The evening times., 1900-10-15

Pottsyille an assurance that the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal Company will
accept the new proposition. This COM
pany has more than one-third of the
miners OF the Lehigh and schuylkilI re-
gion in its employ, while the Lehigh VAL
ley and the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre COM
panies have one-sixth. making one half
CT the total employees in that region work
men of the three companies, which are
willing to meet the advance.
That practically dfsposes of the lower
coal fields. for the greater part of the
small operators will be forced to accent
the conditions imposed by the coal carry
ing companies. It leaves, however the
wyoming and Laekawanna valleys for the
final complete settlement which President
Mitchell and the national executive board
hold within their hands, and that is why
they remiap here today.
All the big cofcpanies have their vast
Interests in this section. Some of the
independent operators also have mine in
terests in the other regions The Penn
sylvania Railroad, which operates under
the names of the Susquehaana Coal Com
pany at Nsnticoke and the Mineral and
Union companies at Shamokin. the Lykens
Valley mines and some o. Ter operations
near Shenandoah will probably act with
the other big companies
President Mitchell this morning reitar-
ated the statement that there viii be NJ
partial settlement. The miners in tn =
convention had so declared and no one
company would be permitted to resume
until all had agreed upon the strikers
proposals.
SFIAMOKIN, Pa. Oct 15-The rf suit OF
the Scranton convention is not aeceota bic
to operators in the southern por. ion of
the anthracite coal fields. They will not
accede to the demands unlcss forced to
such action by the big coal companies.
The operators say that by si2n NJ an
agreement to pay 10 per cent increase un-
til next April they will be recognizing
the United Mine Workers organization
and will thereafter be a the mercy Of the
men. Furthermore, the operators claim
that by next April new agreements will
have to be made between the bituminous
operators and men, and that If the terms
do not suit the latter they would confer
with their anthracite brethren in case
that the latter were trying 10 sign a new
scale with their employees.
II the conditions OF the hard coal opera
tors at that time did not meet the views
of the men, then the miners of the hard
and soft coal regions might go on another
strike. In the face of such an alternative.
the operators think they might as well fight
the present battle to q finish.
The delegates from the counties of
Northumberland, SchuylkiIl Columbia, and
Dauphin have all returned from Scranton
George Hartlein, Secretary Of District No
9, in which so. 000 men and boys work.
gave out the following interview today:
Secretary HarfIein Hopeful.
Our action was unauimous in the con-
vention. The proposition is fair and 1 be-
lieve viii be accepted by operators and
coal-carrying companies. This Will bc
done through the press and by notices
posted az the different colIierIes
The men will not resume work until
advised TO do 80 by President Mitchell.
Big demonstrations will be held in every
town in the anthracite region on the day
before the men re-enter the mines. Pros
poets are very bright for settlement
and l believe the collieries III be in op-
Grafton before next Saturday.
Everything is quiet In tbs district to-
day General Goblin VIII keep the troops
at Shenandoah until the operators reply
TO the proposal of the Scranton conven-
ton In case the terms are not accepted.
the troops viii probably be kept in the
region.
IN Panther Greek Valley few mez re-
mained away from the IyeIigh's mines
this morning