Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-05-30
Coal Companies Deputizs Large Numbers of
Police for self-Proteotion.
NO VIOLENCE YET, BUT IT IS FEARED
EOnunion Men Are Put 10 Work in Some
Hazleton Coal Mines.
EFFECT OF STRIKE REACHES NEW YORK
Canine IL Beginning 90 he Felt and
Mineral f. Honrded I'm scant
Lots Precious
Treasure.


circulation here today that a long confer
ence was held during the morning by Sena-
tor Hanna, chairman Of the Civic fedora
tion. and George w. Perkins, representing
j. p. Morgan & Co., relative to a settle
meLt Of the anthracite coal strike.
When seen by an Associated Press re-
porter Senator Hanna refused to either
deny of confirm the report
Il have nothing to say. There has been
too much said already" he declared. Mr..
Hanna also refused to discuss the state
mont Of Frank P. Sargent. predictins. p
strike Of the soft coal miners.
Mine Owners Protect Property.
PoTTsvILLE. Pa, May 29-The coal
companies in this section are gathering
special policemen to protect their property,
and in the event of conflict On Monday
they will have a large body Of men in the
field.
The Reading company has had 125 police
men sworn in since Monday. These will
supplement It's regular force OF fifty police
men. All have been ordered to report for
duty at once. 1t is known that a strike
OF the pumpmen, engineers and iremen Is
inevitable.
With these special policemen and the
watchmen and special detectives who nave
been already employed the Reading COM
pany expects to have a sufficient force to
protect any nonunion men who may be
brought here to run the pumps.
The Saint Claire Coal company and the
Buck Mountain Coal company also had
Commissions issued to number of special
policemen. The Pennsylvania company will
bave sworn in fifty policemen before the
end Of the week and a score Of other com
panies will take similar action. Strike
laaAaro he
unnecessary They say that at present
there is no evidence of violence on the part
OF the strikers.
Nonunion Men at work.
HAzLEToN. Pa, May 29.--Eleven non
union men brought here last night from
Philadelphia were put to work today at the
Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee g. Co, to
all the places OF striking firemen and pump
runners. This ID the first importation of
nonunion men into the district.
1t was learned today on what appeared
to be reliable authority that, II necessary,
the coal companies will next week arrange
for an interchange Of engineers, hremen
and 'pumpmen who have signifed their
willingness to remain at work, but not in
their own districts According to this ar
rangement men from the schuylkill region
are to be sent to Wilkesbarre, those from
Wilkesbarre TO shamokin. Owing to the
Seticence Of both the company representa-
tives and the mine workers leaders this
information cannot be confirmed.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company today
made provision for housing and boarding
its hremen and pump runners at the No. 4
colliery, its largest operation in the dis
trict.
Anthracite Coal Famine.
NEW YORK. May 29.-According to re-
tail coal dealers this city will enter today
upon the irst day OF its real anthracite
coal famine since the strike Of miners. Not
cargo was in sight in the market yester-
day. The stocks OF many OF the yards are
= depleted entirely by the severe drain Of
the last two weeks and nowhere except in
the yards of the railroads. where coal is
boarded by the thousands of tons could be
had even a glimpse OF the mineral.
PHILADELPHIA. May 29.-The Pennsyi-
vania railroad has notified coal shippers
that on and after June / 81 per day de
murrage will be charged upon cars detained
over an average Of four days at Greenwich
Point, Perth Amboy, Harslmus Cove and
Baltimore. This action will interfere very
seriously with spectators, who. taking ad-
vantage OF the anthracite strike and the
consequent increased demand for bitumin-
the cars for storage purposes. pending d
market for Il at high prices.
No Faith In Settlement.
wILKEsBARRE. May 29.-The local coal
operators do not credit the report. origi-
mating in New York, that e settlement of
the miners strike is imminent. One opera
tor says It is doubtful whether the strikers
would be permitted to return to work now
at the old wages, They probably could
return as individuals. but not in a body
and representing a union.
At strike headquarters today nothing
was known OF a contemplated settlement.
National Board Member Fallon says the
strike could not be settled fi-hand as
some persons imagine. II the coal com
panies had a proposition TO make. looking
TO the return Of the men to work a con-
vention Of miners would have to be called
and the terms offered by the operators
passed upon. This would take time.
The arrival OF President Mitchell and
what action he will take regarding the
petition OF the Scranton engineers, firemen
and pumpmen for a withdrawal Of the
strike order issued by the executive COM
mittee Of the United Mine Workers is