The evening times., 1900-10-04
RELIEF FOR THE MINERS
Anthracite Strikers Apply to Pres
ident Mitchell for Aid.
Local Unions to Buy Supplies and Es-
tabIish Consmissary Department
"a. Headauarters-The Situation n
changed in Pennsyivania Collier
ies-a Sudden Settlement Expected.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct. 4-The strike
situation here is generally unchanged, nono
of the strikers have returned TO Work and
the men of 10 company have sent any COM
munication TO their employers regarding
the offer Of 10 per cent advance
The West End mine at Moeanaqua Is now
the only mine in the entire region which
is working uII-handed and every ton OF
coal being mined is sold in advance
The miners today face the seriousness Of
the strike for the first tine. The general
council of this city representing twenty
three local unioas, having 1900 members,
has applied to President Mitchell for sup
plies for the men. and ghis afternoon Mr.
Mitchell will aold conference with them
regarding the best plan for the distribu-
tion OF food.
when the strike frst started the gen.
eral council stated that the local unions
had enough money IN the treasury TO
keep their men for three months with
out assistance from outside. and de-
clared numerous offers Of assistance had
| baen refused II is now said that me
treasury is practically empty.
President Mitchell and the executive
board. at their meeting in Hazleton last
night, discussed the request of the
Wilkesbarre men. The plan for the re-
lief of strikers in need of help is as
follows:
The LEGAL unions Will buy supplies
ana open a commissary department at
| headquarters The strikers will call for
it and a committee will decide how
much each man should have according 10
the size of his family
HAZLETON, Pa, Oct 4-The settle
ment of the anthracite strike which ru-
NOR has fixed upon the last few days. has
failed to materialize thus far. There was
a meeting which continued until a late
hour last night at the strike committee
headquarters in which President Mitchell.
W. B. Farley, of Alamaba; George Pur-
cell of Indiana; Fred Dilcher, of Ohio;
Secretary Wilson. Benjamin James, and
Organizers Duffy. Nichols, Fahey, and
Dempsey participated, to which consider
| able Importance was attached as the story
had got abroad that the conference was
| for the purpose OF considering the terms
| for settlement OF the calling OF a con-
vention At its conclusion, however
| President Mitchell stated that these sub
| jects had not been considered.
| Although it was said at strike head
! quarters this morning that no important
DEVELOPMENTS were likely In the immedi-
| ate future and that Mr. Mitchell had not
been in consultation with any operators
| or coal companies. 1t is believed that ne
| gotiations are going on which may bring
about a sudden change in the situation
which remains unchanged this morning.
| Out of the is, 600 mine workers usual!
| employed in the Lehigh region about ,10
| are worsi:-e and, although a number o
| coIlieries are in operation, they are badl!
| crippled and none of them is getting GU
| anything like it's regular amount of coal
All these eollieries, the strike leader;
| say, will be compelled to close down in {
few days to which end they are making
| the most strenuous efforts, thus maxim.
| the tie-up as complete here as it is in tbs
Lackawanna and Wyoming region
Thus far no move has been made on tht
part of the individual operators in thi
region to post notices at their coliierie
| of an advance in wages.