Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-09
STRIKERS FIRST VICTORY
BituminouI Workers Are Granted Dsmandi
by Colonel Rend.
SCHUYLNLL TRAINMEN ARE IN REVOLT
Refuse to Garry Special Officers or
NOn-Unionists-Sabb Calm Is
UnbrOken I'm strike
Region.

THURMOND, w. Va, June s.-This is the
center Of the New river coal field. II
has been raining here today. Notwith-
standing the rain, the miners have been
parading the narrow valley of New river
and much drinking and agitation prevailed
Yesterday s5 per cent OF the miners in
both the New and the Kanawha river dis
tricts we're out and it is thought that to-
morrow not per cent Of the miners in
these fields will be at work.
The daily shipments of coal from these
two fields amounted to 500 cars, but yes
terday less than 100 were sent out, and
part Of these were loaded Friday.
Colonel w. P. Rend, who employs more
than 1000 miners here, announced today
that he will concede to the strikers de,
mands, but 1t is doubtful IL the miners
employed at his works will resume to-
morrow as they will stay out with others
There has been no violence in this field.
Trainmen Turn Down Deputies.
HAZLETON, Pa, June Sat their meet
ing at Freeland today the employees of the
Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill rail-
road absolutely refused to handle any
trains carrying special officers or nom
unionists.
The following resolution, addressed to
Superintendent Smith of the road, was
adopted:
Resolved. That owing to the strike of
the anthracite miners, we. the employees
of the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuyl-
kill railroad, will refuse to haul any trains
carrying deputies, police or non-unionists
during the continuance of the present
trouble.
1t is understood the company will not
ask the men to continue doing this work.
but will depend on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road in the future to take these men from
one collIery to another. Some of the Le-
high Valley trainmen declined during the
past two days to handle these trains and
crews we're recruited with some difficulty.
The Lehigh Valley trainmen held a secret
meeting here this afternoon and decided
that they will not handle any coal mined
at the collieries or any soft coal sent over
the Hazleton division to displace anthra-
cite during the continuation of the miners
strike.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June s.-The house
to- house canvass of miners committees, in
an endeavor to bring out those who have
refused to strike and also those who have
taken the places of strikers, is still being
vigorously prosecuted.
Many Of the men who are still working
complain that their houses are stoned al
most nightly. These assaults are made
usually between p. m. and midnight. The
method is to gather a small body Of men
and boys and at a signal send a storm OF
stones against the dwellings, breaking win
dow panes and frightening the inmates.
Among the reports sent In were several
to the effect that additional engineers had
stopped work last night and that several
fire bosses who had taken the places OF
strikers had also quit At a meeting Of en-
gineers at Pittston last night thirty en-
gineers who had not obeyed the strike
order decided not to go to work tomor-
row.
The coal companies have been favored by
a long spell OF dry weather. Now and
then there has been some rain, but not
enough to do any damage In the way OF
flooding the mines.
The strikers are wishing for a heavy
fall of rain. They are of the belief that
most OF the lower levels Of the mines
are filling because the companies are short
handed and that the pumps cannot keep
up with the water that is draining into the
workings. A heavy rain. they say, will
send a correspondingly heavy volume of
water into the mines, which would over
whelm many pumps.
Tomorrow begins the fifth week Of the
suspension of anthracite coal mining and
a settlement OF the dispute seems to be
no nearer than when the strike began,
May II.
NOn-Unionists Burned I'm EmRy.
sHAMoKIN, June s-The homes of
Charles Albert, Robert Thomas and William
Rodin. nonunion employees of the Mineral
Railroad and Mining company, were sur
rounded by a crowd of strikers early this
morning and efigies of the trio were
burned on bonfires. Women furnished the
efhgies.
Rodin, firing of the demonstration, faced
the mob and threatened to shoot II anyone
ventured on his premises, whereupon the
crowd dispersed.
Acting under orders Of Burgess William
Thomas, the police last night and today
destroyed a number of efhgies which had
been hung around town.
DAVY, w. Va, June S,-There has been
no serious trouble here yet. but the oper-
ators announced today that tomorrow
morning they will operate their mines with
nonunion labor. The strikers say that no
nonunion men shall enter the mines. The
operators are putting guards, armed with
Winchesters, about their property and
serious results are expected tomorrow.
NORTH FORK, w. Va, June S.-The coal
operators here have given notice that all
strikers must vacate company houses to-
morrow. Several hundred nonunion men
were at work here yesterday.
strikers May Resort 10 Violence.
The strikers met today and 1t is be-
lieved violence will be resorted to IL the
nonunion men attempt to enter the mines
again tomorrow. The operators say they
will protect the nonunion men who desire
to work.
MONTGOMERY. w. Va, June s.-While
many miners worked here yesterday 1t is
now believed that the strike will become
general in this district tomorrow. Deputy
United States marshals are at the McDon-
aid mine to enforce an injunction made per-
manent in 1896 by Judge Backson against
interference with the property OF men.
MoNoAGH, w. Va, June s.-This was a
quiet day in the coal region Of northern
West Virginia. A meeting was held here
and addressed by Mother Jones and other
agitators. The audience was comprised OF
striking miners who marched from near
Clarksburg. Fifteen hundred miners here
sat upon their porches and watched the
procession pass by, but did not attend the
meeting. One hundred and fifty Fleming