The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-26
EVENTS OF THE DAY
In THIS LOCALITY

All four of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western washeres. the
Diamond, oxford, Bellevue and Hamp-
ton, were in operation yesterday The
Hampton had been shut down since
the first day of the strike. The
Bellevue, which was badly crippled
Monday, by reason of the strikers
success in turning back a crowd of
Italian laborers from Dunmore, was
working full handed yesterday.
Twenty-Five men from the Bunker Hill
region, under guard of six armed
watchmen, We're brought to the wash
cry at davbreak in a caboose and
engine, and returned to their homes in
the same manner at night. There was
no attempt to molest them, although
a good-sized crowd was gathered in
the vicinity of the mine and had they
attempted to come afoot and unguard-
ed, as they did the day before, the
chances are they would have been
turned back. This was the only thing
even scenting of trouble that was re-
ported.
Bituminous coal continues to come
in daily in small quantities. A car
load was received at Seybolt's mill
tracted by the men shovelling the
strange stuff" in the coal bins, which
never before had held anything but
anthracite.
Another carload, consigned to the
Scranton Railway company, reached
here over the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western road, and was switched
on one of the sidings near the Lacka-
wanna avenue station. 1t will be
hauled in wagons to the power plant
today and given a trial i'm the fur
naces. If it proves satisfactory, the
company will substitute It for the un-
washed Culm, which it Is now forced
TO rely upon for steam power. The
trolley company uses thirty tons of
coal q day.
AS yet, the Gibbons & co. drift in
South Scranton has not resumed. but
will likely do so i'm a day or two. The
company closed down voluntarily last
Thursday to place itself in a position
to negotiate with the Mine Workers
executive board, this being one of the
conditions the board insisted upon be-
fore it would consider any PROPOSE
ton from the company. Now the
cmpany is finding difficulty i'm start
ing up again.
The Delaware Lackawanna and
Western company has completed it's
pay rolls for the mines and will be-
gin 10 pay the men in the course of
day or two unless there is a denniA
indication that the strike will soon be
discontinued.
In line with his belief that the
Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
men, for the most part, are striking
simply because they were forced to
by the agitators, superintendent
Loomis gave orders to the accountants
not to deduct the months rental from
the wages Of miners occupying CONF
pany houses. The idea of compelling
strikers to vacate company houses had
never entered his head Mr. LoOmis
said, until reporter asked him if the
Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
company intended to follow the exam
pie of some operators Of the lower
districts, who resorted to This means
of helping along their fight The ac-
tion Of Mr. Loomis in giving the min
ers credit ON their rent is an answer
as to how his company will comport
itself in this matter.
District President Nichols last night
posted at headquarters the following
epitome of report received by tele-
phone at 9 o'clock from President
Mitchell, at Hazleton:
Mines ceased in District No. to
day: Derringer, Tomhicken. Eckley
and Gowan. Non-union men on COM
mittee to see Markle. Condition Of
strike improving. District No. pro-
crossing very rapidly, Mnersville will
cease tomorrow"