The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
EVENTS OF DAY
In THIS REGION

Another indication OF the movement
on the part of the operators to open
up some of the colierles in this re-
gion at an early day is found in the
suddenly decision to pay
OFF the strikers with all possible haste.
The Delaware, LaCkawanna and West
ern company expects to have all its
men paid by Wednesday next. The
Pennsylvania Coal company will pay
at every one of it's twenty-seven col
lieries in LaCkawanna and Luzerne
counties today. Other companies are
at work on their pay rolls and will
follow suit with all possible alacrity.
Once the strikers receive their pay
they arc no longer in the companies
service. Being employees no longer.
they have no right or excuse to go
upon the companies property. If they
do so, they are amenable to the law
as trespassers. With this in mind, the
connection between the contemplated
move to reopen the mines and the ad-
NanCing of the pay days is obvious.
Nhe LaCkawanna's second bulletin
Of pay day changes follows:
The Delaware, Iachawonna and Western Rail
road company.
Coal Mining Department
L. /. LoouiS, Superintendent
scranton, Pa, Sept o, 1900.
H., l. 4 ". PAY DAYS
All employees at tie following mines will be
paid as below:
Storrs mines, a. m, Monday, Oct I.
Diamond mines p. NJ, Monday, Oct. /.
Oxford mines, I'D a. M, Tuesday. Oct. ,.
Bellevue mines, a m, Tuesday, Oct. ,.
Dodge mines, a. IN, Tuesday, Oct ..
Woodward mines, II a. M, Tuesday, oct. >.
PcttcbOne mines / p. M, Tuesday, Oct ,.
Sloan mines, a. m, Wednesday, oct. 3.
Archibald mines 4. M, Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Hampton mines, 80 a. IN, Wednesday, oct. 3.
Another consignment of twenty-three
| cars of soft coal came into the city yes
| terday. Where it came from or whom
| it is going to was not disclosed. 1t is
| gathered from unofficial sources, how
ever, that it is brought here by a local
| retailer to fill orders secured from mills
and factories.
1t has been positively demonstrated
| that soft coal will burn in culm CRATES
| without any alterations whatever be-
| ing made in the arrangement of the
| CRATES, just as was claimed by the
| McClave & Brooks people. inventors
| and manufacturers Of the culm CRATES
used almost extensively hereabOuts.
This means that Scranton'S indus
| tries will not have to close down for
| lack of fuel, as there is every assur-
| anCe that all the soft coal the city
may need can be secured without diff
| Guilty.
The rumor that New York city is to
| suspend its anti-bituminous ordinance
during the pendency of the strike has
not taken tangible form as yet. Col
Onel Murphy, president of the New
York board of health, is declared in
| one interview TO be in favor of per-
| hitting the use of soft coal in prefer
ence to having the people freeze. and
in a later interview he is made to say
that there is no necessity for annullng
| the anti-bituminous ordinance, as the
| city has large supply of hard coal
| and while it may not be in sight, it is
| there nevertheless and will come forth
| when the dealers have forced the prices
to the limit He has 400 inspectors out
in the factory districts watching for
violations of the soft coal ordinance
As to the tie-up, the old story still
stands. with a few slight alterations
The Bowen and Taylor washeries re-
sumed yesterday after a few days idle
ness. The Columbus washery also
started up after being idle one day, il
being now operated only every Other
day because of the unwillngness of It's
men 10 prepare culm except for tht
electric light plants, of which it Is {
part. The Bellevue is working full
handed with the aid of a gang of mer
taken TO and from their work in a bis
Caboose guarded by deputies. The Dia
mand, oxford and Hampton also con
tinue practically full-handed, although
some officials have to be impressed
into service at times to make up the
necessary complement of hands. Ont
of the two Pennsylvania Coal com
pany's washeries at Pittston, which
has been idle two days because, as II
alleged of a breakdown, will start III
this morning.
The Barton and Murrin collieriec, a
Carbondale, are in operation and ar,
causing some annoyance to the Min
Workers officials. 1t is said they con
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