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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, OCTOBER ft, 1901,
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TBE MODSRN ttARDffAM STOM.
THREE
THINGS
'Mo needed In propnvlnu
for a home a place to
cook, ft place to oat niiil a
jiluco lo Bleep. If nocos-t-nry
you can cat anil deep
nn llio lloor, but you cnu't
cool: on tho Hoof. You
must l'uivo eonio sort of
nu upparnttis to ilo your
coolcliiR on nnil tho HTHU
MXC. UAN'CIM la the very
best thlnir on earth i'or
Unit purpose.
"Has No Equal"
Footc & Shear Co.
119 N. Washington Ave
booooooooooe
FOWLER COAL CO.
Retail
Dealers of tho
Celebrated
or.n ii:i.r.riioxi:, io5-2.
Room 50, Coal Exchange
COAT. PIXUl.ltl.D TO ANY 1'AIIT 01' CITY.
flothers
Ton can never enjoy dressing
your Huby until you see our
riotliinK-l'onu'oi'L for the
Baby. Your time jimt nerves
saved do no iilauntiif? until
you visit our store nnd allow
us to show you this.") new way
of dressing the Ha by.
Tb? Baby Bazaar,
510 Spruce Street.
NIGHT SCHOOL
Lackawanna limitless rillcgc. Good light,
ijood instruction. Prices riprht.
THE PEOPLE'S BANK.
PERSONAL.
;ii Hani?, o i:,vnon sheet, is on a lui-iiiess
trip to Auli'iin, X. V.
Hiss MjiicI .Iono,, oi Xnrth Sumner avenue, has
leiovcicd ficnt an illiic.-j.
Mi4 Mabel Spencer, of .Tack'on strrot. is en.
(cttainiii? her cousin, Mi-s ll.utie llct.ins of
West Pith-ion.
Ilriny ami llcimm S'. 1iwi-iiI.it. of T lie Tiihuu
hlndeiy. left on the 1.10 twin this ninuilug for
tlm I'aii-Aineili-an.
Jin. VScitlu St-liu, of lloton, Ma., is villi
ins litr patent.', Jlr. .mil .Mis. ."-. Jl, I!i'o-c, uf
Xmth Iljilo l'.nl; iiieiiuo,
airs. Daniel I'lothcioe ninl children, of Mil
vvaukio, Whs'., am tliu uue-H uf Mr, ami .Mis'.
Job HauK uf K.inon meet.
llihop J. A. l.at.ino has been rh-itcd bi-liop
of the New Yolk nml 1'liil.iilililii.i .-.wii'l of die
Ilofciimeil Kpljcop.il rlmicli, to fituced tlic late
Bishop SlcholsOii.
W. II. Jlilli-r, of the Lackawanna Dairy i-jtn-pauy,
who willi Ids whe, has-been spendin.,' some
time at 'lie I'au-Aiucikiin and Nhgara 1'alU,
ll.l- IClUIIH'lI home.
MRS. BLACKALX'S DEATH.
Coroner Roberts Snys Apoplexy Was
the Cause.
Mrs. Ktnellno lllnckiill, a woman
about TS years old, was found dead lit
lier room, ut .".'il Adams avenue, yester
day. Sho had hoarded at Unit place fur
lomo years.
Yesterday inornlut,' she not up at the
iisuul time and went to her room about
P o'clock, and was not seen alive after
wards. Jlcr body was found about noon
by one of tho hoarders,
Coroner Itobcrts said the woman's
.iciitli was caused by apople.y. Jits.
Blackall had lived In this city for a
number of years, and Is survived by
no son, Deputy t'ity Controller A'HII
.llacliull, of Albany, N. Y and by two
nephews, lieoi'ijo Weaver and John
YVea ver.
Smoke the new Kleon 5c, cigar,
0, & V. Foliage Exclusion.
By special request the New York, On
tario and Western Kallroad company
announce they will sell excursion tick
ets to lluncock, N, v on next Sunday,
October !!0, to enable those disappointed
last Sunday, owluj,' to tho Inclement
weather, to view the foliage on the
mountains. Train will leave Serantoii
at 8,o0 rt, m and returning leave Han
cock at 4.30 p. m., arrlviiiK in Scrnntou
ut 0.43 p, in. The fare from all stations,
Serantoii to C'ni'bondulc Inclusive, will
bo $1 return, and from Fnirst city, ;j
cents.
Smoke the I'ocono 5e, cigar.
Labor Vincit!
Our .tiiilinw mi- ful
lovvini; t In- I'lolio,
ami sic dome Uic
ll't l.iml of VWlk.
TIN: lO.SM'.IIVA
lOUY will give jo'l
di' t-ppnrluiilty to
wc-ik - thus. I-Jlur
i onipicr. L'alalpcue.
I'cnie ami sec.
J. Allrvd Pcnnlos
tvu, pireelor,
II 0
j If You I
! have never hud any deal-
IH iiiKH with us please consider E3
this an invitation to give if
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EFFORT OF
NlUVAIL
Committee of the Councils
Fails to Effect Any-
thing Practical.
AS FAR APART AS EVER
Conferences Held with the Strikers
and with General Manager Sllll
man Convince the Committee There
Is No Ground for a Mediator to
Work On Select Council Hears the
Committee's Report and a State
ment fiom. thfc Strikers Through
One of Their NumberResolution
Adopted Criticising the Board of
Trade nnd Endorsing tho Position
of the Strikers.
