The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-06

The Dickson colllery of the Delaware
G. Hudson company-the Calico--at
Green Ridge resumed operations yes
terday.
Superintendent Rose would say noth-
ing concerning the size of the force
operating the colliery, but averred that
it was large enough to warrant contn-
] uous operation, and that all the hands
were old employees.
He further stated that at this COL
liery for two weeks past coal has been
cut and loaded. Yesterday for the first
time coal was hoisted and run through
the breaker.
| This makes three collieries now in
operation in this city. The other two,
the Oxford and Cayuga, continue to
work without any serious interference
| from the strikers. In fact it seems that
the strikers are not greatly grieved at
seeing work resuming.
| Superintendent Tobey, of the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western mining
department, said, yesterday, that an
other Of the company's collieries will
resume today or tomorrow. He de-
clined to say which collery it will be.
He did say however that it will not be
the Woodward. The company was
ready to start the Woodward last Mon
day morning, but the fact got into the
papers, and the crowd that gathered
about the colliery frightened off the
men who intended to return to work
For that reason the company proposes
hereafter, to keep to itself it's intention
to start colliery.
HOUSE DYNAMITED.
One of the most dastardly attempts
at destruction, as result of the strike,
occurred at Richmondale early yester-
day morning, when the dwelling house
occupied by James Elias and family,
was partially destroyed by dynamite,
and the occupants narrowly escaped
serious injury.
Prior to the Inauguration Of the
strike, Elias was employed at the
Richmondale breaker, and remained
out until recently, when he returned to
work in order to provide for his fam
ily.
Monday night, the family retired
early and shortly after midnight were
aroused by a terrific explosion, which
broke the windows in the house, and
tore away a portion of the front Of
the building.
A stick of dynamite had been placed
on the porch beneath one Of the front
windows.
Elias, his wife and child, who were
in the house, were thrown from their
beds and had a narrow escape from
serious injury. The house is owned by
DR.. j. c. Bateson, of this city.
Fifty men left here and one hundred
more left Wilkes-Barre, yesterday, to
work in the soft coal regions. Four
hundred more are preparing to leave
Wilkes Barre this week for the same
place. An agent is in these parts look
ing for men to work in the iron ore
mines at Port Dram, N. ].
President Mitchell, of the Mine Work.
ers, who has been here for two days
on the street car arbitration, returns
to Wilkes Barre today.
COMPANY TO THE RESCUE.
James II. Torrey, Joseph OBrien and
Robert j. Murray, counsel for the Del
aware and Hudson company, went be-
fore Judge Newcomb yesterday morn
ing and secured the release of John
Valuk from the county Jail.
Valuk is employed at the Dickson
colliery of the Delaware and Hudson
company. He was on his way to work
Monday night, when he was met by
Joseph Pelco. Some trouble resulted
and Pelco had him arrested for disor-
derly conduct. He was taken before
Alderman Myers and committed to Jail.
AT a meeting of the board of mine
examiners it was decided to investl-
gate the reports that men not having
certificates are mining coal at the
various collieres, and If found true, to
take such action as may be necessary.
This decision was drawn up in the
form of resolution as follows:
Scranton, Aug 4, 1902
We, the members of the board of mine
examiners of the Second Inspection dis
trict, having met in the court house Mon
day, the fourth day of August, will con-
tinue to meet the first Monday of each
month, for the examination o. mine GER
tifcates to the public at large.
1t has been brought to the notice of
mine examiners that there are men min
ing coal at some of the collieries that
have not had ii certificate Of mining and
other men have received them in the
First Inspection district and have not
yet registered in the Second Inspection
district, which is violation of the state
law.
We, the members of the said board,
having come to the conclusion that we
will have to consult with the president
judge of Lackawanna county, Hon. Ii. NJ.
Edwards. of the same, and after take
steps to enforce the state law.
p. j. Mullaney,
Mpmbpr nj nd