The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-22
NO ATTACK ON
MASHERY men

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that it is an imposssibillty to force
the operators to act in unison, Is at
tested by the fact that his company
on Saturday sent out the notices
agreed upon at Thursdays conference,
despite the fact that only one of the
other big companies, the Erie. has
done so The action of these two COM
panies is likely to have tendency
to bring the others into line.
The notice posted by the Temple
company reads as follows:
In explanation OF the above notice desire
TO state that we purpose to reduce the price of
powder to miners to Sl.5O per keg and the dill
ference between the price Of $1.50 and -. 20 per
keg will be taken INTO consideration and consid.
cred part OF the 10 per cent. advance in wages,
so that each contract miner will receive 10 per
cent. more money or wages than he received for
the same work under the scale Of prices existing
before this advance was made. We make this
explanation and announcement that Cur con-
tract miners will understand plainly that it was
Our intention When posted the first notice
that the controversy that has existed for some
time in regard to the price of powder would be
removed for all time.
All classes Of labor paid by day will be adj
vanced ten per cent over the rates formerly paid.
April and thereafter until further notice.
A story was afloat Saturday that
5000 900 in cash had been received at
the headquarters of District No. l., to
be distributed among the strikers.
The district officers deny the story,
and say it was put out by the 6pposi-
ton. with a view of creating .'run
on the bank
Trouble with a Deputy.
Reports reached the central city yes
terday afternoon that G clash had oc-
and deputies and that serious conse-
quences had attended. Investigation
however. proved that the report was
gross eNaggeration. Some boys
bound for foot ball game were chas-
ing the mules in the yard below the
Dodge when a deputy named Myers
hove in sight and proceeded to chase
the boys.
On reaching the railroad tracks the
boys halted and waited for Myers to
come up. Then ensued a lot of talk
and while this was going on some
more boys and crowd of young men
came along. This impelled the first
crowd to become bold and invited the
deputy to. cut loose if he was looking
for bother. The deputy thought things
We're getting too warm and, displaying
a revolver, advised the crowd to re-
frain from getting him riled.
Along about this juncture q train
passed by and when it reached Belle
vue crossing one of the brakemen
shouted TO the crowd hanging about
there that a riot was on down at the
Dodge. In twinkling half of Belle
vue was headed down the tracks. Be-
fore much of the crowd gathered, how
ever, Fire Boss Robert Owens reached
the scene and bade the deputy take
himself and his gun out of siught.
The main body of the crowd, conse-
quently, found nothing more exciting
than the stories of the boys as to how
it all came near happening.
General Convention.
A despatch from indianapolis says
"After the announcement of the
probable settlement of the anthracite
strike, Secretary-Treasurer w. B.
Wilson, of the United Mine Workers
of America, made the first public an
nouncement of the date of the next
convention of the organization, which
will begin in Indianapolis, January II,
1900.
"He sent out call to the local unions
over the country giving notice that
nominations for officers should reach
his office not later than November 81,
1900 The officers to be elected are
president, vice-president. secretary
treasurer, eight executive board mem.
bers, three auditors, three members of
the credentials committee, and seven
delegates to the American Federation
of Labor"