Selectmen Melvln, Selirocder and i'ok
telloand Commoners Onlvin, Keller and
llraf, the councllnianlu committee ap
pointed under the Calpln resolution to
effect, if possible, n settlement of the
street car strike, bad a conference yes
terd.'iv witli the executive committee
of the rlrikers and afterwards with
General rtlannw Silliman, of the tiol
ley company, with a view of discover
ing if tnere was anything they could
do that would bring about an end to
tho controversy.
The committee met in the city eleik's
olllco at in o'clock and had an hour's
session with President P. J. Shea. Sec
retary George- O. Kngler and Fred Mur
ine, of the strikers' executive boafd. At
tlu- conclusion of this conference tho
committee went to the ofllce of the rail
way company and spent an hour In
conference with General Manager Silll
inan. The strikers' representatives Informed
'the couneihnanle committee In detail
of the causes that led up to the strike
and of their intention to Insist, that si
condition precedent to the settlement
of the strike would be the reinstate
ment of the stilkers in a body.
Mr. Silliman, in brief, told the com
mittee the company would not forbid
its employes from joining a union; that
he would confer at any lime with a
committee of the strikers, and that ho
would take back as many of the strik
ers as places could be found for. He
could not guaiantee. however, that all
would be taken back, as the company
bus made contracts for a year with a
number of Its present employes.
The committee last night made a re
port of its day's work lo the regular
meeting of select, council. This was
followed by the passage of a resolution
introduced by Mr. ('ostello, in which
the position of the men in the strike is
endorsed and the conduct or the im
port': condemned.
CONFERENCE WITH
STRIKERS' COMMITTEE
Appended is a teport of the pertinent
part of the conversation at the confer
ence between the couneihnanle commit-t-e
and committee of strikers, as fur
ul.shed by Assistant City Clerk Morris:
Sriaiiloii, IM., (M, 17.
S'ped.il Loiniuifloe uf the -I- t anil coiiiuum
loiua-iH appointed for tlie piapo-i- of lonleiuui;
Willi tlie Sd.inlon ll.iilujy roinpiny and ttiMiiU
injr I'liiplo.w, ami lo nuke an i-ifort in lulnj,'
ali.mt a M-tlliiiuiit of (lie n,iic-lioiis in ilNpme,
met in tin- oily cloik' oflke, -il HI n'llork. on
tlie aboi- ilile.
I'Hwnl: Jli- 1.. Mi lun, Si hi ooilt-r ami Co-'
li'llo, of tlie wleit loiimll, ami Mii-, i.'jlvm,
Keller ami (ii.il, of loiiimoii loimell.
Mr. l.ullici- Keller was elected rh.iiiiu.in ot
die conimittee, ami elated tlut lie tlionjla tlie
oliert of (he meetlic win for the pinpoo of
tlnilini; out fioni Mr. slllinian if lie i- willing lo
ln.'i I with a p.nly oi commitlee of the Mrikei-i.
Moved and iinied tli.it the loiiuniltce ot em
ploje he admitted and lli.it lliey Male theii
hide ol tin- i.w- to the toiiniiittie of lotuull.
Mii. Sli.ii, mii me .mil Hauler enleied .h tle
coiiiiuittee of employ e-..
( oniieilm.ni Me would like to know wli.it weie
Hip lan-i-s leading lip In Ihe Milke'
Ml Iket I'll -I. Mr. Silliinun s-ialied tlm oruiit.uL
under piiiti-.,!. lie luoke ou-iy dime in tlie ion
tuit. lie di-eh.iiaed men without shins tho
piool ngieed In. Hi' lo!atcd lulei in re;.lui tn
oxlr.i men. lie f.illiil to lesnlale the Inns, ai
ten lioin- runs lor -i day.
f'inineiliii.iii.io you willing to nieel the in.ui
aBeinent of this i uniiuiij f
still.ei ., union men.
t'uiuu ilin in Do ou insii-t upon the position
jnti took at lu-tV
Miilter 1 am not in aiilh-niiy to sir.
I'oiiiiillinaii- In U'pild to llio diseliaishiR the
two iikii, did you mv Mr. .-illnn.mV
stiikcl The lomniittee did,
I'ouiiellni.in What did lie k.,y -a tin- itM-uii?
Stilliei slioit mi the Kj-ii-ler.
I 'oiiiii-Iliii.nl bid Mr. M'llhnau in ike any piopo
flilon to n-llle the ttrll.e'
Mukei lie olteied to lefel' Hie mallei- In UMiop
lliihaii ami to by the eUdeine hefoin him, him
felf, I ouni'llnun I.e,ivlii(- the maUir of Hie Im,
nun out of the ipie'tloii, nie jou williiis (u go
hack in woiU.'
stilkcr Wo aie not iv aulhotily to H.ilo, and
Hie only condition wn will let'irn lo woil. will
he, Hut we mo to ictiiin in a huuy, as a union.
