The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-13

cent. of the delegates will go to the con-
vention uninstructed save to abide by
the wishes Of President Mitchell, while
the remainder were instructed to vote
for strike.
Although situated in the heart of
the coal district coal is scarce in the
local market and 1t is impossible to
buy a pound at any of the collieries,
every available pound being loaded in
cars and shipped to tidewater.
A runior was current here this morn
ing that companies expected q ship.
ment of imports to arrive to take the
places Of any firemen or pump runners
who might refuse to work. and the To-
calls had pickets stationed at the rail-
way depot all day.
In the Wilkes Barre District.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, May 12.-In accor-
dance with the temporary strike order
issued by President Mitchell and the
executive committee of the United
Mine Workers at Scranton, the miners
Of the Wyoming valley. did not report
for work to-day and all the colleries
were idle. At the Offices of the coal
companies it was stated that their em-
ployes had quit work without notice
| anu lHdI lUe CleThS were HOW DuSy pre-
pairing the pay rolls and the men would
be paid off shortly. The strikers put
in the day attending meetings of the To-
cal assemblies of union workers when
delegates were elected to the Hazleton
conventions; nearly all of the locals were
given instructions as to how they should
vote. Some of the locals were in
session nearly all day.
l erho nh hot IN IN,
| the Hazleton convention were discussed
| in all their bearings. The meeting
were secret, but it is reported tonight
that the instructions to delegates were
about equally divided for and against
strike. Many Of the delegates were
instructed to use their best judgement
or to be guided by the counsel of John
Mitchell.
| Rev. j. ]. Curran, pastor of the Holy
Savior Catholic church here left for
| New York at noon to-day where he ex-
! poets to see the presidents of the coal
carrying roads and make last appeal
! for some concessions which will prevent
| the strike.
| The Lehigh Valley railroad laid off
| twenty-five coal train crews to-day.
The Central railroad of New Jersey also
| laid off some crews. The Lackawanna
railroad will suspend number of coal
crews tomorrow and the Delaware and
| Hudson crews expect to be suspended
! tomorrow. Next to- the miners the
| railrOaders would suffer most by the
strike.
Hazleton Votes to Strike.
Hazleton, May 12.-That the miners
expect Il permanent declaration at
Wednesdays convention is shown by
the hundreds of applications made by
them for work on new trolley con-
struction here, for which, up to this
time, sufficient number Of hands could
not be secured. The fear of a strike is
most pronounced among the foreign
ers, large numbers of whom have left
for their native land during the last
two days.
P. G. Gallagher, national executive
board member of the United Mine
Workers from this district, said to-
night that from the reports so far re-
ceived, "a majority of the delegates
from the Hazleton district to the con.
vention would vote for continuation
OF the strike if no concessions are
granted by the operators. The Hazle-
ton district will be entitled to from 1855
to 16O votes. The temper of the men
is indicated by the vote of Local union
No. on the strike question this after
noon, 231 of the members of which
were recorded for, and only Is against
permanent suspension.
The mules We're removed from the
Evans slope, owned by the Van Wickle
estate, near Beaver Meadow, this even
ing.
Luther c. Smith. general superin-
tendent of the collieries operated by
Coke Brothers & Company, tonight
made the first public statement COM
ing from the anthracite mining inter-
ests. He said:
when we ordered our men not to
report for work until notified to do so,
we did not contemplate a lockout
Some of our employees are not members
of the union and they would have re-
ported at the mines this morning. This
would have caused trouble, to prevent
which we closed down everything. We
do not want any marching or violence
and, above all, we do not want militia
sent here"
The Lehgh Valley Coal company to-
night issued orders, suspending it's
stripping operations Indefinitely.
President Duffy tonight received re-
ports from the locals in this district.
All but two of the locals, he said,
voted for a strike.
Shamokin To Vote Today.
Shamokin. Pa. May ia mass
meeting of the miners was held in the
local opera house this evening. Secre-
tary George Hartlein of the Ninth dis