The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-19
MAY CONVENE AGAIN
POWDER QUESTION ~ TROUBLE
SOME TO TuE sTRnNERs.
WANTED STRAIGHT ADVANCE.
INCREASE NOT TO EMBRACE 4 DI-
CREASE N COST OF POWDER.

Nearly All of the Companies Agreed
to Amend Notices Already Posted.
Thcy MAKE Their oaer of 10 Pcr
Cent. Advance Hold Good After
April JntiI Further Notice.
mitchell wouIdn't Discuss the Ef-
feet Upon "a Prospective settle
mcnt.
Scranton. Pa. oct N.-Repre. .cntativcS
OF nearly an the hlg coal companies OF
the region conferred here to-day and made
an agreement 70 amend the notices already
posted by attaching the following.
"Inaurther explanation OF The above no
iiee. this company desires 20 say that Il is
It's intention TO pay the advance in wages
above noted until April !. 1891. and there
after until further notice"
The following statement was issued 10
the press
The representative Of the larger coal
companies after their meeting this after
noon stated. in reply 60 inquiries. that
they had offered their men a 10 per cent
advance as indicated boy the notices they
had posted: that this notice spcclncally
HAaAfn AiAAt Aaif t'tAAft tAHAA "a Wv A'tf't't
from S3T5 TO $3.50 would DE- considered in
arriving az the wages Of the contract
miners. II was expected when the notices
were posted that the oncr was to stand
until April and indefinitely thereafter.
but inasmuch az there scems 10 be- some
misunderstanding la this matter. they
have agreed 20 add to their notice a clause
to the effect that u is their intention TO
pay the advance ia wages until April /.
1871. and thereafter until further notice"
National President Mitchell. District
President T. D. Nichols. District secre-
tary John r. Dempsey and National or
ganizer Dllcher Of the United Mine work
ers have all been quoted as saying that
,he resolutions Of the Scranton Convon-
ton contemplated straight advance Of
10 per cent for All parts OF the region,
and that the matter Of having this I'm
crease made up in part of a decrease in
the cost OF powder, ia these upper re-
gtons where powder is sold for &2.15
keg was not to be agreed 90. The pow
der question. they one and all said, was
left out Of the present negotiations with
the understanding that II should form one
Of tho grievances 20 be adjusted IN the
conferences which che offer says the op-
orators agree 70 have with their men 10
take up any grievances they may have"
President Mitchell. when informed by
telephone Of the action OF the oDerntors.
stntod that he would have TO decline 60
discuss ita probable effect IN arranging
a settlement until he had given the mat
ter careful consideration. lie would not
say whether or not 10 would be- possible
70 deal with che difficulty without calling
another convention.
President Nichols. whose whole district
is affected by the powder question, said
this evening that Il looked to him as N
another convention was necessary.
n do not know that the delegates will
consent to waving their demand for a
straight Increase and allowing the sub
stitutlon Of this clause about powder,
which the operators are 80 insstent
about" said he But without their con
sent / DO not see how the matter can he
adjusted To me Il looks like a prolouga-
ton Of the hEht."
The Gibbons Coal Company's arifi.
which supplies fuel for tho city schools
started up this morning. full handed,
with the approval Of the mine workers
II IS understood that the company shall
mine ony sufficient coal 20 on its contract
with the school district. The men are 10
receive the straight 10 per cent. advance
Fiuy hands are employed,