The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-17
STRIKING MINERS
ARE CONSERVA
WILL ACCEPT ADVANCE
.OFFERED.

Scranton, Pa. l3,-The Apthraeits
coal mioers oow 90 strike. after . Two
days Convention, late this aftesooou
decided to accept The 10 pss eeos 90,
iasrssss 10 vagss offered BY tho mice
evssss providing they will oon,ious The
psyasus Of advance uosil next April
ssd viii sbolish The slidiog scale II
tAs opcrssors consider ,hs preHosi.ioo
aassesp,sble. the miosrs are wiiliog to
ssbitrats The qsss,ios >, issue They
slse decided 10 eoatious The strike ua,il
tbs operators agree to the eooventiou's q
psoposisiou. The resolutions .ro .s
follows:
I'VE. yoss CON ~,ssss. respectfully
ssbmit the following prssmble aod res.
elgsieo, tor yoar soaeidere,ioo': ,>
"Whesses. the aothrssite coal opsr.
ssess have posssd notices Offering %
sdvasss Of 10 pss cent over Wsess for
ossly paid. sod bsve sieoifsd their
villissosss to adjust other erisvsosss
sith,thsit ovs soployss; sod
"Wbevsss. they have failed to sreoi
y tbe lssgsh o: Mss sbis sdsaoes
Vesla ssesis 10 force. aud hsvs slso
ibilsa 10 sbalish shs sliding scale meth.
- ef dssersisiog wasss; Ne woaid
ssseonssd, IS
= "fhss tbis sosvso,ios ssesps % I'd
sssss Of ~ Per sses. psesidieg The op
ssssers Will scssiaus Ice payment uosil
April let. 1901 (; sod sill sbolisb ,bs
Gliding scale 10 sbs Lsnigb ssd Sshuyl.
kill rseioos [; sbe scale Of vssss 10 The
TO lsst ssmsd districts 70 rsmsio etc.
siesssy % 10 Esr cent shove the prss.
at sasis price (; sad that tho sompa
t3ts will sssss 20 adjsss oshsr grisv,
sssss eouplsissd Of Wi,h eenui,sess
q their oWn employees 81 4 :.
''eeeh sA,s proposition BE- uosoesp.
eeels % tts opsrasoss vs rseonosod
sAst che. scsvsotioo propose that sll
qsessisss - i'ses bs ssbsis,sd 10 q fair
pa1 Impartial bssrd pf ssbitrs,ioo.
I'VE Sosld furshsr rseeauend that
sadss 20 sirsamsssoess Whstever should
there b rsssupsioa Of work st any
q The sollississ su,il the operators
sissi6y thsis sssspssuss Of ,his pgoposi.
sies. sod yos ere notified officially that
tAp strike 10 ended. asd oil return to
sss1 y bpay % sAs saes day"
Js3tisa ~ The ssaoini,y Of tho
niepesis passioe shs shove resolaios
- De dslsfnissd s,ssd taken By ihs
stssssess. IL 10 ssssralIy believed ,hs,
. lesg contest between the strikers sod
eAs oios operators 10 noe uolitsly.
Ihsss Nss great seshusissu 10 ,bs
eoavsosioa wbso the couutsr PROPOSE.
toe to the operators We e.rsied, aud
eAsss sbssss wess eivse Tor President
uhshell The resolutions we're draft.
q By . committee Of thirteen, appoint.
Cd o. tho moroiog sessioo. Of wbisb ,hs
sssioosl prssldens Wss ehsirusu.
Hsssltoo. Pa. Oss ll,--Ths iodivid
sal coal operators who could be seen
here sodsy dsclioed to d,scuss the 20
sioo taken by the sothraeise mioers'
sasvsntiou h Scranton yesterday
Neither would they ssy wbas steps The
employers would probably take
it 10 evident from their rs,iceooe that
shs iodividpl uipe workers are waiting
TO see vhss the large ocsl carrying rail
seads ihss mioe coal will DO.
IL a.
eight that the prssidssss Of these rosds
vill bold . eoofsrsose 10 New York
tomorrow for discussion Of the aotioo
q the convection.
There ~ss . Mosy sdos, today that
The operators will seeeps the con ven.
sier's decision. bat oo,biog tss oous
- Ne surfses 10 this region on which
- basSshs rspors.
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