Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-03
DELEGATES ARE ANGRY
They Appoint a Committee Of Ten to
Elect HIM From the Hall IN
Which They Are Assembled.
BUT RECONSIDER THIS ACTION
And Decide to Appeal to
the Court
DOLAN OPPOSED TO RESUMING WORK
Associated Press pispa.cDe. by special wirsr

Associated Press Dispatches by special wirer
putsburg Pa. April 3. The ex-
pected general resumption Of work at
the mines i'm this district where the
scale was signed yesterday did not
talxe place today. Reports were slow
coming in. and those received in
dirated that the men were not in a
hurry to return to work. Yesterday 8
holiday is said 10y the operators to be
largely responsible for the small forces
Al work. All the independent plants
were shut down, and no effort was
made to operate hem.
When the Miners District Con
vention resumed its session today.
Patrick Dolan. who was deposed last
month from the Office Of district presi-
dent. was present and attempted to
preside. The delegates almost unani-
mously demanded his removal and
upon his refusal to vacate a com
mittee of 10 was appointed TO eject
him from the hall. Fearing the re-
suits Of the pending injunction pro
ceedings, however, cooler counsel ad-
vsed against such summary action.
An adjournment for an hour was
taken and In the meantime q com
mittee of three Will apply to court for
an order enioining Dolan from dis
turbing the meeting.
When the committee of three con-
suited counsel, they were advised that
am order could not be issued bv court
without hearing. The committee then
returned TO the convention hall and
again ordered Dolan to leave. Upon
his refusal they took him by the arm
To- fOrcibly eject him, but he offered
no resistance and quietly left. The
convention next into executive session.
Dolans order went out to the locals
last night, notifying them not to per
init their men to 90 TO work this morn
ing for the reason that such scales as
We're signed yesterday We're without
proper authority, is believed to have
influenced some Of the men to remain
away from work today. While the feel
ing against him is very strong, he still
has many friends among the miners
of the district, who, il is said. will
support him in the stand be has taken.
il Is thought that if Dolan is success
iul IN preventingia general resumption,
the Pittsburg Coal Co. will appeal
10 President Mitchell to come here and
straighten out the complicated state
Nl dItlFH.
Reading, Pa, April 3. The Read
ing company has more than II, 900 tons
of bituminous coal stored i'm this city
and neighborhood for the use Of it's
locomotives burning that kind of fuel.
IL rs thought that this will last
several months. Great quantities of
anthracite are stored for the same
purpose.
The coal supply on the Reading
today may be summed up about as
follows: In storage at Landingville.
various domestic sizes, 200. 600 tons :
IN storage at Abrams, COO. 600 tons: in
storage at other places and in cars.
100000 tons; total, l,75O, 600 tons.
Johnstown, Pa, April 3-Three
thousand men, or about 30 per cent
OF the regular operating force. returned
10 work today at the mines of the
Berwind- White Co.. at Windber. The
strikers offered no opposition when the
men entered the plant this morning.
and all is quite.
Fearing trouble last night. the
sherin and armed deputies guarded
the tipples, but there was no disorder.