The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-08

being taken from the eCIrn bank Strfk-
ers are endeavoairg to induce the few
men at the mine - refuse 70 de- this
work and there may be q march to en-
THE OFFICIAL CALL.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct 8.-The text OF the
convention call issued by President
Mitchell is as follows:
Temporary Headquarters United Mine
Workers, HazIeton, Pa. Oct. 1900.
To all Miners and Mine Employees Of the
Anthracite Region:
brothers: In view Of the fact that the
mine operators have posted notices Of
fering an advance in wages formerly
paid and believing it to be our plain duty
to consult your wishes as to our future
action, we deem it advisable to ask you
to select delegates to represent you in
convention. You are therefore notified
that a convention viii be held at Scran-
ton, Pa, beginning Friday, October Il at
10 a. H.
The basis of representation will be
one vote for each 100 persons on strike,
or if desired, one delegate may represent
as many as 500 mine workers, but no
delegate will be allowed to cast more
than five votes.
Each delegate should have creden-
tials signed by the chairman and secre-
tary of the meeting at which he is elect
ed: and whenever possible, credentials
should bear the seal of the local unions
(Signed) JOHN MITCHELL.
President of the United Mine Workers of
America
THOMAS DUFFY,
President District No. z.
JOHN FAHEY.
President District No. 9,
IN B--Delegates VIII be notified of
the hall in which the convention will be
held upon their arrival in Scranton"
After the call had been issued, it was
learned that the convention will be held
in Music hall.
WANTS OPERATORS PRESENT.
Indianapolis, Oct. S-W B. Wilson,
secretary treasurer of the United Mine
Workers of American, issued a state
ment today in which he says in part:
.'All of the coal operators having now
conceded an advance in wages it can be
truthfully said that the miners of the
anthracite region have achieved a great
victory. Yet the dispute is not settled,
nor will it be even though the miners ac-
cepI the proposition or the operators and
return to work. The sliding scale, dock
age semi-monthly pay and other griev-
ances complained of by the miners have
not been considered in the proposition of
the operators and the advance in wages
is so complicated with the reduction in
the price of powder that many of the
miners do not understand it. Under these
circumstances the surest and best meth
cd OF securing a settlement and estab-
fishing permanent peace would come
from a meeting Of the operators with the
anthracite miners, when they meet to
consider the offer of the coal companies
1.-The anthracite coal field is divided
by its mountain regions into three dis
tfnct regions, each having geological
conditions peculiar to itself, thus re-
quiring different systems of working and
different methods of employment
1.-The only method by which satisfac-
tory explanations can be made is for the
operators to meet the miners when
convention is held to consider the offer
of the operators
BATTERY c GOES HOME
Shenandoah, Pa. Oct. 8.-Battery @
departed for home today Reports re-
ceived at strikers headquarters from the
Panther Creek valley indicate that the
mine workers there are not satisfied
with the concessions made by the Le-
high Coal and Navigation company. All
the collieries however are reported TO
be working
A PROBABLE CONFLICT.
Harrisburg. Pa, Oct. S.-Sheriff Rein
of Dauphin county was summoned to
thorities to prepare for a. probable con-
f1ict between the strikers and the non
strikers in the Lidquin's valley region.
The union leaders claimed to have Sc
cured the signatures of 511 mine en-
plOyeS at WilliamstOWn to an agree
ment to join the strikers and become
members Of the union. A public meet
ing viii be held tonight at Williams
town, at which an effort will be made
to induce the 200 employees at the coll
Iery to quit work Sheriff Reif tele-
all was quiet and he was prepared for
any trouble which may arise. The or
ganizers Of the Mine Workers union
have been working quietly among the
Williamstown men ever since the 1900
mine employees at LykinS went out. The
Lykins and Williamstown collieries are
controlled by the Pennsylvania railway.
ACCEPTANCE IS LOOKED FOR
HazletOn. Pa, Oct. S.-President Nit
ehell refused to say anything as to what
the convention would probably decide to
DO in the matter of the 10 per cent. net
increase Neither would ne anticipate
what business other than that relating
to the advance in wages would be
brought before the delegates. 1t is not
unlikely that the abolishment of the
sliding scale will come in for some con-
sideration. None of the labor leaders
here Will publicly say whether the in
crease will be accepted or rejected, but
there-is a strong belief that the men in
convention viii vote to go back to work
Now that the convention is a certainty
there is a feeling OF relief in the entire
region and it is confidently expected
that week from today will see the
mine workers going back to the mines.
President Mitchell will call the con
vention to order and will preside over
its sessions. The secretaries will be
elected by the delegates and it is almost
certain that the convention will vote
that all of its sessions shall be held in
secret In the meantime the labor lead
ers say their efforts to close up the
mines still in operation viii go on.
Notices of 10 per cent. advance in
wages and a reduction in the price of
powder were posted this morning by NJ.
s kemmerer & Co, operating the Sandy
Run colliery, and Coke Bros. & Co,
operating six collieries. The notices are
similar TO those put up by the other
companies last week. G. B. Marlxle &
Co, Calvin Pardee & Co, Dodson & Co,
and the Silver Brook Coal company are
the only companies hereab bouts that have
not yet offered their men an increase
These four concerns normally employ
upward Of 1900 men.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Oct S.-The oper-
ators in a statement issued this morn
ing say affairs are in better shape in
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