The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09


day, and will remain there until the con-
vention adjourns. Mr. Mitchell will then
probably return to HaZleton.
Text of the Convention Call.
The text of the convention call Is as fol-
lows:
Temporary Headquarters
United Mine Workers.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. s.
To all miners and mine employees Of the anthrs-
cite region.
Brothers; In view of the fact that the mine op-
orators have posted notices Offering an advance in
wages formerly paid. and believing it to be our
plain duty 10 consult your wishes as to our future
action, We deem 1t advisable to ask you to select
delegates 70 represent you in convention
You are therefore notified that convention will
be held at Scranton. Pa, beginning Friday. octo-
Der Il. at 10 a. m.
The basis OF representation will be one vote for
each 100 persons on strike IL desired one dele.
gate may represent as many as 500 mine workers
but no delegate will be allowed to cast more than
five votes
Each delegate should have credentials s;~naa INV
the chairman and secretary Of the meeting ST
which be Is elected; and whenever possible ere-
dentlals should bear the seal OF the local union
JOHN MITCHELL
President United Mine Workers Of America
7. d. NICHOLS
President District No. 1.
THOMAS DUFFY.
President District No. 7,
JOHN FAHY
President District No.
n B.-Deiegates viii be notified Of the hall IN
which the convention will be held upon tbsir s--
rival in Scranton ~
Preliminary Conference Thursday.
Scranton, Pa, Oct S.-Music Hall a
theater adjoining the district headouar- >
ters and capable of seating a thousand
people has been secured for Fridays con-
vention of the United Mine Workers Tha
national headquarters will be al the St
Charles Hotel. a block and a half away
President Mitchell and his staff will
come here tomorrow night. or early
wednesday morning, and the probabilities
are that the headquarters will he main
tanned in this city until the strike is over.
as this is the metropolis of the anthra-
cite region. The big demonstration of
Wednesday afternoon being concluded the
work Of arranging the prelimInaries of
the convention Will be attacked In il
generally believed here that a complete
programme will be mapped out at a con-
ference on Thursday, and that this pro-
gramme will be followed at the conven-
ton the following day.
The general feeling here is that the 10
per cent. offer will be accepted as il
stands. and that the matter OF substitut
ing fixed scale for a sliding scale In the
lower districts Will be left to the affected
miners themselves 10 settle when they
come TO treat with their respective en-
ployers under the provision OF the offer
guaranteeing adjustment of any griev-
ances the employees may present. The
matter of yearly conference TO fix a new
scale may also be dealt with in the same
manner, each set of employees sending a
committee 10 their employer and then re-
porting back 10 convention conducted
under the auspices of the United Mine
Workers.
New York, Oct. SIN the coal trade in
this Ijty both among the officials of the
coal roads and among the independent
operators the announcement that Presi-
dent Mitchell. OF the United Mine Work
ers' Association, had called a meeting in
Scranton on Friday next, was accepted
as an indication that the miners strike
will now be speedily terminated. and the
men win be willing to accept the 10 per
cent ADVANCE IN wages.
Apprehensions at WiIiiamsrowH.
Harrisburg. Pa, Oct. S-Sheriff Rein. OF
Dauphin County, was summoned to VIII
Jamestown this morning by the borough
authorities TO prepare for a probable con-
fict between the strikers and non-strikers
in the Lykens Valley region. The union
leaders claimed to have secured the sig
natures OF 5ll mine employees al Williams
town TO a paper to join the strike and be-
come members of the union. A public
meeting win be held tonight at Williams
town al which an effort will be made TO
induce the 1900 employees at the colliery 10
quit work All the brass bands in the VAL
ley have been engaged.
Sheriff Reiff telephoned az noon from
Williamstown that all was quiet, and that
he was prepared for any trouble which
NAV arise. The officials OF the colliery
claim that all the men are working, and
that they have no fears OF them joining
the strike. On the other hand. the strik-
ers at Lykens and Wiconosco say the VIII
Jamestown coiliery Is working only about
half the full force, and that il will be
closed down inside OF forty-eight hours
The organizers OF the mine workers union
have been working quietly among the
Williamstown men ever since the / 200
mine employees at Lykens and wieonosco
went out The Lykens and williamstown
eolleries are controlled by the Pennsy!-
vanla Railroad.
Troops 20 BE Withdrawn Ts-day.
Shenandoah. Pa. Oct Seen. Goblin. Ia
command OF the troops here. said to-day
that he had informed Sherin Toole, Of
n r,rr~ Of -fu aweA
withdraw the remainder OF his troops by
tomorrow. IL favorable weather prevails
Edward J. Coyle. who died on Friday
from the effects OF bullet wound receiv-
I'd during the riot OF September q. was
buried to-day. The funeral was attends
by all the local mine workers unions and
the three FIRE companies. AIR. COyle was
not participant In the riot. He Was
struck By stray bullet.
May petty ts.6s nsssk pirates trade On rsOcia-