The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-06
MEDIATION IS
AGAIN BALkED
TROLLEY COMPANY DECLINES
A CONFERENCE.
Efforts Continued Over a Period Of
Twelve Days by Congressman Will
liam Connell to Bring About a
Settlement Of the Strike Prove
Unavailing-Personal Meeting Ar
ranged to Take Place in New York
Is Defeated by a Stenographer's
Mistake-Car Dynamited.


Is Defeated by stenographer's
Mistake-Car Dynamited.
An effort by Congressman William
tohncll ut settling the street car strike
| has, like all preceding efforts u this
direction. come to naught.
business men from time to time mn
portuned Mr.. Conncll to use his inilu-
| cnce in bringing about a settlement.
lie. himself. felt that nothing could be
done. but when u committee OF the
strikers waited OH him and requested
| tina, he should interfere. he agreed to
make Il try.
The strikers wanted that he should
| deal with the Clarkes. the principal
owners of the road. General Manager
Silliman was consulted by Mr. Connell
| about securing an interview. and after
cor siderable telephone communication
Il meeting was arranged
Mr.. connell had business in New
York. one week ago Tuesday. and
wanted that the Clarkes should meet
him there. They agreed to this, and
said thev would write him on Monday
| to let him know when and where it
would be the most convenient for them
10 meet.
SENT a LETTER.
The Clarkes on Monday. according to
their agreement. dictated II letter to
Mr.. connelI advising him that they
would see him at the Waldorf Astoria.
Tuesday afternoon. The letter was
directed Ia Mr.. Connell care of Hotel
IpriaI h\ a "a X a
of the stenoerapher the envelope was
| addressed Hon. William O'Conncll."
'rhe consequence was that the letter
was put in the "O' box in the hotel
office, and did not get into Mr.. Con-
nelrs hands until late Tuesday night.
when d clerk who knew Mr.. Connell
found it in going through the 90 box,
and had it sent to his room.
As a result of the mistake the clarkes
We're waiting all afternoon at their
hotel for the coming of Congressman
Connell. and the latter was waiting at
his hotel for "A letter from the Clarkes
informing him when and where he
| might meet them. When he did not
come they took it for granted he did
| not want tu sec them. and returned tn
Philadelphia.
THEY DECLINE
The next day there was further COM
munication. and Mr.. Connell suggested
that the Clarkes come to Scranton and
meet with him and Il committee of the
strikers. They seemed to regard this
proposition favorably. but would not
say definitely they would come until
they had conferred over the matter.
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Connell received
word from the Clarkes that, for the
present the company felt the proposed
conference was not desirable.
The strikers accepted this as an indi-
cation that the company has not
changed from the position ii was occu-
pying when the previous mcdiatons
We're on.
Twenty new imports came in ON the
60 o'clock Lackawunna train last
| evening and We're taken to the COM
| pany'es new machine shop on ProTi-
dencc road. where most OF the imports
| are now being housed. Their coming
was unknown to the strikers and no
| commotion attended their transfer
| from thn train to the companyS office,
| then by trolley to the machine shop.
| riley will be used in opening up the
DYNAMITE ON RAIL.
| The FIRST lawless act of the street ear
strike in the upper valley was COM
mitted yesterday forenoon in the b0r-
oish of Maytied. A dynamite cart
ridge. placed on the rail by some one
unknown. was exploded by Il south
bound car. The car, No. 49, formerly
! used on the Scranton line and Of an old
pattern. was being run at good rate
of speed down the straight line in the
borough. when the explosion occurred.
| In the car We're seven men. including
| Dispatcher Kelly. of this division. The
| front trucks Of the car were lifted
! bodily off the rails. over foot or more,
and then settled back on the rails
again. The motorman reversed the
power and the car was speedily
stopped. The seven men in the can
were thrown from their seats to the
! iloor. the broken window glass show
rrng' around them. Mr.. Kelly was
standing on the front platform OF the
car. directly over the front trucks and
| was thrown in the car. None were
! hurt, outside OF being shaken up. The
! windows in the front vestibulc were
! broken. as We're also the windows in
| The ear.
The heavy tiangeS on the wheels We're
| blow off by the concussion, ana the
aid OF the wreoking crew was called tn
| haul the car to the Maytield power
house. ON the ground, between the
rails where the explosion occurred, was
a hole over foot deep and Il foot IN
area, caused by the dynamite in its
downward course. The placing of the
cartridge on the rail was done in broad
| daylight as cars were run north-bOund
earlier in the morning, There Is no
| clue to the ones who placed the cX-
| plosive on the rail though railroad de-
| tectives are following up the matter.