Evening journal., 1902-06-09
RAILROADRRS HRLP
STRIKING MINERS
They Will Refuse TO Move
Soft Coal
Operators Working Hard TO Keep
Pumps Running Miners Wish
ing for Heavy Rains

Hazleton Pa. June 9.-At their
meeting ct Freelanl yesterday after
noon the employees OF the Delaware
snsquehanna and Schylln Railroad
unanimously refused to handle any
trains carrying special officers, depu
ties or non-unionitss.
The following resolution. addressed
to Luther c. Smith. superintendent OF
the road, was adopted:
Resolved. That owing to the strike
of the anthracite miners. we, the EN-
plOyes of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill Railroad. will refuse TO
handle any trains carrying deputies,
coal and iron police or non-unionists
during the continuance of the present
trouble
The Lehigh Valley trainmen held a
secret meeting here yesterday after
noon and decided that they viii not
handle any coal mined at the collier
les or any soft coal sent over the Ha-
zleton division to displace anthracite
during the continuation of the miners
strike. They will continue manning
trains carrying officers and deputies
and men recruited in the big cities II
they are not imported in such large
numbers as TO enable the companies
TO resume the mining of coal with non
union forces.
Competent Pumpmcn Scarce.
Willesbarre. Pa. June 9.-Strile
headquarters of the anthracite coal
miners were very dun yesterday and
presented deserted appearance
There we're no mine workers about
the place excepting President Mitchell
and his secretary, all others who are
detailed here from various parts Of
the coal field having gone TO their
homes to spend sunday. The few
union men who are still at work, Mr.
Mitchell says. will be out during this
week. Most of the general superin
tendents OF the big coal companies
We're seen, but as a rule they had
nothing TO say on anything bearing on
the strike. One superintendent ad
mitted that a good many companies
are scratching pretty hard for good
competent men to run their engines
and pumps Any number of volunteers
have come forward. but the men de
sired are not so plentiful
The coal companies have been ia.
vored by a long spell of dry weather
Now and then there have been some
rain. but not enough to do any damage
in the way Of flooding the mines. The
strikers are wishing for a heavy fall
of rain. They are of the belief that
most Of the lower loyels of the mines
are filing. because the companies are
short-handed and that the pumps can
not keep up with the water that is
draining into the workings A heavy
rain, they say, will send a correspond
ingly heavy volume d water into the
mines which would overwhelm many
pumps.
The police department of this city
ordered the removal Of all enigies that
have been strung up since the strike
began. A larse number had been re
moved. but the police managed to
find is In the city yesterday. A new
method has been found for holding up
10 ridlcule those men who refused TO
stop work. At Forty Fort and at Min.
ers Mills mounds were built in imita.
tioh of a grave. and on them were
placed placards containing this in
scription: Death to Scabs" Here
lies the remains Of -." the card Civ.
ing the name Of the man held up to
ridicule.
The estimated losses for the first
four weeks OF the strike are as FOL.
lows: TO miners in wages. S5.1S5.000;
to operators in price of coal, SIC. .4OS.-
600; TO employees not miners, 81 .206..
600; TO business men in the regions.
$4,000. .000 outside of coal regions,
$2.000,000 total. $21. .999. 900.