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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
25
Soft coal offered at 450 dollars a ton, a slight rise from the previous day. Reports from operator representatives say mining activity remains subdued. It was suggested that within a week or so efforts may be made to operate one or two mines in Schuylkill with non union labor.
Public letters exchanged between coal mine operators and United Mine Workers chiefs reveal clashes over wage scales and discipline in the anthracite region. Operators warn against national wage schemes citing illness of discipline, while miners propose arbitration by industrial and civic figures to set a one year binding award or commission led by church leaders.
June 10 dispatch describes labor strife in the Wilkes-Barre area as union actions broaden. Nonunion workers face scab pressure, besiegings, and violence around mines in Duryea and Nanticoke while guards, warrants, and boycotts escalate the conflict and threaten arrests.
Strikes paralyzed operations across the New River district with nearly all coke ovens dark and coal shipments halted. In Kenawha field few mines run. mass meetings vow to stay out until operators concede. Guards armed and firearms shipments noted. Bramwell meeting lacks operators.
Roanoke Va June 10 Reports show improvement in the Pocahontas strike with about 20 percent of the regular force back at work and coal output rising similarly. No violence. Flat Top district tied up. Indian Ridge and Browning mines plan meetings at Bramwell to seek compromise. workers demand union recognition to consider returning.
The ongoing coal strike threatens to paralyze the Navy this summer, endangering about 85 extensive evolutions planned along the Atlantic seaboard. Admiral Bradford, in charge of fuel, advised the Secretary and warned of reduced fleet readiness if fuel deliveries dwindle.
Admiral Moody orders economy as Pocahontas coal vanishes at Lambert's Point and New River coal is seized in transit. Navy stores, including 30,000 tons secured in April and May, face constraints with ships diverting to New York or Boston if bunkers run dry. Reserve coal abroad remains sizeable but Atlantic stocks are thin as ships averaged around 25 tons monthly.
Frederick E. Saward of The Coal Trade Journal returned from Wilkesbarre and told Tribune reporters that many miners want a quick end to the strike. He argued any concession would be seen as union recognition, so settlements would amount to recognizing the union. He noted no violence but said strikers taunted nonunion workers and hung effigies. He criticized railroad police measures as unnecessary since coal and iron police are already at the mines.
Health Department warned building owners that using soft coal violates law and may lead to prosecutions. Officials cite elevator steam needs as defense. Smoke piles along riverfronts and Sixth Avenue as rail deaths raise tensions after Jamaica court rule allows soft coal in locomotives within city limits.
The Count and Countess de Rochambeau arrived with entourage from the West and stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria then attended a theatre. They praised their cordial, sumptuous reception in the U.S., including St. Louis and Chicago, and spoke of the Mississippi trip with Mark Twain. They sail for France tomorrow. the Countess plans to meet local French women.
The French battleship Gaulois reached Lisbon with Rochambeau mission members after departing Boston June 1. General Brugere praised the warm American reception and Roosevelt’s cablegram. mission members dined at the chateau of the American minister near Sintra, Lisbon suburbs.
Columbia's G G Green disclosed the 1924 slate with Princeton on Oct 25 in Princeton and Penn on Nov 1 in Philadelphia. New games include Brooklyn Polytechnic Fordham and Brown, with Syracuse replacing Carlisle as the day game opponent. Yale Cornell and Williams are dropped. Harvard is unavailable.
Washington June 10 The House defeated a bill to transfer forest reserves to the Agricultural Department and authorize a President's game and fish preserves plan. Cannon led the opposition arguing it would raise costs and reduce efficiency while warning of looming deficits. The enactment clause was struck out 66 to 47 and the measure sent back with a 100 to 70 vote in favor of the recommendation to strike.
Washington June 10 Secretary Root said he has not yet time to consider General Jacob H Smiths case tried by court martial in Manila for alleged war law violations in Samar The Smith case hinges on records from Major L W T Waller whose trial for killing Filipino prisoners is pending Heres the potential for the President to order a court reconsideration even if acquitted The War Department notes the Waller case is closed but the Smith decision remains in play until final action by the President
Washington debates over needed canal route show Senators Morgan Mitchell and Harris backing Nicaragua while Hanna favors Colon to Panama. Turner argues Nicaragua title flaws in the reorganized Panama Company proposal to sell to the United States for 40 million dollars.
A traveling band of gypsies arrived in Mount Vernon yesterday and camped at Sherwood Park. Their large gasoline automobile, resembling a troiley car from a distance, is specially built with three interior rooms a bedroom a dining room and a front kitchen. The vehicle is finished in green with red running gear and decorated with gold and drapes. The chief says he can cover fifty miles daily, twice his prior prairie schooner pace.
Albany June 10 Special John P Jaeckel Auburn State Treasurer announced his candidacy for renomination to a second term He is opposed by supporters of Deputy Controller Gilman New York who are pushing his nomination for State Treasurer and seek backing from the New York delegation The State Engineer Bond is expected to be renominated by the Republican State Convention this year
The House adopts a special order on the Corliss Pacific Cable bill by 108 to 73 and hears arguments for a government cable to connect the Philippines with the American continent. Corliss claims a government monopoly is needed to defeat private cable control and costs are pegged at up to 10 million dollars with 400 thousand annually in operating expenses.
The General Board of the navy moves from theory to practice planning coastal defenses from Chatham Light to Barnegat Light under Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper with a Pacific plan led by Rear Admiral Louis Kempff. The coast will be tested against a simulated foreign fleet as North Atlantic and North Pacific squadrons stage maneuvers near Newport with marines and blue jackets to land on a foreign shore.
The Post Office Department creates a 23.5 hour daily fast mail from New York to St Louis starting Sunday. A 2:45 a.m. departure reaches St Louis by 2:15 a.m. Monday, cutting eight hours from the previous schedule and speeding East to West mail. It stops at Pittsburg Columbus Richmond Ind and Indianapolis with earlier morning connections in St Louis.
Moody writes to House War Claims chair urging a direct appropriation if Congress recognizes Maine families' claims. He notes March Spanish Claims Commission merged them with the national claim and argues avoiding litigation costs. He cites precedents for such action.
The Senate passed the Naval Appropriation bill of over $78,000,000 today. It includes authorizations for two first class battleships two first class armored cruisers and two gunboats but rejects the House plan to build one of each in government yards.
Washington June report that Brigadier General Sumner H. Lincoln and Samuel M. Whitside recently promoted have been retired.
The president sent nominations including Thomas B. Reed for marshal of the Eastern District of Wisconsin William H Atwell for the Northern District of Texas and Edward Toney as receiver of public money at Marquette Also Benjamin Crocker collector for the Internal Revenue District of Washington State plus Army officer appointments Across cavalry and infantry ranks with multiple officers named in the early June Washington dispatch.
Washington June 19 Senator McCumber introduced a bill to erect and maintain a permanent exposition building in Shanghai China for the exhibition of American products and to promote trade and cultural ties with China.
Washington June 1 A Republican conference will settle methods to bind United States and Cuba into close commercial ties. Spooner Aldrich Yeebes support the administration policy and the plan may pass as a strict party measure. Seven to five bolters possible but names withheld to avoid publicizing defections.
Washington June 10 The House Military Affairs Committee voted against a favorable report on a Senate bill authorizing the advancement of General Brett to lieutenant general and to senior major general of the army. The motion for a favorable report failed 7 to 0, not on party lines, amid committee concerns over recent actions toward Surgeon General Sternberg and opposition to retirements at advanced grades.
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