Evening star., 1900-10-08
STRIKERS TO DECIDE
Convention Called to Pass on Offer of
Operators.
MITCHELL ISSUES THE ORDER
Belief That They viii Vote to Re-
turn to Work.
BETTER FEELING APPARENT

SHENANDOAH. Pa, October s.-Presi-
dent Mitchell. at 1905 a M. issued call
for a convention of mine workers of the
three districts comprising the anthracite
field, to meet in Scranton. Pa, ON Friday
next.
The text of the convention call Is as fol-
Temporary Headquarters, United Mine
Workers.
HAZLETON, Pa, October 8.
To All Miners and Mine Employees of the
Anthracite Region:
Brothers: In view of the fact that the
mine operators have posted notices offer
ing an advance in wages formerly paid. and
believing it to be our plain DUTY To consult
your wishes to our future action, we
deem it advisable to ask YOU to select dele
gates to represent you in convention.
You are therefore notified that con-
vention will be held at Scranton Pa, be-
ginning Friday, October II. at 10 am.
THE basis of representation will be one
vote for each 100 persons on strike. #
desired. one delegate may represent as
many as 800 mine workers. but no delegate
will be allowed to cast more than five votes.
Each delegate should have credentials
signed by the chairman and secretary of
the meeting at which he is elected. and
whenever possible. credentials should bear
the seal OF the local union.
Delegates will be notified of the hall in
which the convention will be held upon
their arrival in Scranton" tAfter the call
had been issued it was learned that the con-
vention will be held in Music Hall) Signed:
John Mitchell. president United Mine
Workers of America: T. d. Nichols. presi-
dent district No. 1: Thomas Duffy presi-
dent district No. !; John Fahy, president
district No. D."
Would Not Anticipate.
President Mitchell refused to say any
thing to what the convention would
probably decide to do in the matter of the
Ia per cent net increase. Neither would ne
anticipate what business. other than that
relating to the advance in wages would
be brought before the delegates 1t is not
unlikely that the abolishment of the slid
ing scale Will come in for some considera-
ton None of the labor leaders here will
publicly say whether the increase will be
accepted rejected, but there is a strong
belief that the men in convention will vote
to go back to work.
Now that the convention is certainty
there is feeling of relief in the entire
region and ii is confidently expected that
a week from today will see the mine work
ers going back to the mines.
President Mitchell will call the conven-
tiOn 10 order and Will preside over its ses-
sions. The secretaries will be elected by
the delegates and 1t is almost certain that
the convention will vote that all of its Ses-
sions shall be held in secret. In the mean
time the labor leaders say their efforts to
Close up the mines still in operas ation Will go
on
Notices Of 10 per cent advance in wages
and the reduction in the price of powder
were posted this morning by NJ S. kem-
merer & Co, operating the Sandy Run col
liery, and Coke Brothers & Co, operating
six colheries. The notices are similar to
those put up by the other companies last
week. q. b. Markle Co. Calvin Pardee
4 Co. DOdsOn & Co. and the Silver
Brook Coal Company the only COM
panies hereabouts that have not yet offered
their men an increase. These four con-
Germs normally employ upward of 1000
men.