The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-17

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Arrive and Nine Depart-Company
Opens Another Line.
Another day has passed with the
street car strike situation unchanged
as far as hopes of settlement are on
cerned. Nothing was done towards
that end and no talk is heard of any
movement that promises to effect that
end. Both sides are as determined
and confident as ever, and the COM
pany continues to decline proffers Of
mediation. declaring that 1T can rot
now recede from the position ii has
taken.
There was no disorder and no ma
terial change in the matter of pat
ronage of the cars.
Early yesterday morning. Charles
Hamilton, of the I.yceum Bill Posting
company, found some dynamite per-
cussion caps on the rails in front of the
Academy of Music. They We're not of
sufficient size to do any harm, and
were likely placed there by some one
bent on causing a scare.
General Manager Silliman has been
i'll for several days from Il bilious at
tack and. yesterday. at the advice of
his physician, took to his bed. He
will be about this morning, he says
to meet the councilmanic committee.
MORE IMPORTS HERE.
Six more imports arrived from New
York, yesterday morning, over the
Lackawanna. Nine of the men who
had been working since the strike be-
gan quit Tuesday night and left the
city yesterday morning. They told the
strikers they couldn't put up with the
lodging and eating accommodations
furnished by the company.
Some one has been carrying reports
of the strikers meetings to the COM
pany'S headquarters. A conductor sus-
pected of being the spy was ordered
TO appear before the executive board
yesterday for a hearing. He denies the
accusation and says he is glad of an
opportunity to prove himself guiltless.
Strikers spies have been watching him
for several days past and are prepared
to give him plenty of explaining to do.
The strikers say they are only glad
that the company should hear of what
is going on at their meetings. 1t will
prove to the company, they say, that
the claim that the men are determined.
confident and solid to a man, is not
mere buster.
The joint committee of councils APP
pointed under the provisions of the CAL
pin resolution to make an effort to set
lie the strike will have a conference
with General Manager Silliman at 10
o'clock this morning. The committee
wanted that the president and directors
of the company should be present at
the conference. Mr.. Silliman said
they could be readily communicated
With il anything developed that would
require their attention. That the direc-
tors will not be on hand is indicated
by the fact that " of the local direc-
tors, Timothy and John Burke left the
city yesterday to be gone until Satur-
day.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.
Additional resolutions endorsing the
strike, rendering moral and financial
support to the strikers and declaring
against patronizing the cars have been
passed by Stone Masons' union, No. -;
Carbonate Federal union, No. 1904: |
American Federation of Labor, and
Klotz Mill local, No. 26S. Textile Work.
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first of the female labor organizations
to adopt resolutions sympathizing with
the strikers. The letters transmitting
these resolutions to strike headquarters
are usually accompanied by good sized
checks.
Traffic on the Luzerne street line was
opened up yesterday by the street rail- |
way company, but no passengers were
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by armed deputies, but no violence
whatever was encountered. Every
thing was quiet also along the Lafay-
cite street line, where the disturbance
occurred recently.
AS a precautionary measure against
any acts of violence on the part of the
school children, the teachers have cau-
toned their pupils to refrain from
throwing tones and calling the street
car men names. This has had the de-
sired effect.
1t Is noticeable that the traffic on the
West Scranton lines is gradually in
creasing. and that there is II percepti-
Bile falling off in the patronage of tha
busSes.
The following statement Was issued
yesterday by the strikers executive
board:
We were quite amused at Mr., >illirnai'S cNtrav-
asanr statement in This mornings paper, when
by actual count there were less people riding
Yesterday that at any time during the strike,
caused, We suppose, by the company getting tired
of hiring people 10 ride. We see the same load
Of people that were on Washington avenue com.
ing from the ear barn after eating IN a very
crowded car 10 sleep in the offices OF the COM
pany every evening, The donations are coming
III steadily at an ever increasing rate, and the
strikers are confident and enthusiastic.
g. D, KIgler, secretary.