New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-25
BREAK IN COAL STRlk E.
MANY ENGINEERS AND SOME FIREMEN
RETURN TO WORK.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


NyiIkesharre Penn June 24-The first break III
the strike occurred this morning. when many %
the engineers and some OF the hreneh o' u"
Susauehanna Coal Company at Nantlcoke reluiH'u
to work A secret meeting was held last night anu
the situation discussed The men rtpoI t
that in the first place it had been their intention
to remain work and only the hlte'le'e'i
strike svrnpa thzers compelled them to stop lleS
now believe that the borough authorities ana 'nT
coal and iron police employed by the company VII,
he able TO protect them, and since many nee"
money it was decided by an almost unanimous w.
to return to work. President Mltcheh say 80,
company offered premiums. and tla' sol"V VI "
men accepted them. ,,o,
.Tha connanv o,scials avoid giving the number
nv saving that their reports are not complete III
reality they do not desire the information u ~
from them as they might be accused Oh oo"',,7'
and nrrfer that it be given by the o'hei F
, ,,oror admit that all the engineers
md o,,e-third of the fremen returned TO worn ~
a few pumpmen reported. They say 'ti , 70
IN get most of the who returned " ~ az
, ~, strike again tomorrow. The company ON
Gals are elated and the strikers az 1870 f,,r
irrI,- danrcssed The company employs lor'S TO-
engineers ifty-two fremen and thlFt! SIN p
80, -, its Nos l. ; and collieries. at Manu-, 'N.
but two-thirds of the number are SUM .--
tho mines clear of water at present :. :;
rho detection is of great signhCaice a ' :;
,,5orstood that the Susquehanna Coal ooflpaiS "
manning to operate one OF its coilieiiC go hun,
There are massed at Nanticoke no" one ','
jred nd coal ana HUI pOi'N''
armed and organized and commanded D! an -
-. oe5cor These guard. in fCrtlfeo camp
enough non-nnion workers to run the pumps
keep the fires going without the al" u e
who have returned TO work, ana the '"u'" -,
i,, .,,bla the officials proceed rapidly VII"
80 # onertting the coIliery when the time
:: 10, for such a movement. Among the loIfie"
mine workers previously employed ny ti' 80
.bere i much dissatisfaction. Man! ulu ''' "
,ba strike in the beginning and now that theIe =
lost until
n, ,o.s jr favor of it 1t is understood thai tu'
con,nanv has assurances from enough o. ~
men 10 make II certain that inc! 'ei, 'i
min. AZ any time they desire TO make Ihe '''''',
81 present they do not desire TO Hi''d'' '
.,,r, t,,,t II is understood that in a snort tfl'
,os.ibIv = week after the Fourth OF July '"'
sufficiently long enough before me l'a' ~
,io, Of miners to have pronouncea eject ul
tho voters there. they may start operation ~"
coal being mined and shipped to marhe' ~ = -,
ntad nv the operators that the delegates WI"
hesitate about voting 10 a'd S'rIN' "'
seemingly ending. ,r,,it
Tho oticials of tn" company VIII not '"Ih'"'
themselves on the prospect OF an attempt 0ei's
mad. 10 mine coal but the strikers suspect 'hdt
the attempt is be made. and others con
with the situation are certain tha' SUI" - 49,
plan ., ,r.
Al other points III the region Indications are
~ similar attempts viii be MAD '"H' hf''"-
ers 4 CO. yesterday sent one tram "i my NV
cars to market and have Two hHi'''- '.'. az
on hand move when they "'Su o.. 1a6,n
u train OF sixty empty c"aI H. ,,,Iav,art
to the Diamond C%!l ity,, Of nan 'a scranton
which subsanuates tn" rum"r ,I,, an, and iGd-
Lackawanna and W%stIT I'M 't't ampanT ar about
on,binr H. an EFFORT to start work at on "i me
coiieries. " Plymouth the pta""itt ,,,,i.,i-
TI.nia coal Company reports applications i f.Ih
sixty-nine men to return 10 , WoI and ack,-
i'inna ,sIi.,vs report that th"E have received "i
ri5 ntjgb and Wukesbarrt Coal COMPANY as
ifrts that Am old miner called at its cii''.. sag
al If thtrt was any work for them. He VIII
i. told a. he is needed .,.,,f,- .o,,,.,
G. 90 tons a day. is to be shipped t" MARKET .It
I.ehieh Valley Railroad company mas ,.r " AM aEJ
amount the tracks 1T the CnNi"h Hdt,tS '' r.
other companies have many trainI"adS 'h'' are
William Bauer. detective. who was charEed by
National Board Member John Faiion; OF the nlird
FaUnd guity and recommended 10 the mercy "i
the court He had used Failon's nam IN - NV" <
nard in the Bdelies district Virginia which
was thsn on Ftrk T "i r .SE III t ryenns that
tho Pittshlrg district Will strike within the next
forty-cight hours. and that forty thousand MN
workers viii he idle effort being to restrict the
output of soft coal He SAYS thaI NJ, Know tI
ing of it. that no restriction order mas nffn I ,r
restriction order will go INTO fHGt t%'T P
svlyania where the men have been ordered t" work
only four days a week. - a., ,.il,,
Rumors of new movement among !he S,i ilsI
are current tonight. although little fatt Is placed
III hem 10 place before national conven-
ton proposition for sixty DAYS truct ugrt t
Nr of President Baer 10 Mr. Mitchell to examine
the books of the company ana D%If hen fonieht
said he had heard nothing of such a plan. 49,
Owing to the danger that eSpio$iE s furish an
excuse for shooting at them o. i3r 9thsr aclT 2
violence the CITY authort t I'M va m ofbrr cxpInsiyes
NO REPLY TO MITCHELL.