COMMITTEE'S TALK
WITH MR. SILLIMAN
Ilelow is given a stenographic report
of tho conversation between the mem
bers of tue-couiielhnaulo committee and
General Manager Silliman:
(). Illy coniniltli-i-) Yon no ilouht uiiilcif-tjiid
the object of our meeting, tlul wo aie appolnled
by tho icicclio Kuu.tib, of wlilclt wt- are
nicinberrf, thiee incnibiik lioni cull iouikII, to ,-ee
if we can d'i nnythliu in the way of fttling
tho bircit civ itiikr;
A, l Mr. siu.uO Vn. "I loun-o I knew about
it, tluoiib'li tho pie, 4. and I am iiy clad to
haw ion come and to meet .ion Willi leferi'iuo
to that inalfri', -hut how jou arc solnt; to uu
at it, 1 do not Know, exailly.
l. (Cummltitc) 1'li'st ot all, I piesiime, and
tin- veiy lint iMiiir we want in know, H Urn
iau-e, Il (111 your stalidpolut, (l lie tlllkc. Why
luie we n ttiikc at lliis time'
A. (Mr. !s.)--l thought thai wai a nutlcr that
uii i.eic all (.iniiliar with. We li.ne, tlnoiili
the I'iCs.-', iudieatril our position ut tlie tliuu
that Iniimiliati-ly preceded tl'e ulilke, and it va
b(caiiso o'Ji poiitiou at that tiuiQ was not -it-irplabh-
to the oiij.iiii.illoii uf out- euiploe, that
they tiriuk, If 1 weie tn led It- over asaiu nil
el the tliins- Hut led up In (he i-trlkc, it would
talio a lout time, but brielly, the oa'anization
vt our iiu-ii dulicngcil our right to discharge
tun ciunlujc without kliowins tin in tho piool
of the durncs that wo had L'iiainst tlifin. 'Hut,
wo di'dliifd to do, and as a cuUtltutc to that,
we oBcie'l varloui fonna ol aibltution, all of
which wcie lllucil by them.
i- (l.'oiinnlllt-f) -Then the lniniedlat cs,
from your utitiilpolrtl, nn Ihf dlclmisc ol llie
two men?
Ai (Mr. fi.)-Ye, tlmt wa the wlc mu
notliliiff pI'o m-.h (Alkeil iihotil,
IJ. lt'ntiiinlltee)-Vn (line any rule hetwern
tlm coliipany mid the rmphi.tci btukrn at any
ttiue. tlntl tho roniinny did not lllr up to?
Tliio v n eonlrait betneru the c-oiiipnny nml
tlie employe, an'l there ?
A, (Mr. S.) Ye., (hem wa.
(. (('oiiiinltlee) WaA tint broken pinion to
tlm hllir, .11 lliry iblin?
A, (Mr, S.) Tilde win not n wold mid about
tlut plot lorn lo the Mrtkc. All of that lin-i heen
duiwii in fiibseo.iieiit to the strike, 'Ihcre lieier
w.11 a woul nlil about it until atleruniil. Tlm
only f.t.ui'O o( the lontiact lli.it wai ever luokcu
hy in, Win the tlatiM! that provided (or not liol'b
Inif evlr.i men nttrr B o'ctoik ut night. We
illil that iii.uhciti-nlly, without leinniibri'lin,' thai
It win In the contract, nml when it was pointed
out, we dieted lo pay tlie men for the lime
a nil mako it rlidit In that way, and that fpcmeil
to tin nctrptahlo nt tlic lime. That l tlie only
repect in which we ever infiingcil, and tlmt ai
not Intentional.
(. (Committee) Were (lure not, inonlli be
fore the dblkc, Rrlevancfs picjentcil ut dlflerenl
tlutc.i, about tho tun", in some way?
A. (Mr. H,) Yes, nnd they weie entirely out
tide of (he conltact and had nothing; tn do with
the conti.ict. They requested to be paid twlio .1
month instead of once, nnd we paid llieni twice n
month, and we acceded lo other Miiiwt Hint
weio not In Hie contract at all, They objected
onco before (o the discharge, of a man, nnd he
was dlsch.UKed ill accordance with the (emu of
tliu contract, nnd we ldnstateil him rather than
hac a strike. All of the things that cime up
fioni tliuo to time liaic been matters outside of
the contract.
if. (Conunlttce) Were not fume of the men
woikcd seven hours a day, and tome thirteen?
Was not there dome discrimination made in runt?
A. (Mr. S.) There was no dicrliiiln.illoti
made. The runs were made up In neenrdanco
with the contract, and the men were a-igtied to
tliem In ncconlance with the contract.
(). (Committee) Was not it customary for
some men tn have seven hour runs for weeks nnd
month", and othcis to have twelve or thirteen
hour mm?
A. (Mr. S.) Xo, sli; the inns were made so
that the .itrtac,i- would be, .is nearly as possible,
ten hours per day per man, nnd a man might
woik seven bonis one day, and tliliteen the nest,
in older to make tho aiciuce time.
I). (Committee) llaa it been the aim of the
company to do tills?
A. (Mr. S.)-lt h.i, and fiutlier than that,
wi- hae, fiom time to lime, amended our runs
in nciordanco with meKci-tions that tliry h.iie
made. In arrancini; inns it is alwajs necessaiy
to "rIvc and take." When a run is twenty-four
bonis Ions, it is n simple mailer to make of it
two ten hour inns. If the inn is less than twenty
hours lonir it will make one ten hour mil and
one shorter run. t'on.senuenlly it is necessaiy to
divide the horns up so that a man may avenge
ns neatly ten houis per day as possible. A man
may woik thiiteen liom.s one day and seven hours
the iie.l lo piodiii-e this acr.iyp. Our effort
has always been lo make the tuns so that they
would work out bed, for the Kie.ile.st number.
