Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-08
weather probably had much 10 do with
the pacific condition OF affairs.
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/ weather probably had much 10 do with
| the pacific condition OF affairs
NEARLY ALL ARE IDLE,
shamokln. Pa. oct. SHOT collery
In this region resumed work today. Pea
| and nut coal are being prepared for
market az Cameron city. The coal being
| taken from the culm banks. The strik-
ems are endeavoring 20 induce the few
men at the mine TO refuse to DO this
| work and there may be a march TO
enforce the request
BEGINNING OF THE END.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, oct S.-The opera
tors in statement issued this morn
Ing report affairs In better shape iu
the Lehigh region today Galleries are
working that were idle the latter part
Of last week.
President Mitchelrs call Tor a conven-
ton OF miners at Scranton next Friday
10 discuss the terms of the settlement
Is looked upon here as The beginning of
NE END Of the strike. The strikers are
jubilant over the prospects of AN ami
cable settlement Of the difficulty.
The ID. q IL company today posted
notices Of an increase Of 10 per cent IN
wages. The Susquehauna Coal company.
which operated the mines at Nanu-
coke, Is still holding out
Scranton, Pa, Oct S-The fourth
week Of the mine workers strike in
the Lackawanna region began today
With a general feeling that this week
viii end the conflict Preparations are
being made for a big demonstration
here on Wednesday and the assembling
on Friday Of the mine workers conven-
lion. which VIII take up the proposal
OF the operators.
TIE-UP PRACTICALLY COMPLETE.
pottsville, Pa oct. S.-Interest In
the great anthracite strike throughout
the lower coal belt revolves entirely
around the convention Of miners. Mr..
Mitchell says the matter Of going back
viii be left entirely 10 the delegates
elected 20 the miners convention, but
1t Is admitted that this gathering viii
act absolutely according 10 his advice
and that Of his subordlnates.
Beginning with today for the first
time since the opening of the strike
not pound Of coal viii be mined In
The entire lower anthracite belt except
ln the Panther Creek valley, where the
employees OF ten collieries belonging To
the Lehlgh Coal and Navigation COM
pany have resisted the efforts 0f the
labor leaders 10 bring them out Mis-
slonary work has begun there IN
earnest and John Fahey president OF
this district. declared there Is not the
slightest doubt about the men OF me
Panther Creek valley going out OF
that | am certain
SAYS 1T IS NOT POLITICAL.
When these miners strike fully 10000
a IH..
tools and the lie up will be practically
complete. The Panther creek valley
mines turn out 10000 tons a month
and there may be great trouble there
in a Few days.
There are still reports that the strike
was started Tor political purposes. and |
President Mitchell, discussing these re- |
ports, said, II hope that no one viii be- |
lleve such charges We VIII 20 on |
digging coal. IL don't matter what POI |
lltlcal party controls the government. |
The charge is absolutely untrue"
MILITIA WITHDRAWN.
Shenandoah. Pa, oct S.-Battery c. |
VI PhpniXyille. departed for home To- /
day General Goblin today said he had /
Informed Sheriff TOole Of SchuylkUl |
county OF his intention 20 withdraw the |
u his troops tomorrow II |
favorable weather permits
Edward J, Coyle, who died on Friday /
from the effects OF a bullet wound re-
1elYed during the riot Of September q.
was buried today The funeral was at
tended by all the local mine workers
lnions and the fire companies Mr..
'oyle was not O participant in the riot
He was struck by a stray bullet.
TROUBLE is THREATENED.
Harrisburg, Pa. oct. S-Sherih Relf
II Dolphin county. was summoned 10
today by the borough au-
horIties 90 prepare for a probable con-
llct between the strikers and the nom
strikers IN the I.ykeus valley region.
The union leaders claimed 10 have Sc
'ured the signatures Of III mine en-
llOyes az WilllamslOWn 20 an agree
nent 90 Join the strikers and become
members Of the union a public meet
ng win be held tonight at Williams
own al which an effort Will be made |
o induce the l2Qo employees at the coll
.ery TO quit work sheriff Reiff tele-
hOned az noon from WilllamstoWn |
hat all was quiet and he was prepared |
or any trouble which may arise. The !
rganiZers Of the union have been |
.0rking quietly among the Williams
own men ever since the 200 employees
{ Lykens and Wiconisco Went out. The |
.ykens and WillIamstown collIerles are
by the Pennsylvania railroad