New-York tribune., 1902-08-29
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
GENERAL MOVEMENT IN COAL FIELD TO
END STRIkE-STEADY INCREASE
IN NINE OUTPUT.
TsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. !

wilkesbarre Penn. Aug. 2S.-The Peoples Al
nances formed since the strike by the business
IN most of within the anthracite region.
are TO be consolidated into working body, and
2 determined effort is TO be made to settle the
strike. a convention has been called to meet at
Hazleton September 4. There II Is planned 10
discuss measures for forcing a settlement. if
snnicabie adjustment is out Of the question, and
promoters CT the plan believe that II Will be The
idea is petition the State and the national au-
thorities 20 if there is not some way in which
the coal companies and the coal carrying roads
can be attacked with the hope of compelling them
70 make settlement In the mean time. the Public
Alliance Of this city, organization similar to the
Peoples Alliance is preparing direct appeal 10
the President which will be sent tomorrow
To-day the expected violence in certain parts Of
the region was averted. The threats Of the crowds
at I.ansford to prevent the men going to the Le-
high Coal and Navigation Company colliertes and
that the Panther Creek Valley strikers would
march upon the Cranberry Colliery both proved
empty The Governors Troop. sent owed 10 Lans-
ford from Shenandoah in the night. in anticipation
OF trouble reached the camp. three miles from
I-ansford before daylight and the day broke,
headed by Captain Oft the troops cantered into
I.snsford. to the great surprise of the gathering
crowds. The roads leading to the mines were
patrolled and the strikers prevented from inter
fering with the going to work There were a
few cases OF violence beyond the reach of the
troops but these were not serious, and all men
who wanted 10 go work reached the mines
The crowds were s,1llen and In had temper and
there were misses and hootng the troops passed
along the streets
INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS.
1t is believed by the authorities that after it is
made evident the crowds that the soldiers will
,,v-a,s respo1d TO a call for aid there will be no
further interference. The situation along the
Panther Creek Valley. however, is stin critical
and there may be outbreak at any moment
The ID City Troop. commanded by captain
Scbernsrhoru reached Shenandoah this morning
Tror,r mill he
stationed al I.ansford until there is no further
trouble there
The working force at the Maltby. Dorrance ana
No ~ coeries of the Iehigh Valley was in
creased and the Avondale the officials reported
rwo hundred and fifty tons of coal produced The
Pe1tebone of the Delaware. L+ackawanna and
western Company resumed operations on a small
scale to-day but coal was run through the breaker
and was shipped No coal was cut in the mine
but men will be put inside in few days. The coal
run through the breaker is some which was cut
before the strike began. the officials say The
strikers continue beljttle these assumptions
Superintendent Barnard declared that all the work
were old hands
In the Scranton district work continued in
satisfactory way at the newly started mines. In
the Sehuylidn district many of the mules OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Company were taken
back to-Gsy, indication that the officials expect
work
President Fahey said OF the district: The efforts
of the operators resume mining have proved
failure. and, despite stories to the contrary you
say that they don't mine enough coal there
heat their imagination
Nothing further was made known to-day OF the
donys of the conference. 4 Tumor prevailed that
IL was for the purpose of calling another cOnven-
rion 10 have the strike declared off, and the
union for another strike more favorable time
such the coming Presidential campaign. When
this rurnor brought to the attention of Presi-
dent Mitchell he smiled. and said That is all
foolishness- We have thought of such step
The miners VIII never have a more favorable op-
portunity than the present OF winning this strike
The union is in no danger for some time TO come
and the outlook is daily becoming more favorable
for the success Of the miners
RUMoR OF CONCESSION TO MINERS
Another rumor which could be traced to any
definite source was current to-day that to the
miners would be given 10 per cent advance and
operations would be resumed about September I5
The shipment Of coal by all the railroads in the
region lately has increased such extent that
u IS evident much Of the coal stored since the
strike began is being moved Coal crews have been
crnered out, and II is asserted that In a few days
iof or coal VIII be tidewater. Besides the
fifty Thousand tons week Skinned from the wash