Q. (Commit tec) In ct'e the company and the
(.tiikei.s should come to an ngiccment, would jou
take them bad; as a union'.'
A. (Mr. S.) No, sir.
(J. (Committee) 'llio daiin is made that fiom
(lie time ,ou made the conti.iit lo the time of
tho stiike, il was a n-ri.-s of iol.itious of the
contiad mi (lie put of the Kiinp.iiiy in ditlorent
lliincr-. not i 1 1 1 in oiio scp.il.ite tiling, but in
ilillVli'iil liiiiiRs. As we uiider.-l.ind it, wli.it
InoimliL Mie thinp lo a head was the di-eliaie
of tlie two men, but Hie chime is nude that
from time to time the wiittcn ccnliact was
iolilcd?
A. (Mr. S.1 It is nliiilnl(-ly inioiieot, i-ept
in tlic paiticiil.ir thai I h.ic told joii.
(). ((.'oiiiniiltee) IL seems tlial the slnlemcnt
is made tli.it, leibally, you aureed if a man was
di-i hailed, to ivc- pioof of same
A, (Mr. S.) I lieier did so. Il nviiis- to me
that ii oiitshl to be iiiauifesf that a written
iiirieement is the asreeiuenl, end that afdr the
hllil.r. and the loutiait had mil alon nine
month-', it is pielty late to drag in a so-called
ierh.il am cement.
I), (('ominittei') Hid you allow tho men their
time in takim; lln-ii- car to the bain-''
A. (Mr. S.) 1 brlien- they weie allowed fli-e
minutes to one, and ten lo the othei. 1 won't
lie po.sitiie. It is tlie same amount of time that
they would take in tunning; the same distance,
nd-ordiiitf lo their sdirdule.
(. (Conmiiltee') Did you icfiiso lo allow them
to put a book up in the barn and mail; (he time
that tin-y wint out and came in?
A. (Mr. N)-'lliey m-ver leipn-lcil such n
thin;,''.
!. (Conilnillee) Was if not in your contract
tliat they would lie paid fiom the time they
tool; the iar oul until they left il iu the barn':
A. (.Mr. S.) Ye--, sir; and tluy did pet paid
for il. We allowed the srhi-duh- lime fiom this
ofliu- lo Limit ii sheet car house, and fiom this
nfliie Hi I'loiideiue car houe Ihe lniuutcs in
the th-t itistanee and leu uiimiti-.-i in the second,
and a m.iu making; elilirr point in less time, as
wosi uf t lie in did, made the dilfeieiice.
(). (Couiniittee) III the i-n-iit uf an nrciJnit
or delay of any kind on soins lo tin- barn, plodding-
it look them a half hour, would they
Bet paid for it?
A. (Mr. P. They Would not jjel piid for it,
nor would they h.ne lo lose live minutes if U
only took tl-cni file miliiues In get In I'lutideiue
bain.
(J. (CounnilteiO-If they met wilh a mi-hap or
nnylhitie; on the load which delayed them, would
tliey get paid for il.'
A. (Mr. S.) I do not lenieniber of a ca-e of
a nun ever asking for anylliiuir of tint suit. I
do tint ii member if Midi a ease luppenins;. 1
know thai iu cieiy ca-e when- an .uddciil pii--teiit-i
a man tuiishiuir lu.s lun at Ihe time he
aIioiiIiI, and he is del.il i-il two or tl.iee houis,
pet hap-, in- alwajf! nets his time (oi thai, and
ten minute additional ullouauie lor Koiti; to
tlie car li.uu, I (In nol ii-ini-iiibc-r of any i.ue
v.heie a man had an aeddent belweeil heie and
the car hou-es and wa delajed, I neic-r hc-ant
of It until Ihesliike,
(, (L'oinniltttfiO- Mr, Silliiii.iii, me jou will
Iner to mei t the nun and dl-ru.-s ihe mailer with
Hum at this time.' You have had a strike now
neatly thiio week, me lmi traily to meet tin
louiuilltee of your men to dbiu-s die matter, ami
settle It if j on can?
A. (Mr, S.)-I should be willinj,' to nuct tliuu
now, or at any time. 1 hae been fioni Ihe
besliiiilnc; of tin- Ihlns up lo now. 1 lu-u-r said
that I would nut.
l,. (Ci.iiinilttee)-llave they been lo sec j on?
A, (Mr, P.) They have, tun or tlilfo times,
l. (Committee) You arc ii-.uly to meet Hum
now, a ro you?
A. (Mr. S.)-Yes.
I). l('oniiiiiltce)-Can you diiguet auj tiling
Hint we (an do to help settle tlie matter?
A. (Mr. r) The only thins that ou can do
lh.il 1 know of, (o help sellle the matter, would
he lo sel Ihe men to ictnin to woik.
i), (Coniuiitlee) Mr. Silliuun, c.lslinK a.lde
the (uestiou of the disdiaiue of IIki two nifn,
In the event of (ho-e emplojes wishing tn como
link, would you be willhiK to lri-osnto them as
a union, or would this loiupany?
