The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-10-04


shut down. A big mass meeting was
held at Beaver Meadow at night, where
the only colliery on the South side,
that of Coke Bros. & CO., is in opera
ton. The mass meeting was held for
the purpose of inducing the men in
that operation to discontinue work.
President Mitchell was the principal
speaker, A large parade of miners
from the surrounding towns was to be
held in Hazleton to-day, but the may
or refused to permit it to take place.
He would give no reason, but it is be-
lieved he took this step to avoid dis
turbances.
The Troops. %
Shenandoah, Pa. Sept. 29.-Sheriff
Toole late Friday afternoon came up
from Pottsville and held a lengthy
conference with Gen. Goblin at the lat
ter's headquarters. His trip is said
to have been caused by the reports
that the strike was approaching set
Element. While nothing definite could
be learned of what transpired during
the consultation, it is understood that
the general and the sheriff discussed
the question of removing the troops.
So far as can be learned the soldiers
will remain here to-day and Sunday,
but how long after is not known.
This question may be decided at a
conference between Gen. Goblin and
representatives of the various oper-
ators in this vicinity, which has been
fixed for this afternoon. Assistant
Adjt. Gen. Elliott, chief of staff of the
division, after an interview with Gen.
Goblin, said he felt confident that the
strike is nearing a settlement, and
that the necessity for the troops
would soon be obviated.
In this town and the neighboring
mining villages the reports that the
strike might soon terminate were re-
ceived with many expressions of sat
isfaction and relief. The mine work
ers appear to feel that they are on
the eve of victory, and the business
men say they will be happy when the
region resumes its wonted activity.
There were no material changes in the
situation in this section Friday.
Hanna at work.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 29.-Operators
here admit that Senator Hanna is the
central figure in the negotiations for
the settlement of the strike, and
while they profess to be at sea as to
the details, they are confident that he
knows beforehand what will be ac-
ceptable to the miners, and that what
ever conditions he has exacted or is
exacting from the coal men in New
York, will he nothing less than what
will be fully satisfactory to the
miners. This confidence is heightened
by a generally credited story that the
delay in issuing the strike order was
to give President Mitchell time to in
terest Senator Hanna in the efforts at
effecting a settlement. Nothing would
be given out by the local operators
as to what transpired at the Wilkes
barre conference Friday further than
that they discussed the proposed set
Element. Action on their part is not
called for. they say, and If they are
considered in the matter at all it will
only be out of courtesy. 'Where
New York leads, we must fol-
low" one of them declared. The
strikers here are iubilant over
the new turn. in affairs, and will
gladly second any reasonable conces-
sions by way Of Cancellation.
Conference of Big Operators.
Wilkesbarre Pa, Sept. 29,-The rep
resentatives of the big coal companies
in the Lackawanua and Wyoming dis
tricts had a conference in the Offices of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company in
this city Friday morning. At 1890 they
were still in session. Chairman
Lathrop. of the Lehigh Valley COM
pany, is presiding. The large in
dividual operators were not represent
ed at the conference.
One individual operator stood outside
the door where the conference was
held. Asked If he was taking part in
the deliberations he said: ''No. the in
dividual operators will cut no figure in
the settlement, If a settlement is made.
Everything depends upon the big com
panies. What they say goes"
VIII Oppose Recognition of Union.
1t is said that some of the rep
resentatives of the companies here,
while they will not oppose the grant
ing of an increase of wages or re-
duction in the price of powder, will
advise against recognizing the min
ers' union.
After much discussion the views of
those attending the conference were
telegraphed to their superiors in
New York and the meeting adjourned.