Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-11-09

Po''sv'lle. Pa. October 2s.-At a big
meeting OF miners here. President Mitch
ell made a speech. In which he said:
L believe IL VIII be but n few DAYS lon
ger until the operators in the Hazleton
L-ackawanna and Wyoming valleys win
consent to post notices agreeing TO nav the
10 per cent. Increase In wages until Apru
LIST. believe that II you stand together
the rest OF this week, by Monday at III.
latest. you can return to work with
everything won you struck for"
scranton. Pa. October 23-The Della.
ware. Lackowanna and Western and Del.
aware and Hudson. the Hillside Coal and
IRON Company Chic Erie) and tho Lehigh
ana Wnkesbarre Companies. through
their general superintendents. this after.
noon agreed upon an additional notice to
the 10 per cent. Increase. The same win be
posted at once and will help to settle the
great coal strike speedily.
Hazleton. Pa. October 23-rrosident
butchers statement In his speech at
Pottsville to-day, that he believed tina
strike would DO ended by next Mondav
~ all the operators posted notices guar.
hhteting the 10 per cent Increase until
April LIST. was received here tonight with
much pleasure by the mine worlSers and
the mine officials. II Is believed that moth
inE now VIII intervene TO delay the endina
OF the contest. which has run more than
Ave weeka
President Mitchell was asked on his ar.
rival here from Pottsville tonight on
what he based his belief that the strike
would end with this week, but he declined
to say anything other than the PROPOSE.
uon OF the miners was SO fair that hs
sould see no reason why the operators
should not accept
the national president was much pleas.
ID when he learned that tho Delaware
tackawanna and Western. the Delaware
and Hudson. the Lehigh and wtlkesbarre,
ana the Hillside companies had sisnified
uheir Willingness 10 pay the 10 per cent
increase until April LIST. He also expressed
satisfaction that the Forest Mining Com.
pany. whose men have been on strike
sinoe January. had aceeded. President
Mitchell declined 10 soy what course
would pursued IL one or more companies
refused 20 guarantee the payment OF the
Increase until April
meeting OF the National Executive
Board OF the United Mino Workers Of
America and tho officers OF the threo an.
'nracite districts will be held here TO.
morrow for the purpose. Mr.. Mitchell save
h thoroughly canvaHsing the situation
We would not say whether the conference
would take any positive action looking To-.
wards the calling OF OF the strike II any
action will be taken. he said, Il would dc.
pend entirely upon what the canvass
would show.
In answer 10 another question the la.
Dor leader said he would not take the re.
sponsihiiity upon himself OF calling on
The strike. but would rather have the Ma.
uon" hoard vote upon the question.
Scranton, Pa. October IA meeting of
sdperintendents. representing most OF the
larger companies OF the Lackawanna. wy.
ominE Valley rcsson was held hera TO.
DAY In the onioes or the Temple Iron
company. and an agreement was made u
post the following notice:
In order TO avoid the complications
that would result from figuring tn.
amounts due each miner Oh the notice,
that have bean posted. the compnnies
have concluded. after "A careful compiin.
non or statistics for the past year. ts
adopt general average and cell To ia.
miners powder at $50 per keg ana ado
the balance. ~ per cont to the price al
the car or ton"
The blk companies stu refuse TO maxi,
any sp'.cinc guarantee as to how long m,
ten per cent offer Ia to run, and from con
N'fSation had with N number OF them A.
can be said with every ASSURANCES thai
th'y viii not make any specific guaran.
tee. Superintendent I.oomIa. OF the Iacn.
awanna said:
We do not teel called upon TO maxi,
AFFIDAVIT that our offer was given In goot
faith"