The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-22

ing-Quiet at Duryea.
The one hundred and second day OF
the strike was signalized by work be-
ing resumed at the Won Storch mine
of the Delaware and Hudson company
and the washery of the Nay Aug Coal
company at Dunmore. There was nc
disturbance at either place.
1t is said that about eighty men are
at work at the Won Storch. which Is
the sixth colliery in this city to resume
operations. one hundred and seven-
teen loaded mine cars were yesterday
hoisted and run through the breaker.
Much of this coal has been standing In
the mine for some time. 1t was report
ed last night that the West Ridge col
| liery of the New York, Ontario and
| Western will resume operations today.
With reference to the general strike
situation President Nichols, of District
No. 1, said yesterday:
THE statements of the operators say
ing that the strike will be settled only
upon the unconditional surrender of
| the miners, serves only to make the
miners stronger and more determined
to win. see by the press dispatches
of yesterday that President Truesdale,
of the Lackawanna. said that he was
| satisfied with the way the collieries
have resumed. Now l want to say the
operators have not succeeded in getting
to work as much as one per cent. of
the men required to fill the miners
| places, and the combined output of the
collieries reported to be running does
not equal the regular output of one
good colliery in this vicinity.
PRESIDENT BAER CRITICIZED.
Concerning the published letter of
President Baer to Mr.. Clark. in which
he says: The rights and interests Of
the laboring man will be protected and
cared for-not by the agitators, but by
Christian men, whom God, in his infin-
lite wisdom, has given control Of the
property interests / will ask the ques-
ton, have the trustees mentioned given
an eight-hour day to any class of labor
without a fight for it? Have they CIV
Ell increased wages without labor fight
ing for it? In fact. has the self-con-
stituted trustees of God given anything
to labor that labor has not forced
from their hands. Are we not taught
that satan said: All these Kingdoms
will l give unto thee if thou fallest
down and worship me-. Who gives the
control? Satan or God?'
general report was yesterday cir
culated about the city that the Won
Superintendent G. c. Rose, of the
Delaware and Hudson companys coal
department, denied that the Won Storch
was really in operation. Its true
that we have a number of men work.
ing today" said he, but you can't say
that the colliery's running. All we did
today was run quantity of coal
through the breaker"
The Nay Aug companys washery has
fifteen men employed, and six cars of
coal day, or one hundred and seventy
five tons, is the output. No work has
yet been started at the Nay Aug col
lieTy.
BACK AT. WORK.
The places of the men who We're pre-
vented from going to work Wednesday
at the Dodge colliery were all filled
yesterday. A number of the men sum-
moned sufficient courage to report at
the colliery, despite the interference of
the previous day, and new men re-
ported in place of the others.
About one hundred men are now at
work at the Dodge, all of them old
hands. I'm fact" says Assistant SUI
perintendent Tobey, "all of the men
employed at our collieries which are
now in operation are old hands. We
haven't an import among them"
There We're few developments in the
local situation yesterday. All was
quiet at the Mine Workers headquar-
ters. from which District President
II. D. Nichols and Secretary-Treasurer
John 7. Dempsey We're absent the
greater part of the day. The big mass
meeting at Throop engaged their atten-
tion during the Afternoon. A short par
ade was held before the mass meeting,
which was held in the Throup grove.
President Nichols, Vice President
Adam Ryscavage, Secretary-Treasurer
Dempsey and National Board Member
John Fallon, of Wilkes Barre, were
among the speakers. Mother Mary"
Jones was expected to address the
meeting, but she has left the city, hav-
ing been called to West Virginia.
. The Warnke washery, at Duryea, was
4h oPSia'ioii yesieludy, anu not tHe
least attempt was made to interfere
with the employees. No crowds congre-
gated about the place. and those in
charge stated that there We're not the
least indications of any trouble brew
ing. The force of men at the washery
was yesterday increased by a small
number of Italian laborers, who were
taken down from this city. The ordi-
nary capacity of the washery Is twenty
cars. and very nearly that output is
now being maintained.
NO DEVELOPMENTS.
There have been no new develop-
ments in the shooting at the Edgerton
washery. Superintendent S. B. Thorne,
of the Temple company, was out of the
city yesterday, and the detectives who
are at work on the case have not yet
made any arrest.
Efforts are being industriously made
by the strike leaders to find work in
other fields for the men. A number of
communications We're yesterday morn
ing received at local headquarters from
Indianapolis, conveying information re-
garding a number of companies who
need extra help.
Among these are the Skaget Coal and
Coke company, of Cokedale, Wash,
which wants forty or fifty men. "A
letter from President Gilday, of Dis
trict 2, states that one hundred men