The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-27

Work was again in progress yesterday
at the Won Storch colliery of the Della
ware and Hudson Railroad company
where large number of men were
engaged during the day, hosting coal
to the surface, and cutting quantity
| Of fresh coal.
The Avondale colliery of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
! company was in operation yesterday
| and about sixty men worked through
| out the day, without interruption or
molestation. The greater number OF
Lackawanna collieries are now in
readiness to start any day, and the coal
department officials declare that before
the week is past it is not unlikely that
u number Of other collieres will be
working.
Vice-president T.. Il. Loomis Of the
Lackawanna was in the city yester-
day, and held his weekly conference
with Superintedent Tobey. The situa-
tion was generally discussed, and the
work reviewed. of the past week at the
company's mines and washeries now In
course of operation.
President r. d. Nichols Of the United
Mine Workers of America was still out
of the city yesterday, and in his abb
sence Secretary John T..
Dempsey was in charge at the district
headquarters.
BACK FROM NEW YORK.
General Manager S. 3. Thorne, of the
Temple Iron company, yesterday re-
turned from New York, and will today
investigate the case of Frank Decker,
the deputy arrested last Saturday for
being implicated in the shooting OF
Michael Connolly and Forrest Cross
man, at the Edgerton washery.
Mr.. Tho-ne yesterday declared that
he did not place the slightest credence
in the theory of Decker's having shot
the men. The company gave pretty
substantial evidence of it's belief in
Decker's innocence by furnishing the
s., 900 bend necessary to bail him out.
The strongest evidence in Deckers
favor is supplied by Conpolly, one of
the wounded. men, who states that he
had left him four hundred yards away,
just before the shooting occurred, and
it would have been practically an inn
possibility for him to have perpe-
trated the deed
operated hy the Temple company il
these parts, and General Manager
Thorne is highly satisfied with the re-
suits, which are being achieved at it.
Sixteen hundred tons of coal have been
washed there in the last four days. and
the total output for the month will be
upwards of nine thousand tons.
The company, like the. Erie and On
tario and Western, is simply resting at
present and making no efforts to re-
sumo operations at any of their COL
lieries. Talking about the Ontario and
Western, however, it will only be
apropos to say that any day may now
witness resumption of work at the
Mount Pleasant or West Ridge COL
lieries.
MINES ARE READY.
The forces of men who have been at
work making repairs and cleaning up
at the two mines have now practically
completed their tasks, and develop
ments are being eagerly awaited. There
were no fresh arrests of strikers yes
terday. charged with interfering with
I.acl<awahEa workmen, but number
of warrants will be served today.
Several Of the warrants sworn out
several days ago have not been served
as yet, and in addition a number of
additional informations We're lodged
yesterday with Alderman NJ. j. Ruddy.
1t is expected that the North Ameri-
can Washery, in South Scranton, will
resume work today. Everything is in
readiness at the washery and unless
something totally unforeseen occurs,
work will lie on today
Local No. 1857 will meet at 10 o'clock
this morning in st. Mary's hall.