Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-06-16
BOTH SIDES
ARE WAITING
Miners and Operators Say
Peace Is Not in Sight.
Strikers Induce Many Fire
Bosses to Join Them in
the BattIe--OtherS Are to
Come Out Tomorrow.

The situation in the anthracite region
today can be almost entirely expressed
In the one word-waiting. Both sides
are keeping hawk-like eyes open and no
move appears to be made without news
OF 1t reaching the opposition camp with
almost the rapidity OF direct telegraphic
line. The mine workers are still devot-
ing all their energies toward getting out
the few old pnmpmen, firemen and en-
gineers who are still at work, and try
ing to get tho fire bosses to join in the
movement.
They report considerable success along
this line, but the operators deny that
they are losing men enough to give them
any alarm, and they also say that they
have applications from many who want
to come back and whose services will be
engaged just as soon as it becomes GER
tain that adequate protection can be
furnished, The operators claim, how
ever, is not given much credence, as
they are appealing daily to the employ
ment agencies in the large cities to send
them more iiremen and engineers.
The strikers expect to see great
many pumpmen, firemen and engineers
quit work on Tuesday, when all who do
not join in the strike movement will
have their names made public as unfair
workmen. The effect of this publca-
tion of names is likely to have the
sweeping effect intended.
Yesterday in various districts meet
ings were held by local brotherhoods of
railroad employees. Practically all of
these gatherings passed resolutions of
sympathy with the strikers, and in sew
eral cases the men agreed to protest
against carrying soft coal into anthra-
cite territory or moving supplies for the
mine guards and non-union men sta
toned at the colieries.
President Mitchell had long talk
yesterday with Patrick Gilday, of the
central Pennsylvania district, and settl-
ed several local disputes. Gilday said
that the soft coal men will all contrib
ute money to aid the anthracite miners
when it Is asked for. The Illinois soft
coal men will be here this week and
President Mitchell says that their
journey is also on questions of local dis
pute in the Western states.
Meetings of fire bosses were held yes
terday throughout the regions. The
strikers say that one-haf of 500 fire
bosses in the anthracite districts will
quit work today or tomorrow.
Good order is still preserved through
out the region, and all talk of calling
out the militia has been abandoned. At
Scranton yesterday deputy was found
shot at a coliery where he was watch
ing and an investigation showed that
he probably wounded himself.
house at West Hazleton, occupied
by man named Appelgate, who has
three sons and a boarder working at
Cranberry, was injured with dynamite
early Saturday morning. All the family
was out of the building at tho time,
huddled on rear porch, and the at
tempt to place the blame on the strikers
has failed.
Last night rnmor was current on
the streets that settlement had been
effected. Notwithstanding that promi-
nent members Of the union denied all
knowledge of the rumor, the report was
persistently circulated and found several
hnliavar,