A, iMr. S.l This lompjuy does not i.uo
whether Hiry beloin; In a union or not. It has
l.oiliiii;- to do with the union, and will li.ue
notlilng to do with thu unions In the futiiie, in
the shape of an asiceiueiil. Mlu-tlier or not they
hcloni; u the union, is not our lomeiu, We du
not attempt to dictato tn a nun with leg.nd to
his rights, one ut whldi Is lo belon; In a union,
)( he so ile.slu-', and wo would Ju-t as soon at
tempt to ilk (ate to hint what diuidi he should
belong to.
V, l Commit tee) Tlieidoir, this company will
not rnnsnhie them as a union.'
A. (Mr. rk) Itccoiiulro them a a union ju,t as
we lecognle tlie miiicio' luiloii, or sniytlilni; that
e.Nists, ami that wo hae o leiomile, but wt- do
not haw- lo nuke a lontiad with them,
l, (Coiiunillee) Suppose thee men sav they
will lot go back lo woik unless tliey can so In
a body .'
. IMr. S.)-My answii' would be then, tint
tlu-y won't go baifc to woik,
(, (Coninilltce) Do yuu iair to glie your 'V
bou for that?
I). I Ml. S.) I would like to, before von go,
make J ijiinial statciilcnt of our position. 1
wish lo say ilut wo appiciiale iciy Hindi, the
motive tliat pionipt; Ilia councils of Ihe city of
Miaiilon to do wli.it they lau to biing to a
leimiiiition this uiiloilimale condition ot alfaiij
wlilcli lias laused u much liiconvcnlcnte to the
public mul so ui-.Kli Ios tu our lncrdiauU on
j count of the Inability of the public to iiso tlie
licct cais as ordinarily. Wu also ieali.e the fad
tliat llio Interests of the public- generally, the
buslnesn iutci03ts ol thii city, mid the interests
of the company will be best sertrd by the fettle.
inent of this alljir on a basis that will preirnt
the possibility of a icciiucncc of u (imllar trouble.
The company, In cndciioriug to aiold tlie stiike,
probably went further In Its oicituiea to the
oiganlzation of its employes than lis obligation!
to the public- wjruuU-il, bciause it i perfectly
Hprent fiom the history ol the past J car, that
similar romesdotn pievloinly made have onlv re
wlleil in tnslftlntt a spirit In Hie. otttanlMlloii ol
our men whose ilemamls knew- ho limit, Since
the ullno't tlmlls ot our olfrr, nude for Hie
puipose of .ueithig I his ttlke, weie iml .mepleil,
It has beumie tun- pi ilu dulv lo etiibl.h sudi
relations Willi our Mnpto;i-s as will enable lis
In fulfill our ribllg.illi.lu to the public without
tlm likelihood ol a lepelltlon of ibis contlolcrsy,
nnd wlllioiit the fierpient threaleiied illsUub.niu-s
which hate made Ihe leionl of tlie p,il nine
lnotillis. Thelrfoie, we h.ie ilelermliied that
thn-e of our foimer emploj es who h.lve not tnide
iippllcnllnn for Well; Iu ori-ord.iiKe with our lin
the puhlWied In Ihe iii-wspapci.s of it, , (, t-nti
only ohlnlu ftnploymetil liy applying for It, ami
we can only ghc rmpln.i Incut to those who me
necesaiy to make lip uur full quotii ol men, We
do not now, nor hale we nt any time, made tie
Jedioin tn iinv of our cmploies helonitii'sr In a
labor oigiinlMtloii. Our purpose Is nol In break
up any labor oig.uili.ilion, but lo rel.iln tha
inanaRcment of our own pioperly, U arc by law
refpoii'llilii for the ncls of our euiptnyes as our
agent', nnd we liimt ieene the tight lo selert
them, nnd lo letaln (hose who ate, In our Judg
ment, tit. ones to ns.unie for us the lespouslbllh
ties of their positions. Thai, in general, Is ot
net 1 j- our position.
(J. (Commitlee) 1'ioiu the subject mailer of
your Matrinciil, nie wo to iimleislund lii.it thoe
men arc not to be treated with as an oinanba
Hon? A. (Mr. S.J If juti will make your irlirsllou
a Utile inoie osplidt, I will nnswer il. What
do j-ou mean hy "Ireatiiig with" them?
(. (Committee) In oilier woids, .ton would
not make any collection to or uiblitale with
them ns nn oig.inlzatlon, ns they have been?
A. (Mr, .,) If the committee of ll.e oigant'
z.ilion of our former employes should come heie
to me, I would say to them what I have said to
jou In this statement. If tlu-y came heie, I
would tell them tint I could not employ them
all. We have not places for them all, Thoe
who want woik, must npply for it, and we will
take those thai wo have places for,
(). (Committee) You would not care whether
they weie union, or non-union?
A. (Mr. S,) M'e have nothing to do with that.
. (Committee) We luidcisl.ind from that, Mr.
Silliman, that you would employ them the fame
ns anv other class of men?
A, (Mr. S.)-Ceitalnly.
(). (Committee) Did .toil make a proposition
at the time of this strike to have tlic matter
aibitratcd by ccilaln aiblti.tlois?
A. (Mr. S)-Ycs, sir.
Q. (Committee) And at that time it was to
he nibltiated between you as a representative
of this company, and nn otganiml body, ns
they weie at Hut llmc
A. (Mr. fs.)-Yoi.
(J. (Committee) Is there any valid le.ison as
lo vvlu' that same should not e.i-t now as it
did thicn weeks ago?
