The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-06-12
GREAT COAL STRIKE
Sunday Was Quiet Day Annog the
Miners
STRIKE HEADQUARTERS DESERTED
President Mitchell! Spent the Day il
Hearing Reports on the rro@ress
of the Eiovement.

Wilkes5arre, Pa, SDeclal.-StriEe
headquarters CT the anthracite coal
miners we're very dull Sunday ard pre-
sented { deserted appearance. There
were no mine workers about the place
excepting President Mitchell and his
secretary. Most Of Mr.. Mitchells time
was given up to hearing reports from
his men in the field. He said he has
nothing Of any importance to make
public, his information being of sat
isfactory nature. Among the reports
sent in were several to the effect that
additional engineers had stopped work
and that several fire bosses who had
taken the places OF strikers also had
quit. At a meeting Of engineers at
Pittston. Saturday night, 80 engineers
who had not obeyed the strike order
decided not to so TO work Monday.
The few union men who are still at
work. Mr.. Mitchell says, will be out
during this week. Most Of the general
superintendents of the big coal compa-
nies were seen but as rule they had
nothing 10 say on the subject. Ihey
admitted that a good many companies
are working pretty hard for competent
men 10 run their engines and pumps.
ANY number of volunteers have come
forward, but the men desired are not
SO plentiful. The coal companies have
been favored by long spell OF dry
weather. A heavy rainfall might over
whelm many pumps.
President Mitchell was in telephone
communication with National Secreta-
ry-treasurer w. 3. Wilson. of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, at Indianapolis, ov-
er the situation in the West Virginia
soft coal fields, where strike began
Saturday. Mr. Mitchell said there was
nothing to be given to the public at
this time, because he had not yet re-
ceived ful particulars OF the situation
in that region. Mr.. Wilson, he SAID,
did not know any more than himself.
The national president also talked over
the long distance phone with persons
in different parts Of the West. These
conversations, he said, related to gen.
eral business of the organization and
had DC bearing Oh either the West Vir-
ginia CT Pennsylvania strike. Monday
began the fifth week Of the suspension
of anthracite coal mining and the set
tlement of the dispute seems to be no
nearer than it was when the strike be-
gan. May u.
The house-to- house canvass Of the
miners committees in an endeavor to
bring out those who nave refused to
strike and also those who have taken
the places CT strikers is still being Wig
.orously prosecuted. Many Of the men
who are still working complain that
their houses are stoned almost nightly.
The police derartment OF this city to-
day ordered the removal of all efigies
that have been strung up since the
strike began. A large number had been
removed. but the police managed to
find IS Of them in the city. Twenty of
them were seen in the region above
Wilkesbarre as far as Pittson. A new
method has been found for holding up
to ridicule those men who refused to
stop work. At Fortyfort and at Miners
Mills mound were built in imitation of
a grave and on them were placards
containing these incriptions: Death to
scabs" Here lies the remains Of -
-" the cards giving the name of the
man held up TO ridcul.
Refuse to Handle Trains.
Hazelton, Pa, Special.-At their
meeting at Freeland, the employees Of
the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuyl-
kill Railroad refused to handle any
trains carrying special officers, dep
utics or ron-unionlsts. The following
resolution addressed to Luther c.
Smith. superintendent Of the road, was
adopted. Resolved That owing 10
the strike Of the anthracite miners, we,
the employees Of the Delaware, SusQue-
hanna & Scuylkill, will refuse to han
die any trains carrying deputies, coal
and iron olice or non-unioniSts during
Tx continuance OF the pTesar. tr.u-
5le."