The Bourbon news., 1902-06-03
TROUBLE is EXPECTED.
Entire Anthracite Region Is Appre.
hensive.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 2.-The eve
Of what is looked upon as a most i'm
portant week in the progress of the
anthracite coal miners strike, finds
the entire region in an apprehensive
mood.
At Z o'clock Monday morning the
order of the United Mine Workers of
America calling out all the stationary
engineers, fremen and pumpmen un-
less the companies grant them an
eight-hour work day at present wages,
went into effect and no one can fore
tell the outcome of the new move. Vic
tory for either side will be of immense
advantage and both parties to the con-
troversy are striving with all the pow
er at their command to win. If the
union succeeds in shutting down the
pumps the mine properties will suffer
damage that may reach into millions
of dollars, and if the employers should
be able to keep the water out of their
workings without the aid of organ
lied labor it means that the power of
the union in the anthracite region has
reached its limit and that all help in
the effort to force the mine owners to
grant the demands of the great army
of 147,000 men must come from some
outside source. The mine workers
say they will preserve the property
of the companies if the engineers,
pumpmen and firemen are given what
they ask for, and the companies say
they will permit no outsiders to fix
the hours and wages of their men.
Neither side Sunday night showed the
slightest disposition to yield and in
the words of one mining superintend-
ent, tits a fight to a finish"
There is a fear throughout the coal
belt that the coming week will wit
ness more or less serious disturbances.
Monday is looked upon by well in
formed persons as a critical day, but
it is not believed that any very seri-
Gus trouble will occur. 1t is a fact
that the labor leaders have counseled
the strikers to remain quiet and COM
nit no violation of the law. It is
claimed by the union that nearly all
of the pumpmen and firemen will quit
work and that about three-fourths of
the engineers will also refuse to con-
tinue work This claim was private
ly admitted Sunday by a company Of
fetal familiar with the situation.
While the plans of the union have not
been made public, it is known that a
thorough system has been mapped out
with view of getting out those men
who will refuse to quit Monday. A
house to house canvass will be started.
Hazleton, Pa, June 2.-The scene
that occurred here Saturday night up
on the arrival of a deputation of spe-
cial officers was repeated at 7:3O
o'clock Sunday night when about 20
officers, in charge of a coal company's
agent, boarded a trolley car at the
HaZleton house for Freeland. The
streets of the city were crowded and
when the officers came into sight about
500 men rushed at them kissing and
yelling. 1t was feared that the crowd
would attack the officers and trouble
would undoubtedly have occurred had
not Chief of Police Ferry and four of
his men held the excited strike SYM
pathizers back until the car left. AS
the car started the yelling and kissing
was resumed. Two of the imported
men remained in the city and as they
proceeded through the crowd under
police protection to their hotel, they
were also hooted.
The ten servant girls at the Halle
ton house, where some of the officers
are quartered, were prevailed upon i'm
mediately after this episode to quit
and when they left their posts with
declarations that they would not wait
upon the imported men, they were
loudly cheered.
COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.