The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-19
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
Strikers Anxiously Awaiting the
Answer of the Coal Operators.
The Miners WIZ Not Return Co
work Untii They Have B~ea
Notified Co no So Dy the
Executive Hoard.

Scranton. Pa, Oct. i5.-rhc anthra-
cite coal miners. now on strike. after
a two days convention. late Saturday
afternoon decided TO accept the 10
per cent. increase in wages offered by
the mine-owners, providing they will
continue the payment of the advance
until next April. and will abolish the
sliding scale. II the operators con-
slider the proposition unacceptable.
the miners are willing TO arbitrate the
questions az issue. They also decided
TO continue the strike until the opera
tors agree to the conventions propo.
sition.
Milkesbarre. Pa. Oct. i6.-The
striking miners of the Wyoming val
ley are anNiously awaiting 10 hear
what answer the OPERATOR will make
10 the demands OF the Scranton con
vention. There Is hopeful feeling
among the men that the concessions
asked for will be granted. but no.
body feels SURF Of an early settle
ment ana there will be no relief from
the present anxiety until some def
mite Information j. received from the
coal magantes In New York. n the
big coal carrying companies fail in
line and conclude to accept the coun-
ter proposition made by the men,
the individual operators will ac-
quiesce and there will be- resumption
Of operations Ia a short time. The
representatives of the coal companies
in this section say they have no news
to give out beyond the fact that the
ten per cent. increase In wages offer
ed by the companies some time ago
still holds good. one operator said
Monday night:
This Offer Is still open to the strik-
crs II they wish 10 accept IL. Il l.
safe To say. however. that the opera
tors will make no agreement with the
miners. In the first place the opera-
tors have lost faith In the men since
they have quit recently aud broken
agreements made with their employ
ers. The operators can have no assur-
ance that la ease an agreement was
entered into President Mitchell would
not come along some day aud declare
IL OF"
NJ strikers headquarters u was gle.
en- out that the men would not return
to work until they had been notified
to do 80 by the executive board OF
United Mine Workers. ~ the com
panies did not meet the men half
way aud accept the decision Of the
strike convention as final. the strike
would go ON. One 81 the officers of
the United Mine Workers said the
strikers were in good shape yet and
could carry on the battle for some
time yet without entailing much suf-
fering to the men or their families.
Hazleton. Pa. Oct. i6.--The threat
ened march Of striking mine workers
To the Panther Greek valley started
from this section Monday night The
objective points Of the strikers are
I.ansford. In Carbon county. and Coal
dale. in Schuylkin county. These
towns are about 20 miles south Of
Hazleton.
Most Of the collieries In this sec
tiou are tPtfaAtA ~ Aht AthiNh ''aA
& Navigation Co. They have been
working all through the strike des-
pite the efforts OF numerous organ
izsrs sent TO that district for the pur-
pose OF inducing the men to quit 9th
or points in the Panther Greek valley
where plants are still in operation
are Nesquehoning and Summit Hiil.
Shenandoah. Pa. Oct. i6.-Adviccs
have reached Gen. Goblin. in com
mand of state troops here. that a
large body of striking miners have
left McAdoo for the Panther Greek
region. They expect to reach that
valley in time TO intercept the min
ers on their way 10 work in the morn
ing. Gen. Goblin ordered six compan-
les OF the 4th regiment 90 leave Mon
day night for that valley and spe-
cial train on the Philadelphia a Read
ing railroad To take them to Tama-
qua. which station IL hu; = :cr h,;ivs
from Coaldale.
Gen. Goblin went with the troops
and assumed personal command. The
governors troop Of cavalry. which is
stationed nj Oneida. will leave for the
Panther Greek region early Tuesday
morning.
Shamokin. Pa, Oct. To- Commit
tees OF United Mine Workers were
calling on miners Monday afternoon
and evening 10 warn them 20 pay no
attention TO petitions being circu-
lated by agents OF several local carry
ing companies asking miners 10 re-
turn To work pending settlement
between the operators, coal carrying
companies and miners. The commit
tees are informing the men that OPP
orators are trying to effect a stam-
pede among the men In order to
break up the strike and that IL is
probable the operators have decided
not TO comply with the demands OF
the Scranton convention.
capt. shields ana Men Recovered.
Manila, Oct. 15.-Capt. Deveraux
Shields who. with 81 men of Company