The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1902-07-07
ACUTE STAGE OF COAL
STRIKE EXPECTED
THIS WEEK.
Officials Of the Union Have Pickets
Watching the Mines and VIII
Oppose Any Attempt on
the Part Of the Opera
tors To Resume.
wukexh,rre. Pa, July 6-The move

wukesbarre. Pa. July 6.-The move
msnt of empty coal cars along
the railroads and the unusual
Activity about several of the col
Hsrics IN the region Indicate
a the striker. that an effort Is TO De
made in a few days TO start work az
some OF the coliieries- The operators
sssert that they have sufficient men un-
ser engagement. both returned strikers
end imported men. TO man several o. the
ralIierfeS While they will not admit
that work may be resumed next week
there Is a general belief that the enor'
will be made
In the Hazelton region the Pardees are
expected a. mass men at the HaTwO"i
cOlIiery. which. being on the outskirts
II the region. Is In less danger OF at
tack shan a mine I'm the heart OF the
district. aud the coal can be shipped
from il without being sent past any
mining vIllag~- \ number OF miners are
said to have applied Cor work In response
a. the notice ~ ;he company that II was
ready II receive applications.
lu the Wyoming region all Indications
point "a a resumption Of work at the
Nanticoke No. cOIlie-y Of the Susoue-
hanna Coal Company. This mine is sit
uated a the edge OF the Wyoming basin
Euf it, output goes over the Pennsyl-
vluia railroad
Il Is also stated that from the Wyo-
ming division mines Of the Delaware.
Iarkawenna and Western Company one
s1lii-rv will ~ selected at which work
Is 10 b. started. The officials say enough
miners Of the division have asked for
work 70 man a colIiery. Some empty
coal cars were today placed on sidings
rear a couple Of these cOIl:erieS. and
there is a hustle about the workings
which indicates that some move Is about
n - made. =.
The Delaware and Hudson and the Le-
high Valley companies are also busy
with preparations which maSe IL appear
- u a. a time understood by the op-
,-atlrs each company Will try to a; al.
the strike.
The officials 81 the union. cognizant OF
what Is being done. are busy. Plckets
are watching the mines. and all moves
are E-s',''ted To headquarters. and IL
sns effort Is made 10 gather men the
strikers will endeavor. by large picket
committees. % see them before they 60
g. work and disSuade them In the Ha-
E-ltou region they turned many back
this morning. an especially strong picket
lrr being established about the Drifton
cfliiery ~ the Coke Bros a Co, where
the building NJ a strong barbed wire
st,sckads. backed b. barricades. yester-
cay lends color 10 the belief that an eff
i'tt u a. l.. made there u resume work
IL = reported In railroad circles tonight
mat three crews Of the L@high Valley
-1ilroad stationed a, CONtOn have been
1r.t.r-1 10 hs in readiness on Monday To
move coal 10 tidewater.
AZ - also reported that United States
senators Quay and PenrOse are To use
tl.e,T influence with President Baer OF the
l-nt.atieihpil and Reading railroad. and
President Roosevelt 10 bring about an
srlieanle settlement % the strike
President Mitchell held a conference al
h.-fdguarters tonight with District Pres
ideut~ Nichols. Duffy and Fahey Moth
ing could be learned as TO what was done
az the meeting