The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-11
CONVENTION CALLED.
And End Of Miner Strike Be
lieved to be in Sight.
sortpps-MeRae press Arpoeiatlon.

Mitchell to-day issued a call for a del
egate convention of miners to be helC
at Scranton on Friday, October Is
1t is believed that in as much as thu
call has been issued that the offer o
a ten per cent increase has beer
unanimously made by railroads anC
independent operators,-and it is gen
orally expected that work will be re
sumed in all mines next Monday.
The national officers are unanimous
in their declaration for settlement
and will exercise their influence with
the delegates to accept the offer o.
the companies. At this time the mer
are divided on the proposition, as tc
whether it is a victory or not.
Miners SIN Marching.
Hazelton, Pa, Oct. s.-Despite
Sheriff Harvey's warning the march
ing of miners did not cease this morn.
ing. Along the roads leading to the
mines they did active missionary
work among the n%on-union men and
further crippled the mines in opera
ton in the region. However it is COM
paratively quiet here.
Philadelphia, Oct. Sit is the gen.
eral belief that President Mitchell, of
the United Mine Workers, will to-day
issue a call for a convention of miners
to consider the offer of increased
wages, to be held at Scranton, and the
supposition is that Thursday next will
be named as the time. Mr.. Mitchell,
however, declined to give publicity to
the matters discussed by himself and
other officials of the organization at a
secret conference Sunday at Halle
ton, and he gave no intimation as to
when the convention will be held.
This and other questions to be con-
sidered at the convention are sup
posed to have been fully discussed at
Sundays conference. Indications are
coming to the surface that hasty ac-
ton will not likely be reached on the
question by the convention, and that
recesses will be taken pending con
ference of committees with the oper-
ators. These conferences will be re-
quested with the purpose of obtaining
a clear understanding as to the per-
manency of the increased pay, If ac-
cepted, and also to ascertain the oper-
ators' view on the proportion of the
increase to be respectively allowed
the miners and mine laborers.
Closed Down.
More eollieries were closed Satur-
day, the most important being the
mines of Calvin Pardee & Co. at Lat
timer. Mr.. Pardee announced that
work would be suspended at the
mines until further notice, because,
as he said, the authorities did not af-
ford sufficient protection to his em-
ployes from intimidation by marching
mObs of strikers, and he therefore
would cease work to prevent injury
to property and possible loss of life.
Many hundreds of strikers, accom-
by women, marched TO the
Lattimer mines Saturday morning,
and though they did not attack the
workmen or commit any violence
they marched back and forth on the
public road near the mines in such
a menacing manner that the Pardee
employees feared attack should they
emerge from their homes to go to
work. In this way the strikers eff
f~ectuaIly prevented the starting of
operations and Mr.. Pardee's decision
- rI1ea tho MIN. followed
Conference Held.
Hazleton, Pa. Oct. S.-A conference
which is believed to mark the begin
ming of the end Of the anthracite coal
miners strike, which enters upon its
fourth week to-day, was held at the
headquarters of the United Mine
Workers here Sunday afternoon. Those
present besides President Mitchell
were Fred Dilcher, Of Ohio, a mem
Der of the executive board. and Pres
idents 7. d. Nichols, of district No.
!. Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys;
James Duffy, district No. Z. Lehigh
valley; Johh Fahey, district No. 9,
SchuylkiIl valley. Althougn no infor-
nation was given out, it is known
that the question of issuing a call for
a joint convention was the principal
matter discussed. 1t is almost certain
that the coming convention will be
held at Scranton unless something Un-
f~oreseen should arise between now and
the time Of Issuing the call. Besides
taking up the matter of a convention
call it is understood that the question
Of representation was also considered,
The three district presidents made
full reports as to the conditions as
they now exist in the respective dis
tricts. President Mitchell after the
conference said he would have some
thing TO say to-day in regard TO the
convention. If the date has been fixed
only Mr.. Mitchell and his colleagues
know it.
work for the Conference.
OF course the principal matter to
come before the miners will be the ac-
ceptanee or rejection of the ten per
cent. net increase offered by most OF
the operators. President Mitchell said
that not one official of the United
Mine Workers will take a hand in any
action the convention might make, as
the men must themselves settle every.
thing that comes before them. How
long the convention will be in session
depends on the amount of business
that may be presented. The belief il
general that the miners will accept
the increase. Most of the mine own
ers who have granted the wage con.
eession do not specify in their NOTICES
how long the advance shall remain IL