New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
IMINE OFFICIALS CONFER.
STRIKERS CONTINUE To TRY BY vIO-
LENCE TO PREVENT RESUMPTION.

tBT TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSEl
Wilkesbarre. Penn, Sept 27.-PIans for the
resumption of work at a number of coIlieries
and washeries re being arranged by the opera
tors. who are anxious to take advantage of the
presence in the upper coal field of the soldiers.
To-day there meeting of the most i'm
portant operators. at which the civil and mill
tary authorities represented. The opera
tors discussed the arrangements for protecting
the workers and the whole situation was talked
in detail After the meeting they refused
state where the new operations would be
what the plans were for protecting the men.
An effort will be made not only to guard the
workers on their way TO and from the mines,
but TO protect them in their houses at night and
prevent the intimidation of their wives and
children which has been one of the chief causes
of keeping many away from work.
It is the belief of the operators that with the
force of soldiers in the field-there are 1000
in the upper coal region. where most of the work
is being homework can be successfully resumed
at the collieries it is proposed to start. Sheriff
Jacobs has the 9Th and 9th regiments to call
on for protection while Sheriff Schadt. of Lack
awanna County. has the 18th and the Sth- The
Sth is on the line between Luzerne and Lacka-
wanna counties and is ordered to answer calls
from either county.
Those present at to-day's meeting, which was
held in the Lehigh Valley offices here, were:
c. c. Rose general superintendent OF the Della
war and Hudson: l. D. Thorne. general super
intendent of the Temple Coal and IRON Com
pany: s. D. Warrner general manager OF the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company; Frederick NJ
Chase. chief clerk of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company: w J. Richardson. general superin-
tendent of the Iehigh and Wilkesbdrre Coal
Company: Morris Williams. manager OF the
Susquehanna Coal Company; Captain "llharn
A. May general superintendent OF the Erie
company; R. A. Phillips. superintendent OF the
coal department of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western company; A c Lelsenrlng' dlVl-
sion superintendent OF Coke Bros & Co.; Col
onel C. Bow Dougherty. Of the "th Regiment
Sheriff Albert H. Jacobs. Deputy SheriH Joseph
Jacobs. A C Campbell attorney for the Shertn;
A H McClintock. attorney for the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western company; George X
Bedford attorney for the Delaware and Hud-
son company: J. Butler Woodward, attorney for
the Lehigh Valley Company and A l. VIII
Jams attorney for the Susquehanna coal COM
pany
The irritation caused by the shipment of coal
from various parts of the region led 10 SeNel@i
at+acks on the coal trains this morning Al
Jenkins switch, near here. dynamite was placed
on the track Of the Lehigh valley COMPANY
with the evident intention of wrecking coal
train. An eaStbOund frelSHt' HO''N'o-' S
ahead and the engine struck the dynamite
which was so skilfully placed that the concus-
sion expIoded it. The engine and one car were
nartlv wrecked and thrown from the track Ihe
cra1y escaped injury. The detectives OF the ran
road ba,iave that number of Italians are gun
" though there is no clew to then-
EnuaIIv serious were two attempts III 'He
,ou.ar mart of the district. Phliadelpiiid anu
paadtrg engine was sent to the POTTS coihery,
- Ashland with orders to haul out loaoeo
- Strikers had heard OF IT, ana olocheu u @ Iiie
tex near the colliery. asselllOlIiis 60 - - =
tsad etrong The engine was stoned ana the
hunoreu i su 81 vas attacked, John sullivan
tmaI.,,ean being seriously hurt. Inc ensnls
n VI driI,an off and forty deputies, VINO huiIIeu .
W. ~ scene had a hard strussie, at rIiiieo me-
-, =. haDd to drive away the SITihels
ii'it ~, Of the Sth Regiment was sent 10 Iiie
COMPANY +ha train was hauled away unoer
guard &c Superintendent Robert
HaVlns force of workers from the Cen
i' ~ onierv last night, the strikers were ue-
trana csi. "a ~ they should not get back All the
tas telliIiile we're guarded and every passenger
appi p teirbt train which passed through zen
1T. during the night was searclea ioI tie
~ ti'Ii" rroi. morning a company or Inc oth hegl-
@ men. t l 70 the scene. The strikers dispersed
@ ~ soldiers arrival, and the coal was taken
-. - .bot coIliery also. CROWDS surrounded the
49,, N1abanoy colliery also. IN ANTICIPATION OF
noaI heing moved from there. but none was
80 md rhe crowd dispersed Tonight
hnn+har instance of violence was the Sending
of a tbreatening letter TO Anthony terocco,
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