Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-24
STRIKE WILL SOON Be
OVER AND Miners WIN.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL SEES THE
CONDITIONS THAT END
THE CONTEST.
THE POSTING OF NOTICES
NOTHING TO DO But CALL
STRIKE OFF.


The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre and Del
aware & Hudson coal companies posted
notices this evening offering the strik-
ers a full 10 per cent increase in
wages. This offer meets the demands
of President Mitchell and it is thought
| the strike will be called off within the
next thirty-six hours.
| SCRANTON, Pa, October 23.-The
| Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and
the Delaware & Hudson, the Hillside
| Coal and Iron (the Erie), and the Le-
high & Wilkesbarre Coal Companies,
| through their general superintendent,
this afternoon agreed upon an addi-
| tional notice as to the ten per cent. in
| crease. The same will be posted at
once and will help to settle the great
coal strike speedily.
| P0TTSVILLE, Fa., October "a
President Mitchell, in his speech this
afternoon, said that he believed that in
a few days all the operators will have
posted notices guaranteeing the ten per
cent increase. He also added that he
believes by Monday at the latest, all
the men will have returned to work
and will have won everything they
| struck for t6s
HAZLETON Pa, October 23-Presi-
dent Mitchelps statement in his speech
at Pottsville to-day that he believed
that the strike would be ended by next
Monday. if all the operators posted
notices guaranteeing the ten per cent.
advance until April l, was received
here tonight with much pleasure by
the mine workers and the mine officials.
1t is believed that nothing will now
| intervene to delay the ending Of the
contest, which has run more than five
weeks.
! President Mitchell was asked on his
arrival here from Pottsville, on what
he based his belief that the strike
| would end with this week, but he de-
clined to say anything other than the
proposition Of the miners was so fair
that he could see no valid reason why
the operators should not accept. The
national president was much pleased
when he learned the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western, the Delaware &
| Hudson, the Lehigh e Wilkesbarre and
the Hillside companies had signiffed
| their willingness to pay the ten per
cent. increase until April 1. He also
expressed satisfaction that the Forest
Mining Company, whose men have been
on strike since January, acceded to
! the demands. President Mitchell de-
clined to say what course would be
! pursued if one or more companies re-
fused to guarantee the payment of the
increase until April
A meeting of the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers Of
America and the officers of the three
anthracite districts will be held here
tomorrow for the purpose, Mr.. Mitch
ell says, of thoroughly canvassing the
situation. He would not say that the
conference would take any positive
action looking toward calling off the
strike. He would rather have the ma
tional board vote upon the question.
Those who are expected to attend the
conference are W. R. Farley, of Ala
bama; Fred. Dilcher of Ohio; George
Purcell of Indiana; Benjamin James,
member of the national executive
board; President T. D. Nichols and
Secretary John T. Dempsey, of District
M. L, TleSluenC lnoiidS DuHy anu
Secretary John P Gallagher, of Dis
trict No. Z; and President John Fahy
and Secretary John Hartlein, of Dis
| trict No. 9.
| Vice Grand Master Fitzgerald, of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, at
tended a meeting of trainmen at Free
land, twelve miles north of here, to-
day. The object of the meeting could
not be learned, but it is said the min
ers' STRIFE was a prominent subject Of
discussion.