New-York tribune., 1902-07-08
WORK BEGUN AT ONE NINE
THOUGHT TO INDICATE EARLY COL
LAPSE OF STRIKE AT SCRANTON.
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Scranton, Penn. July Work was resumed
AZ the Oxford colliery of the Peoples Coal Com
pany to-day. twenty-five striking men having
returned to work This is the first step in what
is believed TO be an early collapse of the strike
in this city
Partial resumption will also take place to-
morrow at the Manville mine twenty strikers
having informed the foreman that they are
ready for work. This colliery is operated by
the Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson
companies.
HOPE FOR GOOD FROM MTTCHELL's VISIT
HE is EXPECTED TO ADDRESS MINE WORKERS
TO DAY-EMPTY COAL CARS MOVED.
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Wilkesbarre, Penn. July IA committee on
legislation. which appointed at the conven-
tion Of the First District United Mine Workers
to-day Nanticoke. will report tomorrow
measures which the strikers expect will lead
10 a betterment of their condition.
District President T D. Nichols presided at
the convention.
District President Fahey of District No. 9
spoke on the growth Of the United Mine Work
ers in the anthracite region and the benefit the
organization has been 10 the men.
President Duffy of District No. made an
address on the present condition of the strike
telling the men to stand together and fight for
the union, as they are fighting now. and they
We're win. He denied reports that there
were any desertions from the ranks.
The halloting for the various officers took up
the remainder of the afternoon. President D. T.
Nichols had no opposition but there COM
petition for all the other offices. The vote will
not he announced until tomorrow.
National President Mitchell will he at the
apOfiOp an will Lye he address of
the day. Mltchell's visit to New-York has caused
the miners throughout the region to expect
some good news upon his return. The impress
sion has grown that he is in New-York in con-
ference with some la Dor leaders. and that if he
has not discussed terms Of settlement of the
strike. he has arranged for the miners being
aided during the strikes continuance.
No further of his visit made public
here to-day. Word was received from him by
Presidents Fahey and Duffy this morning. who
are in Chicago during his absence. but what it
was they will not say. He is expected back for
1o-morrOw's meeting.
The fact that no steamers sail to-day for
Europe and only two tomorrow caused doubt
to his statement that seeing friends about
10 sail is the only object of his visit TO New
York. 1t is believed there far more i'm
portant motive. The leaders here scout the as
sertion. which is being circulated. that he went
New-York TO beg for interview with the
operators. They say if any advances are made
shey must come from the operators. The miners
have already stated their demands end are not
preceding from them. They laugh at a report
shat to Mr.. Mitchell have been refused audi
with the operators and declare he has
nothing 10 do with them
This morning some coal crews were put to
work on the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern. the Lehigh Valley and the Delaware and
Hudson. and a general movement of empty coal
started for distribution at the col
lieries. The strikers attach no significance to
This, however. declaring that the railroad yards
are Choked now with empty cars and that they
being distributed to the coery sidings TO
make room for freight cars in the yards They
also say the companies are doing IL to make an
5mBresson.
The State law requires that only miners who
have certificates and have passed an eXamina-
1ion shall be allowed to mine coal and Presi-
dent Mitchell and the district presidents all de
clare not enough of these men can be obtained
by the operators to work any mine.
While IL cannot he verified. because the opera
tors will not talk and the strikers not Ger
tain there is belief among them that if any
effort to resume is made il will he on next Sat
urday early in the following week, that
II there is any violence the operators may call
upon the Sheriff TO ask for troops The Third
Brigade will then be camped at Gettysburg
and soldiers could reach the scene of any dis
1urbance in few hours. The leaders. however,
scout the idea of any violence, even if work
IS resumed, declaring that most of their men
are well in hand and understand they gain
more in the end by peaceable means than they
will ever gain by unlawful methods.
Duncan Mcintyre, non-union man at Nanti-
coke. to-day sued the Burgess Of that city for
$1,000 damages for allowing effigy of him to
be hanged in front of his residence. 1t bore
the words Duncan Mcintyre the bloody scab'
Mcintyre says IL allowed to remain
tended the pole for twenty days during
which the Burgess refused to remove it, the
butcher, baker and grocer refused to sell him
his family any goods. and he was subject to
all kinds of persecution. In the end the efigy.
although blown down. tied to his fence and
remained there for some time.