The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
DYNAMITERS BUSY AGAIN.
Water Supply at Pickaway Colllery Gu on
Miners Mass Meetings to he Held.

Miners Mass Meetings to he Held.
W1LKEsBARRE April IA water pipe
which supplies the Pickaway colliery, near
this city, with water for the boilers was
dynamited last night. The quantity OF
the explosive must have been large, as a
considerable section of the pipe was shat
tered. The water supply of the colliery
was cut of.
Capt. Page of the State police sent some
troopers to investigate. but no clue to the
dvnamiters has been found. No further
violence was reported to-day at the Frank
lin colliery, where there have been dis
turbances for the last forty-eight hours,
but an additional warrant was sworn out
against Sergt. Wilhelm Of the State police
He Is charged by John Hyarano with
aggravated assault and battery. Hyarano
alleging that the sergeant rode over him
and that the sergeant's horse stepped on
Hyarano's toes.
The hearing in this and in cases of per-
jury and assault and battery against Sergt'
Wilhelm and Trooper Kelly was postponed
until next Wednesday, the charge
of perjury against Supt, F. (. Zerbe OF
the Lehigh Valley Goa Company was with
drawn.
thew fear a strike cannot be avoided unless
their convention accepts the proposal OF
the operators, and they don't believ 1t
will. Many of the younger men, who
nave been waiting to have the strike ques-
ton settled one way or the other, are
leaving or preparing to cave the region
70 search for work elsewhere.
To-day over IL, 900 mine workers in Pitts
ton and vicinity we're paid by the Hillside
Coal and Iron Company and the Pennsyl-
! yania Coal Company. These men We're
not paid at the collieries, as usual but the
paw cars we're run on switches near the
stations and the men paid there, Many
tax collectors of Plains and Jenkins town
| ships had collected the taxes of many from
/ their wages, realizing that 1t was the last
pay that the men will receive in some time
| and fearing a strike might make them un,
able 10 pay. In some instances two years
axes we're stopped from the pay Of the men.
Sen April l4.-Distriot President
Nichols, of the United Mine Workers OF
America, has arranged a series OF mass
meetinas that he and other leaders OF the
union are to address for the purpose OF
EXPLAINING to the miners the exact situation
between the miners and the operators
These meetings will be preliminary to the
Shamokin convention, soon TO pc called
The operators assert that Mitchell has
directed the holding OF these meeIlngs
for the purpose of keeping the men in check
while he is away in the West and to Put
down the opposition to the course Of the
leaders that has developed among the more
thrifty OF the miners.
A secret meeting Of the general executive
board Of district No. l was held IN this city
to-day, at which the general situation IN
the coal fields was discussed. After the
session Nichols said that the meeting wal
simply for the purpose Of getting the boa[(
together again after being away from the
district so long attending the recent CON
ferences.
II was learned that the situation wa
gone over in a general way. Members o!
the board from various parts OF the district
brought in encouraging, messages from
the miners, who, they said, are well pleased
with the manner in which President Mitchell
and his subcommittee have so far conducted
the negotiations.
Vice-President E. X. Loomis OF the Lacka
wanna and Vioe-President Culver Of TIL
Delaware and Hudson were both in towI
today holdRg conferences with the head
OF various departments Of their companies.
TAMAoUk, Pa, April l4.-Now that
] e.rihe~ aPteSlEsineVitable IN the anthracit