Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-24
STRIKERS RESTLESS.
They Are Showing Discomfort Over
the Prolonged Tie Up.
READY TO RESUME.
President Mitchell Says the Str WIN
End When the Owners bst
the Advance Offered b. ae
Big Coal Companl

Hazletoh. Pa. Dot. g3.-President
Mitchell. In an interview practically
admitted that the anthracite coal miners
strike would end ~ soon As all the
operators posted a notice guaranteeing
the payment Of n 10 per cent advance in
wages until April /. President Mitchell
said:
"The prospect Of an early settlement
Of the coal strike is becoming brighter.
Some AZ the oprators who have not yet
posteA notios ignifying their willing.
nes's 70 tai in line either with the Read.
ing ompany or with the proposition
nAn by the Lehigh company in the
9eton region II all u them notify
lieir employees by posting notices or
otherwise that an actual advance Of 10
pr cent viii BE- paid every mine en-.
ployo until April I, 1901. together
with the abolition ~ the sliding scale, /
believe that the terms would be accepted
by the mine owners The reducti>1 In
powder from s255 o. sl.50 has confused
the minds of the miners, but some OF
the operators have ~ fully explained
how contract miners could receive the
full advance Of 10 per cent, as well M
all other employes. that / believe that
every obstacle can b. overcome
Although. A. President Mitchell says,
the outlook for AN early settlement Of
the strike Is bright, it is difficult 70
MAKE prediction as TO when the end
viii come. Some Of the coal COMPANIES
ar, showing a disposition not 70 issae a
second notice guaranteeing the payment
OF the 10 per cent increase in wages till
/ April Among these are the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western aud the Del.
aware and Hudson. the officials n which
COMPANIES are reported % have declined
. 90 issue n supplemental notice.
Tbs largest labor demonstration ever
held In this city took place yesterday
when nearly 700 miners paraded the
streets. In a carriage a. their head rode
President Mitchell. who was received
with enthusiasm all along the march
Thousands Of miners accompanied by
their families came 60 the city from
every mining town In tho region % view
the parade. Besides the miners from
this vicinity there were $50 men in line
who had tramped IS miles over the
mountains from the Panther creek val.
ley.
President Mitchell appears very cheer.
ful and his manner indicated that the
time Is neal at hand when all the an.
thracite miners now on a strike will re.
turn % the mines. As soon a. all the
notices guaranteeing the payment Of
the advance until April I are posted.
President Mitchell will call a meeting
OF the national executive board at which
II Is believed the strike viii BE- declared
OF.
For the first time since the anthmcite
coal strike, public appeal for aid was
made At Shamokin by a committee call.
ing on business men and collecting mon.
ey and provisions for Impoverished fami.
lies of strikers.
The Hillside. Temple and Council
companies are the only important oper.
ators in the Scranton region 10 comply
with the agreement Of last Thursday :
conference Of operators 10 post notices
guaranteeing the original offer until
April 1.
Discomfort among the striking miners
OF the Wyoming valley il growing and
unless tho strike is settled soon they will
b. hard 60 control
A majority Of a, ,ien are willing and
anxious 10 90 10 work and II President
Mitchell should call the strike OF even
with the powder question unsettled, he
would receive more credit from his fol.
lowers than 10 allow the contest 70 drag
on with the chance Of losing In the end
The strikers say they are well organ.
lied now and they can afford 10 wait
awhile before demanding other conccs.
sions, but in the opinion Of many a pro.
longation OF the strike will mean only
repetition Of history. but they say the
compny's will starvo the men out the
same rs they have in other strikes. and
then when they do return 10 work 10
will probably BE- at the old wages aud
without the union hack OF them.
While men were going % work to
screen coal on the bank OF the Enpim
mine at Wilsesharre, lhoy wero sst upon
by mob. John j OHarn, foreman OF
the gang. was knocked down with "a
stone ana his nose fractured. Several
other workmen were slightly injured.
During the melee several shots werp
fired. one bullet grazed the ear Of Coal
and Iron Policeman Mccall. The mob
destroyed all the tools Of the workmen
The disturbance took place Within the
city limits aud a detachment Of police