The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-27
TIE BIG STRIKE SITUATION
II Is NOT AT AN END xEr.
Cost 81 Powder - sAe ssanbifns
BIeeIs--ssne Cempan1e. lIave Med
Po~e~A Aetieez Yet-.aiHhes wages
Kef 10 Esna Il.

Scranton. Pa, OF. 2iy--Ifs ee1l esnl-,
panisA IN this rees0n are pooling nosirss
relative to the aeti0n taken Ut the PEsi'-
adeIphia conference Il individual operators
and ahe Philadelphia 4 Re1dTng Cokl .ahd
Iron company and The Lehigh Valley Col
company, and with il an explanatory note
upon tire powder Feduetian. showing it1
figures in the 10 per cent wage increase.
National Organizer Dfcher says this does
not meet the demands Of the miners con-
yeBtion of week ago, and until It does
there viii be no end Of the strike.
The HiIIside Goal 4 Iron Company. OPP
Grating Is eollieries, later in the day post
ed the explanatory amendment to the
original notice modifying the offer to
make it extend beyond April ], As was
agreed would be done at the conference
last Thursday afternoon. They, however,
make no modification Of the clause stipss-
lsting that decrease IN the cost Of powder
shall be counted as part Of the increase
in the wages Of contract miners
The Delaware, Laekawanna L Western
aud the Delaware L Hudson companies,
operating A. e0llieries, have not posted
the amendment, and they are not saying
they will.
More Concessions Demanded.
gIAzleiOn, Pa, Oct. 2l.--Plesidrnt Mitch
ell of the United Mine Worker union,
practically admitted 20 representative Of
Of the Associated Press that il every 0Per-
ator in the region were to post notices
similar to those that are now being put
up by some Of the mine owners, this action
would in itself probably not end the
strike.
He was asked If the companies would
post such notices what his next step would
be- At first he hesitated, and then ne
piled:
Under the conditions laid down by the
Scranton miners convention there could
BE- no partial resumption of work"
When it was suggested that bis reply
did not answer the question, he said:
well, all l will say is that II all the
companies post notices il viii clear up
matters considerably. 1t would remove
such obstacles as now present themselves.7
This is tae first pablie statement that
Mr.. Mitchell has made, bearing on 4 set
Element Of the contest since the operators
at scranton took their decided stand that
the reduction Of the powder price must be
considered in figuring out the advance in
wages
Notices similar to those already posted
by individual operators in the region were
issued by three more companies. The only
large individual operators in Gnis region
that have not posted what is known as
the second notice are Coke Bros. & Co,
G. b MArkle 4 Co, and Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal company. There is much in
terest manifested here as to what steps,
il any, the Markle firm viii take This
firm is the only one in this region which
hss not consented to give its employees an
increase OF any sort The members Of
the firm maintain strict silence.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 24.-DiseOntent
among the striking miners Of the Wyom-
ing valley IS growing, and unless the strike
is settled soon the miners will be hard to
control A majority o. the men are will
ing and anxious to go to work. The dis
content Of the strikers was shown at the
works of the Lehigh L Wilkesbare Coal
cJmpny's works in the eastern part Of ths
city. A gang of men were going to work
to screen coal on the hank of the Empire
mine when they were set on by mob Of
rlen, women and boys. John J. 0iHara,
foreman Of the gang, was knocked down
with a stone and his nose was fractured
Several other workmen were slightly in.
jured. During the melee several shots
were fired. The mob destroyed all the
tools Of the Workmen The trouble took
place within the city limits, and detach-
ment of police was sent to the scene
When they arrived they found Large
crowd of women and boys. but very few
men. The local officers Of the United
Mine-Morkers say none Of their men en-
gagged in the fight The police found ar
efSgy of o'Hara hanging to a telegraph
pcle Owing TO the trouble there was nj
work at the Stanton washery or ON IN,
hank operated by the same company Men
day. 1t is said Foreman o'Ha1 mad,
himself Questionable to the wives Of som,
of the strikers by hOAsting that he woulS
work despite all opposition. This angeres
the women and on several occasions the,
pelted him with stones.