Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-20
Believed That Mr.. Wright Directly
Represents the President = The
s.Tightening-Up. PrOcess In Coal
Strike Begun, All Trades Unions
In Hard Coal Belt Taking q Hand
to Aid Miners.

patches MI. WI1SnU dAo oSAHoo 1870
n have held q conference with the
president during the last two days on
the strike situation in the anthracite
field.
Whether Mr.. Wright carries a plan
for peace is not known at this time.
Mr.. Mitchell said before leaving that
he did not know what MI. Wright
wanted to see him for. 1t is not
believed that the president or the
Commissioners Of labor will interfere,
because they have no authority to do
anything than investigate the
causes of strikes. It may be that the
president wants to obtain a thorough
knowledge of the dispute and that he
wants it officially, and for that reason
he has sent his personal representa-
tive to New York to meet the labor
president.
The sTightening-Up" Process."
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 10.-The
frightening up" process which has
been in progress since the anthracite
coal strike began four weeks ago con-
tinues. All classes of trades unions
in the, hard coal belt have taken a
hand in helping the miners, and now
the long-predicted move of the rail-
readers in the region has been made;
The decision of these men at meet
ings held in different parts of the
region Sunday to refuse to aid the
companies in their fight against the
miners has encouraged the strikers
greatly. !
At Freeland Sunday the railroad
men of the Delaware, Susquehanna
& Schuylkill railroad decided to re"
fuse to handle the trains carrying
deputies, coal and iron police or nom
union men. The Lehigh Valley COM
pany men met at the same town and
will not handle soft coal that may
be wanted to displace hard fuel, and
at Kingston the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma & Western company employees pro-
tested against the hauling of soft
| coal and condemned the action of
railroad conductors in acting as depu-
ties.
Determined to Operate Washeries.
Scranton, Pa, June 10.-The fifth
week of the anthracite miners strike
opened with the four large companies
operating in the Lackawanna region
determined to get M OF more of its
washeries into working condition.
The sLackawanna company has its
Diamond and Bellevue washeries
working with their full equipment OF
hands. These workmen are mostly
! picked up from among foremen, fire
and driver bosses.
District President Mitchell Monday
received reports of the assertions OF
many of the men who were working
in strikers places in the fire rooms
at Carbondale and Peckville, and he
predicts that by the middle Of the
week the companies practically will
be without any Of their old hands.
Women Attack Mine superintendent
Hazleton, Pa, June 10.-Superin'
tendent Kudlick, of Coke Bros. & Co.
was attacked by women on the
streets of Freeland Monday, but he
was not injured.
Unable to secure fremen and pump
runners j. S. Wentz & Co. will per
nit the Hazlebrook colliery to be
flooded.
Coxe's Stockton colliery is reported
by the mine workers as filling witt
water, owing to the depleted force
of fremen and pumpmen.
Nonunion. Men Incompetent.
Shamokin, Pa, June 10.-The pump.
at the Sterling colliery of the Phila
delphia & Reading Coal and Iron com
pany were covered with water Mon
day owing to the i~neficiency Of non
union men in the boiler rooms. Thi
! will food the mine. Five sub-bosses il
in the employ of the Mineral compan,
and two working for the Union com
pany did not report for duty Monday
"Mother Jones" Leads Marchers.
Fairmont, w. Va, June 10.-Oneh hun
dred and fifty strikers headed b.
"Mother" Jones marched along tn
!, county road from Shinnstonto Monor
gah Monday, where a second meetin
was held Monday afternoon. TIL
marchers were from two mines, Elem
ington and Adamston. Miners in th
] region along the line of march are a.
at work. l,.
Situation More Serious.
Handley, W. Va, June 10Th
strike situation in the Kanawha iel
I. was more serious Monday than o
Saturday and operators a~cknowledg
that by the middle Of the week not
mine in the field will be in operation
Kills His wife.
Valley View, Ky, June 10.-John In:
foon, q haf-witted man, killed his vii
at his home Monday afternoon.