The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-03
FEW NOTICES
WERE POSTED


felt cOnhde1t that Ii the miners of any
company about here agreed TO ac-
cept 1t, his company would fall in
line and grant the increase. I'VE have
always given our men as good treat
ment as the men Of any company re-
ceived and we will continue to do
SO. expect" said Mr.. Rose.
AS to why the Delaware and Hud-
son company had not posted the no
tices. Mr.. Rose would not say anything
further than I'VE thought 1t best not
to-"
Mr.. Rose expressed the belief that
the OFFER would. eventually, be ac-
cepted, and the men return to work.
"At present. they are very jubiant over
securing any concessions at ALL" said
he. land feel that they can demand
and receive anything they want. On
sober second thought, It is safe to
say they will take wha. Is offered and
be thankful"
The miners hereabouts are not
counting or the strike being settled by
this offer. They look upon 1t as a
confession Of weakness on the part OF
the operators and are thereby made
confident Of being able to get more
than they originally expected. At all
events, 1t is safe to say that the
strike won't be settled till the United
Mine Workers decree that it should
be. Back, back to the mines," must
come from John Mitchell.
Some OF the operators expect that
the Lackawanna miners will be
content with the offer and return
to work in large numbers Thursday.
Every Indication is that this expecta-
ton will be as far from fulflllment
as that which preceded the Reading
company's offer of Monday. There is
no denying that the Lackawanna men
would be quite we'll satisfied 10 go to
work at once at a ten per cent. in
crease, but unless all signs fall they
have come to regard the United Mine
Workers. organization as a great bene-
factor and will be 10th to make a
breach in the solid phalanx of the
strikers.
The New York Conference.
Nothing was heard yesterday from
the grievance committee Of the in
dividual operators, which went to New
York to arrange, if possible, for better
carrying tolls. They will likely spend
today there in conference with the
powers-that-b and return tonight.
None of the officers of the United
Mine Workers, at yesterdays mass
meeting in Wilkes Barre. gave any in
timation Of what the union would 10
regarding the 10 per cent offer, or even
that it would be officially considered.
The indications are, however, that
the proffer will be considered, and that
its consideration will take place today.
President II. D. Nichols and Secre-
tary John r. Dempsey, of District No.
I, We're to return last night from
Wilkes-B Barre and bring Organizer Dill
cher with them. This they failed to
do. and when an explanation of the
failure was asked from Organizers
Henry Collins and Nicholas Burke, who
came up. on the last train, it was stated
that Messrs. Nichols and Dempsey had
been summoned to Hazleton and re-
mained over night In Wilkes Barre to
take the first train in the morning for
the seat of the Mine Workers head
quarters. They would not say what
the meeting was for, and protested
against any statement appearing in the
newspapers to the effect that it was
to consider the offer contained In the
nOtlceS posted To-Day.
Be that as 1t may. it is pretty safe
guess that the offer will, at least. be
considered incidentally.
Hawley Is Back.
Frank Il. Hawley. grand master of
the National Switchmen's union, who
attained some notoriety in connection
with the strike. was in the city for a
time yesterday, and made denial of
the interview in another paper, in
which he was accredited with saying
a whole lot of things about the switch
men and non-union COAL He goes to
Buffalo tomorrow and later will return
to Scranton. He did not say what for.
The Carbon washery of Richmond.
Hallstead & Co. has resumed opera
tions and yesterday worked full hand
ed All the washeres in and immedi-
ately adjacent to the city are now in
operation.
The talk of an early adjustment of
the strike difficulty Is evidently not
making much of an impression on the
commercial drummers. Inquiry at the
hotels discloses that they have not as
vet commenced to come in here. and
Manager w. II. Logan of r. G. Dun &,
Co., says he does not expect to see any
great rush of them until Athe strike Is
surely settled, as most of the fall AMI
winter orders have been placed and
are awaiting orders to be shipped.