The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-10

Rumors of strike settlement fought
furiously with the rain for a place in
the air yesterday. One after another
they came waiting along only to be
dashed to pieces on the rocks of in
vestigation.
One story had 1t that the operators
on or before Monday next would post
notices at all their collieries announc-
Ing an advance of five per cent to all
employees, without reference to strikers,
the union or anything else. This the
local heads of the companies declared
was without foundation in fact.
Another rumor told Of Wall street
having been given a straight tip that
the miners would be given ten per
cent. advance and that the strike
would surely end this week.
Superintendent r. A. Phillips Of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
coal department was called on the
long distance phone from New York at
AIS o'clock by General Manager L. F..
| Loomis. and told that story Of ten
per cent. advance was being circulated
| in New York as authoritative and
that likely it would be in Scranton be-
fore the day was over. "When it does
| come" said Mr.. Loomis, you can say
| to anyone who inquiries that there is
absolutely nothing in it. The position
Of the operators is the same as 1t has
been from the first
GOOD AUTHORITY.
The fact that the coal presidents
| met yesterday in New York and that
| Mr.. Loomis is in closer touch with the
fc In, 1%1
| ministrative head of a coal company
| makes his utterances worthy Of Gre
dence.
Regarding the local situation Super
intendent Phillips of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company
said, yesterday:
Everything looks encouraging to-
day. Quite a number of men have re-
| turned to work. and we have materially
increased out tonnage over yesterday.
Evidently these men realize that our
employees having voluntarily left our
services and continued out of it for
four months, and many of them (as
| announced by the leaders) have sought
for and secured work in the soft coal
regions, we do not, regard any of them
as still in our employ. Consequently
| they do not hold any privileges or ad-
vantages in regard to chambers or
gangways. Those who are returning
to work. naturally select the best
places, and they have assurances from
us that they can retain them after the
strike is over.
1.-THE companies position is the same
| now as it has beensfrom the start, and
all have to say is just merely to re-
iterate what said sometime ago. that
we will open up our mines and employ
any men that may apply, giving the
best places to the first that come"
AFTER -UNIONIsTS.
Philip Wallean, of Archibald, an en-
ploye of the Delaware and Hudson
company at the Powderly mine in Car
bondale was one Of those returned to
court on Monday for selling liquor
without license. He and his brother
in-law, William Forrest, We're arrested
last week by Chief of Police McHale
of Archibald, without warrant, on
suspicion of carrying concealed weap-
ons. They were searched and when no
weapons were found on them released
A big mass meeting Of strikers was
held, yesterday afternoon, on Spencers
hill, Dunmore. Addresses We're deliver
ed by Board Members Healey and Reap
and Organizer Mernolo. District Presi-
dent T. d. Nichols went to Wilkes
Barre, yesterday, in response to a sum-
mons from National President Mitchell.