Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-12
WENTINTO EFFECT.
Strike Order Generally Obeyed
by Mine Pumpmen.
Presid ent Mitchell Claims that so Per
Cent. of the Men Quit Work
Operators Are Not SAM
guIne-Disturbance
Are Reported.

gineers, firemen and pumpmen en-
ployed at collieries where the eight
hour work day at present wages was
not granted, went into effect Monday,
and as had been predicted, majority
of the men obeyed the order. Neither
side can claim a victory at this time
because the struggle on this phase of
the anthracite coal miners strike has
just opened.
There was only a partial showing
of strength yesterday. The real test
of whether or not the mine pumps
shall be manned will begin to-day.
Although majority of the men quit
work, the companies, generally speak
ing, succeeded in keeping their
pumps in operation.
National President Mitchell, of the
Miners union, gave out statement
in which he says that so per cent. of
the men are out.
On the other hand an official of one
of the largest coal companies, who
received accurate information from
the entire coal belt, made this state
hent:
"President Nfitchell's estimate is
too high. We have received figures
from all our collieries and other col
iieries, but they are not to be given
out, as it would not be policy to re-
veal our weak spots or to betray our
.strongholds, as far as they relate to
the collieries individually
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 4.-There
were no incidents of special mention
in the anthracite coal miners strike
yesterday. The mine workers tried
hard to bring out additional en-
gineers, fremen and pump runners
and the operators were equally earn
est in their efforts to hold the men
that have been loyal to them. The
union succeeded in getting out quite
a number of men. One or two col
lierics were compelled to shut down
their pumps because Of Il lack of men,
but in all other cases the operators
were able to fill vacancies by drawing
on their reserve force of Office and
other employees.
At - '''"--. ..,,lIIery of the Lehigh
& Wfnlesbarre Co. an employe came
out of the colliery for the purpose of
buying meat for the men inside the
works When his errand became
known a crowd gathered and he was
driven back to the mine. There was
cutting affray at Edwardsville. y
striker hung an efiigy of one of the
workmen ON a telegraph pole, and
when the victim of the prank learned
f it he sought out the man and
stabbed him in the arm. The work
man was followed by a crowd, who
stoned him. He is slightly injured.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 5.-More en-
,.
obeved the call of the Miners union
and struck yesterday, but in most in
stances the coal company officials
were able to fill the places Of the
strikers. The Susquehanna Coal Coz
colliery No. at Nanticoke was tbs
worst sufferer, all the fremen refus-
ing to go to work, which compelled
the company to shut down the en-
.gines.
Williesbarre. Pa, June 6.-The
spirit of unrest that has been mani
Testing itself in this city and vicinity
during the last few days broke out
in earnest at two places in this city
last night and as result boy was
dangerously. if not fatally. shot by a
guard at the Stanton colliery and a
large portion of the fence around the
Murray colIiery was destroyed by
fire.
At the Murray colliery, also oper-
.ated by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Co, in the eastern part of the city,
a crowd of boys succeeded in burning
about 400 feet of a high board fence
that surrounds the company's prop
'erty.
Scranton June 6.-The first serious
outbreak OF disorder in connection
with the miners strike in the Lacka-
wanna region occurred last night al
Forest City. David Owns, a pump
runner at the Clifford colliery of the
HillSdale Co., was attacked by mol
of 300 strikers while on his way t.
york and beaten into inSensiblity
He was revived and his wounds
dressed and then taken to his home
Fairmont, w. Va, June 7.-Th,
order for a general strike of the Goa
miners in the two Nirginias takes ef
feet to-day. The uneasiness mani
Tested in business circles during tn,
past week has in a great measure dis
appeared, for there is no evidence
that the strike order will be general
ly obeyed.
SnalnDklll, IA, J uIt - ll' LpCuS
Gap and Locust Spring colleries be
gan flooding Friday because of thu
sub-bosses quitting work rather thar
keep up steam for the pumps.
Harrisburg, Pa, June THE min
ers in the Lykens valley threaten It
make trouble if the pumpmen and en-
gineers do not quit work.
Washington, June 7.-After con
ference with the members of his cabi
net yesterday, President Roosevelt
decided that there is no legal groun
for interference by him in the settle
ment of the dispute between the Goa
operators and striking miners.
Found an Illicit DistiIiRry.
New York, June As the resul
of n fire i'm a large country home a
Yonkers last night the fire depart
ment discovered one Of the largest i
licit distilIeries ever known in the v
.cinity cf New York. The house wa