The Washington times., 1902-06-02
BASEBALL AMATEUR AND PROFESS|ONAL-ATELET|CS
FIRST CRISIS IN THE
MINE STRIKE TODAY
tContinued from First Plge)


Within these fortifcations those man
ming the pumping machinery will be fed
and housed.
II must be a formidable mob that
would venture TO assail them under such
circumstances. aud such an assault
would surely mean dreadful bloodshed.
for coal and iron policemen, heavily
armed. will protect all mining premises
at whatever cost But tina. is not all.
st the FIRST symptoms Of seri7us trouble
in some cnuniies at least. there viii bn
at once n call upon the governor icr
troops.
These who know the miners OF this
region beE; have little faith in Mr.
Mitchell being able TO restrain them.
They have already shown symptoms OF
turbulence. Drivers of wagons hauling
coal from culm hanks-something which
in no manner is involved in the strike
have been ass ultcd and their wagons
wrecked. There are plenty Of people
here today, and people not given to SEN
sational views OF things. who fear that
before another Sunday comes around
there may be serious trouble.
Violence Useful.
There are those, too, who believe that
it is within the designs Of some OF the
more radical strike leaders that there
shall be trouble. The sentiment among
the miners was far from being unani-
nous for the strike. This, of course, in
wolves the possibility of line of cleay-
age developing in the outward compact
force OF men now under the control OF
the strike managers
With the advent OF the suffering in
evitablc If the strike continues. the
tendency of this cleavage line would be
too rapidly widened. The bitterness in
cident to physical violence might have
a tendency to delay, If not prevent. the
split which such a state OF affairs rem
ders probable Hence, say some OF the
more passimistic observers here. the
among the strike leaders might
not be displeased TO see few heads
broken.
As for Mitchell. his demeanor is one
of outward confidence and calmness.
All the Indications of today. he says. are
as they were last night. He says he
believes there will be general re-
sponsc on the part of the engineers.
fremen and pumpmen to quit work to-
morrow in response to the order. He
no trouble anywhere in the
region has heard no reports to indi-
cate danger CT trouble.
Day OF Conferences.
\ large part of the day was spent by
him in conference with the district Of
hcers and committees cf one kind and
another. In the afternoon Sheriff
Charles II. schadt, Of Lackawanna
county. the same who issued the proc
Of warning, came over from
Scranton and was in conference for an
hour or more with Mr.. Mitchell. All he
would say about his visit was that it
was merely a friendly call.
The fourth week of the strike begins |
tomorrow. Allowing them six days /
week Of labor. which they would have
had in the condition Of the coal market. /
the loss to the miners for the three /
weeks Of idlcness is s3.s90. 600: the loss |
to other employees put cut of work be- !.
cause Of the strike is $500. coo: and the |
loss to the operators is S7.SC0.OOo Thus
the loss TO date by the strike to en-
ployers and employees is s12 2.59i, 900. The |
business men of tho region estimate
their loss at approximately s., ,225 GOO.