Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-03
YESTERDAYS CONFERENCE.


Workers.
YESTERDAYS CONFERENCE.
The individual operators have sent u
committee to New York to seek reduc
tion in freight charges, as they say that
otherwise they cannot meet the proposed
wage advance.
The New York Times this morning is
authority for the statement that at
yesterdays conference John Markle and
a number of the independent coal opera
tors asked the railroads not to make
any more concessions to the strikers.
Vice President Sayre, OF the Lehgh
Valley Company, said that he met John
Markle and talked with him briefly.
"We are now waiting for the men,"
said Mr.. Sayre. "It will take them
some time to understand our offer, but
they will be all right in few days"
Mr.. Sayre added that he had not con-
sidered what should be done if the men
refused to accept the offer.
A number of the railroad officials who
are directly interested In the negotia-
tions for settlement of the strike talk
ed over the situation and one Of the
officials described the situation as "criti-
cal in the extreme"
PARADE AT wILKEsBARRE.
The parade and mass meeting OF the
miners at Wilkesbarre yesterday was
the greatest labor demonstration ever
held in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The parade, led by President Mitchell
tive board, started little after o'clock,
and it required an hour and twenty
minutes to pass a given point. 1t is
estimated that there were fully Is, 900
men and breaker boys in line. Music
was furnished by about forty bands and
drum corps.
Many banners and transparencies
were carried. The men from Pittston
had float with four men representing
Goal Barons." They were drinking
what purported to be champagne.
Directly following was a float with
miners dining on bread and water. A
stretcher was carried containing
dummy representing a miner who had
just lost his life in a mine.
President Mitchell reviewed the great
army of marchers on the river common.
He was loudly applauded by the march
ers.
1t was after A o'clock when the last of
the marchers swept past President Nit
chell. Then he and his colleagues were
driven to West Side park, where the
big mass meeting was held. For several
hours crowd had been gathering there,
and it was estimated that nearly 10000
persons were massed in front of the
stand when the union president began
to speak.
The national president was followed
by Fred Dilcher, Benjamin James and
"Mother" Jones.
President Mtchell's address did not
outline any future move on the part of
the labor leaders.
LOCAL STRIKE NOTES.
There is no particular change in the
condition of affairs here. The number
of cars hoisted where work is being done
is daily decreasing, showing that the
strikers are gaining recruits.
Upwards of 100 young men of Free
land and vicinity marched to Wilkes
barre yesterday. They left here about
a. IN. and marched back again after
taking part in the Mine Workers
parade.
Frank Hess, who halls from Blooms
burg, a deputy stationed at Shaft 40, of
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, went
to sleep to his sorrow Monday night.
When he awakened next morning he
and fine gold watch and chain.-Sen-
tinel.
4 oOhh Wuoot HUN
the employ of the Drifton companies by
perintendent Kudlch was noted on
Monday, has been reinstated.
With both opera houses open last
EVENING" political rally at the Grand
and a Slavonian ball at Yannes'-the
town gave but little indication of being
the centre of a great strike.
"AdmiraI Dewey" Sheds His Teeth.
Admiral Dewey, the little Java mon
key that was on the flagship Olympia
during the battle of Manila with the
admiral after whom he was named, is
an inmate of the hospital at Lincoln
park, Chicago. &
Innnar ont 70 fhtlnnannS with