A, (Mr. S.) Our offer at tliat lime was made
for the putpase of avoiding trouble if It was
possible for us to do It. We went full her than
we ought, to go in Hie proper pursuit of a busi
ness of this kind. When we made tliat offer Hie
stiike had not occulted. We wanted to avoid it
if it weie possible, and went to the etienu- limit.
After Hie stiike, who could tc-stoie Ihe status ot
n (fairs j No one. Tlie strike was on, our Io-s
had begun. We would not do, after a sliike,
what we world to avoid one. ICvery day now,
our position alteis-, every day we employ moie
men, cvety day there nie fewer openings for our
old men. A great, many of lliose men who aie
with i now, have coutiaits for one year, and
ate as sccine as, can be, no matter what hap
pens. They tan lemove lite, but those men are
secure in their places for one year, as long as
they do the woik faithfully and wdl.
(. (Commitlee) Mr. Mllim.ni, tlie class ot
men thai you iiiie. where are tliey fiom?
A. (Mr. S.) Most of llirtn aie men who, dur
ing the summer mouths, were engaged on Hie
loads along the coast, piiucipally iu .Vow Yoik
and Iliooklvu, liiuuiug lioin those i ifie- to t he
beaches. Lveiy fall, at (his time of year, tlie
number of cats thai inn In the beadies is veiy
much lcduccd. In the eve of tho Coney Island
line, where they handle one bundled thousand
people in one day, the number of cats in winter
is a very small pen outage "f llm-c urn in sum
mer, and Hie.se men aie placed on tile c.iti:
list iu Hie winter, and onliuaiily tliey gel. em
ploy mint somevvlieie el-e. This lime, they hive
gotten employment at their leguhr woik. They
are evpeiienicd men, as jnu lau tee by their
opciations.
. (Committee) Then v.e nie to luidei-laud
fiom ou that .vuti will not take tiie old men
back as a body?
A. (Mr. S.) I cannot do it.
(J. (Committee) fs it possible for u-, or any
one of ui or sis: of u., or fwn of Us tn do any
thing to get you together on dial point.' 1 think,
as bii-iness men, we want to seltie t his tiling
if we pa-sildy (an.
A. ('Mr. S.) My an-vver is, (hat on any bi-is
of every man of them coining' bat k, il is absolute
ly inipo-sible to gei up any plan on wtiidi we
can meet. 1V can't do il. 1 have told you my
leasons why. Tlie l.ut of Ihe mailer ia, thai the
leaders of this oigaiiUaiinu aie trying to hold
to that po-ilion because ihcy have ,-iu itiea tint
they ,nft gel link and all the ie-t i an.
(). (Committee) You have said, though, that
j on would not discriminate?
A. (Mr, S.) 1 li.no said that I have a cer
tain number of men employed, and those who
waul lo come bad:, must, rami- and apply, aid
we will lake tlio-e whom we have places for, ami
I say (hit. lonionovv there will he fewer places,
and day after tomorrow there will be fewer, and
next week there will be fewer, and so on until
llit-ie won't be any,
i). (Committee) Do you rnognie the f.i-t
that we not only repie-im Hie councils of tho
city of SMJtiton, bill icpieent the eili-ii of the
lit v of Siinnlou?
A. (Mr. t-.)t do.
(J, (Committee) You aie willing to meet a
coniuiitlee of your foimer employes any time
tliey want tn see you, are you.'
A. (Mr. s.) Ves, sir; or uy other man or
body of men Hut has bii-ine.s.s wilh me. I
pioposo to do my duty In this matter without
fear or fivor. I shall neither lie intliienccd by
the threats that will come lioin one souuo of
another.
ACTION TAKEN BY
SELECT COUNCIL
At lasL night's meeting of select coun
cil, tiie mediation committee, through
Mr. Melvln, picsented a wiitl -n repot t,
enclosing; the statement ot Air. Sllll
inan, printed elsewhere, and adding: a
clause as follows;
"From the statement ot (he commit
tee of the railway company's employer-,
your committee is of tho opinion that
the employes will not nerve to the posi
tion of the company as stated above,
because It precludes the men leturiiing
to work In a body."
This was slRiied by all sis members
of the committee. The report was re
ceived and filed, Mr. Melvln added
verbally that (he committee was of the
opinion that the company ami strikers
mlltee was not discharged, at Mr.
vnlttce was lilt discharged, at Mr,
Vuughan's I'lip-fjostloii,
P, J, Messctt, one of the strikers, was
Specials
Fancy Cal. Aspaiagus, 89c. Fancy
French Prunes, 2 lb jars, 50c;
value, 78c. "Doss" New London
Crackers, 7c per lbj value 10c.
Colombia River Salmon 10c per
can, (half size), value 15c. Suow
Flake Coin, 8; value 12c. Bone
less Sardines, 18c; S8.00 pey
dozen. Fancy Chocolate Creams,
18c per lb. , .
