The evening times., 1900-10-08
Temporary Headquarters,
United Mine Workers,


United Mine Workers,
''Hazleton, Pa, Oct s, 1900.
ITO Ali Members and All Mine En-
ployes of the Anthracite Region:
Brothers: In view. of the fact that
the mine operators have posted no
tices offering an advance in the wages
formerly paid, and believing ii our
plain duty to consult your wishes as
to our future actions, we deem it ad-
yisable to ask you to select delegates
to represent you in convention. You
are therefore notified that a eonven-
tion Will be held in Scranton, Pa, be-
ginning Friday, October u. 1900, at 10
a. M
The basis of representation will be
l vote for each 100 persons on strike,
or if desired one delegate may repre-
sent as many as 500 mine workers;
bat no delegate will be allowed to cast
more than 5 votes. Each delegate
should have credentials signed by the
chairman and secretary of the meet
ing at which he is elected, and wher-
ever possible credentials should bear
the seal of the local union.
JOHN MITCHELL,
President United Mine Workers of
America.
"T. D. NICHOLS,
President District No. 1.
THOMAS DUFFY,
President District No. Z.
JOHN FAHY,
President District No. 9.
IN. B.-Delegates will be notified OF
the hall in which the convention will
be held on their arrival in Scranton"
It is believed here that the miners will
accept the 10 per cent advance ard re-
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HAZLETON, Pa, Oct. S.-The end c.
the great anthracite coal strike is now
believed to be in sight. Therewas a
meeting of the Executive Board CT the
Mine Workers here yesterday at which
it is understood the preliminariess to bring
it about were discussed.
1t is understood that the plan of forcing
the coal companies and individual operators
to deal directly with the United Mine
that instead committee viii be appointed
composed exclusively of the employees OF
the respective coilieries.
These committees viii put their griev-
ances to their respective employers, and,
as the companies have all along declared
that th.y were ready and willing to
treat with committees representing their
own men. such committees will no doubt
be received. and their grievances heard
These grievances will be Identical
throughout the anthracite region, diff
fering only in such details as are appIi-
cable to conditions prevailing at differ
ent mines. This concession on the part
of the strikers is entirely due to the
well-founded claim of the operators
that the conditions were not at all uni
form at the different collieries. and the
existing grievances could not be settled
on a uniform basis. a general conyen-
tion could not, therefore. prepare g gen
eral set OF grievances that would apply
to all collieries alike
There were no disturbances here of
any kind this morning It was said last
night that raids would be made on the
Cranberry and Beaver Meadow colIieries
early this morning, but the rumor prov
ed to be false
P0TTSVILLE, Pa, Oct. S.-The strike
leaders claim that the Miners Union has
been fully recognized by the coal oDer-
ators in their granting OF a 10 per cent
advance, cheaper powder, and other con-
cessions asked for by the union.
Some miners of the Reading collieries
however, wanted the sliding scale abol-
ished. This may be a stumbling block in
the convention called by President Mitch
ell. Minor grievances can be settled be-
tween the companies and their employees
committees.
Nearly all individual operators and coal
companies have offered the 10 per cent
advance. Those who are holding back
will, it is said, eventually fall in line.