Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-24
FEAR GENERAL SUSPENSION
0OnfIoate Soft Coal to Guard Against strik,
Of the Bituminous Miners.
AVAILABLE CARS ALL LOADED WITH COAL
Rumor that Engineers and Pump
Runners in Portion of AnthrR-
cite District Have Decided
10 Return TO Work.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, June 23.-The rail-
road companies are apprehensive OF q gen
erRl suspension OF work by the coal miners
and operators in all parts Of the Indiana
fields complain that the railroad compan-
les have been oonfscating coal for the last
two weeks. Word has been received at
the state headquarters Of the United Mine
Workers here that practically the same
conditions prevail IN Illinois.
Unless the railroad companies move and
I'd the cars now standing on their
4gs and furnish more cars, the con-
ion in Indiana will practically amount
tieup within the next two weeks,
The men will have TO quit work, as the
operators Will be unable to ship any coal.
The railroads It is understood. confscate
the coal on the broad ground that they
have TO have It to furnish power to carry
the United States mail and 10 move psssen-
gers and freight. They represent further.
it is said, that unless they confscsted coal
for their own use they would be unable to
move any coal for the operators
Secret Meeting at wiIkesbarre.
.wILKEsBARRE. Pa, June ga secret
meeting Of engineers, hremen and pump
runners was held at Nanticoke today and
the engineers, according to report decided
to go back to work at the susuuehanna
Coal compsny's oollieries tomorrow 1t is
stated that 10 per cent of the hremen and
10 per cent Of the pumpmen will 20 back
in the morning. Three or four engineers
returned to work at one OF the Delaware
Hudson collieries on the west side Of
the river.
1t was reported here tonight that the
Delaware, Lackawanna Western. the Del
aware G. Hudson and the Scranton Coal
company are making up a roll OF men who
have applied for work for the purpose Of
operating one or two collieries within the
near future.
Policemen Are Withdrawn.
sHAMoKIN, Pa, June 23.-The Philadel-
phia Reading Coal e. Iron company to-
day withdrew the policemen and nonunion
hremen from the Henry Clay and Big
Mountain collieries and will, 1t is said,
abandon these operations. The water is
within few feet OF the uper level in
the Henry Clay and will soon run into the
Sterling mines, which also will likely
be abandoned.
The workings are still connected and be-
fore the strike employed 1,4Oo men and
boys.
Finds for the Strikers.
INDIANAPOLIS June 23-Funds are
being sent from the national headquarters
Of the National Mine Workers in Indian
| spolis to furnish provisions for the strikinr
miners and their families in West yir-
ginia. Secretary Wilson says that three
carloads Of food are being sent daily from
Cincinnati to the strike district. The
miners say they would not be surprised II
they were enjoined from providing food
for the strikers, as the injunction issued q
| few days ago by Judge jackson at Parkers-
| burg is the most sweeping they have en-
| countered
few years ago they were enjoined from
furnishing Kentucky strikers with food
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Work
ers has secured a strong array OF legal
/ talent to defend the strike leaders under
arrest at Pafkersburg w. Va, charged
with contempt Attorney Clarence DarroW
\ OF Chicago, considered one Of the best
authorities in the United States on in
| functions has been retained. Attorney W
! F. Brennan and Attorney John Common
| also have been retained.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, June 2s.-There was
a rumor last night that the West Virginia
| Central miners would strike today, but the
| men turned out to work this morning as
/ usual. About 1000 miners are employed
| along the line OF the West Virginia Central
BALTIMORE, June 2S.-Fifty-three sea-
| going, coal carriers, with a total carrying
capacity of nearly 100000 tons, were in port
today awaiting cargoes. The embargo is
| caused by the closing Of the Virginia ports
| owing to the strike in the West Vlrginia
mines and the lack Of sufficient cars on the
| Baltimore Ohio railroad to bring the
coal from the mines along its line.