New-York tribune., 1902-10-17

employees and not 20 the union. and that Az
fhty are not treating with the union. the COM
mission would he hearing one side or 'ie
from party foreign 20 the consideration
question il delicate one.
According 20 President Mitchells explanation
afterward, 1T is one of the details not Fet Af-
ranged"
President Nichols said IN is in Inc hahos
ss,re,sry wilson said: 7 guess it is NJ 70
the commission"
ExpEcT DISCUSSION IN CONVENTION.
II is expected that there will be much discus
,ion in the convention on Monday about the
same questions and the strength Of the opposi-
tton may grow before that time 10 be serious
consideration OfRcisls Of the union, while ad-
uniting that there VIII he some discussion, say
that they are certain that the convention will
vote 20 resume work and accept the arbitration
pian They have been guided so well by Presi-
dent Mitchell during the strike, that now. az
the end, they viii not oppose his judgment
The convention win bring to the city about
eight hundred delegates. II is believed that It
viii take most OF Monday 10 arrange for the
business. u viii probably he over by Monday
night, IL hurried. but IL there many who
want 10 he heard II will continue until Tuesday
In that case il may he difficult 20 get notices to
sll the workers to return 10 work Thursday
as is now planned.
Once work is started and the mines in opera
ton, there will he no lack Of coal cars 10 take
The product 10 market. At no time in the his
tory OF mining have so many cars been on the
railroad and colliery sidings. There are 2oooOo
Of them each holding from twenty-five 10 sixty
tons
That the friction between the union and tho
non-union men is great. and that trouble may
a
factory state. is more and more evident daily.
This afternoon General Schal Of the First Bri-
gade received word from the operators, and
later made this statement:
Il have been notified that there may be more
trouble now than before, and that. owing TO the
III feeling between the men now on strike ana
those at work. which viii he intenslhea
when they work side 10y side there is fear OF
many outbreaks. ] shall send the I'd Regiment
10 the Hazeton region tomorrow and station
one battalion at McAdo. adding TO the patrols IN
that region about six hundred men. have no
idea when the troops will begin 10 leave the
region. certainly not while there is fear Of trou-
he. General Miller NAV leave the decision 10
his brigade commanders and allow them TO send
the men home, one regiment al time, as the
atmosphere clears"
WORKER SHOOTS a STRIKER
a number or the workers were allaNheu "1'
their way home tonight. and others were hooted
and abused. One Of them, Charles Smith. an
emplcye at the Scott colliery, near Shamokln'
who has been staying at the coery, thought 1t
safe TO leave there tonight and started home
He had not gone fag when he was calleo a
''scah" and other names by George GelSel SO II
is alleged. and some blows were struck. Sfnlth
went home got a revolver. ana then returned 10
lind Ceisel whom he shot on sight, emptylng his
revolver -Four % the shots took erect. Felsel
is now dying in the hospital
smith. as crowd gathered AT the sounds Of
the shots, took refuge in q saloon. The ponce
arrived just IN time 10 save him from the angry
crowd They trying TO arouse enough
courage 10 n sh in and lynch him. The soldiers
arrived at tie same time as the police, ana
aided in taking the man to jail. A large crowd
is sbout the streets tonight talking about the
affafr hut there is no trouble expected. The
soldiers are keeping close guard
Frederick Grant. coachman Tor EoNaru
NYelles of this city was held up on the noun
iain near here tonight by two men, who tried
10 rob him. Grant refused to give UP ms Nalu-
ahles and was shot at three times one bulet
striking him in the leg. he escaped anu i
now in the hospital