The evening times., 1900-04-19
ARRANGING A Meeting
Maryland Strikers Take Steps To-
ward A Compromise.
two Delegete: Appointed to Confer
With President Lord. of the Con-
sOiidated Coal COmpany-PrOfes-
sionaI Labor Organizers Haired
From the InitiatOrY Assembly.

FROSTBURG, Nd, April 19.-One hun
ared employees Of the Consolidated Coal
Company who worked in Eckhart mine be-
fore the suspension have held a meeting at
Eckhart. The meeting was composed of
union and union men.
Before the meeting was called to order
Organizer Warner expressed the opinion
tina, the call was not regular. a number
Of the men replied thai the meeting was
called by the Eckhart men and for the men
employed in Eckhart mine only. and that
there could be nothing irregular on the
part Of the men Of any mine IN holding a
meeting when a majority Of the men Of
that mine were present
Organizer Warner and President Barber,
as well as a number Of Hoffman miners
who reside at Eckhart. were excluded from
taking part In the proceedings the meet
ing continued in session for half an hour,
during which time the situation was dis
cussed and two delegates appointed 10 con-
fer with President c. X Lord on the pres
ent trouble.
A call was issued 20 all miners in the re-
gion TO elect delegates to meet the opera
tors for discussion OF the present differ
ences. The delegates elected are Dennis
Sullivan. a union miner and James Ban
natine. a non union miner, and both of Eek
hart They called upon Superintendent
Randolph at the company's office. Frost
burg. and notified Mr. Randolph of their
being ready TO confer with Mr.. Lord on the
situation. Mr. Randolph wrote Mr.. Lord Of
the action taken by the Eckhart miners
and their desire for a conference.
shortly after the meeting at Eckhart
President Barber and Organizer Warner
returned to Frostburg and went 10 Iona
coming at noon.
Al LonacOning Fred Dilcher said the
proceedings of the Eekhart meeting Gov
cred the ground that has been cOntended
for all aIong-ths employment of all OF the
men who were IT work in the region prior
TO March 81 and 60 cents per ton. The un-
ion and non union miners VINO expressed
themselves in Frostburg on the dOings OF
the Eckhart meeting were Of the opinion
that the call for a conference is a step in
the right direction. Whatever may be the
outcome OF the proceedings OF the EekEart
meeting no excitement was shown by the
miners.
Today Superintendent Randolph will is
sue circulars 10 all the mine bosses Of the
Consolidated Coal Company in which the
bosses are instructed that all applicants
for employment under the company are Il
be considered on an equal footing. AlsC
men who were suspended for not being al
work March 81. the day OF the mass meet
ing al Lonaeoning. are 10 be considered as
all former employees OF the company the
period of suspension being wiped out by
the general suspension.
A notice has been posted in FrOstburg
that all the miners Of Ocean Mine No.
should meet today at II a. m. About thir-
ty miners at Ocean held conference al
Ocean withia view to attending the meet
ing.
President Barber and Fred Dilcher held
a meeting at Westernport. Mr.. DilcheI
said the operators had not as yet replied
TO a circular stating that a committee OF
miners representing the entire field would
like to meet the operators at Cumberland