Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-06
PRESIDENT NAY INTERFERE
Minsn Expect White House to Furuist
Solution Of Trouble.
WILLING TO kRBTRETt DIFFERENCES
work Trnin Loaded with Nonunion
Men is DerEiled. hut No
One is Hurt in the
Accident.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 5.-The Htten-
tion OF the gtrikinE miners today was
turned toward the White House n Wash
ingtou. A new hope has arisen in the
breasts Of the men that the president Of
the United States, al the suggestion oi
the New YORK Board Of TRADE. may take
up the task Of attempting TO bring miner
and mine owner together.
There as q strong belief here that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will take up the matter and
try to work our solution o. the problem.
Mine workers about strike headquarters
feel that the great coal companies can
not turn a dUEf ear 10 the chief magis-
trate and that II be can bs prevailed upon
10 step into the breach IL is not improb-
able that the operators would recede from
the stand they have taken. The miners,
1t is known, are willing to urbitrate.
President Mitchell had nothing 10 say
when Rpproa cheo on the new move to have
the president take 3 hand in the settle
ment Of the strike.
Stfu Losing EnEfneers-
The coal companies continue 10 lose en-
gtneeS, hremen and pumpmen. Many Of
tie men who are now quitting are doing
80 through fear Of bodily harm. Reports
come into WilkesbRrre almost hourly OF
men on their way 70 or from the mines
being attacked The attacking parties in
most cases are boys and young men and
their favorite method is throwing stones.
Several men have been hurt. but az YET
no serious injuries have been inflicted on
anyone.
The coal and iron police, Of whom there
are more than 5000 in the field are keep
ing very quiet, remaining ID seclusion
within the lines Of company property. The
chief OF the coal and iron police of one
big compHny said today
II there is going to be any trouble the
strikers must start It So long as they
remain on the ouside Of the company lines
there viii be no disturbances but we viii
not be responsible for what happens If the
miners cross the line.
The entire Wyoming valley is very quiet
today.
strikers Make a Demonstration.
SCRANTON, Pa, June THE Lauka-
wanna valley had its first demonstration
against the working engineers, fremen and
pump runners today. No serious disorder
attended it, but il was effective in inducing
8 large number Of these men 10 give up
their employment Al TIE mines in and
about OlyphRnt. where the Delaware & Hud-
son company had been fairly successful in
keeping its steam plEnIs II operation.
The march was the result Of q meeting
last night of the five local unions Of that
section, and began shortly after 6 o'clock
this morning. the marchers inIercepting the
men going TO the day shift or returning
home from the nights work These were
taken in tow by pickets and persuaded 10
meet the leaders Of the mRrchers, who
finally got the men TO join their rRnks.
There WIS no attempt al violence. The
company expected some move OF this kind.
but its special policemen were wholly in
adequate 10 block the plans Of the march
ers
The LAckawRnnR company also suffered
the loss Of its steam men at its Brisbane.
CuyRhogs and MRnville mines this morn
ing and a. strike headquarters the claim
is made that The company viii not have Z
dozen old men working by the end Of the
week.
District President Nichols also had re-
ports that many OF the new men, unused
10 the work of iremen, are also desertinE
The companies.
Quiet Al HaEleton.
HAZLETON, Pa, June B.-The strike
situation in this region Is quiet today. A
man, claiming TO be one OF the special
officers brought up from Philadelphia.
called al mine workers headquarters and
informed the officers that II was the desire
Of the seventy wRtchmen quartered IN the
Yorktown store building 10 return home.
He asked the assistance Of the mine work
ers in getting the men back. The mine
workers are looking into the matter. A
foreman and timekeeper al Yorktown quit
today when asked 10 take Ihs places Of
strikers.
npprcpT-pr pn Inn. ch.-i+ ID ,4%
swore in q small force Of deputies today
for duty IN the Lykens valley coal region.
Trouble is brewing III Lyksns and wicon-
/ isco and the sheriff says trouble is likely tu
! occur al any moment. Three hundred men
cunEregBted on the outside Of the coIliery
/ II Lyksns today and tried 10 prevent the
! hrsmsn and pumpmsn from going to work
/ The striking miners refuse 10 serve as
/ deputies and the sheriff Was forced 10 Sc
cure deputies in this city.
work Train is DeraiIed.
! PITTsTON, Pa, June b.-Ths Erie com
pRny's work train, carrying nOnuniOn msr
/ to the mines Of the company, was deraIled
/ in Hughestown today by running into ar
! obstruction OF rocks which had been piled
/ on The tracks. No one WAS injured. All
/ the nonuniuD men Al work IN The various
\ cullieriss OF the Erie company are housed
/ IN one building and are distributed every
morning 10 the mines by special trRinE
4 II is supposed that strike sympHthizert
placed the rocks on the tracks.
| SHAMOKIN, Pa, June b.-Owing 10 the
scarcity Of nOnunion men here the Union
ana Mineral Coal companies were forced
/ today 10 put main once clerks 10 work IN
/ the boiler rooms Of their eOIlieries. The
strikers made no demonstration against
them as they walked into the boiler houses
The Ninth district United Mine Workers
! headquarters today reports all coIlieries II
! the local district free Of union men, willis
q number OF nonUniun men are said 10 bt