New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-12
STEADILY OPEN MINES.
OPERATORS CONTINUE TO
c4TN ON THE STRIKERS.
little HOPE OF MITCHELL's s
CONFERENCE WITH SToNh-tHh
GOVERNORS PLAN.
ny TELEGRAPH TO rHr TR1BrSr-]

-, -t-ouebo7,- the region tonight Is
+ 1i-+1e will come Of the conference III harms
i -.-,-5az- between President Mitchell
f-,--ar,,o~ Stone They believe that the
,-,,-sr-7r,-'s plan will not aid il ending lile
ike hut will be more likely to proVice LOT
,o~7rY1sorv arbitration in the future ana 'nis
-, ,ra,-e-7t more strikes. President Mitchell
!. & understood viii promise the ala ol ii'e
80 of the state in effecting this. but
-rill not consider any proposinon iui .,., u
. .,,,,--, - work unless It contains sunstartial
S..-;o,,s for them. The Governor. il is ne
,.s,..5 is not authorized to make any such con
- 80 has nothing to offer from MI MOT
car 7bropzh ? A =. Nldener-
= -=.~ - he thoroughly Conversant Win @ tilS
.-o5 arhi4ra-ion laws Mr.. Mitchell VIII
,-ee+ tomorrow with the legislative coIi'lli'.
= ,a railway men Of the State Whoh mas
drafted three arbitration bills ---,,,
= ;. a,5 tonight that Governor stone VIII
-.,,ose that the strikers return to WORK ny q"
=. -beir grievances adjusted at each lnoiN iuis-i
~. and wait for . settlement q '1sI oe-
-,,.,de an eight hour dan and lncreas-n PaS'
,,r-i1 1he Arbitration bin Is passed ~ = &C.
understood and from the same soIlte' '-ia' NJ
MITCHELL Will refuse distinctly 10
,r = nroposition. and will advise me coll'l-I
-. = -1e fight. He expects TO reach HarilS-
- = e.+,,r,7g-- morning. and. according 70
.,,+ ,lans will return 10 this city imln7-
,@-ar the conference with the Governor
~ -, esv nothing as what he expects 10
,,as- from The Governor He also oechles u
7iso,,sz his action in certain contingencies fft
,,o,-Ae here tomorrow afternoon at " o cloch
nd roes u Philadelphia, where fo-h'orio"
rigbt he viii address number OF workn1eh'
T7.~,ooraric state Chairman Greasy, who was
=, TOXIN this afternoon, would not discuss liie
,oI+icsl asnect of the strike, except 10 say tid'
he did not see what Governor stone ana sen
s7ors orav and Penrose hoped 10 gam 10y thelr
- .s "a the effect the strike would have
on tbe election. providing II was noI over 'eii'
he said that he had not given the question any
thought
MORE MINES STARTING.
The operators continue their efforts TO IN
.-aase the output of coal. The Brisban mine, OF
the Delaware. LackaNanna and western coni-
r,,nv where the machinery was tested yester-
dax was run to-day with a sufficient number OF
men to make a good showing This Is the
oigh-b Gallery Of the company to work. and the
,,,cbinplass at Nanticoke, will be started
,,-;.,,in q few days The Lehigh Coal and NaEl-
cation COMPANY will start its Greenwood col
lerv. near the Amaqua. on Monday 1t has
taken a number of guards there 10 protect the
workers.
The Philadelphia ard Reading company has
number -oe men actively engaged at several OF
Us coIIieries clearing up The Lehigh FalleE
compgny is steadily making gains. and it is re-
rorted that the johnson mine, at Green Ridge,
one Of the largest in the Lackawanna region,
v,i,I resume in a day OF two. The output to-
DAY was estimated ar over twenty thousand
tons of which the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western contributed nearly seven thousand
The r,nor that a 10 per cent increase viii be
offered 10 the men on Monday is vigorously de-
1ied by the officials Of the coal companies AS
sistant Sliperintendent Tobey of the Lacka-
wanna company said:
There viii be no notices posted offering an in
crease in wages or any other such inducemenI.
In fact. there win be notices whatever posted
The men VIII return TO work on the oIu @ leI IIi4 4
without further Inducements or not return al
All II is UP TO the strikers indivldualiy 70 ei.a ~!
7he strike. The companies VIII not coax lheilI ~
return TO work The mines are open to then'
The first 10 come VIII be the first served.
Efforts 10 punish all cases of interference with
the workers were revived to-day. The Peoples
Coal Company svore out fifty warrants for the
arrest Of men who last night tried 10 interfere
with number Of workers their way from
the Oxford mine. The hearings will be gwen
tomorrow The Lehigh Valley company to-day
had eight men arrested for threatening workers
Al the Franklin coIliery and turning several
u3CE- All were NclI fOl ulSOtuEiiS CciioNNN'
HEARINGS IN RIOT CASES.
Ten Of the men arrested for murder and not
Maltby had q hearing this afternoon, ana
were held for riot ;he murder charge beng
Withdrawn. While the hearing was under way
Superintendent Zerbc recognized in the audience
man who was wanted a one OF the ringleao-
ers. He vas arrested and also held Bondsneh
were furnished in all these cases by the ufllol-
Efforts are to be made by the Citizens All
aHce 10 capture and punish the men suiIty o.
the attack on the house of Lawrence FardushS.
s reward Of 500 was offered for their arrest
end conviction.
To night George W. Purcell, national 2l
ganizer, who has charge Of the strike IN !Ite
New River district arrived here 10 consult VIII
President Mitchell regarding the SITUATION @ I@ne.e
He said that number OF the snleilel ..oas -.
Psnies in the region had already made colces
sions end that the strikers were certain OF We
tory, and were gaining daily --,,,;re
H GAYLORD Wiltshire, Editor Of Inc " Hlleiii
Magazine socialistic organizer. VINO ila1e
speech here tonight. said that unless the sLlaS
ended in three months the goVernrnen9 So,
take charge Of the mines. He preolcted Vlctots
for the miners. because. he said, the puoil0
would force the operators TO give N. -,
As 2 result Of the strike the clolr oL -
Trinity Reformed Church at Tarnaqua IS prohen
up One Of the members was q nof-~uflioI Union his. g.
and when he refused 10 resign s. oeCau IN
others would not sing with him tnev gave @P
their places. a.,se
To-day number Of farmers called on Sherilt
Jacobs and complained that strikers were H-aA
ing raids on the farrns near TrocKsNlfe mn IN
Dallas and were carrying or larse quaa,H1tIo a,1 80
Of garden truck and fruit Inc 0hellii WIZ
some deputies TO the Scene