The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-02

cnell DefOre SATURDAY something might
have been accomplished.
The committeeman are inclined to the
belief that District President Nichols
is responsible for much Of the delay
| caused in the publication Of the reso-
lutions and the committees failure to
obtain an earlier conference with
President Mitchell.
sHERIFFs PROCLAMATION.
The immediate occasion of the proc
lamaton issued by Sheriff Schadt was
requisition from each Of the coal COM
panies for protection for their prop
critics. The acquisitions reached the
sheriff's Office Saturday, and each was
| accompanied by a list of the properties
for which protection was sought.
Sheriff Schadt was in Wilkes-Barre
yesterday afternoon and had confer
ence with President Mitchell. The
sheriff informed him of the acquisitions
and the course he had taken to meet
them. Mr.. Mitchell heartily endorsed
his action and prophesied that he would
have no occasion to use his deputies to
preserve order. The strikers, Mr..
structions to keep away from the COM
sions Of trouble.
The Delaware and Hudson engineers
and pump-runners, at meeting in this
city last Thursday, adopted resolu-
tion similar to that of the Lackawanna
men. The Ontario and Western men,
by vote of 5S to 46, decided to obey
the strike order, after hearing an ad-
dress from District President Nichols,
Of fto v,,;f VIZ
this vote, it is thought that the engi-
neers, for the most part, will remain at
work.
HAD NO MEETING.
The Erie men have had no general
meeting, but at the local meetings it
was decided in nearly every instance to
remain at work. The Forest City, May
field and Dunmore men have assured
the company that they will not quit.
The men of the Hillside division. down
the valley, did likewise. The men in
the Pittston region have taken no for.
NAL action, but the engineers it Is
said, will positively remain at work.
The probabilities are that very few
of the engineers and not many of the
pump-rupners of the Lackawanna re-
gion will go out on strike. The fire.
mems job Is not as desirable one as
that OF the engineer or pump-runner,
and consequently they will not have as
much of an inducement as the others to
keep them at work. Their places, how.
ever can be readily filled, the COM
panies say, and as result there is
not much worry over what they will
do.
A prominent mine official said last
evening that canvass of the different
companies of this region convinces
him that a very small percentage of
the engineers, pump-runners and fire.
men will obey the strike order. "But
whatever they do" he added, 'it can
be relied upon that the companies will
not allow their mines to be flooded. no
matter what the cost"
Strikers continue to leave in large
| numbers for other places where em-
ployment is to be had. A party of one
hundred and fifty will start today for
the Ohio coal fields. Fofeign-speaking
miners are leaving OH every train for
New York, to take ship for the old
country.
USING SOFT COAL.
The Lackawanna railroad is using
SOIt cOdl OH It's Bloom DIVISION en-
gines, that it may save its supply of
hard coal for the main line passenger
trains.
The engineers, firemen and pump
runners employed at the Storrs No,
and and Johnson mines at Dickson
City are members of Local unions Nos.
1910, 1929 and 1914, respectively. A joint
meeting of these locals was held in
the borough building on Saturday af-
ternoon to consider the order calling
out the men above mentioned.
Stephen Reap. of Olyphant, men,
ber of the district executive board, pre-
sided. and Burgess William Kennedy
acted as secretary. The latter stated
yesterday that the firemen, engineers
and pump-runners attending the, meet
ing were unanimously in favor OF obey
ing the order and remaining away from
work today.
Much adverse criticism of the action
taken by the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western employees, who asked that