The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-18

to the Acceptance of the PROPOSE
tion Causes No End of Mischief
Box of Explosives Found in a
House at Grassy Tsland-Majo,
General Miller and Staff Visits
the Camps.
An article in yesterdays Republican
to the effect that District President
| Nichols is heading a movement in the
United Mine Workers to oppose the ac-
ceptance of the arbitration proposition
caused no end OF mischief.
| Mr.. Nichols said, yesterday, that
there is absolutely no truth in the story;
that he has been in favor of the ac-
ceptance of the proposition from the
| first, and that the vote of the district
officers to recommend its acceptance to
the convention was unanimous.
"The story that I was opposed to the
| acceptance of the propositions" said Mr..
Nichols to a Tribune reporter, last
| evening, has caused many of our men
| to look at the proposition with sus-
picion, and already we have had re-
| ports of locals being disposed to in
struct their delegates to vote against
acceptance. The opposition thus engen-
dered will not. I trust be of any con-
siderable proportions. but I am worry
ing over the possibility of unpleasant
consequences.
VIII the leaders of the United Mine
Workers give the members any advice
or instructions regarding their conduct
towards the non-union men?" was
asked of Mr.. Nichols.
II do not think So replied Mr. Mich
oils. II do not see that we are called
upon to ask our men to take those fell
lows to their hearts and treat them as
they would Il dear friend. In 1900 | ad-
Vised that the non-unionists be treated
IN friendly manner with Il view of
winning them over do not propose
to do it again. AS far as men who con-
tinued to work at their own Jobs is
concerned. / have nothing to say. AS
tof those who went into the mines and
took other workmen's places. | am of
the opinion they are not worth winning
to our side. l don't think we want
them"
Believes It Will.
'Wlll the convention accept the arbi-
tration proposition" was propolnded
directly to Mr. Nichols.
II think it WILL" was his reply.
The companies maintain that. come
what may, they will take care of the
men who stood by them during the
strike. Furthermore. they declared
there would be no places for former
employees who are known to have as
sailed the companies property and
Workmen and participated in similar
acts of lawlessness. 1t Was also stated
at the companies offices that under no
consideration would there be with
dIaWal OF the prosecutions instituted at |
their behest against strikers and their |
sNlnpathiZerS who have been arrested |
Tor various offenSeS against the law
President Crawford. of the Peoples |
Coal company. said he would retain all |
the men at present working for his |
company and use his own discretion |
about filling out the full QUOTA New |
living quarters. which will accommo- |
date one hundred additional men and !
which have been in course of construc-
llon for the past two weeks were COM |
peted yesterday.
Meetings of all the locals were held |
yesterday afternoon or last night and |
delegates elected to the Wilkes Barre
convention. Nothing authentic could |
be learned az to what instructions were
given.
Excitement was occasioned, yester-
day. at Olyphant by the finding of an
internal machine at Il house owned by |
a non union man. The machine con- |
sisted of IA box containing ten sticks OF |
giant powder, three sacks of Gunpowtler
ana two dynamite cartridges with a |
fuse. 1t was discovered in the house |
of Hermcdic Bargaka near the Grassy
Island colliery. by detachment of sol
diers from the Thirteenth. under COM
mand of Lieutenant Breig. who were
the owner of the house
while he boarded it up, it having been
recently vacated. The fuse had been
lighted, but by reason of a defect be-
came eNtinguished Had the explosives
been set off the Mouse would have been
blown into splinters.
Four Men Suspended.
-Four men, suspected of knowing
something of how the explosives came