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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1902
Page
3
Wilkesbarre and surrounding districts report pumps running in most mines on June 2 as operators and officials debate a settlement. Strike leaders claim limited turnout while Hazleton and Scranton districts show uneven participation and patrols tighten, with deputies deployed and police readied to quell trouble.
The United Mine Workers order calling out engineers firemen and pumpmen went into effect in Wilkes Barre and surrounding coal regions with 65 to 80 percent of workers in some areas refusing to work. Foremen manned pumps in places while others stayed idle as the strike began and is set to test pumps and mine operations further tomorrow.
Archbishop Ireland and the Civic Federation Arbitration Committee discussed the anthracite miners strike. They concluded no settlement action was possible now and would wait for change or opportunity. Union leader Mitchell’s stance drew criticism as half the mines’ workers defied the strike order while managers filled in.
James McNamara of Chicago acts for Hazleton mine owners to hire firemen and pumpers for striking miners. Twelve Baltimore firemen left for Jersey City and will be sent to mines under guard. Offer raises wage to 250 dollars per day for an eight hour shift, 50 cents above typical Pennsylvania rates.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad and several anthracite coal firms are recruiting men as uncertainty grows over the replacement of miners. The move signals a broader effort to fill labor gaps during a period of industry disruption.
Advertisements in yesterday’s papers drew unemployed men to Room 20 at 21 23 Ann Street where watchmen, ex policemen and ex soldiers were offered 2.50 dollars daily plus room and washing. Union officials Syron and Holland and private detectives mingled among crowds as police watched a hiring scene said to have operated since Friday with about 200 men hired, mainly before union arrival.
Henry I. Kenney, engineer of the Hotel Majestic, appeared in the Court of General Sessions yesterday. He is the first against whom action has been begun by the people for the unlawful use of soft coal. Assistant District Attorney Lord led for the people, with Secretary F Wadsworth of the Board of Health present. The case tests the action in complaints filed against several hotels and restaurants.
The Presbyterian Ministers' Association meets in Philadelphia to discuss a report by Dr. Charles W. Nevin's committee opposing Congress printing of Jefferson's Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth. The report condemns removing Jesus's deity and omitting key gospel elements and notes a 25 page introduction by an opponent of the church. Debate continues next week.
John Currey, sixteen, son of Samuel Currey of Matamoras, Penn., died after a shotgun discharged by his companion William Sheen while they fished on Brink Pond in Pike County. Currey steered to shore, sought help, and died reaching a vacant house. Sheen exonerated, mother arrived after hours.
In St Paul on June 2 the United States filed six replicated answers in the railroad merger suits. The replies target Northern Pacific Northern Securities J Pierpont Morgan Robert Bacon Great Northern Railway and others. United States Attorney M D Furdy signs each replication as the government reserves exceptions and the court will appoint an examiner to take testimony for the next ruling.
William Dundom, 19, of Manhattan, is hospitalized at Highland Hospital Matteawan with a severe scalp wound after leaping from a fast train bound for Peekskill. He left New York and boarded the speeding train, which did not stop at Peekskill, and he jumped as the State Camp disappeared in the distance. He spent the night between tracks and was found the next morning in a disabled state.
Rear Admiral J. B. Coghlan hoisted his flag as junior commander of the North Atlantic Squadron aboard the armored cruiser Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday afternoon.
The Board of Trustees of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals investigates Dr. J Walsh of Fordham Hospital after Charles Newbold accuses him of brutal treatment in an ambulance. Newbold’s wife seeking home release. doctors dispute details while the board weighs action.
Morristown New Jersey June 2 Two men Andrew Cohen Dover dealer in fancy goods and Joseph Mulchot a Hungarian were killed in a shooting at Hibernia. Cohen planned to sell revolvers to miners. A Hungarian threw a hat as Cohen cocked a revolver and both Cohen and Mulchot were shot. Some doubt Cohen acted alone suggesting self defense against Hungarians. Coroner Haga of Dover could not confirm details.
On June 2 at State Camp Peeks Kill the Ninth Regiment began dismantling the North Field camp across Annsville Creek after reveille. Tents and equipment loaded into fourteen army wagons as breakfast ended. Adjt. Gen. Henry at the White House site attracted a crowd when rumors spread he was President Roosevelt visiting. He blushed and made no comment.
A heavy storage battery streetcar on the Thirty-fourth Street Cross-town Line crashed into a southbound Third Avenue Line car at Thirty-fourth Street last evening. One man died shortly after hearing the crash and another, John O Hara, 40, had his arm broken while a few passengers were scratched. Frederick Schaeffer, 50, a cigar dealer from East Thirty-fourth Street, collapsed and died after exclaiming about an explosion nearby.
In Special Sessions court yesterday many individuals were fined from 15 to 50 dollars for selling impure milk. Names include Henry Goodman 251 Seventh Street Alonzo Zosburg driver for Tuxedo Dairy 332 West Twenty first Street Fred N Roe 402 Fourth Avenue and others across Manhattan with addresses at First Avenue Lexington Avenue Ninth Avenue and more.
The Merchants' Association of New York via its Bankruptcy Committee mailed circulars to over 150 000 merchants nationwide urging passage of proposed federal amendments. The notice claims the measures would directly bar discharge for dishonest credit seekers and substantially raise the credit limit such individuals can obtain.
Acting Secretary Darling received Commander Mentz's San Juan dated report detailing the Sterling's rapid response to Martinique and St Vincent distress. The ship arrived May 15, delivered relief to Fort de France, rescued four refugees, and noted the eruption's greater destruction than May 8.
The Associated Committees continue to receive subscriptions for Martinique and other West Indian sufferers. A meeting of the Executive Committee discussed pending receipts until William R. Corwine returns with a personal report. The total subscriptions acknowledged reach about $170,000 with numerous gifts from churches, civic groups, and individuals across the country.
A June 2 Seattle dispatch cites a May 3 Skagway special reporting Mount Blackburn in Southeastern Alaska erupted on April 11. Geologist J C McFarland witnessed a silent dawn quake followed by a ash and dust plume from the summit and fallout covering miles of terrain.
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