Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
MINERS TROUBLES.
How the Great Coal Strike Is
Progressing.
President Mitchell Says the Strikers
Are Going 10 win Pumpmen
Imported by the Reading
Company-StrIke in
West Virginia.


Wright, United States commissioner
of labor, did not return to strike
headquarters here until late last
night. There is no change in the
situation in this region.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
strike leaders to keep their men from
committing acts of violence, there
continue to be acts of lawlessness
which are rather annoying to the
companies.
New York, June 1.-THE informa-
tion called for by President Roose-
welt about the coal strike has been
secured and will soon be presented
to him in the form of an official re-
port by Carroll ID. Wright, United
States commissioner of labor. The
report will touch at the root of the
difficulty and will explain the real
trial conflict, which causes have been
jealousy guarded by both sides.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 12.-'Well,
gentlemen, the anthracite strike is
complete and we are going to win"
This emphatic statement was made
to the assembled newspaper corre-
spondents by President Mitchell at
strike headquarters last evening.
With reference to the soft coal
strike in West Virginia, the national
labor leader had this to say:
at present there are 2s,5OO mine
workers on strike in the West Nir-
ginia field. l think we will win that
strike, too. The suspension in West
Virginia VIII cut off large amount
of soft coal that is shipped to the
Atlantic seaboaTd, but there is no
connection between the anthracite
strike here and the bituminous sus-
pension there. | received word from
West Virginia this afternoon that
National Board Member Morgan and
Organizers Haggerty, Mckay, Spring
er, Noon, Poggannini and Edwards
were arrested in Fairmont to-day
for alleged violation of an injunction
granted the operators. / don't know
the exact purport of the injunction,
but | believe the arrests were made
on the strength of an injunction
granted in 1897 / have wired TO en-
pioy counsel, give bond and have the
Injunction dissolved"
Reading, Pa. June 14.-Another
carload of workmen went through
here Friday for the coal regions. Thus
far it is said the Philadelphia s, Read
ing Co. has secured more than 1000
men, mostly firemen, engineers and
oumpmen. 1t was stated by an Of
dcial that there is not a colliery in
the Readings territory where the
pumps are not being manned, where
desired.
The provisions for the men are be-
ing secured in the large cities and dis
tributed by the company to the diff
terent operations.
The names of all mine workers who
apply for employment are being
taken, and it is probable that when
the company gets in a position to
start up several of its collieries they
will be called upon. Miners will like
iy be boarded at the collieries under
4 strong guard when mining resumes.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 1.-THE
work of the strikers in attempting to
bring out all men who are still in
The employ of the coal companies
goes steadily on. Their. campaign
against the engineers, fremen and
pumpmen is nearly over, most of
these men being out, and the union
is now paying more attention to the
ire bosses, clerks and others who
nave taken the places of those who
quit. Pressure is being brought to
Dear on them in every possible way.
Quite a number of the fire bosses
throughout the region have already
stopped work because they had been
asked to take the strikers places,
and at a meeting held here Friday
about a dozen more consented to join
the strikers. The labor leaders hope
to have more out by Monday.
Charleston, w. Va, June 14.-Capt.
J. X. Thompson, United States mar
shall, disclaims any responsibility for
the presence of his deputies at the
Collins colliery at Glen Jean and says
ii they are there it is as private citi-
zens and upon their own RESPONSE
bility. The operators, it is said,
asked Thompson to enforce the in
junction issued in 1897, but he de-
clined. 1t applies to five or six col
lieries and is directed to Fred Dilcher,
Eugene Debs, Chris Evans and several
othe"s and their associates, confed-
crates, agents and promoters" Evans
Is the only one mentioned that is
here now. He is making no effort TO
violate the order.
The Mile Branch Co. has made
concessions, reducing the price of
powder, allowing a nine-hour day and
pay every two weeks. The men
voted yesterday to return to work.
The granting of concessions by the
Hooking Valley and Mile Branch opcr-
ators, it is believed, will put a new
phase on the strike in that section
1t is the first break of the operators
to get their men to return to work
and other operators will probably fol.
low their example.
A Timely Rescue.
Boston, June 1.-THE fishing