The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-03
DYNAM|T|NC BEGINS IN
THE ANTHRACITE STRIKE
EXPLOSION Near Home of Young
Man Who Refused TO Quit
His Job as q Clerk.
REPAIR WORK IS HALTED
Union Leaders Order Suspension Of All
Improvements at Mines-Recog-
milton Chief Demand.

TAMAorA, April 2.-The first dynamite
outrage Of the present suspension at tho
mines took place at Cumbola early this
morning when "A heavy charge of the ex-
piosive was set of close to the house in
which james Conroy. young man who
yesterday worked as clerk ut the Eagle
Hill colliery. was sleeping.
Michael Dolan. a neighbor. running
from his house saw a man making break
for an outhouee As he passed him. he
Gays. he recognized him as foreigner
named Yozanki.
Yozanki was arrested to-day by the
State police. Conroy's father. who Ia
now dead. worked during the strike Of
1907. The son was told TO stay away from
the colliery Office yesterday. but he re-
fused TO do co.
SCRANTON. Pa. April 2.-District Presi-
dent John T. Dempsey called of the pro-
posed meeting Of the executive committee
when he reached his Offices here this after
noon and took tip the question Of repair
work at the colleries which has been both
erine the union miners. He issued the
following order to be added to the regular
suspension order:
"This order ION suspension) means that
ordinary repair work cannot he done and
that Cn,y such repair work as is absolutely
necessary for the protection Of property
can be done.
'In all cases the consent Of the local
Union or its proper committee must be
had before any men can report for work. :"
This makes the union the arbiter OF
what the companies may do in the way Of
repairs. No new structural work can he
attempted during the suspension.
The union to-day also gave formal
permission TO the companies to operate
the wa,heries "for fuel for the plants
only" The foremen cannot use the coal
AZ their homes
SHENANDOAH. Pa. April with the
suspension at the mines only two days
old the leaders OF the mine workers in
Southern anthracite field are having diff
Guilty controlling their men.
Here great trouble is being experienced
in keeping the foreigners from interfer-
ing With the men who are fighting a fire
IN tho Shenandoah City mine with the
eanction Of the union.
On Sunday night four men held up Will
'am Munday. one Of the fire fighters.
To-day four T.ithuanians were arrested
hy Chief Of Police Walsh. Last night
Steve Bohan. another fire fighter. was
stopped by a pair of aliens. who were
about TO do him up when the police APP
icared.
Chief Walsh to-day swore in a number
of extra policemen. He said that all that
i. needed is a spark to set the aliens on.
John 'Syramho Of Mahanoy City. vice.
president Of district No. Q. said to-day
fao, the employment OF violence against
,no men working at the Shenandoah City
must cease. He said the men tiad the
sanction of the union to tight the fire.
ioist water and prop up gangways; in
rsct 20 do anything that the exigencies
Il the situation demanded. He was
emphatic in declaring that no effort
would be spared To extinguish the fire.
William Butts. union pump runner
AT No. shaft. Old Forge, was killed to-
day when piece of shattered flywheel
struck him on the head.
Toro Iaboranti. aged 80. was killed
and Andrew Solomonski. aged 25. was
injured in saloon shooting ARRAY al
.j"s,up early this morning. This makes
III. third miner to he killed here in shoot
ing scrapes since the men went out. A
fourth is at the State Hospital with a
broken skull.