Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-26
GLAD STRIKE is OVER
General Rejoicing Throughout An
thracite Region Over the Fact.
Big RUSH TO MINE COAL NOW
Prospect of Large Output This
Fall and Winter.
MORE NOTICES POSTED

SCRANTON, Pa, October 26.-There is
great rejoicing today all through Scranton
and the Lackawanna valley at the calling
off of the anthracite miners strike by
President John Mitchell and his executive
officers
The order has also had the effect of slim
ulating the companies which had not al
ready posted notices agreeing TO advance
wages 10 per cent to do so, and today the
Pennsylvania Coal Company sent out it's
official notice to its mines at DuEmore,
Avoca and Pittston. Their action was also
followed by the Moosic Mountain Coal
Company and every other individual In
terest which had not done SO. This even
ing will find the notices up at every mine
in the valley from Forest City to Pittston.
Fifty-three thousand men and boys be-
tween these points will resume work on
Monday.
What the Susquehanna Coal Company,
which is controlled by the Pennsylvania
railroad, will do as to its mines at Nanti-
coke Is as yet unknown, but that COM
panys general superintendent Norris Will
Jams. at the meeting Of the operators here
on Thursday of last week agreed to the
concession for April 1 and was full party
to the agreement then made. Today the
mining companies have forces of men en-
gagged getting the mines in shape for re-
sumption on Monday.
Business Men Enthusiastic.
The business community is enthusiastic
over the winters outlook. and among the
operators there Is the opinion that there
will be extra efforts made to meet the mar
ket demands for coal At the mines all the
sidings are filled with cars and the ship
mentS of coal are certain to be large before
another week ends.
President Mitchell came to Scranton to-
day, and Is to be the special guest at the
several affairs which the miners have
ranged in his honor for tonight and to-
morrow.
The mine workers strike was formally
declared off by President Mitchell last night
against all companies which have complied
with the strikers demands and the strike
will be continued against those companies
which have not granted the Scranton con-
vention's demand. The strikers will return
to work Monday at the places where the
tie-up is ended.
Preparing to Resume Work.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, October 26.-General
Superintendent Luther of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company says
his company is making preparations to
resume work at It's mine in the Schuylkill
region on Monday morning. 1t may, how
ever. be several days before all the collier
les are really in operation, he says, as it
takes some little time to get all the mine
going it was before the
strike.
Mr.. Luther characterized as absurd the
statement printed today that the Reading
will in future produce coal indie
pendently of the other companies and pay
no attention to the present allotment sys-
tenn. He says the Reading company will
mine the same amount Of coal next year
that it will mine this year
No Notices Posted.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, October 26-George
Hartlein secretary of district No. 8,
turned from Hazleton at noon today and
said that the Mineral and Union coal
controlled by the Pennsylvania
railroad and employing 5000 men and boys,
between here and Mount Carmel, had not
given any assurance as yet to the United
Mine Workers to whether the 10 per
cent increase would be granted He will
endeavor to communicate with Gen. Man
ager Morris Williams, Wilkesbarre, before
night. The miners are greatly dissatisfied
here because no notices have been posted.
They say that they will not go to work
next Monday unless they know what the
companies intend to do in the matter
Local officials of the Mineral and Union say
that persons wanting to go to work will be
given an advance of 10 per cent in wages,
but no guarantee is made that the increase
will stand until April l, as demanded by
the Scranton convention.