, 1900-10-04
OFFERS SPURNED
MINERS IGNORE ADVANCE MADE
BY THE COAL OPERA
TORS.
Reading Company Proposes to Arbi-
trate Grievances in Addition to
Granting Ten Per Cent Increase
in Wages-Two More Men Killed
Mitchell Satisfied.

Mitchell Satisfied.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 3.-Thc fol
lowing notices We're posted acre anC
throughout this region this afternoon
The Philadelphia and Reading Goa
and Iron company, PottsviIle, Pa, DC
tober 3.
This company makes the following
announcement to its mine employees:
1T will adjust its rate of wagcs SC
as to pay its mine employees on and
after October J., 1900. a net increase
of 10 per cent in wages heretofore re,
ccived, and will take up with its mine
employees any grievances they may
have. CSigned)
r. G. LUTHER,
General Superintendent"
Fellow Workmen-Pay no atten-
ton whatever to these notices. Wait
till you hear the convention.
&c. S. POTTER"
Mr.. Potter is a local organizer and
leader. He stated that special meet
ings of the Shenandoah unions would
be held tonight to discuss the Reading
company's notice.
The Reading COmpany's offer differs
from the one adopted on Sunday and
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the offer of a 10 per cent advance in
wages and agrees specifically to arbi-
tration.
Two More Miners Shot Down.
Pottsville, Pa, Oct. S.-As a result
of large meetings of mine workers held
at fremont last night at which Miles
Dougherty of Shamokin. a United Mine
Workers assistant organizer, was the
speaker, those employed at Good
Springs and Woodside remained away
today and both operations are shut
down. Both are Philadelphia and
Reading organizations. Good Spring
employs about 500 hands. made up of
mine workers from Donaldson and Ire
mont, to and from which place and the
Brookside colllery they are daily con
reyed by a miners train. The Lincoln
colliery, another of the Philadelphia
and Readings possessions, located
south of Brookside, in the same basin.
is working with 900 employees, many of
whom live at Pine Grove and vicinity.
This is the only one of the company's
collieries in the lower district at work.
The only other mine owned by them in
operation is the North Franklin at
Trevorton. LOsch, Moore K Co.'S col
lieries in Rausch Creek valley also
near fremont, is working.
Today a crowd OF strikers, headed
by Il brass band, marched to Valley
View and Higgins to organize branches
of the United Mine Workers. These
towns are located in one of the richest
agricultural districts in the county.
and most of their residents are eni-
ployed at Good Springs and Brook
side. I
Mr.. Mitchell is Satisfied.
W~ilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 3.-The Wyo-
ming valley was unusually quiet today
after yesterdays big demonstration
upon the part of the strikers and the
mining condition remains unchanged.
The operators, after reading President
Mitcholl's address. have apparently
to the conclusion that he is
ready to settle the strike on the basis
of a 10 per cent increase in wages. The
fact that he las signified his inten-
ton of calling a convention is taken
by them as an indication that he is
willing to retire from the struggle with
the laurels he has won.
The truth of the matter is" said an
operator today, Mitchell did not ex-
pect to gain anything when he ordered
the strike. The fact that he denied
calling it, and went to New York Ter
sonally to interview the presidents of
the coal carrying roads was c%onvinc-
ing proof that he knew the opposition
that would be encountered and that
chances were against his winning. He
has got more concessions now than
ever expected and he will let it go at
that. 1t is true, he wants a full repre-
s%entation of the unions at the conven-
ton, but Mitchell will dominate it, as
just at present he seems to be the idol
of the anthracite men,"
The strikers of this section say they
will pay no attention to the notices
posted at the collieries granting an in
crease of wages until the United Mine
Workers convention takes action.
The Hillside company today posted
notices of a 10 per "ent increase.
A new remedy for biliousness is
now on sale at Frank H. Eggleston's
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