Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-07-03
NEWS FROM THE MINERS.
Progress of the Great Anthracite
Coal Strike.

from the posting of the first of the
unfair lists, which the miners
strike headquarters in Wilkesbarre
directed the local unions to procure
and publish.
While the leaders at strike head
quarters say the slight detection Of
engineers and pumpmen at Nanticokc
does not amount to anything, when it
is remembered that more than t47, 800
men are on strike, the actions of the
union officials did not show it. Dis
trict Board Member John FaIlon
spent yesterday there and last
night District President Mich oils ar
President Mitchell.
Charleston, w. Va. June 26.-On the
request of the Winifrede Coal Co.,
Judge Guthrie has issued am iniunc-
ton restraining certain miners from
interfering with men at work in or
about the mines. More than 100 men
returned to work yesterday and re-
ports come from isolated mines of
others returning to work. The min
ers have been convinced that many of
their number have gone to Ohio to
work in mines which are now running.
and this has had Il good deal to do
with their returning to work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 26.-The or
der of the sub-districts of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania bituminous district
curtailing the output of soft coal in
that region one-third went into eff
feet yesterday. The miners in that
territory have decided not to work on
Ia, 81,
ther notice. How many laid off is not
yet known, but leaders at strike head
quarters here say they expect every
union man to obey the order.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 27.-Officials
of the large coal companies in this
region are authority for the state
ment that men are applying to them
daily for employment of any kind.
Among the applicants are nearly all
classes of workers. including miners,
and it is stated that nearly all the
companies have more men to draw
on than they can possibly need dur
ing the progress of the strike. The
ma jority of the companies that are
compelled to pump water from their
mines are working their engines and
other machinery full handed, accord
ing to statements made by the super
intendents, but some of the men are
not as capable as those on strike.
The most capable of those that are
now applying for work are taken on.
Charleston, W. Va, June 27.-An in
junction was issued by the federal
court here Thursday on the order of
Judge Keller, who heard the petition
while in Philadelphia. The PHilaG"I-
phia selling agents of the companies
operating on the Flat Top field
brought the action against the min
ers, alleging that the companies were
unable to fill contracts because of in
preference by strikers. G. w. Dillon,
an attorney, has gone to PhiladeIphiS
to obtain an injunction covering the
New river fields.
Charleston, w. Va, June est is
understood here that a petition is be-
ing circulated by the miners, adj
dressed to Gov. White, urging him 10
call a special session of the legisla-
ture to deny to the state courts the
right to issue injunctions in such
eases as are now presented in the
coal fields.
Saginaw, Mich. June 2S.-A joint
conference of the miners and opera
tors has been called for July >, in this
city, to consider the wage scale and
other questions over which there are
disagreements. The call was issued
by President Mitchell. of the Nation
al Mine Workers association, and it
is understood with the consent of rep
resentatives of operators who have
been in conference with him at
Wilkesbarre this week. 1t is said that
President Mitchell is anxious to avoid
declaring a general strike at the ma
tional convention July II and wishes
to have the local troubles patched up.
VIII Build TsSl big Ships.
ChicaUo Iunp President Brown