The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-14

TO help MIN enforce the law. And why
shouldn't we? We are all American
citizens, or desirous of American citi.
zenship, and love the old flag as mucl,
as any coal and iron policeman, to say
the least"
District Vice-President Adam Rys-
cavage spoke in the same strain as the
| others. delivering his remarks In Pol
ish. He dwelt particularly on the i'm
portance of the struggle, what victory
and defeat each meant. and the neces-
sity of making sacrifices to achieve VIC
tory. The present struggle. lie de-
clared, was not even second in import
ance to the American revolution in the
uplifting Of humanity.
HASN'T ASKED FOR TROOPS.
A vaguely worded, hazy sort of a dis
patch sent out yesterday by one of the
pony press associations serving the
afternoon papers hereabouts told that
two companies of the militia stationed
at Shenandoah were to be despatched
respectively, to Duryea and Throop, on
requisition of Sheriffs Jacobs and
Schadt. Sheriff Schadt says that as far
as he Is concerned the story Is a pure,
unadulterated fake. He has made no
requsition for troops and has had alb
solutely no communication whatever
with Harrisburg regarding troops since
the strike began.
business man in this city, who is a
close personal friend of National Presi-
dent Mitchell, of the Mine Workers,
was accosted in his store yesterday by
yelled woman, dressed in black, with
H. tot,,
against attending the Dickson City
mass meeting.
why, what's the matter?" the wo-
man was asked.
II see by the papers that you are a
friend of Mr.. Mitchell. I know that
there is a plot afoot to assassinate
him, and that the deed is to be done
today when he goes to that meeting in
Dickson City. l want you to stop him
from going there"
He isn't going. He is unable to at
tend,' the business man suggested.
"Thank God" said the woman, and
with that she disappeared.
Whether she was talking knowingly,
or is just crazy, is a question. The
chances are that she is one of those
persons who think things.
OPERATIONS POSTPONED.
Once more the resumption of opera
tions at the Warnke washery, in Dur
yea, is postponed. 1t was the inten-
ton to start up yesterday morning. but
the stockade was not completed and the
washery workmen, in consequence,
were not taken to the plant. The
sf,si1y
made their presence known. Not find
ing any colliers to molest, they at
tackled the carpenters engaged on the
stochade and, driving them to cover,
proceeded to tear down the stockade.
Mr.. Warnl1e had telephoned for
Sheriff Jacobs at the first signs Of
trouble, and as the work of destroying
the fence was under way, Deputy
Sheriff Rodda and posse of five ap-
peared on the scene. The mob was dis
persed without any difficulty and work
on the stockade was yesumed.
Throop was quiet yesterday and last
night.
CONDITION OF TRADE.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
says of the anthracite coal trade:
Supplies of anthracite all over the coun-
try are getting low, and the public is
anxious to see mining resumed. Much of
the alarm shown by uniformed writer's
in the daily press is, however, ground
less. 1t can be asserted on the best au-
thOrity that the companies as they re-
sumo mining will charge the regular Win
ter rates for coal after Sept. ], as per
schedule. and If retail prices are higher
than last winter it will not be because of
higher wholesale prices. There is no need
of consumers in the east getting excited
yet. In past years October has come
without winter buying being strong. In
the west the situation is different. One
or two roads will doubtless make special
efforts to get coal up the lakes, since they
get good returns on the traffic, but there
is bound to be marked shortage of an
thracite at the docks at upper lake points
when navigation closes.
At Duluth some docks are bare of an
thracite, and others have but very little.
No coal is for sale except for consump-
tion nearby, and rail orders are rejected.
At Mississippi and Missouri river points
dealers are trying to get Colorado anthra-
cite. the price of which has been adj
vanced zoe. per ton by the principal pro-
ducers. 1t is said that orders from points
east of the Mississippi have been re-
ceived for Colorado anthracite, but that
producers have made no attempts to fill
these orders. fearing interference by the
miners union. Arkansas semi-anthracite
will be in demand.
At Kansas City domestic sizes of Penn
sylvania anthracite are retailing at $9.50a
$40 per ton. In Chicago territory supplies
are getting low, while the demand is in
creasing. and the trade is preparing 10
depend largely on all-rail shipments for
the winters needs. Some wholesalers
have closed their yards, others occasion
ally sell a little. Prices We're advanced
Aug l, 10 cents per ton making the price
for domestic sizes $715 delivered. An en-
ira advance before long is expected by
some. The amount of anthracite received
at Milwaukee during the past two months
is not over 5000 tons. and rise in prices
is possible. Along the lower lakes and IN
Canada territory, trade is light. as sales
are restricted. Importations of Welsh
anthracite are talked of at Montreal.
PRICES ADVANCED.
At Toronto dealers have advanced the
price of domestic sizes 80 cents to 81 per
ton. In the all-rail trade and along the
Atlantic seaboard there are wide varia-
tons in the amount of coal i'm stock at
different cities and the distribution of
sizes, In general the territory near New
York city has been pretty we'll stripped
of broken size. and egg is scarce, while
stove and chestnut are in better supply;
at points east of New York there are
more of the larger sizes, while chestnut
Is scarce. Retail dealers are advancing
prices as supplies grow low, and an un-
easiness over winter supplies Is growing.
The following retail prices are noted
Albany, 81; Amsterdam, n, ", 81; Utica,
$3.50; Poughkeepsie. ,$6 Pittsfield, Mass
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