The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-01

iuB W tohtinut Ht MS own WOThs but
would not take the place of a striker.
General Manager silliman told him to
go home until the strike was over.
Yesterday when he put in an appear
ance at the Office he found his dis
charge awaiting him.
General Manager Silllman told him
It was because the company could no
longer place confidence In him, Mr..
Powell says. When a Tribune repor-
ter interviewed Mr.. Silliman about Il.
he said he did not care to make any
statement. 1t was a matter between
the company and one of its officials,
he said, and one of the things which
do not call for public discussion.
The car men took it for granted
that Mr. Powelps discharge was due
TO his refusal to work with the i'm
ported men. and some of them were
disposed to show their sympathy for
him by demanding his reinstatement.
The fact that the assurances given
the strikers conference committee
that no man would be Disseminated
against because of his connection
with the strike had much to do with
the kindling of this spirit.
The executive committee of the car
mems union was in session yesterday
afternoon, to straighten out the af-
fairs of the strike and when its bust
ness was concluded 1t took up the
Powell case. The majority of the
members opposed anything savoring
OF coercion, arguing that 1t was
against the expressed wishes of Mr..
Powell to- 10 anything that would
cause further bother, and that strictly
observing the scope of the organiza-
ton. the union, as union, would not
be warranted in actively interfering in
matter between the company and
one of its officials. No definite action
was taken further than to agree mat
if the union could in any warranted
way secure the reinstatement of Mr..
Powell, no efforts would be spared to
follow that way to a successful end.
UNFoUNDED REPORT.
Some further bother was caused by
an unfounded report that barn men
were being discharged by the whole
sale. Investigation proved that not q
single man had been discharged, but
on the contrary, that Master Mechanic
Mullen had disconnected himself in
no small degree to arrange easy hours
or n full holiday for every man who
wanted to get off today. This action
in the face of the fact that the work
in the barn is way behind, was much
appreciated by the men who We're
favored.
Last night the officers of the Car
Mems union gave a banquet to r. L..
Reeves, of Pittsburg a member of the
national executive committee of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
| Railway employees of America, who
was sent on here to direct the affairs
| of the strike. The affair took place
in the dining room of the Grand Cen
trail hotel, and was attended by Act
| ing President Patrick j. Shea, Secre-
tary Fred Surine, Committeeman
George Keglar, Michael j. Barrett,
| Patrick j. Tigue, Patrick J. Messett,
| w. E. Evans, President NJ. d. Flaher-
| ty, of the Central Labor union; j. y.
| Hammes. of the Stone Cutters union
| President Thomas ID. Nichols, Secre-
| tary John II. Dempsey and Organizer
| Robert N Courtright, of the United
| Mine Workers. Mayor James Moir,
| Henry J. Collins, p. II. Durkin and =.
| W. Tolan. \ gold watch chain and
| charm was presented to Mr.. Reeves
| by Acting President Shea, on behalf of
| the street car men.