The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-17
Operators Meet in Secret
Conference.
Decide to Give Up and End
the Fight.
WITHDRAW NOTICES
Others Will Be Posted in
Conformity
With Demands Made by the
Miners Convention.
Result Means Immediate End
of the Trouble.
Result Means Immediate End
of the Trouble.
MINERS ARE PLEASED
News Of Operators Action
Received With Joy.

Philadelphia, Oct IA conference Of
mine operators held today resulted in an
agreement to accede to the demands
made by the mine workers convention
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron company. at once issued the fol-
lowing statement:
1T hereby withdraws the notice post
ed October 3, 1900. and to bring about
practical uniformity in the advance of
wages in the several coal regions, gives
notice that it will suspend the opera
tion of the sliding scale, win pay 10 per
cent advance on September wages till
April l. 1901, and thereafter until fur
ther notice; and viii take up with its
employees any grievances which they
may have"
The Lehigh Valley company, in whose
region the sliding scale is also in opera
ton will issue similar notice, as will
also the individual operators who were
represented at the meeting.
This meets all the demands of the
strikers and means the immediate end
ing of the strike.
ANNOUNCEMENT RECEIVED WITH
JOY.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 17-President
Mitchell. when shown the statement is
sued by the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal and Iron company, said he would
be glad, indeed, to know that the an
thracite operators had decided to change
the notices previously posted so as TO
comply with the provisions of the reso-
luton adopted at the Scranton conven-
tion.
In the absence of definite knowledge
regarding the action Of other companies
and the individual operators, Mr. Nit
cnen was cautious about talking further
for publication.
The strike leaders. however, think that
no fault can be found with the present
attitude of the operators toward the
strikers. and although nothing is said
about meeting committees representing
the men, they think this is a matter that
can be easily adjusted.
The announcement of the action of
the conferees at Philadelphia was re-
ceived here with demonstrations of joy.
as all believe it means a speedy return
TO work at better wages.
LEHIGH COMPANY FALLS IN LINE.
Philadelphia Oct. 17-Late this after
noon the Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany announced that it would adopt the
same course as authorized in the state
ment issued by the Reading company.
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Grated by the Lehigh company. With
regard to the Wyoming region. where
the sliding scale IS not in use, the Off
cials stated no advices had been received
from the management of the company.
STRIKERS ARRESTED
Hazleton, Pa, Oct 17.-EIeven Sla-
vonian strikers. who are alleged to have
been the leaders of mob which started
a riot at Oneida last Wednesday when
one private guard was killed and sew
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arrested today at that place and taken
to Pottsville for hearing. The officials
of Coke Bros. & Co, whose mine was the
object of attack that day caused the
arrest of the eleven men. but they refuse
to say on what charges they were taken
into custody
Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-THE conference
between the individual coal operators
and the representatives of the big coal
carrying companies with view to
bringing about the termination of the
anthracite coal strike was resumed this
morning in the private Office of Presi-
dent Harris of the Reading railway com
pdny- The meeting was secret and
those taking part declined to discuss
anything in connection with the strike
The first to arrive in the conference
room were Geo Z. Bear and John l.
Welsh, directors of the Reading COM
pany and the reputed representatives Of
the Morgan interests in that company
President Harris and General Manager
Henderson of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal and Iron company. were the
next to arrive In quick succession
came John B. Garrett. vice president Of
the Lehigh Valley railroad company:
Congressman VIM ConneIl, of Scranton.
an individual operator; Herbert NJ
Howe, representing A Pardee e Co, and
NJ s Kimmerer. of Mauch Chunk rep
resenting kimmerer & Whitney. The
conference began shortly after Q o'clock
and was in session about fifteen min
uteS when Mr.. Garrett was called to
the long distance telephone for a talk
Eifh some one in New York He re-