The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-25
MANY ARRESTS
ARE EXPECTED
WARRANTS OUT FOR NINETEEN
STRIKERS.

Several Men Have Been Already Ar
rested for Interfering with Dodge
Colliery Workmen-Strike Is now
Entering on It's One Hundred and
Fifth Day and Situation Is Little
changed-President John Nit
chell Back from Chicago-He May
Be in This City Today.
The strike of the 3hthracite miners
today enters upon itS one hundred and
fifth day. and the situation is little
changed from what 1t was two months
ago. The past week was uneventful
locally, and save for the starting of
another colliery and washery, and the
arrests following the riots attendant
upon work at the Dodge, was barren
| of developments.
President John Mitchell, of the Mine
Workers. has returned from Chicago,
and arrived in Wilkes-Barr Saturday
night. He is likely to be in this city
today. He is rather reticent about his
Western trip, and denies all knowledge
of any conferences to be held with
j. Pierpont Morgan, for the purpose of
settling the strike.
Operations were Saturday resumed at
the Brsbin washery of the Delaware.
| Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company in North Scranton. full
force of men worked, without any in
reference. Practically all the wash
| cries in the valley are now being oper-
ated, as we'll as about half a dozen
! collieries. All of the companies are
working at various of their collieries,
| OH minor repairs, and are in readiness
| to start up at few hours notice.
AGGRESSIVE MEASURES.
Unless settlement is effected by
| the first of next month present indi-
cations are that aggressive measures
will be taken by the companies and
work resumed at several more col
lieries. During the great strike of 1899,
no work was done at any of the COL
lieries by the big companies, and the
fact that this strike is characterized
by a steady though gradual resump-
tion of work at their mines, seems in
dicative of the fact that an entirely
different policy is being pursued by
them.
A fire destroyed large frame dwell
ing on Main street, Priceburg, early
Saturday morning, and it's owner.
James Riley, a miner in the Storr's
colliery, declares he is certain that the
blaze is of incendiary origin. He has
been abused constantly, since he has
worked at the colliery. and Saturday
said he was sure the building had been
fine 1,,y hi ofc
had been made that such would take
place. The structure was vacant, and
no satisfactory explanation can be
given of any natural cause of the fire.
Rilcys home adjoined the building
The officers of the West Scranton
locals of the United Mine Workers Of
America will meet tomorrow afternoon
at . o'clock. in Jayne's hall. A joint
meeting of the Olyphant mine workers
was held Saturday at Father Mathew
hall.
TROUBLE SATURDAY.
There was trouble Saturday at the
Elm street bridge when crowds of strik-
ing miners intercepted and interfered
with men going to work at the Dodge
colliery. Several arrests were made,
and nineteen more men will be arraign-
ed before Alderman Nj. j. Ruddy, this
morning.
Word was received at police head
quarters early Saturday morning that
a crowd Of fully two hundred men had
cOngregated and We're causing trouble.
Lieutenant Feeney responded with a
squad of patrolman and arrested three
of the men, John Stevens of Hampton
street; Edward Schlager Of Park Hill,
and Thomas Brook of Main avenue.
The three We're arraigned before
Police Magistrate John T. Howe and
were each fined $40 and costs. The
men We're represented at the hearing
by Attorneys John j. Murphy, Frank
Lynch and Ralph l.. Levy. Patrolman
McHale and McNIullen and Lieutenant |
Feeney and Zuffas Buganski were four
of the witnesses. The latter had been
struck with stones, but was unable to
identify any of the prisoners as partici- |
pants in the rioting.
Mrs. Leonard Schlegle of Eynon |
street was Saturday arraigned before |
Alderman Ruddy and held in $500 bail, |
on charges preferred by Mrs. Elizabeth |
Snyder. The latter claimed that Mrs. |
was largely instrumental in |
the throwing of stones and |
abuse of her son Robert, when he was |
on his way to work Friday morning,
at the new Bellevue washery, now in
course of construction.
Joseph Berry was held in 5000 bail by
Alderman Ruddy on charges preferred
by Deputy John Stone, who claimed
Berry intercepted him, when he was
on his way home from the Dodge COL
Jerry. Berry was represented by At
eorney Ralph l., Levy.
FROM MINING JOURNAL.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
Of Saturday says of the strike:
The situation at the anthracite mines
shows little change, A few more men
are busy and the number of mines and
washeries busy is slightly greater The
operators maintain the same position as
at the beginning of the strike and there
Is little chance that they will agree TO
any compromise when they are steadily,
4 very slowly, resuming the production
1f coal, The strike leaders profess TO
be satisfied with the situation, though
'eports of dissatisfaction over the relief
received by the idle men continue The
ak of help from political leaders and of
by J. p. Morgan may keep
he men idle for while, but a break is
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