The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-10-26
STRIKE MAY
SOON SUBSIDE:
Indications That all thes Differ
ences Will Soon be
Composed.

| PHILADELPHIA, oct. 1.-THE con-
| ference between the individual coal
| operators and the representatives of the
| big coal carrying companies with n
view to bring about the termination Of
| the anthracite coal strike was resumed
| this morning in the private office Of
President Harris. of the Reading Rail-
way Company.
| There were present George T.. Baer
and John l.. Welsh, directors of the
| Reading Company and reputed repre-
| sentatives of the Morgan interests in
| that company: President Harris and
| General Manager Henderson of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, John B. Garrett, vice.
president of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company; Congressman William
Connell, of Scranton, an individual
operator; Herbert NJ. Hope, repre-
senting A. Pardee & Co., and A. S.
| kimmerer of Munich Chunk, represent
ing Kimmerer and Whitney.
The conference resulted In an agree
ment to accede to the demands made
by the mine workers convention. The
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company at once issued the fol-
lowing statement:
1T hereby withdraws the notice post
ed October 3, 1900, and to bring about
practical uniformity in the advance of
wages In the several coal regions, gives
notice that it will suspend the opera
| tion OF the sliding scale, will pay ten
per cent advance on September wages
| until April l. 1901, and thereafter until
| further notice will take up with the
mine employees any grievances which
they may have"
The Lehigh Valley Company, in
| whose region the sliding scale is also
| in operation, will issue a similar notice,
as will also the individual operators
who were represented at the meeting.
This meets all the demands of the
strikers and means the immediate end
ing of the strike.
| HAZELTON Pa, Oct. 17-Eleven
Slovenian strikers who are alleged to
have been the leaders of mob which
| started a riot at Oneida last Wednes-
| day, when one private guard was kill
ed and several persons dangerously in
| jured, We're arrested today at that place
and taken TO Pottsville for n hearing.
The officials of Coke Brothers and Com
pany, whose mine was the object that
day, caused the arrests,
At Pottsvile the men We're given a
hearing before Squire Conrad upon
the charge of rioting and the murder OF
| Ralph Mills at Oneida, October 10th.
They We're committed to prison to
await a trial. George Kellner, one of
the wounded deputies, recognized
Thomas HarIus, prisoner, as the per-
son who inflicted his wound
PRESIDENT MITCHELL TALKS.
HAZELTON, Pa, oct. 17.-President
Mitchell when shown the statement is
sued by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, said he would
be glad indeed to know that the Anth-
racite operators had decided to change
the notices previously posted. so as to
comply with the provisions of the reso-
luton adopted at the Scranton conven-
ton.
In the absence of definite knowledge
regarding the action of the other COM
panies and the individual operators,
Mr.. Mitchell was cautious about talk
ing further for publication.
The strike leaders, however, think
that no fault can be found with the
present attitude of the operators to-
ward the strikers and although nothing
is said about meeting committees re-
presenting the men, they think this Is
matter than can easily he adjusted
The acton of the confcrees at the
Philadelphia convention was received
here with demonstrations Of JOY as all
believe IT means "A speedy return at bet
ter wages.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct l7.-Late this |
afternoon the Lehigh Valley Railroad |
announced that It would adopt the
same course as authorized In the state
ment issued by the Reading Company.
This applies TO the Schuylkll region |
operated by the LehIgh Company. with |
regard to the Wyoming region. whore |
the sliding scale IL not IN use. the OIL |
clals stated no advlces had been rec |
oolycd from the agreement OF the COM
pany