The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-05
OPERATORS OFFERS.
They Agree to Increase Wages and
Reduce Price Of Powder.
fhe'r Miners Refused 10 Go Go work
on Those Term.-There IL No
Indication Of the strike
Nesrins the End.

'ss Otts l.-NOticcs
were posted here Sunday by the
Philadelphia a. Reading Coal and
Iron Co. 10 the effect that beginning
with Monday an advance OF ten per
cent. on the net wages OF all men
and hoys would obtain.
Shenandoah. Pa, Oct. The no.
tees Of the Philadelphia g. Reading
Coal and Iron Co. Offering miners an
increase of ten per cent. in wages
were posted Sunday in this town,
az Mahanoy City and other places.
Upon reading the notice Organizer
George Harris, whose Headquarters
are az Mahanoy City. issued instruc-
tions 70 the president OF local
branches OF the United Mine Work
ers 90 warn the strikers AGAINST re-
turning 60 work until 80 ordered by
the officials Of the union. Placards
we're accordingly placed throughout
The district notifying the mine work
crs i1rcmain away from the collier.
les until President Mitchell should
order hem TO work or until the local
branches OF the union should take
concerted action.
Gen. Goblin sunday ordered the
18th regiment home. and the spiders
left here on a special train over the
Philadelphia q Reading railway at
: o'clock Monday morning. There
was a parade OF All the troops sun
day, reviewed by Gen Goblin. Tho
town was fun OF visitors.
II D. stated that since the English
speaking branch Of the United Nine
Workers was organized here last
week $50 additional members haze
been elected.
Meetings 81 mine workers were
held in various sections OF this dis
tric' sunday night.
llnsieton. PA. Oct Notices Of
the increase Va wages and the re-
ductlla ia the price Of powder de-
cidcd upon by the operators at
NilkcsDarre Monday were posted
Monday night at all the collieries in
the ichigh region.
President Mitchell. when shown
copy 81 the notice. declined % say
anything NJ this time. hut intimated
that be- might ouilinc his position at
the Wilkesharre mass meeting Tues
day. lie added. however. that there
would be- no resumption OF work I'M
tn convention % the anthracite
miners had been called and the prop
osiiion considered.
Although the labor leaders posi-
lively said they did not fear break
Ia the ranks 81 the anthracite coal
strikers. they were nevertheless pleas
cd 90 learn that the ten per cent. adj
vance granted by the Philadelphia a
Reading Coal aud Iron Go. In the
Schuyikill valley was totally ignored
by the striking mine workers Aon-
day N was predicted that many Of
the strikers would return 90 work
under the belief that The ten per
cent. Increase would be- the limit Of
the Operators concessions. but the
unanimiiy of the men in deciding to
stand ont for a further advance caus-
ed many remarks Of surprise. II was
was expected ia some quarters that
Monday would bring turning point
IN the strike.
Nothing came 40 the surface that
would lead 10 any indication of the
strike nearing AN end. Since the OPP
orators began to hold conferences
President Mitchell Is receiving more
information than formerly and Civ
ing out less. That he knows more
about the situation than he cares to
tell b. hardly doubted by anyone. lie
has practically admitted that he re-
ceivcs adviccs from New York as To
the doings OF the operators. There
still b a lack OF anything tangible
ON which TO base the report of an
immediate settlement. President
Mitchell continues TO deny that he
knows anything about il.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Oct. 2.--Coal OPP
orators Sat their meeting Monday
afternoon decided TO offer striking |
miners Of the Wyoming valley net |
advance OF ten per cent. on wages |
heretofore paid and TO take up with |
their employees any grievances which |
they may have; powder will he sold
10 miners at $3.50 a keg. but the diff
ference between this rate and the |
old rate OF S2.75 a keg shall be taken !
into account in figuring the net ten
per cent advance.
Shamokin. Pa. Oct. Most OF tho
$4,000 miners between here and Gen.
tralia Monday decided that an adj
vance of wages. such as the Reading
TO. rendered It's employees. should not
be accepted unless President Mitchell,
" the United Mine Workers. advised
them TO do so. Most OF the men
have joined the organization since
the strike started and there is every
that they will support
to the end. Numerous peo-
pie hereabouts fear the operators
will not recognize the union, at least
Tor some time TO come. and that the
strike is only in its infancy.
secretary Hny mt His Desk.
Washington, Oct. secretary Hay