The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08
COAL POLICE HAILED TO COURT
STRIKERS ACCUSE THE MEN WHO
PUT down DISORDER.
Troopers Right TO Make Threats and Seize
Firearms TO He Neutrality-suspicious.
Going Ahead as If a strike Wal Certain
Mustn't Yell "Scnb" In Taylor.

Mustn't Yell 'Scnb" In Taylor.
WuKEsBARRE April THE effort of the
mine workers' union to question the meth
dds of the State mounted police in their
effort TO preserve order about the mines by
striking at tho foundations of the disorder
resulted to-day in First Sergt. Harry C..
Diman and Private Cooley Of Troop B,
stationed near here, being brought before
n magistrate and held, Dinon under 81 200
bail AMI Cooley under $500, or charges Of
threats. pointing pistols and forcible entry
and %seizIre,
The charges were made by Italians. of
the mining village of East Boston, backedb by
District Executive Board Members Memlo,
Walsh and Llewellyn Of the mine workers
union.
The troopers had been called to the village
last Wednesday by the officers OF the Hill
side Coal and Iron Company, whose colliery,
the Fernwood, is at the edge Of the village.
Fifty workers and sixteen guards were
housed behind the stockude there and all
night long had been in a condition Of terror
due to numerous bullets crashing through
the washery and the roof of the building
in which they sleep.
Three troopers who tried to seize the
arms of the riotous residents of the village
hesitated, owing to their threatening at
titude, and sent for reenforcements. When
these came Sergt, Dtmon, in order to
brighten the Italians, threatened that II
there was any more violence he would
return and burn the village. having been
empowered to do 30 by the company which
owns it. Then he searched a house and
nfRlnnt odd thrAn Shntn1lnS Az a FnElllt 0t
this determined attitude there has been
no further violence In the village.
The troopers made no defence at the
bearing to-day, but gave bail and are ready
to ave the case tested to determine their
rights.
There are no indications here that the
operators consider the possibility Of a
strike less than it was a week ago" The
Pennsylvania Coal Company has in the last
twenty-four hours placed lao imports,
Even colliery, six miles above this city.
An attempt will be made TO. work. The
IRhieh and Wilkesbarre Goal Company
to-day established a press bureau at its
Offices in this city.
The companies which are erecting fences
about their property are hurrying the work
and other companies are preparing Tor the
operation of washeries as soon as the strike
order. Il. received.
The soft coal operators of the western
Pennsylvania district who granted the
increase requested by the mine workers
are losing no time In seeking the anthracite
market, as quantities of soft coal are now
coming 10 this region. The large yard OF
the Central Coal Railroad at Mauch Chunk,
the Lehigh Valley yards at Packertoh
and several trainlcads of it baye passed
through this city consigned TO points in the
upper part of the anthracite DISTRICT
scranton, April IA canvass OF the
United Mine Workers by several rews.
paper men and conversations with some OF
the lesser leaders Of the miners has shown
that in case the operators on MONDAY
reject the arbitration proposal oil Iohn
Mitchell there is certain to be a strike.
That is the general opinion held here among
and ever the operators themselves.
Vice-President LOOMS of the ,l'acka-
wanna company passed through the city
last night in his special car and had a con
ference with General Superintendent Phi;
lips. The latter, when seen to-day, declined
to saw what took place at the conference.
One Of the local evening papers has Kept
shattered in New York a man intimate
with the miners leaders. He telegraphed
TO a late edition of his paper to-day that
at the conference on Monday Offering a
counter proposition to ~reconvene tine an
thracite strike commission and arbitrate
the issue.
There was only one case Of violence re-
ported here to-day. John Evans Of 1881
Eighth street, was held up by pickets while
on his way to work in the Holden shaft
at TAYLOR this morning. An effort was
made to persuade him to quit work, He
was not molested otherwise.
Burgess j. NJ. Harris of Taylor has pro-
| hiIited the yelling of "scab' in the town.
! "Taylo: is a town OF peace said Burgess
Harris, and we do not propose to have
! anything occur that is going to be to its
discredit. 1t is unla wful to use any such
scurrilous term as 'scab' and / desire to
warn any who may be inclined to do so
I that they can be immedistely arrested.
If such offenders are brought before me
they will suffer according to the law"
There were a large number. of miners
from various parts OF District No. | in con
ference with President Nichols this NOR
ing, and the reports they made indicated
that the miners throughout the region
are a unit in their support o. PRESIDENT
SIitchell's arbitration scheme.
One effect of the present SUSPENSION was
felt to-day when the prices OF washery
coal jumped from So, 20 to 81 a tor at the
Clear Spring colliery, West Pittston. Other
owners Of washeries throughout the valley
are also contemplating increasing the price
of coal. Drivers for Gibbons d Co. hauling
coal to the West Scranton schools were
booted on Wednesday and called names.
The men refused to deliver the coal, re-
turned and stabbed their teams. Mr., Glib
bons has secured permission from the
local to put coal through the breaker suf-
acient for the Use of the schools.
IL is estimated that more than 5000
foreigners from this immediate vicinity
sailed for Europe in the last two weeks.
| The largest element leaving is composed
| Of Italians, the next largest Of Poles.
PoTTsvILIE, April 7~.-Several collieries
in the Schuylkill region will resume either
| on Monday or the middle Of next week.
The operations to resume will include
mines, washeries and st~rippings. II is
known that the companies have the names
Of many employees who have signitie e1d their t1
Centralize their loyal employees at, several
operations. The Mammoth Rausch Creek
washery, which the Reading company has
been building for two years in preparation
for a strike, will resume work next week
and will make big shipments daily.
The clerks and engineers employed by
the Reading company here have been ap-
/ preached by officials Of the company, ASK
ing them II they could be relied upon To
work at the collieries in the event OF. a
! strike. The work is principally firing
boilers and running pumpe; Man"
! pressed their Willingness to do 81