The sun., 1902-06-25
COAL STRIKERS BREAK AWAY.
SosE aafk tr WORN. NAVY 0rH-
FRS RFtDt T0 SOII0W.
op~rs,sr~ aepest ii.ss ~ Appiiesnss vrsm
swsos the wine wsrkee- sres~- 81
women Ash n~li~f won the tetsesi
charities New Senspressi. rtsn.

WIikks- ,HRH Pa. June - Al Va"
engiuser- and few hr~nrn ~ tho su-aus-
hanrs toal Company r-,urn~d 10 work al
th" mines at Nantkok" to-day half oi m" en-
xinS'rs guing on ths morning and th" other
half on tine s,ening shift They returncd~ith'
ont IA" solicitAtiou 81 the company and at
IA" old rat. of wages and will work twelve
hours day. This IL IN. most distinct
step toward the breaking of the strike yet
made and the officials expect ~ 10 lie fol-
lowed by others.
OF the hfem.n three are reported bv
the strikers 10 have returned to work. but
they refus" To- state tho numtrr Of cngi-
uerr- IN" officer- of tho company dsslr"
the news to come from other SOURCES than
themselves Burgess Williams of Nant-
coke says he cannot tell how many hay"
returned to work Il csnno, 10 a-c"r
tanned tina, there - now single engineer
unemployed
IT," company has been expect ting this
resumption. as the men were opposed 10 n
strike from the first and remained IN three
DAYS after others quit. until they were
forced by intimidation and ANNOYANCE
20 leave the works Now that they ar"
assured OF protection. thew are ready To
work.
The situation at Nantcoke IL critical
II will determine whether there ara to be
wholesale desert ions from the ranks OF tho
strikers without VIOLENCE resulting There
Il force Of lSl guard, a. IA" mines. well
armed and under the command of former
army officer Burgess Williams has much
influence with the strikers. and the fact tha,
President Mitchell IL only seven miles away
and has ordered thai there shall he no out
I,oaL ,,,a,. ,,,,,o,, ,no
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Z" Nam "oAe - ''P"''~' arg nun"
ter oi Foreigners are ready Z" rrsInl" Work
when the company wants them. Tho facts
that the PennrylVania Railroad 'eps IA.
Co,heries and can haul coal "a ttdewater
after leaving Naniicoke without passing
through a coal REGION and that n large
number Of guards are mas-ed there indi-
cate that Santicoke 1, one of tho places
where an effort will be made
cars were taken to-day 10 the diamond
colbery Of the u l. and " near Scranton
The toxes Yesterday shipped one tram
lnad of coal TO New York and thsy have
~ cars filled IN IN. wards of N. n = and =
The preparations Of the Ichigh Valley Coal
CompanN TO haul -otn. of IN. many loaded
rain. ,.torad in th, CoNtnn wards and the
shipnen, Of coal from the washarie- in he
Ia,kavarna district pDiut 10 greater
activity On the part ~ the operators han
they have shown a. any time since the
.trile b.gar
II /. reported that the pcnnsvlvania
Coal COMPANY has q list of siN'y.nin" for
.lgner- r,-.aiVed within the last few DAYS
Who ar. ready to 20 To- work that the I.heh
and Wilkes Rarrr COMPANY has r,c,,, 81
an offer from ,-averal old miners to return
when tho Comparv i ready that tha D.a.
war. I..ckAw anna and Western has not
bcan shI. 20 fiud plsc,,s for all the strikers
who nav. arrhcd cor work brAa are and
HocAius reports constant gains. and IA.
Iahish Valley tho same rho-a reports
tend to show tina, the dl-luiryratiou Of
the strike which the operators pToph,eied
la. begun
Their. are many evidences Of want Mr.
Brrt les Of the United Charities Of this city
reports that within few day- she has
r,l,Nstvsd applicat,ons for aid from a. least
"a hundr,-d women who say they belong 20
strikers families She does not inv e-t tgatc
the cas.-~. hgt take 'hrlr word and < 49,
food 20 many - them She sav- ~he -..ud-
all ~ them tu President Mitchell