The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-19
VIEWS OF STRIKERS.

Opinions expressed by other company
representatives were substantially along
the same line of thought. District
President Nichols was out of the city
yesterday and his views Of the mean
ing and effect of the new call could not
be ascertained. Strikers who We're heard
discussing the matter We're of the Opin-
ion that the move was one which could
not help but be a long stride towards
success. The anthracite supply. they
claim, Is about exhausted and the bit
luminous supply would be depleted in
very short time after a cessation OF
work as the big demands on the soft
coal mines has resulted in condition
where the coal is now, practically, be-
ing shoveled out of the mine into the
fire. With no coal in the market there
would be total paralysis of industry
and as a result of this the operators
would be subjected to a pressure that
would compel them to make such con-
cessions as would end the strike.
According to the claims of the oper-
ators there were no accessions to the
ranks of the strikers, yesterday, as
result of the latest call from the mine
workers leaders.
Assistant Superintendent Tobey. Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
company said, yesterday, that his COM
pany has not lost a man as a conse-
quence of the call. On the other hand,
he says. the company has had more
applications for reinstatement from old
employees during the past two days
than during any two days since the
strike began.
District President Nichols went to
Philadelphia, yesterday, to confer with
the national officers of the Carpenters
brotherhood with a view of having
them use their influence to bring out
the mine carpenters who refuse to re-
spond to the strike order.
ON THE "UNFAIR" LIST.
Yesterday WAS the last day accorded
the men still at work about the mines
to escape the unfair" list Any man
remaining at work today in any posi-
tion about the mines, except such as
have been granted an eight-hour day,
will have their names printed on a list
and posted In conspicuous places
throughout the entire district.
Soft coal is being used here more ex-
tensively every day. In the central
city it's black smoke and oily smell is
constantly in evidence Nearly all the
big industries are using it wholly or in
part as their fuel and the railroads are
resorting to it's use on freight and
switching engines as means of econ
omizing on hard coal.
The big sheet-steel stack of the
furnace room at the Cliff works be-
comes so heated from the flames OF
the soft coal that 1t is n luminous red
at night time and presents a pretty
sight. The strong draft used in the
furnace cause the blaze from the oily
coal to mount 10 the very top OF the
stack.
Antino WaZzo. of Dunmore, a strik- |
ing mine worker, was arrested yester-
day at the instance of John Flanaghan
for rio;ing and acting In a disorderly
manner. At hearing before Magis-
trate Millar, Flanaghan positively iden-
titled Wazzo as one of the men who
chased him along the Erie tracks into |
Petersburg last week and then put |
rope around his neck preparatory to
lynching him. Magistrate Millar held |
Wazzo under $1,000 bail for rioting and |
fined him $50 on the charge of disorder
ly conduct.
There was quite general resumption |
OF washeres yesterday. The Mt. |
Pleasant washery of the Ontario &
Western company was worked for the |
first time since the strike began and |
the Delaware IacknWanna q, VaStarn /