Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-06
their opportunity. We will not go be-
You'd that"

their opportunity. We will not go be-
You'd that"
There is talk among the retailers of
TINS city OF another advance, probably
90 cents ton for stove, chestnut and
such sizes.
WILL CEASE THEIR REVOLT.
Scranton. Pa. Oct. 5.-The individual
operators at their meeting here this
afternoon heard the report of their
committee That went to New York on
Monday presumably to ask concessions
on freight rates from the coal-carryiny
railroads.. They agreed to join in the
OTTER OF 10 per cent. increase in wages
made by the big companies. One Of
tnose present says the committee did
not secure any concessions. but they
received hint that II they expect con-
SHERATON In this line they will stand
a petter snow OF getting it by ceasing
their revolt.
NO FURTHER CONCESSIONS.
New York, Oct. 5.-The Evening Post
says:
president ]. Rogers Maxwell. of the
new Jersey central and the president
ot another coal-carryiny railway, who
declined TO be quoted for publication.
.i,aue the definite announcement to-day
.ld. no further concessions would be
granted TO the striking miners. and
That II they did not accept the 10 DER
cent offer the strike would be fought
out
1t is supposed that this decision was
reached at Il joint meeting of coal rail-
way presidents and operators which
was held at the Lehigh Valley offices
in this city last evening""
STRIKE FOR LOWER WAGES.
Greensboro. Ky, Oct. 5.-A strike Of
miners at Basket for recognition of
the Union has been won. The settle
inent carried with it reduction of
wages. The owner of the mines never
recognized the union, but paid wages
averaging five cents more than the
union schedule. This probably is the
i1rst strike for lower wages ever made
APPROACHING THE END.
HaZleton, Pa Oct. 5.-The belief
prevalent here that the anthracite coal
strike is approaching an end is consid-
erably strengthened tonight by the ac-
ton of the individual operators in fol-
lowing the lead of the big coal-carry-
ing ana coal-mining railroads by Offer
ing net increase of ten per cent. in
the wages of their employees. The
ilrst break among the Individual OPP
orators in this district was made to-
day, when n. Pardee and Company, OPP
Grating the Cranberry and Crystal
Ridge collieries. offered its employees
ten per cent. net increase in wages
ana Il reuuctlon III the price OF powder
to Sl.50 per key. The decrease in the
price of powder is to be taken into ac-
count in advancing the wages. That
-FOUR more OF the individual mine own
ers will make the same offer Is hardly
doubted.
REFUSED TO TALK.
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers is much Interested I'm the
advance made by the Individual COM
panies. but would say nothing for pub
lication. There is n strong belief here
that MIR. Mitchell is waiting for all the
coal companies in the anthracite region
10 offer the ten per cent. increase be-
fore he Will call n joint convention to
consider the proposition. Mr. Mitchell
would say nothing on this particular
subject. He has along advocated unity
of action and ii is this that strengthens
the opinion that he will call the convcn-
ton after all the companies have made
an offer. He continues to say that the
strike cannot he settled without a con-
vention. and that he is waiting on the
operators.
5000 MEN IDLE.
In the meantime the men now on
strike said t. number $4,000 are not
wavering under the proifcred increase
in wages.
In the Lackawanna and Wyoming
districts not mine is working. The
conditions remain about the same IN
the Schuylkill district, more men have
laid down their tools and quit