E. Q. Coursen
trlven the privilege of the floor, and
slated t lint Ihe men liiul done every
thing In their power to avert a strike,
going lo even greater extremes Mian
the company ctntniH It went. Out of
cotn-ltloratloit for the Interests of the
publlti at large, Mi'. Mecs-clt snld, the
men are willing to adopt any honor
able menus of effecting u setttetneiih
It Is obvious lo any one, he continued,
Hint It Is Impossible for the strikers to
go buck as nn unrecognized body. They
are witling to confer or do anything
else within reason to bring about it
folllcmenl. Anything the councllswotihl
oiiggest that would secure the desired
end, Mr. Messett f-altl, f-lrlkers were
willing lo nblde by.
luitcr In the evening the following
resolution was presented by Mr. ( 'os
tello: Whereas, C'ciliilii wi-isilcd Ineinbels nf the
f-'iranlon board of trade, the number ot vthldi Is
not able lo be ascertained, met behind dosed
(loots in this ell v last Monday even Ins, and
among oilier things passed resolutions calling on
the i fly nntlioiitles to mppic.su lawlessness, ami
Whcteas, Said tesohillot-s Impute to tltlzriu
of this community senlluient.s (ontiary lo law
and onler mid In opposition to thu public peace;
therefoii! be It
lb-solved, Hy the pried (oiiucil of the city ol
Scr.inton, the common loutidl conumhig, the
illy lecorder bo directed to pay moio attention
to the conduct of those who are nol residents of
this community, never Intending to heroine such
and whoso presence Is n menace to Hie public
peace! and he it tiitlher
Itesolved, That we commend Hie netlon nf the
striking street mllway employes in preserving the
peace! that we hope they may be successful In
their efforts to obtain the redress they seek, nnd
that we comntciid the public for tlie very general
support they have thus far given them nnd hope
Hint It may continue.
Hcsolvod, That the diicrlor of public safely be,
and Ihe same is hereby Instructed to employ Ihe
special offioeis that he has caused to be sworn
in from the Ihe depailinent and elsewhere, lo
airest on the cbaigc of dlsoidcily conduct, any
or all the men who arc now engaged in disorder
or who may be guilty of using boisterous, pio
fane, vulgar or obscene language; nnd he It
Itesolvcd, That we cnlcr our film protest in
giving to the men that are imported here to take
the place of properly owners and citizens, any
measure of protection, other than that which
Hie law allows.
Messrs. Costcllo and Oliver told of In
cidents of disorder Incited by Imported
men, of citizens Insulted by these same
imports. Mr. demons advised that tho
chair rule out of order the "hydra
headed" resolution, as he called it.
Chairman Chittenden ruled the reso
lution to bo In order. Mr. Clemons in
sisted that the board of trade did right
to cry out against a possible repetition
of the lawlessness of tho last strike.
The resolution was adopted. Mr.
Clematis voted against it. Several
members did not vote.
STRIKE WITHOUT
INCIDENT OF NOTE
Outside of the couneihnanle doings,
the strike was without incident of note
yesterday. The company claimed that
the receipts showed a material Increase
in the patronage of the cars. The men
reported the receipt of another batch
of resolutions from labor organizations
endorsing tlie strike and donating fin
ancial aid.
The unions heard from yesterday
were tho United Garniant Workers,
Local r,2; Painters' Decorators' and
Paper Hangers' union, Xo. 218; Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, Divi
sion 276; United Mine AVorkers, Local
121S (Mt. Pleasant, and the Albany (X.
Y.), Division IIS, Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Street .Railway Kinployet-. A
good sized check was enclosed with 1 lie
last named resolution, as well as sev
eral of the others.
George Webb, who drives a stone
wagon, started yesterday morning with
a load of stone from C.trluccl's stone
yard to tho Connell building. He drove
up Lackawanna avenue and upon
reaching Penu avenue turned Ills borse
onto the street railway track la front
of a Dunmore car, which was just
starting up.
The inotormau clanged his bell and
yelled, but Webb wouldn't drive off the
track. Ho bad the horses just barely
moving and kept them so all the way
up to the Connell building on Xortli
Washington avenue.
At tlie Connell building, Instead of
driving off the tracks, he stopped bis
wagon in front of the car and calmly
proceeded to unload. Patrolman David
Parry, who bad followed him up the
street, interfered at this juncture and
placed Webb under arrest. The latter
pulled a big crowbar from the wagon
and threatened to brain tho patrolman
with it, but was finally quieted down.
He was taken before Magistrate John
T. Howe and fined $10, which he paid.
Willie O'Brien, a 12-year-old boy, re
siding at. 930 Prescott avenue, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Millar yes
terday, charged with placing stones on
the street railway track, neuritis home,
The boy was arrested on Wednesday
by Patrolman Flax, but was allowed to
go until yesterday. Magistrate Millar
lined him $",no and costs,
N. Y., O. & W. Excursion
to Hancock, X. V Sunday, Oct. 20th.
Pare, $1,00. Train leaves Scrauioii at
S.30 a. in,
"Mannish"
Gloves
For Women
Made from the same
heavy skius that the
Men's Gloves are made
from. Heavy seams
short wrists one but
ton, either Tans or
Grey Mocho.
Oils, Paints
X Maloney Oil & Manufacturing Company,
141-149 Meridian Street.
TELEPHONE S6-2,
CONCERT AT R. R. Y. M. C. A,
The Imperial Hand Belt Ringers of
New York Open Members' Course.
