton, have been
granted marriage license and will be
married on Saturday by Rev. Martyak.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock lG
Co.'S XNNX union-made. Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
Gustav Schneider will remove his
household goods this week from South
Ridge street to the Savonic Truth build
ing on Main street.
William Higgins, of Drifton, has ac-
cepted position as typewriter in the
law office of Carr tS Mccarthy.
The Jewish feast of Yum Kippur
began last evening at sunset and will
continue until the same time this even
ing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
OPERATORS
ARE DIVIDED
Individual Firms Opposed
to an Advance.
Offer of 10 Per Cent In
crease Has a String to 1t
and Miners Will Not Ac-
cept the Terms.

The miners strike is no nearer settle
ment than it was on Monday, and to
make matters worse the operators have
begun war among themselves which
may result in postponing the end of the
struggle.
The agreement of the coal carrying
roads to offer to increase wages 10 per
cent and submit all other grievances to
arbitration is not acceptable to all
operators, especially the individual
firms, and Notwithstanding the fact that
daily conferences are held, the repre-
sentatives of the company are unable to
agree.
The individual operators demand a
reduction of tolls on their coal. This
the carrying companies refuse to con-
cede, and until the employers settle
their dispute there will be no general
settlement.
The 10 per cent increase of wages,
offered by the Reading Company to its
miners, is based on the sliding scale,
and the miners refuse to accept it, al
leging that the whole increase could be
wiped out within one month If the price
of coal should fall. Yesterday only
three of the Reading Company's collier
les were working, and two of these were
shorthanded.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company has
offered its employees similar increase,
followed by vague sentence about the
increase being part of reduction in
price of powder. The men employed by
this company refuse to notice such an
offer, and even if its meaning were clear
they would not accept, since the sliding
scale is part of the agreement and the
company positively refuses to arbitrate
other grievances.
Yesterday the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Company, the Hillside Coal
and Iron Company, and the Temple
Iron Company, in the Lackawanna re-
gion, posted notices Offering a 10 per
cent increase. These three companies
operate thirty-six of the ninety-eght
collieres in Lackawanna county.
The Delaware and Hudson Company,
with twenty-one colleries, and the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, with
twenty-seven colieries, joined with the
individual operators in refusing to post
the notices. These companies send
their tidewater coal over the Erie Rail-
road. This places them practically on
the same footing as the individual
operators in the matter of tolls The
only difference Is that instead of deliver
ing their coal at the breakers they carry
it to an inland junction and there de-
liver it to a seaboard carrier.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Company announces that the
offer to take up any grievances Its men
may have is not to be construed to mean
that it will enter into a general arbitra-
tion.
Continued on Fourth Page.