New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-11
committee may make affecting the earnings
and conditions Of labor of their employees
BESIEGED IN THEIR HOMES.
STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS KEEP TWO
FAMILIES PRISONERS-BOfCOTT
SPREADING.
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Wilkesbarre Penn. June 10.-The prolonged
absence of President Mitchell IN NeW-4ork CITY
has created more peace hopefulness in this re-
sion He was TO have returned here this morn
ing; he will now not be hack until midnight,
perhaps not then, and the many anxious lapor
leaders who are eager to hear or the STRIKE
conditions will have to wait until tomorrow.
It was decided at a meeting held here to-day
that the engineers, pumpmen and hre111en VINO
remain at work after next Friday shall De de-
cIared unfair and dropped from the union. This
is the first decisive action against the workers
Two brothers. named Miller who are working
as engineers at a Lehigh Valley company mine
near Swoyersville found outside their homes
when they arose this morning, two freshly dug
graves with headboards bearing their names
The significance Of this did not shake their
nerve, however, and they went to work AT
Nanticoke where the three hundred guards are
stationed at the Susquehanna Company mines.
arrangements were completed to-day for start
ing the pumps tomorrow. and the mines VIII
be quickly cleared. The guards were this after
noon finishing the barbed wire fences which
form the Notifications There has been one at
tack and some stones were thrown. Captain
-, who is in command, walked out to the
men. IF another stone is thrown" he declared
quietly but firmly, IN come out there and take
the man who throws it" His determination
overcame their spirit, and they dispersed
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western
company to-day served warrants on one man
and four women. who charged with being
implicated in the riot at Hanover last Saturday.
when two watchmen were severely beaten
Other arrests are to follow.
The boycott extends day by day, and there
are numerous instances of its effect There has
been reaction in the case of one large store
in this city which refused to sell blankets to
the Lehfgh Valley Coal Company for the men
employed at the collieries. This gained the SYM
pathy the laboring classes. but it also aroused
the ire of others. At a tea held yesterday a
number of women agreed to buy no more goods
there and to extend the movement among their
friends
The executive committee of the United Mine
Workers at Nanticoke passed a resolution to-
day saying:
Having considered the difficulties now pre-
scented by the introduction of scab labor into our
town, we do here respectfully request all store
keepers, butchers, ice merchants and others not
to supply any of these imported scabs with any
necessaries of life, in SO doing it will show
that they have a little sympathy with our cause.
and help us little to fight this our hight OF
right against might.
In many towns the storekeepers have refused
to sell to non-union men. In Kingston the
BARRIERS have refused to shave them. in Auden-
riad and in Luzerne girls have been socially
ostra cized for speaking to non-union men, while
many relatives of non-union workers have lost
their places because the union men have threat
ened hoycotting. An ice company at HaZleton
has refused to sell the Lehgh Valley Company
any ice.
Two non-union men. their wives and the sister
of one have been besieged for three days at their
homes near Forty Fort. The men worked IN the
Harry E mine of the Temple Coal and Iron
Company and when they returned from work
last Saturday night the houses were surrounded,
None have beer allowed TO leave them since
Men, women, girls and boys form the besiegtng
force and often girls alone watch the houses and
shrek at the first appearance of the non-union
men so that the rush to the scene and
drive them back. They viii not allow provisions
TO be taken 10 the houses and the siege Will con-
tinue until the agree to join the union
Five effisies two of men and three of women,
are strung up outside the house.
More trouble occurred this morning at the
William A colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company at Duryea. Last night an attack was
repulsed after many shots had been fired, and
this morning and boys stationed them
selves on the hilltops and high ground sur
rounding, and used sling shots with buckshot for
ammunition. These had force when they struck
anything and the offices of the company were
SCARED with them, and many men were struck.
a coal and iron policeman was struck in the
face with one. He fired his rifle, but did not hit
any one. Then brave deed was done. Frank
Shedd q young clerk, walked near enough 70
the mob to recognize several men and calmly
put down their names. He stoned and
fired with sling shots but did not retreat
until he had the names of all he knew. War
rants have now been issued for Them and they
Will be arrested.