The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
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Sse worhne ~ the Fagle Mn colliery
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to ardi WoFk ArOther man rho callsd
on blmVold bins'hasif he hept 90 Norhing
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and this dynamite ,eSplo-ion = suppo~'d
10 be theSr'H,ht
MouNr VAaAEL,pa INLAY T. Following
the riot Aye-isrtRy al II aOw s'Iet IN
this Town. Two coppat'ic- ~ the state
police aru erech 1g bar vscA- nsar the Sayre
oOlliery 81 the ~iehiglf Valley Company.
and are making preparGSsans that would
indicate a long stay
Early this morning :, Burg Penman
asked Capt. CroOme q thu state pollctS
not To send hEa men intOa town a0r Tear fhe
sight 81 uniformed men would again IN
flame the foreigners end lead td another
clash and possible loss oflife.
Capt. Groome told the Burgess Nhat II
order was restored In town the police V"ould'
remain in the barracks, but VI the disaurb-
anOes continued the entire force would
come 90 tow mounted n maintain the
law. .
The Burgess then called inhuerHial'union
leaders into consultation and they sue
ceeded In getting most of the nhen on the
streets. Shortly after daybreak Troop y
arrived and proceeded unmolesteddh
town 10 the Sayre barracks.
Sheriff Sharpless remained in the Sayre
barracks all night. In the light of Inc early
morning he slipped out of the stockade'
went TO the Iehigh station, where he took
u JIdll lot NtiiN lhu "i'tN'
to Sunbury. He still refused TO swear'the
constables in a. deputies.
-Four Of the men wounded yes~terdayhare
In n critical condition and it is feared twotof
them will dap before morning.
All Agree That strike Seems Probable.
SCRANTON. May 1t was learned this
afternoon that the meeting OF me scale
committee tomorrow will be very brief'
merely for the purpose OF preparing u re-
port to the convention.
There Is little doubt now that the con-
yention will declare a st rike. There 10 only
one thing that can prevent IL and that -
concessions by the operators, ana the oper;
ators are a unit in declaring that none vhl
be granted.
One independent operator who has been
saying he was certain a strike would De
avoided this afternoon said that he would
have TO admit hat the chances were now
very much against peace.
To his. great surprise, he said, o h
Mitchell and the other leaders appear TO
be determined to precipitate a strike, which
the operators believe that they will be able
to win with ease.
It is believed by many who are close to
Mitchell that he will present the facts to
the convention and allow the delegates
to decide what to do. This course ~ indi-
who has been addressing mass meetings
in his district. He was often requested
10 indicate what the leaders desired, but
declined, and told the men that 1t was their
place to decide; that they are the ones, will
have to bear the brunt OF the battle II there
: Ia q strike.
An official deliveranoe was to-day OBJ.
tanned as to the policy the scranton Coal
Company, the only one Of the big COM
panies here that Is not operating one or
more Of its collieries. The local head OF
this company said no attempt will be made
to start any OF their breakers until they
ascertain whether the men are to strike.
every effort possible to start the breakers
George +. Stoeffel, In charge Of the de-
tective force OF the Della war and Hudson
p Company, arrived In the city to-day. His
coming here Is regarded as indicating that
the company expects trouble and Is ina king
preparations TO meet 1t, n is understood
that this company has prepared to bring
on O. lot OF detectives and strike brea kers
who will DO put into the minea as soon,as a
strike is declared. At the Powderly No. 1
and No. 8 mines of this compa NY, At Carbon
dale, thirty men who said that they would
not work In case a strike IL declared were
dismissed and others were put in their
places. :,
LANsFoRD, Pa, May THE I.ehigh Coal
f. and Navigation Company is steadily in
reasing its working force at Ito No. . COL
liery and It's No. 10 washery. Many Union
men are said to be returning to work. The
Panther Creek Valley mem numbering
about 5000, ha We all along maintained that
they are satisfied with conditions, and IL IL
predicted that II the Scranton convention
orders q strike many Of them will refuse to
from all the locals in this section were
instructed to vote against a ~prolonGation
of the present SUSPENSION.
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