The tmperlttt Hand Hell Itlngeics of
Xew York, a company of nntlonul repu
tation, will give one of their delightful
performances at the ttullroad Young
Men's Chrlsllnn association noxl Tues
day evening, ool. 22nd. opening the
Member.",' Slur course for the season.
The company consist of live artists,
with u carillon of 110 hand bells. In
addition to this tliey Introduce two oth
er combinations, consisting of harp and
mandolins nnd banjos nnd zithers, Mr.
Adams, a noted harp soloist, Is a mem
ber of the club.
The nttrnctlou Is probably the strong
est one that hns ever appeared In a
Itallrond Young Men's Christian asso
ciation course. The entertainment Is
limited to members and their families.
Xo tickets are sold to the public. Mem
bers are supplied with free tickets at
the office of the Ilallroad department.
Greatly Reduced Excursion Rates to
Buffalo.
On October 11. 18, 25 nml 30 ticket
ageiitn of the hacknwnnna Pallroad
will sell two-tiny coach excursion tick
ets to Buffalo good going on any reg
ular train date of sale and for re
turn on any regular train the' follow
ing day. The round trip rate from
Scranton will be $4.00, which Is the low
est fare ever made to Buffalo, afford
ing a splendid opportunity to visit tho
Pan-American Exposition at a nominal
cost.
$4.00 Buffalo and Return $4.00.
Account Pan-Anierlean Exposition,
the Lehigh Valley railroad will sell
tickets October IS, good going nnd re
turning on all trains except the Black
Diamond, good to return on the lilth
Rate from Scranton, only $4.00.
The popular Punch cigar Is still the
leader of the 10c cigars.
XXQXXKXXKXKX
The
j Profit
jj Sharing n
Plan
We are dividing the profits 3
of this great stote with our
customers. Hundreds are re- V
ceiving dividends every day w
in the shape of Handsome 0
Furniture. W
Do You J
Save Your Coupons ??
If you don't, you are losing J
money. Thousands of fam I-
lies are furnishing their gJJ
homes with elegant furniture J
without it costing them a lwr
penny. cj
.Start today to save your J
millions.
xxmkxkkohx:
fieldled with c-aie as Iu your purso
anil neci's, O.ir
RAUL. UNDERWEAR
Stoik Is exceptionally Rood quality for llio piice,
Muall funis talk hie and have much stirngta
amongst our eaoiub!o offering.
412 Spruce Street.
A Second-Class
City with a
First Class Stock of
Cut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Merceread & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue,
and Varnish I
!
Jn
UE Bl.
m )Av. ft
The hi co mi
which an estatf
will bring Is nl
ways an impor
Income
tant factor. Opportunities for saft
and prolitable investments are be
coming more and more scarce, and
the individual executor, guardian
or trustee often has to leave money
belonging to the estate Idle becsuse
he cannot find a proper safe Invest
ment. In appointing a trust com
pany as trustee or guardian you get
the advantage of the financial ex
perience and business ability of its
officers and directors, together with
large opportunities for investment
which n financial institution always
has. A trust company has special
opportunities for putting out money
on bond and mortgage.
TITLE GUAMNTY
AHD TRUST C-
.OF SCRANTON.PENNAi
516 Spruce Street.
Officers:
f.. A. Wtre, President.
A. II. McClintock,
Vlce-prenldent,
11. A. Knapp, T.-fre
v. L. rhiiiipj,
viro rresldcat
Italph S. Hull, Trust Officer.
! Neckwear ;:
Finest and largest ;
; line of Imported Neck ; ;
', wear ever seen in Scran- '. '.
ton. Stocks, Jabots and '
; Four-in-hands an inx- ; ;
I mense variety to select '. ',
from hardly any two !'
; ; alike. Ladies' should em- ; ;
;: brace this opportunity ',',1
'.', by securing the "Newest" !:
tTiinors in "Neckwenp"
things in
X at once.
r"
1 Cramer -Wells Ctfc, $'
130 Wyoming Avo
F4
There is a new shirt in town for
men, it is called the
SOLID COriFORT SHIRT,
The name tells the story, one
only need add that the colors are."
the newest in shirt patterns.
CONRAD'SH
"A Gentlemen's rurnisher.
305 Lackawanna Avenue.;
Ladies' Tailoring:
Jackets, Rtons, Raglans and New
market Dress walking and rainy
day Skirts. Our prices aro reason,
abl& Guaranteed to givo Slt!ifiy
tlon. Goods furnished.
King Miller, Mercliaiit ftjoiv
j
j', 433 Sflruce Streets . iil)
jMMBI
I The
Beauty of
Weathered
Oak
wad never more foriefnlly cxempllflfld
than b.v nur present window display of tto
iiiiirpio' dlects, in llw production of tlm
"JIUilon" si j le of furniture, so populaj
now amene eonnoi.veiirs.
The earvins treatment and inlsht worts
In tho tnblM nml chairs aro msrlntl fea
ture, Tlt fht Imprewlon of roughnoai,
whldt ii charming:, eoon Riy way ti
lulmltatfon of th beautiful renin of thli
jtuuly wood to trongly brought out,
Against .1 Bcml-Oiienul background tt
U ptttleularly effective,
If .von haio an eye lor the artiatie, th
time alloted to thu iiiiprction o( our
tinnitus: nf Weaihi'ied Oik, will
prcltiably pon.
This is the Home of
Furniture Novelties,
CREDIT YOU? CERTAINLY I
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