Evening star., 1900-10-18
Lehigh and Reading Companies For
mally Agree to Demands.
STRIKE NOT YET DECLARED OFF
Union Officials Waiting for Other
Companies to Act.
BIG MEETING ARRANGED

HAZLETON. Pa, October 1S.-The Le-
high Valley Coal Company, owned by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, at 1890
clock this morning posted notices, dated
Wiikesbarre and signed by W. A. Lathrop.
general superintendent, exactly similar 10
those of the Pardees. The notice abolishes
the sliding scale agrees 10 10 per cent in
crease until April l. 1901 and thereafter,
unless otherwise notified and fixes the
prices of powder at sl.5o keg instead Of
$40. The company has half a dozen mines
in this region operated on the sliding SCI :,
the others north Of here being on a fix ii
wage basis.
There is some interest here regarding the
further action of the Lachawanna company
on the question of agreeing to maintain the
10 per cent increase for the next six
months. 1t is believed. however. that it
will fall in line with the action of the in
dependent operators. who meet at Scranton
today. 10 agree on "A form of notification
tu the striking employees
strike Not Declared OFF Yet.
The officials of the United Mine Workers
have not yet made move toward declar-
ing the strike Of the anthracite mine work
ers of President Mitchell still refuses to
talk on the action of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company and the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company yesterday IN
accealnS 10 the demands Of the mine work
ers convention. Although President Mitch
ell has not indicated what he will do, il Is
G rtsi.u that after a number of the coal
companies have posted notices acceding TO
the demands Of the men the strike VIII be
officially declared OF al those coileries
When this declaration will be issued will
depend entirely upon the operators
y meeting of mine workers VIII be heid
la IN ~
demon strat.on next week, probably on Mon
day, in ee.tbrat.on of the strikers victory
Reading Posts Notices.
SHAMOkIN, Pa. October 1S.-Nouces
that the terms Of the Scranton convention
have been accepted by the Phil dephla and
Reading Coal and Iron Comprry We're post
Ell in public places here ar at the col
litries early this morning. Strikers in the
employ Of The company say that while they
are highly pleased over the action OF the
Reading they Will not think of going 10
work until their brethren employed by
other companies and operators are granted
the increase. 1t i the general impression
here that all employers VIII have fallen
into line BY tomorrow and that notice
from President Mitchell informing the
strikers TO go 10 work will be issued by
Saturday or Monday.
Ten CoIiieries at Work.
LANSFORD. Pa. October 1S.-W. u
Zehuer superintendent Of the Lehigh Coa
and Navigation Company, said today that
the ten collieries operated by that company
are in operation Some of them ne said
are working fulI-handed, while others nave
few mea absent from their work.
TIE militia IS still in this NlcInEy.
Men Impertuned to Return.
SHAM0KlN, Pa, October 1S--Empioyes
Of the Mineral Railroad and Mining Com
pany and the Union Coal Company are be-
ing approached today by messengers from
the bosses with information that If they
return 10 work they VIII be granted a II
per cent increase. Those being seen refuse
to aCccpt the terms unless officially ADVISED
by President Mitchell. The companies en-
ploy 5000 men ana boys at coIiIerIes be-
tween here and Mount Carmel.
No Notices III IgcLayyanna Region
SCRANTON Pa, October 1s.-No notices
have been yet posted at any of the
mines in the LackawaHna region acceding
TO the demands Of the strikers as made in
the Scranton convention. The strikers are
not favorably inclined toward making the
price Of powder a factor in figuring the
new wage scale. and there We're many in
the convention who believed II would result
In a hitcn in the negotiations in this sec
tiOn.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Company officers here had no information
whatever today, anl could net say what the
: order Mould be from President Truesda!e
Tht Re is conference of the Individual
operators here today. but some of the min
ing superiHtendents have gone 10 Wilkes
barre 70 attend meeting Of supernten.
dents
There is an evident inclination among
many Of the individual operators here to
object 10 the terms of the Philadelphia
conference. at least until they know some
thing definite as 10 freight charges.