The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-26

Company-Number of Arrests Were
Made Yesterday.
| The officials OF the Temple Iron COM
pany are threatening to take legal ac-
| ton against the police authorities OF
| Duryea, on account of the arrest of
| two of their employees at the Babylon
colliery, and it is very likely that on
! the return this morning of General
Manager s. B. Thorne from New York,
proceedings will be instituted.
Counsel has been consulted and the
company officials are fully determined
| to push the matter. The company has
had about eighteen men at work pump
| ing out the colliery, during the past
three weeks Saturday afternoon one
of the special police, Max Plant, and
a cook, julius Morgan, who had been
away from the colliery since the morn
ing. started to walk back to work from
the Duryea station. They claim they
had only walked Il short distance when
crowd gathered around them.
One man, who appeared possessed OF
some legal authority. elbowed his way
through the mass of men and, an
nouncing himself as a constable, re-
| marked: you fellers got any guns on
you?"
THEY WE'RE ARRESTED.
Both men were armed but not wish
ing to cause any trouble by a display
of their firearms, denied that they had
any on them. They were promptly
seized and searched, and when the
weapons were found, were hurried to
the Duryea Jail. They say that they
were granted no hearing, and were only
released on paying a fine.
Today will be characterized by re-
sumption of work at the Avondale COL
liery of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Railroad company, near Ply
mouth. Officials of the Lackawanna
coal department stated yesterday that
unless something unforeseen should oc-
cur, work would be resumed today with
a force of about fifty men. A small
amount of work was done there yester-
day, and work will be resumed in earn
est this morning.
All was quiet yesterday at the mine
workers headquarters. President +. D.
Nichols was absent, and Secretary
Treasurer John r. Dempsey, who was
indisposed the latter part of last week.
was back at work again. President
Nichols was in Newark yesterday and
addressed public meeting there last
night.
TO START WASHERY.
The following is copy OF letter 1r-
livered yesterday to John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America:
Mr.. John Mitchell. President United
Mine Workers of America, Wilkes
Barre. Pa.
Sir: Relying upon the sincerity of your
oft-repeated statements that you. as
president, and the officials of the United
Mine Workers of America, are opposed to
intimidation, violence and any and every
kind of lawlessress. and as it appears
you have counseled it's members to strict
compliance with the law at all times. this
company proposes to resume work at it's
National washery at South Scranton on
or about the 9th inst. and to ship to
market It's product of steam sizes Of an
thracite coal.
In view of the fact that you and Dis
trict President Nichols. OF Scranton, in
whose district our washery is located,
have always deprecated the hiring of
armed men to protect the workmsn,
claiming that this was not necessary. no
deputies guards or coal and iron police
will be employed. and to our knowledge
none of the men who will be at work
upon the prer -, will carry weapons OF
any kind Their safety will be in your
hands.
We now request that you. as president
OF the miners union, instruct its men,
bers, by proclamation or otherwise, not
only to refrain from any overt act against
our employees while at work. or going to.
or returning from work. but that they
remain away from the immediate neigh
borhood of the washery in order that
every man employed by this company
may freely exercise his right to earn
living for himself and those dependent
upOn him. without fear of molestation
This letter will be delivered to you by
one of our employees, and Il copy of it is
being mailed to the press of Scranton and
Wilkes Barre, with the request that it be
published Yours truly,
North American Coal Company,
(SiSned n. w. Anthony, President
ARRESTS MADE.
Robert Snyder. of Eynon street. had
James Joyce, of Hampton street, ar
raigned before Alderman Ruddy yes
terday morning, on the charge of as
snult and battery. The defendant was
held in $500 bail
Lizzie Snyder, sister OF Robert had
Thomas Coggns arraigned on the
charge of melting a riot He furnished
$500 bail. Robert Snyder also caused
the arrest of William j. Thomas.
member of the district executive board
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, on the charge of melting a riot.
He was held in $500 bail
Snyder works at the Bellevue wash
cry, and claims to have been inter-
cepted and assaulted by a mob last
Friday morning, while on his way to
work. The defendants, it is alleged,
We're among the crowd who attacked
him. His sister was also in the scuffie,
and claims to have been maltreated by
the crowd.
William Woodbridge. of Hennessy
court, appeared before Alderman Ruddy
yesterday and had Edward Graham, of
Park Place, arrested for threatening to