Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-04
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4 Number of Acesssie q tls
Ranks Of tho Idle ninses s4
To-day. I#is

To-day. 81
Only One Reading Collisry MsW 9 ~
Operation Set tlemsnt sssls
Remote. EESs q
Meeting Of the Miners Likely q Il
b Called ID the Near
Future S8SE H
Shenandoah. Pa. Oct. The cons
cessions announced yesterday BY this
Reading company were not sunicient to- 81
induce the striking mine workers III the
;schuylkill region to return to the eol-
lieries today. In anticipation OF a long
strike the local and foreign unions to-.
day appointed a committee to investis
gate cases of need among the strikers
families.
Only One Goliiery woking.
Philadelphia, Oct. According to off
fetal reports to the Reading company.
three additional collieries Of the COM
pany failed to start up today. This
leaves but one colliery in operation. It
employs about 100 men and boys. Many
of them, the officials say, own their
homes and have expressed "a determine
ton to remain at work. To this end
the company has provided a strong
guard of police, who are provided for
any emergency. The Reading company
also has two small washeries at work.
but they are producing only few tons
of fuel daily.
Clash 10 Feared.
Shamokin, Oct. 4.-The Polish band
started out this afternoon in Mt Carmel
to gather strikers who marched on the
4 North Franklin colliery, near Trevor
ton, seven miles west OF here. The.
crowd numbered 500 and by 6 o'clock,
when the march begins 1t IS thought
the marchers will number several thou
sand. They are expected at Treyorton
late tonight. The colliery is the only ons
working for the Reading company, and
is heavily guarded by coal and iron po-
.islice, and clash 10 feared.
secret Conferences.
Hazelton, Pa, Oct. "A secret con-
ference was held Last night by the offi-
cials of the United Mine Workers, which
lasted for an hour and half. At its,
I conclusion President Mitchell said the
I meeting was held for the purpose OF
lcanyassing the entire situation. It WaS
Il found, he said, that only about 5,oo0
4 mine workers out of $4,000 were still at
. work. It was the opinion Of the ofnciAlD
8 IN the conference he raid that al OF
these Will also have quit work In q Shotf
49,.
: 5000 non strikers, 2,100 are in this (the
1, Hazelton) region. and the remainder are
. at work in the Schuylkill district. The
Question Of calling joint convention and
a the matter eof affording the strikers re-
sllief We're not considered at the confer.
ence, according to Mr.. Mitchell PreSi.;
dent Mitchell last night decided to go 70
Scranton next Wednesday to address
j the big mass meeting to be held there on
I, that day.
81 Hazleton, Pa, Oct. IA report which
q came to headquarters last night 20 the
. effect that word had gone ont OF a
meeting in New York that an agree
tsment had been reached on 10 per cent
basis caused considera BILE of a stir and
!, the telephones and telegraph were kept
.E3busy for several hours in an effort to
!, allocate the source of the report. Preot-
2 dent Mitchell entered emphatic denial
q to the representation that he had par
$ ticipated in a settlement or any other
i meeting where the railroad presidents
i + We're present, and sent out the follow
: ing notice to the strikers representa-
yi5tiNes:
/. ITO the Miners and Mine Workers OF
t the Anthracite region: We have just
e been informed that a report has been
circulated al Ashland to the effect that
! in conferencein in New York this morn-
ing between the coal presidents and
\ myself an agreement was reached
which Will end this strike. desire ia
i inform all mine workers that the report
is incorrect and that have not been in
conference with the presidents of Goa
lscompanies and have made no agree.
) ments with them. wish to reiterate
what said several days ago, that there
q Twill be no end of the strike until a con.
81 Ivention of the anthracite miners i.
/ held. You are further requested 10 pa,
s no attention to- statements of this kinl
" and to continue the strike until sucf
concessions are made by the operation
n las will justify US in calling a ganera
convention, when you will be regular
K ly notified of the date and place q
which the convention will be held.
al JOHN MITCHELL,
president United Mine Workers o
3. America
= Later Mr. Mitchell said:
No call has been issued for Q meet
ing of the miners, and have no sinfor
nation Just now that would justify M
: in calling one. The miners are not tn
e !. ones who are standing in the way Q
- y, such movement !"
.el Bankers Omcers.
h Richmond, Va, Oct. 4.-Immediatel
1t after the adjournment Of the banker.
le.l convention for the day the nominatin
in committee, composed of one membe
1t from each state, met and agreed upo
the following slate to be presented
the convention today:
President-A. II. Trowbridge.