The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25


jng's daiIies told authoritatively that
no attempt would be made to operate
the mine, yet the crowd was on hand
expecting to see something happen.
Accidentally the gathering effected
some good from the strikers stand
point, Among the men who are work.
ing at the Bellevue washery are a
dozen or so Italians from Dunmore.
The crowd saw those men coming
across the Elm st5eet bridge, and
thinking they were bound for the
mine. hastened down to head them
off. The workmen turned back and
left the washery short handed.
Tomorrow these hands will be taken
TO the washery in special trolley
car. guarded by officers, and returned
to their homes in the same way.
large force of WatChmen is maintained
at the Bellevue and the company pro-
poses to keep its washery going no
matter what the cost. An express car
and freight car are backed on sid
ing near the breaker and fltteC up as
living quarters for the watchmen The
express car is used for q kitchen and
the freight car for a sleeping place.
An important decision was am
nounced by the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of District No.
I. yesterday. II is that no settlements
will be made with single operators.
| The decision was reached in the case
of the Gibbons Coal company, whose
small colliery i'm South Scranton was
shut down Thursday pending the
boards consideration Of the company's
proposition to pay the union scale Of
wages if the union would agree to
| let it's employees work unmolested. The
| board refused to compromise and now
| sends forth the ukase that there will
| be no partial settlement of the strike.
| Soft coal is coming into the city in
| considerable quantities. A local re-
taller said yesterday he had orders
| for large amount from small fac
| tories and that a consignment of one
| hundred tons was on it's way to him
| now. Sixteen car loads arrived here
| yesterday for South Scranton factories
| and is to be used in case the anthracite
| supply remains cut off. Superintend-
ent Davis, of the Sauquoit Silk mill,
| admitted yesterday that a consign-
ment of btumnous coal was received
at his mill and that he expects to use
is over. There is enough anthracite
on hand, he says, to keep the mill
| going two weeks. He will experiment
with the soft coal, in the meantime,
and if it is found to answer the pur-
pose, he will negotiate for regular
| shipments. 'I can get all the soft
coal I want" said Mr.. Davis.
In view of the fact that the United
| a. Inc
local miners that no soft coal would
be brought into this region, the an
nouncement that soft coal has al
ready commenced to come in and that
it is coming in large quantities, the
miners are just a trihe dubious as tC
the assurances of their leaders.
Both Superintendent Rose and Su.
perintendent Loomis declare that there
is to be no immediate attempt tC
| operate any of their mines They vii
continue their policy of letting the
men themselves decide when the
works are to be started up. If the
men want to work, they say. they viii
be placed at work, ana given protec
ton.
Both superintendents expressed th'
opinion yesterday that if the Schuyl
kill miners continue TO work mucl
longer, the men up here will not b,
content to remain idle. The Schuyl
kill men work on a sliding scale, anC
with coal prices climbing up to fame!
prices, it will take some very strons
influence to cause them to quit.
; National Organizer Fred Dilcher re
turned to Ha2leton yesterday, at tn
summons of President Mitchell, ant
will give his aid in the effort to III
up the lower districts.
Organizer Robert COurtright. of thi
city, who has been working in tn
Hazleton region for the past thre
weeks, spent yesterday here. He talk
very encouragingly of the outlook il
the Hazleton district, and tells of tn
great respect the miners there hav
I for the men of the northern fields
70 for the complete tie-up they effecte
5 | in District No. I,