The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-13


liery-Interview with Vice Presi-
dent Loomis, of the Lackawanna.
After the smoke of Monday nights
battle at Throop had cleared away,
Sheriff Schadt and few of his deputies
made Il search of the woods, where the
strikers had taken their position. and
while beating the brush came across
Hungarian walking with cane.
The sheriff took him in tow, and dis
covered that the cane was In reality
the barrel of single -barreled jointed
shotgun. and that the Hungarian had
the stock concealed under his coat.
Warden Simpson, of the county Jail,
was given charge of the fellow and
directed to take him to Joe Lahotsky's
saloon, near the boulevard, and wait
with him there until the party was
ready to return to Scranton. After
securing the woods further the sheriff
repaired to the saloon, only to find that
the prisoner had gotten away. He had
made an excuse to go to the bar to get
a cigar and on reaching the barroom
made successful bolt for liberty.
Sheriff Schadt suspended the warden
pending an investigation.
Throop was quiet yesterday and last
night. Sheriff Schadt. with Deputies
Ferber and Weisman, went there early
in the evening and remained until after
8 o'clock. No disturbance took place.
THE WOMEN MARCHED.
The members of the Dickson local of
the United Mine Workers had a picnic
yesterday in grove a few hundred
yards north of the colliery. They
wanted to show, they said that despite
the fact that the colliery is in oper-
alton and that their treasurer defaulted
with the $475 remaining in the treas
ury, they are still happy and united.
About fifty women and children,
headed by John Crabb, a member of
the local, formed a procession at the
picnic grounds at o'clock in the after
noon and marched around the breaker
Police Lieutenant Palmer and Patrol
man Watkins sought to have them give
over the demonstration, but they re-
fused, and as they had a permit from
the city to conduct parade, the. Off
GERS were powerless to interfere
Attorney Joseph OBrien, represent
ing the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany, waited on Sheriff Schadt with a
complaint to the effect that the process
sion was bent on intimidating the
workmen at the Dickson and should be
prevented. The parade was over be-
fore the sheriff could make any move
in the matter.
No attempt was made to molest the
workmen. The paraders simply marched
along the streets adjacent to the col
liery and returned to the picnic. No
disturbance of any kind occurred.
The expected trouble at Duryea did
not occur yesterday. The starting up
of the Warnke washery was postponed
until today. Fully 1900 strikers and
their sympa athizers gathered around the
washery, yesterday morning, bent on
preventing any workmen from reach
ing the place Sheriff Jacobs, it is said,
will have fifty deputies on hand this
morning to prevent disorder.
MIR. LOOMS IN CITY.
Vice President L. +. Loomis, of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company, was here yesterday on one of
his periodical trips. To Tribune re-
porter he said that all talk of the Oper-
ators making concessions is the purest
nonsense and that the strike will only
end by the miners returning to work
as they came out.
Regarding the statement of Presi-
dent Mitchell that the operators, if vic
torious, will recoup their strike losses
by reducing the wages of the men, Mr..
Loomis said:
THE Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western miners will be allowed to re-
turn to work on the same terms and
under the same conditions that OBJ
tanned when they were taken from
their employment by the strike lead
ers, If there are any grievances to be
adjusted they will be adjusted as here
tofore 1t is up to the miners to say
how much more of a sacrifice they are
willing to make for the agitators who
led them into this trouble"
The Delaware and Hudson companys
force at the Marvine is increasing daily |
and the company expects to be able to
start operations in short time.
A mass meeting of the strikers of
Priceburg and vicinity will be held at
the Dickson City rife range this after
noon. President Mitchell is expected to |
be one of the speakers
Brewery Workers local, No. So. last
night voted to donate $1OO to the |