New-York tribune., 1902-06-14
STRIKERS SAVE BREAKER
WINNING BOSSES FROM THE MINES
WILL PUBLISH NAMES OF
UNFAIR" MEN.

Wilkesbarre, Penn, June 13-Lightning struck
the mule barn at the Boston breaker OF the
Delaware and Hudson company tonight, and
for a time the breaker threatened A num-
ber of strikers. however. gallantly came to the
aid of the ffremen and managed to save it by the
use of buckets.
The strikers have learned that the semi-bitu
minous coal mined at Bernice is being sent to
Eastern points and sold for 81 ton in the
anthracite market President Mitchell said that
the only reason these union men at two of the
drifts were allowed to work was on condition
that the output should not go to the anthracite
market. Previously it had gone TO Northern
New-York and Canada, and quite away from
the hard coal market One of the mines, the
Bernce drift of the State Line and Sullivan
Railroad Company, is non-union, producing
about six hundred tons day. The others. the
Lykens and Murray drifts worked by union
men. many of the strikers from this region being
employed President Nichols says that officers
up there. and may be able If called
upon to get all the workers to quit. At present
steps have not been considered, but the matter
Will now likely be laid before the executive
board
The visit here Sunday next of Illinois Mine
Workers officers, headed by State Secretary
Ryan, Mr. Mitchell says, will be merely a visit
for the discussion of some local matters and
has nothing to do with national strike
The strikers report tonight that the Noting
ham coliery, which lies mostly under the river
at Plymouth. is rapidly flooding, and that I'M
mense damage is being done. The officials OF
the Lehigh and Wkesbarre company however.
deny this. The Stanton colery of the same
company, is filling with water and being badly
damaged, no effort having been made to pump II
since the non-union men and the guards left,
last Friday
At Oneida notices have been served various
heads of families informing them that they must
vacate the company houses in ten days. That
the company means to make Oneida the stamp
ing ground for hostilities seems evident The
people who were notified to quit the houses have
made move yet An attorney is now being
consulted, and the will probably be taken
into court
The work of the strikers in attempting to
bring out those who are still in the employ or
the coal companies goes steadily on. Their cam
paign against the engineers, fremen and pump
men is nearly over. most of these men being
out and the union is now paying more atten-
ton to the fire bosses, clerks and others VINO
have taken the places of those who quit. Press
ure is beng brought TO bear them IN every
possible way Quite number of the fire bosses
throughout the region have already stopped
work because they were asked TO take the
strikers places and at meeting held here TINS
afternoon about a dozen more consented TO JOIN
the strikers. The labor leaders hope TO have
more out by Monday The company officials are
are making every effort to hold them.
The miners union is now planning TO expei
from the organization all engineers hremen and
pumpmen who have not yet obeyed the strike
order. They have until tomorrow night 70 JOIN
the strikers. and if they do not quit then they
will be expelled and their names Will be pub
lished throughout the region unfair work
The leaders a rule will not talk on the mat
ter OF boycotting. but the rank and hle or the
strikers openly admit that they try TO boycott
all men whom they look upon as being unfaiT
workers. Tradesmen are induced not 10 supply
food 10 the families of these men. and they are
also subjected TO other annoyances.
Nothing developed here to-day which in any
way changed the strike situation. President
Mitchell had nothing to give out regarding the
West Virginia situation.
Reading Penn, June 13.-Another carload of
workmen went in through here for the coal re-
gions to-day. Thus far. it is said. the Phila-
delphia and Reading company has obtained
more than one thousand men, mostly tiremen.
engineers and pumpmen. It was stated by an
official that there is colliery in the Read
ing companys territory where the pumps are
not being manned to-day. where desired. The
provisions for the men are being bought in the
large cities and distributed by the company to
the different operations
The names of all mineworkers who apply for
emL,oyment are being taken and II Is probable
that when the company gets into a position 10
start several Of it's coieries they Will be called
upon Miners will probably be boarded at the
collieries under a strong guard, when mining
resumes.